Jack Wilhelm

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Cross Country Parents:

Here’s the information for the Jack Wilhelm Classic. The race is at Lorain County Community College (LCCC). Here are the race details:

·                 Athletes need to be at Learwood at 7:15 a.m.

·                 Bus leaves at 7:30 a.m.

·                 There are no more team/open races—all boys will run together and all girls will run together!

·                 Boys run at 10 a.m.

·                 Girls run at 10:30 a.m.

·                 Our estimated return to Avon Lake is 11:45 a.m. We will have athletes call home when we are almost at Learwood!

  

About the team:

1)      I am keeping a Cross Country Lost & Found in my classroom. I have had the team check the missing items on 4 different occasions, but hardly any of the items have been claimed. If the missing apparel is not claimed, I will be transferring it from my room to the school’s Lost & Found!

2)      This is the time of year for athletes to start eating healthy! Athletes need to stay hydrated (lots of water) this next week, and they need to continue eating healthy. One (small) dessert per day is all right, but other than that athletes should avoid all other unhealthy food/drink.

FOODS TO AVOID

Soda (NO SODA)

Candy

Sweets

Chips/Junk Food

RECOMMENDED FOODS

Fruits/Veggies (salads are great)

Whole Grains

Chicken

Fish

Pasta (carb loading)

For snacks…granola bars, crackers, pretzels (skip the chips, cookies, and candy bars!)

3)      Athletes also need to get rest this next week. Athletes of this age group need a little over 9 hours of sleep per night. While this may not always be feasible, they should try to catch up on sleep on the weekends. I would STRONGLY ENCOURAGE all athletes to start catching up on their rest. This next week is crucial in their season-long recovery!

4)      Please check your running shoes to make sure they are holding up! We’ve been running for almost 3 months, some of you have been running for even longer. Check to make sure your shoes are not worn out! I can check your shoes at practice if you want. I know this is an expense, but running shoes are something you can always use. We will be running in the off-season and during track season so they will not go to waste!

5)      We are skipping our post-Jack Wilhelm pizza party; instead, we will have our pizza at the end of SWCs.

6)      Please have athletes check their uniforms as one athlete is missing part of his uniform!

7)      I am attaching a copy of the course of map so parents can start planning where they can cheer on athletes tomorrow and next week!

Looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday!

Coach Rocco

Coach Walters