Sunday, October 14, 2018

STATE!!

We have state coming up this Wednesday at Sugar House Park. We had a great week of training last week and are ready to tear it up at state this week. Please make sure to take care of yourselves the next few days so we can be healthy and ready to go Wednesday. Those that aren't racing, please come and support the team, you still get excused from school and can ride the bus. After state this Wednesday we will take a week break as a team. Get some cross training in (biking, swimming, etc) and we will pick things back up to train for Footlocker.

This Tuesday we will have our team dinner at the Orison home @ 6 PM. Everyone is still welcome to come. Just bring your $3 and come ready to eat!

Monday October 15th: 3:15 PM @ Farmington High

Tuesday October 16th: 3:15 PM @ Farmington High
Team Dinner @ 6 PM @ Orison Home (610 Allison Way - Kaysville)

Wednesday October 17th: STATE @ Sugar House Park - Bus leaves @ 12:00 PM (Excused @ 11:40)
Schedule:
1:00 PM Girls 4A
1:30 PM Girls 5A
2:00 PM Girls 6A
2:30 PM Boys 4A
3:00 PM Boys 5A
3:30 PM Boys 6A

We need the whole team to help cheer at state so we have a map with two different cheering teams. Team teal and team grey. Here is the map of the state meet and the colored lines designate cheering locations for each team.




Thursday-Saturday: Off - Cross train. Go bike, swim, take a little break from running.

Last call for those planning on attending the banquet (November 1st @ 6 PM). If you haven't already filled out the 2018 Cross Country Banquet survey please do so ASAP. We need to get a count for food as soon as possible so please fill this out. Again, if it's just you (the athlete) that is coming you need to fill it out and put that it's just going to be you. We will pay for the athlete's meal but for family members it will be $10/per person. As soon as you know your head count, please pay that at the office into the cross country account.

As for footlocker here is some of the info you need to know:

We will be leaving Thursday November 29th @ 6:15 AM from the high school. We will stop along the way for lunch and arrive in Pamona (La Quinta Inn and Suites) that night. Friday we will do a course preview and pick up your race packet, then head to the beach (Balboa Pier) for the afternoon. Saturday we have races in the morning, then after the races we'll head to Knott's Berry Farm for the rest of the day. We will then come home on the bus on Sunday and get back to the high school about 7:00 PM. Right now we have 44 signed up to go. If you still haven't filled out the Footlocker Survey link, and plan on going, please do so now. We are planning on taking 50 so we have 6 spots left.

As for the cost, it will be $300. Please pay that at the main office into the Cross Country account as soon as you are able. That will cover Bus, hotel, and Knott's Berry Farm. Breakfast will be included at the hotel but you will need to bring additional money to pay for other meals. The only other expense you will need to pay for is your entry into the race. Right now the cost is $20 and you can sign up at the Footlocker West Regional site. Click on register and select your race (in order to qualify for the national meet you must place top 10 in the seeded race). The price will go up on the 11th of November so please make sure to sign up early. We will talk more about this at the banquet.