Tiffen Week

Cross Country Athletes & Parents:

Here’s our weekly update:

• We had an awesome meet last week! Our boys’ team had a commanding win at the A.L. Earlybird, and our girls’ team came in 2^nd place to what probably is the best CC team in the state of Ohio.
• Execution was phenomenal! We set up camp, broke it down, and supported each other throughout the entire meet! Our goal this week is to keep up this consistency.
• Picture Day for athletes is Tuesday, September 9^th! We will remind all athletes of this at practice. Please bring your shirt, shorts, and jacket for our team and individual pictures.
• If you still want to get a jacket, just let Coach Walters or Coach Rocco know at the team dinner on Friday.
• Attention parents: thank you for bringing the extra water to my after the team dinners. I’ve been purchasing water for the kids on really hot days/hard workouts, and the extra water is used for this purpose as well. If you want to continue dropping off extra supplies from the Friday Night Dinners, I’ll make sure the kids received them sooner or later this season.
• We will be holding practice at Cahoon Park tomorrow, Thursday, September 4^th. We’ll be leaving between 3 – 3:15 p.m. and we should be back at 4:45 p.m.
• Injuries…please let us know! The trainer at the high school is very good, very nice, and…she’s very free. It doesn’t cost you anything to go see her. Although, Coach Arebaugh’s really good at diagnosing problems and he’s good at treating them (better than me). So let us know at the end of practice, or head up to the Athletic Office at the high school after school to see if Miss Reading can assist you! If she’s not in the trainer’s office she’ll be on the football field but she said you can meet her there too.

Tiffin Carnival Information (ATHLETES):

• Okay, SWC Preview was about seeing what we’ve got and what everyone else has in our conference (Southwestern Conference). Avon Lake Earlybird was our first big meet, and our home meet. Tiffin Carnival is all about SIZE! It’s the biggest meet we’ll attend this year! We get to compete against schools we won’t see again for the rest of the year! The best advice for this week: enjoy it! You’ve just got to experience it.  
• We will meet at Troy at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, and we should return between 5:30 – 6 p.m.
• Eat a good breakfast for this one! You don’t have to wake up super early. Parents, kids should pack a good, healthy lunch as they will be eating their pre-race meal once we get to Tiffin. Food high in carbohydrates are preferred. Remember that food helps build up the necessary glycogen, which produces the energy needed in races. Pasta, whole wheat bread, bagels, cereal (Cheerios…but watch the bus floor because you’ll be the one cleaning it up), apples, bananas, grapes, orange juice (limited quantity), yogurt, 1 chocolate cookie…these are examples of good food to bring as part of your lunch, which is vitally important as that is your pre-race meal.
• We want to eat our pre-race meal (lunch) 2-4 hours before our race. So we’ll let the team know when they should eat.
• Bring a healthy snack home, along with enough to drink. You’ll need something before your race, something after (water AND sports drink). You can also bring money and buy some unhealthy food after your race.
• Again, we’ll be stressing healthy eating/drinking this season. But it’s good to have one ‘cheat’ meal a week…maybe make the pizza you eat after the race that reward for a week of healthy eating. We have been talking to the team about eating an ‘unhealthy’ meal after their race on Saturday, but keeping it healthy Sunday – Friday.
• Right now, the weather says it’s about a 90% chance of rain. So…bring rain gear, hat, wrap your gear in your duffel bag in plastic (to keep it dry), and bring sandals to wear on the ride home! It’s a long ride home, and you’ll want your feet to be dry.
• Results will be posted on baumspage.com this year (it’s different than last year).
• I’m also including the Tiffin Meet Cheat Sheet for this week. Make sure to study this!  Click here to read it. 

Tiffin Carnival Information (PARENTS):

• Information from Tiffin’s website can be found here: http://www.tiffin.k12.oh.us/Athletics/Cross-Country-Carnival/
• We will meet at Troy at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, and we should return between 5:30 – 6 p.m.
• Make sure kids get a healthy breakfast and that they pack a healthy lunch (plus more food than normal…it’s going to be a long day).
• There will be food and t-shirts available.
• Watch the time…it is very hectic parking at this meet, since it’s so large. We try to get there a little early so kids can eat, and so we have enough time to find a place to set up camp. Plus, the buses have to wait to get into the park, so it takes time. I would leave earlier than what your GPS says so you’re not rushed!
• The race is held at Hedges-Boyer Park (491 Coe Street, Tiffin, OH).
• The meet managers encourage spectators to enter the park using the rear entrance off Summit Street and to park at the bottom of the park. You have to walk to the start/finish (pretty much the same place), but it’s worth it as you’ll end up sitting in your car if you try entering the top of the park (they stop traffic during races).
• The map for this race is really hard to read, but this is the one on the school website: http://www.tiffin.k12.oh.us/documents/Sports/ccc/CC%20Carnival%20Course%20Maps..pdf

The start is naturally a good place to be, then turn left, as the kids will run out, turn left, and come back. Then, if you can jog (or walk fast) to the softball field and/or woods, that’s another good place to be. Then find a good spot at the finish! There are a lot of people there so maybe get a little away from the finish…lining up along the last turn to the finish isn’t bad…the kids will be able to see and hear you there.

SCHEDULE:

• Boys Team – 1:05 p.m.

Michael Kuban

Jacob Nasr

Charlie Krause

Jake Meier

Hunter Hall

Abud Salem

Ryan Keller

• Girls Team – 1:50 p.m.

Lauren Davis

Maggie Brion

Liz Murdkock

Mackenzie Tyson

Elena Stojanovski

Olivia Crimaldi

Lucy Ross

• Boys Open – 2:15 p.m.

All other boys!

• Girls Open – 2:40 p.m.

All other girls!