Days and Hours for Packet Pickup

Packet pickup will be available prior to the race as well as race day morning. There is very limited packet pickup on December 30 to allow our small business to get ready to bring you a great event again this year!

To facilitate a smooth operation event morning, we encourage all participants to pick up your packet before race day.

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We will NOT mail any packet pickup items to those who don't show up to any packet pickup time. All event shirts are available to late entrants (who may have signed up too late to get a shirt) as soon as that race distance begins.

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You will need to know your assigned number for your NYD Unique ID - which will be posted on the website before the first packet pickup opportunity. 

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​FIRST PACKET PICKUP OPPORTUNITY - Sunday, December 29, 1:00 to 4:00 pm:

​BY APPOINTMENT ONLY (MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT HERE in December when the link is updated)

City of Allen Parks & Recreation, Municipal Courts Building - Community Room
301 Century Parkway
Allen, Texas 75013

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SECOND PACKET PICKUP OPPORTUNITY - Monday, December 30, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm:

Race Site - Celebration Park

701 N. Angel Parkway

Allen, Texas 75002

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Yes, we'll have moved everything over to the race site on this day, so we'll offer a very bare bones packet pickup, especially designed for those who just came into town and don't want the hassle of picking up race day morning.

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Do NOT expect to pick up a packet before 3 pm or after 5 pm. Packet pickup will only be during those hours.

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THIRD PACKET PICKUP OPPORTUNITY - December 31 and January 1

Race Site - Celebration Park

701 N. Angel Parkway

Allen, Texas

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Pick up your packet 6:30 am or later AND before you start your race. If you do not pick up your packet before your first race of the day starts, you will forfeit all items in your packet.

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​NYD ID Number​

The listing of registrants will have a NYD Unique ID assigned for every individual. If you register early enough, you will likely have the same bib number each day if you're running both days. Later registrants will have different bib numbers by day. Our race packets contain all of your race bibs and race shirts, so we use an independent ID number not tied directly to each day's bib number. 

Bring your NYD Unique ID number to packet pickup - write it down or save it on your phone. This is the number you tell the packet pickup volunteer.

 

A few other important notes about packet pickup:

• You will be given two bibs if you are participating both days, and one bib says "EVE" and one says "DAY". Those doing Double-Double will have 1 bib to wear for both races that day - the bib has two chip timing tags on the back.

• Be patient with our volunteers or any lines. With multiple days and distances and shirts and bibs, it's a complex process for our kind volunteers.

• Make sure you collect ALL your bibs. One for each day.

• Kids don't receive shirts if they signed up at the Kids' Double 5K price (hence the lower entry fee).

• Those who registered late and chose "No Guaranteed Shirt" will not receive a shirt at packet pickup. But AFTER your race each day, head over to packet pickup and show the "No Guaranteed Shirt" label on your bib, and you can choose from any shirts that remain WHILE they remain. 

• Double Double folks get ONE shirt for EACH day.

• You may NOT change your shirt size at packet pickup. The shirts are all already allocated to registered individuals. After the race, you can try to swap your shirt from whatever remains.

• Packets will not be mailed. Once packet pickup on your race day is closed, your packet is forfeit.

• Bring a signed note if you are picking up for someone else. And have their bib number!

• Your packet will contain your racing bib(s), safety pins, event shirt(s), and the timing chip (which is attached to the back of your race bib). Our packets are simple. We will not have maps or any other website information available printed out at packet pickup or in your race packet. It's environmental wasteful. It is your responsibility to print off the info you or spectating family/friends will need from our website.

• The shirts are all already allocated to our registrations. You must take the shirt size you registered for. You may bring the unworn shirt to the race and swap after that day's race. We'll set up an area in the post-race tent for that purpose. At that point, we can swap out of the packets of those who did not pick up.

• If you have any changes needed to your race details, email us!