Tiffin Week

Cross Country Athletes & Parents:

Here’s our weekly update:

• We had an awesome meet last week! The boys’ team came in 4^th out of 23 total teams at the A.L. Earlybird, and our girls’ team came in 2^nd place out of 20 total teams. Great job!
• 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, and to be there for our teammates!
• Picture Day will be this Friday, September 9^th! We will remind all athletes of this at practice. Please bring your shirt and shorts for our team and individual pictures.
• Attention parents: we’ve got some extra supplies for future team dinners—I’m keeping everything in my classroom (we have napkins, a few pieces of plastic silverware, and paper plates). Parents, please feel free to go to my room to get what you need for the Friday Night Dinners! Everything is in the back of the room. There is extra water as well, I was planning on taking it out to practice this week, as it will be really hot. If we still have extra water after this week, we’ll bring it to Tiffin.
• We have a bunch of missing items from practices/meets—shirts, shorts, pants, water bottles, and other various items. The kids have been great about picking everything up and keeping our campsite clean…but we still need to claim our own items. The CC Lost & Found is in my classroom (404), by the windowsill.
• 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 Mrs. 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 there’s a chance of rain Saturday, with a high of 83 degrees. 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.
• I’ll be printing Tiffin Carnival Cheat Sheets this week.

Tiffin Carnival Information (PARENTS):

• Information from Tiffin’s website can be found here: http://www.tiffin.k12.oh.us/Athletics/Cross-Country-Carnival/index.html
• 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 looks like it’s a lot better than last year. I’ll print out copies for our team, and it looks like you can print one out from the website provided above (it’s the 2-mile course map).

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.

Jordan Matusak

Nick Schulz

Matthew Kuban

Andrew Crooks

Matt Henry

Paul Osborn

Isaac Dotson

• Girls Team – 1:50 p.m.

Riley Mullen

Emily Presley

Alli Starr

Isabell Nagel-Russell

Allison Matavic

Andrea Crimaldi

Megan Drabik

• Boys Open – 2:15 p.m.

All other boys!

• Girls Open – 2:40 p.m.

All other girls!