USAT Packet Pickup Guidelines
Check-In All athletes must have the following: Valid picture ID, receipt of online registration, current USAT Membership Card or Sign-up for a $12.00 One-day License. All members of Relay Teams must be present by packet pick-up.
ALL athletes are required to show photo ID. NO ID, NO RACE, NO EXCEPTIONS. Every single participant in any USAT sanctioned race must have a photo ID, this includes all relay participants. Youth athletes without an ID must be accompanied by a parent/guardian with a photo ID. Annual members are required to bring their membership card every time they compete in a USAT sanctioned event.
Packet Content
- Cotton t-shirt for those who sign up 2 weeks prior to the event.
- Finishers medal for the duathletes & runners
- Samples from our sponsors in 2014 our goodie bag had:
Instructions on how to wear your bib number:
2011-MYLAPS-BIB-TAG-INSTRUCTIONS (1)
Race Start Location:
Prospect Park – Grecian Temple or Shelter
Parkside & Ocean Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11226
**Closest entrance to Grecian Shelter or Temple is located at Park side & Ocean Or Prospect Park Southwest and the circle**
The closest subway stop to race site:
Q train to Prospect Park
The following subways are located near the Park:
• 2 and 3 trains at Grand Army Plaza station
• Q, S and B trains at Prospect Park station
From Westchester, the Bronx and points north:
• Take 87 South to the Triborough Bridge
• Take Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (278) west to Brooklyn
• Take Tillary St. exit
• Turn left on Flatbush Ave.
• Stay on Flatbush until you see the park or Grand Army Plaza
• Bear right and take Prospect Park West
• Start looking for Parking on 15th,
• if you go around the circle to Prospect Park Southwest do not go further than 16th street
• Enter the park and look for Center Drive it is at the top of the hill
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From New Jersey, Staten Island and points south:
• Take the Verrazano Bridge to Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (278)
• Take the Prospect Expressway to the 10th Ave. exit
• Head straight on 10th Ave and make a left onto Prospect Ave.
• Head north on Prospect Ave to 8th Ave.
• Turn right at 8th Ave.
• Turn right at Union St.
• Continue onto Plaza St West
• Bear right at Grand Army Plaza onto Prospect Park West
• Go around the circle onto Prospect Park southwest,
•go around the circle to Prospect Park Southwest
• turn left onto Parkside Ave. The greek shelter will be on the left in the park in front of the soccer field in the Parade grounds.
From New Jersey, Manhattan and points west:
• Take Manhattan Bridge to Flatbush Ave., or take the Brooklyn Bridge, make left on Tillary St. and right on Flatbush Ave.
• Stay on Flatbush
• Go around the circle onto Prospect Park southwest,
•go around the circle to Prospect Park Southwest
• turn left onto Parkside Ave. The greek shelter will be on the left in the park in front of the soccer field in the Parade grounds.
From Long Island:
• Take the Long Island Expressway (495) west to Brooklyn Queens Expressway (278) west towards Brooklyn
• Take Tillary St. exit
• Turn left on Flatbush Ave.
• Stay on Flatbush
• Bear right at Grand Army Plaza onto Prospect Park West
• Go around the circle onto Prospect Park southwest,
•go around the circle to Prospect Park Southwest
• turn left onto Parkside Ave. The greek shelter will be on the left in the park in front of the soccer field in the Parade grounds.
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• From Belt Parkway, take Ocean Parkway north exit to Park Circle
• Follow Circle to Prospect Park Southwest.
• • Bear right at Grand Army Plaza onto Prospect Park West
• Go around the circle onto Prospect Park southwest,
•go around the circle to Prospect Park Southwest
• turn left onto Parkside Ave. The greek shelter will be on the left in the park in front of the soccer field in the Parade grounds.