ASD WILL MAKE THE RACE DECISION AT 8:00AM ON SATURDAY AUGUST 31
All, this year we will be dividing the team up between underclassmen, who will race the Bartlett Invite Saturday, 8/31 and have the following weekend off, and upperclassmen, who will not race this weekend but will race the Palmer Invite next Saturday, 9/7.
The underclassmen need to get more experience on the Bartlett course, which will be the site of the Regional Championships at the end of the season. The upperclassmen deserve a fun new course to race on this season and already know the Bartlett course inside and out. Each group will take the corresponding weekend as their non-race weekend in the build up to the Regional and State championships. It's important for athletes not to over-race during the course of a season as over-racing can lead to injury, burnout, and/or faltering performances towards the end of the season when we want to be at our best. Regards, Coach Kiskaddon A huge thank you to Chugiak High School for making this happen on such short notice. The meet will be held on the Beach Lake Trails at Chugiak High School.
All runners are asked to meet behind Service at the Little Gym by 7:40am. for bus departure. Race schedule: 10:00am JV/Open Boys 10:40am JV/Open Girls 11:20am Varsity Boys 12:000am Varsity Girls You can log into Athletic.net for race details and results. https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/School.aspx?SchoolID=13749 Be sure to watch your Remind app for changes or additional information. Don't have Remind?
Thanks to all of those who have signed up to bring snacks, shuttle gear, etc. We couldn't do it without you! Good luck, Cougars! A special thank you to Mitchell Guyer's family for hosting a last minute spaghetti feed this Friday. Freshmen bring desserts! Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Address: 4251 Birch Run Drive  ASD has cancelled our overnight trip. We are now planning to bus down Saturday morning and back Saturday evening. Departure details will be coming as they are available. Please understand this is subject to change due to road closures and air quality.
Please follow the SignUp link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4DAAA92FABF49-snack2 General Rules: 1. No PDA, anything beyond holding hands is not acceptable. This is a team race trip. Not date night! 2. Obviously, no alcohol or drugs. Either will be met with expulsion from the team and administrative disciplinary action. 3. No wandering away from team activities or the team. Everyone is expected to participate in everything we do as a team. And there should be no groups or individuals doing anything separate from the team without a coaches permission. 4. Act in a responsible and appropriate manner at all times, if you need additional guidance, refer to you XC Running Contract. Respect is the cornerstone of our team. Schedule: Friday 8/23/19 2:20pm - 30 minute practice 3:00pm - head home for shower and gear 4:00pm - meet at little gym for bus departure. All athletes must ride bus down to meet. 7:00pm - arrive at Soldotna High School, coach gets keys from AD for Skyview Middle School 8:00pm - Pizza for dinner, maybe some veggie trays 8:30pm - talent show/ team bonding games/hang out time 10pm - bedtime, reading or ghost stories 11pm - lights out Saturday 8/24/19 8am wake up 8:30am breakfast 9:30am team meeting 10am walk course 11:15 am Women's open warmup 12:00pm men's open warmup, Women's open race 12:45 pm Women's Varsity warmup, Men's open race 1:30pm Men's Varsity warmup, Woman's Varsity race 2:15pm Men's Varsity race 3:30 Community race 4:00pm awards 4:30pm pack up and load onto buses 7:30pm arrive back at Service Recommended Gear List: $10 for pizza sleeping bag sleeping mat rain gear 1 set warm running gear, pants, long sleeve t-shirt, light weight jacket (wear this for the Friday bus ride) 1 set running shorts and t shirt 1 set walk around clothes race uniform if eligible, green shirt if not yet eligible snacks book earplugs running shoes! any medicines, inhalers etc. if you NEED it, bring it, but don't pack like we're taking a Winnebago to Soldotna. Anchorage Air quality for small particulates is currently 181. A rating of >100 is unhealthy for sensitive groups. A rating of >150 is unhealthy for all groups. More information can be found at http://dec.alaska.gov/Applications/Air/airtoolsweb/Aq/
We have been invited to help with another local volunteer opportunity and this one could earn $$$ for the team! Anchorage RunFest is coming up this weekend. Many of our athletes and parents are already committed on RunFest race day (Sunday), but RunFest also needs helpers on Saturday, August 17. Specifically, they are looking for about 6 people to help set up and take down the kids 2K race, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on August 17. If anyone is interested in volunteering on Saturday, please contact the volunteer coordinator Melanie Clark at melanie@ancrun.org (907)240-1127. Be sure to let her know you are with Service’s cross country team! Good luck to our athletes and parents running on Sunday!
Our first meet is Friday, August 16 at Kincaid!
All runners are asked to meet behind Service at the Little Gym at 2:30p.m. for bus pick up. Race schedule: 4:00pm Community Race (Ineligible Racers) 4:20pm Boys 4:40pm Girls You can log into Athletic.net for race details and results. https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/School.aspx?SchoolID=13749 Be sure to watch your Remind app for changes or additional information. Don't have Remind?
Thanks to all of those who have signed up to bring snacks, shuttle gear, etc. We couldn't do it without you! Good luck, Cougars! Our first Spaghetti feed of the season is this Thursday!
When: Thursday, August 15th Time: 6PM to 9PM Where: Zander Maurer's house 9141 Basher Dr. (Campbell Airstrip Road, 1st house on the right) Questions: 351-8138 Lisa |
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