SWC Week

Tuesday 10/11    

• Athletes need to bring spikes!

Thursday 10/13    

• After practice we will have our end-of-season team meeting in the auditorium from 4:15-4:45 p.m.
• Our last team dinner will be from 4:45-5:15 p.m.
• After dinner, we will have an OPTIONAL team movie night in the auditorium. The movie will start at 5:15 p.m. and should end close to 7:15 p.m. Parents should plan on picking up athletes at 7:15 p.m.
• We will be watching Either Miracle or Hoosiers.

Friday 10/14

• Our last practice of the season will be held at Learwood Middle School between 10-11 a.m. It is a short practice!

Saturday 10/15

• Be at Learwood at 11:45 a.m.
• Bus leaves at 12 p.m.
• SWC Championship Race is held at LCCC
• Boys run at 1:30 p.m.
• Girls run at 2 p.m.
• Awards Ceremony will be held by the tennis courts at 2:30 p.m. The top 7 runners will be honored with All-Conference, and runners 8-14 will be honored with 2nd team All-Conference. Team Awards for both boys and girls will be announced.
• We will be back at Learwood around 3:45 p.m.
• We will have our post-season pizza/ice cream/bowling afterwards...Mrs. Verfaillie has sent an email/blog post regarding this!

Things to Keep In Mind This Week:

• Athletes need to rest this week! Other than the mile run on Tuesday, we are TAPERING! Athletes need to eat healthy all week! Stay hydrated throughout the entire week. Stretch before and after workouts, and then again at home. Get a good night's sleep each night this week, and sleep in on Saturday! Athletes need to wake up well-rested and ready to go! No late nights out! All energy is to be focused on race day this Saturday.
• Practices are going to be much easier this week. Parents, you can pick up your athlete at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday this week!
• I have an extra uniform top left over from the Jack Wilhelm Classic. Please see me if you are missing a uniform!
• I have copies of the course map in my classroom and it is also located on our blog site.
• On race day, athletes should eat a healthy breakfast, and then they should eat a small, healthy snack before they get to Learwood. We will NOT be eating a snack when we get to LCCC as we are getting there about an hour before our race.
• Normally athletes are permitted to sign out and leave a meet early, and we understand the busy schedules of families. However, if it is at all possible, we would like the entire team in attendance for the awards ceremony after both races! This is the only race where we ask that all athletes be in attendance as we conclude our season!
• There will be SWC apparel to purchase at the race. We also passed out flyers for pre-race ordering of apparel to all interested athletes on Friday.

Lastly:

This has been a great season! All athletes have worked extremely hard this year and I believe they are the best prepared and best conditioned team in the conference. That goes for both the boys and the girls! All our work is done! We have come a long way since July, and now we will see all our hard work pay off. Everyone has been trained to peak at this race! You will be amazed at how well you have progressed, both individually and as a team, when you run on Saturday. I'm looking forward to a great week and, although we all know our competition will be tough, we are READY! Get some rest, believe in yourself, and believe in your TEAM!

It's been a great season...now let's finish it! See you all Saturday!

GO SHOREMEN & SHOREGALS!

Coach Rocco
Coach Walters