CVNP INVITATIONAL

Cross Country Athletes & Parents: 

Here's what's going on this week:

• Time to eat healthy, drink plenty of water, and stock up on rest! Our hard workouts will end next week. It’s time to rest, we are beginning to taper. For this last week, avoid all soda, eat very healthy foods, drink plenty of water, get a LOT of sleep (middle schoolers need to average 9 hours 15 minutes of sleep a night), and STRETCH after practice, on Sunday, and before you go to bed each night. It’s not what you do the day before a race, it matters what you do the WEEK before a race!
• Parents, we have a surplus of paper plates, plastic silverware, and napkins for the last team dinner on Friday, September 27. Just stop by my room (404) to pick up what you need.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Woodridge) Invitational

Parents:

• The race will be held at Virginia Hills at the Pine Hollow entrance: 5465 Quick Road, Peninsula, OH 44264
• There is NO parking alongside the road of this race--meet organizers are asking that you park at the following places on this MAP.
• Woodridge will run several shuttle buses from their high school to the meet, so you might want to get there early so you are not rushed.
• There is a 'Fun Run' that is free and is 1-kilometer in length. Every finisher gets a ribbon of completion.
• T-shirts and concessions will be available.
• Information can be found HERE

Athletes:

• Normal breakfast still applies, with a light snack both before & after the race. Bring water for both before and after the race, and don't forget your sports drink!
• The bus will leave Troy at 6:45 a.m. (be at Troy at 6:35 a.m.).
• We should return by 1:15 p.m.
• Course maps can be found HERE
• We're allowed 10 TEAM runners for this race, and they scored the OPEN race last year.
• Here's the race schedule:

        GIRLS OPEN  9:30 a.m.
       
        BOYS OPEN  10:00 a.m.
        
        GIRLS TEAM 10:30 a.m.
       
        BOYS TEAM  11:00 a.m.

• GIRLS TEAM RUNNERS:

           Sophia, Termeh, Kate, Skylar, Abby, Allie, Kylie, Sally, Kayla, and Paige

• BOYS TEAM RUNNERS:

           Anthony, Brendan, Isaac, Philip, Owen, Chase, Nate, Kevin, Nito, and Clay

END OF SEASON BOWLING PARTY
We're planning our End-of-Season Bowling Party the day of SWCs...Saturday, October 12th, from 4-6 p.m., at Spevock's Bowling in Avon Lake. More information to follow!

AVON LAKE-AMHERST FUN RUN

Cross Country Athletes & Parents:

Thursday we will be holding the 5th Annual Avon Lake-Amherst Fun Run at ALHS/Kopf Reservation. Here's important information regarding the race:

• Athletes are to bring their uniforms, normal running shoes (no spikes), two bottles of water (one for after the race, one for the dinner afterward), and normal apparel to wear pre- and post-race.
• Runners will change after school, eat their snacks in Mrs. Castrilla's room, and then will be bussed to the high school. Bring everything with you! We will not be returning to Learwood.
• We will bus athletes on a rotational basis. One bus will shuttle athletes...we will try to get all boys on one bus, all girls on the other. This should be quick, our first shuttle will be at 3:15 p.m. with the girls, then they'll circle back and pick up the boys.
• We will meet between AL Memorial Stadium & the baseball field--the same place where we held the Mock Meet this summer. Parents, the start and finish are the same place!
• It's not a 'fan-friendly' course...so we apologize in advance. It's a fun route for the kids, and top runners will get candy instead of medals.
• The race will be an informal 1.8-mile loop through Kopf Reservation. Parents, we may need helpers at a couple of spots to help guide runners. Our runners should know where they're going, but the Amherst kids will need help. We'll try to organize injured runners at key points to guide competitors. 
• Runners: we will be asking you to help walk the course with Amherst runners!
• After the races are completed, we'll meet in the ALHS Commons area for a pizza dinner. The dinner will last from about 6 - 6:45 p.m.
• Since we are holding this event in Avon Lake, you can leave with a parent after it is completed. There is no need to sign out, and kids will be picked up from the high school. 
• Here's the schedule for tomorrow:

                 4:40 - 8th grade girls

                 5:00 - 8th grade boys

                 5:20 - 7th grade girls

                 5:40 - 7th grade boys

See everyone tomorrow!

END-OF-SEASON VIDEOS & Announcements

Parents:

• If any of you are photographers out there, or if you'd like to take some videos of the team, let me know. I can ask Mrs. Walters (SS teacher) to put together an 'End-of-Season Video' for the team...traditionally we like to show it the week of SWC Championship.
• If you'd like me to put a picture or two on the morning announcements, email Coach D'Andrea at aubin.dandrea@avonlakecityschools.org
• If you'd like to have Mrs. Walters post a picture or two on the Learwood Twitter account & Instagram, include her as well: anna.walters@avonlakecityschools.org
• I'm including some examples of what parents/teachers have put together in the past:

BOYS 2016:


GIRLS 2016:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6jT3RAsve-dWEpGRjVPRXBCZU0/view?usp=sharing

BOYS 2015: Boys' Video 
GIRLS 2015: Girls' Video