End of Season Notes & OHSAA 7th & 8th Grade Invitational

END-OF-SEASON NOTES:

• Congrats on a great showing at SWCs! That was awesome, you really executed well! Thanks for your hard work this season, we appreciate it!
• Parents, thanks for all your help this season! Thanks for all the dinners, pictures, and flexibility this summer/fall! It's been a lot of fun.
• I'll be updating some end-of-season items:
• I'll be emailing athletes updates of season times
• Updated TEAM records and INDIVIDUAL records will be done soon
• I'll send a reminder text once completed
• Please turn in uniforms to Coach Peepers' classroom. Please wash you uniform and turn it into Coach Peepers. Please place everything in a bag and label it with your name. Don't forget to label it with your name!

OFF-SEASON TRAINING:

• Now that the season is over, our attention will transition to Track & Field season. If you're not running track this spring you can still train with us this winter. If you are running track this spring you absolutely should train with us this winter.
• We will take a break for these next three weeks! Unless you are training for a Turkey Trot 5K or another road race, take a break from running. Rest is important!
• We will begin off-season running the week of November 13th. This will be 3-4 days per week, but it will be much lighter than what we've done these last 3+ months. We will meet after school and will be done by 4 p.m. We'll text out a bi-weekly schedule throughout the fall/winter months...if you can't make a session we'll post manageable running times.
• We will be taking interested athletes to indoor meets this winter. We're going to offer opportunities for indoor meets this winter. We'll send out information regarding this, but initially we're thinking of going to a couple Oberlin indoor races in January/February.
• We will be starting conditioning for Track & Field the first week of February. Once the calendar switches to February, we'll be back for track season. We'll be meeting 5 days a week, with the idea that we'll build up our bases for time trials during track practice.

OHSAA 7th & 8th Grade Invitational:

• Bus leaves Troy at 6:30 a.m. Be there at 6:25 a.m. We're taking one bus, please use the restroom before we leave.
• We should return around 5:30-6 p.m.
• Pack a lunch! We'll let everyone know when to eat, but you'll need to eat breakfast and a light lunch before your race. Of course, bring water as well.
• Bring money for food afterward! We're planning on stopping somewhere for a later lunch on the way home.
• The meet will be held at Fortress Obetz and Memorial Park
• Weather looks good! Right now it looks like it will partly cloudy, 54 degrees. Still, dress in layers.
• Information for this meet can be found here: MEET INFO
• Parents, if you're attending get there early! I talked with a parent from another team whose daughter attended this meet, and she said her advice to parents is to get there early. She also said the finish is a bit of a mess for spectators (the runners finish inside a stadium), so if you want to see the finish get into the stadium early and be aware of the crowds. 
• All Boys run at 11:10 a.m.
• All Girls run at 12:55 p.m.  

State Meet PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Here's the practice schedule for this week. We may end practice a little earlier than the posted times, but the times listed should be fairly accurate:

• Monday 10/16          Learwood     3:15 - 4:45 p.m. (may end a little earlier)
• Tuesday 10/17          Learwood     3:15 - 4:15 p.m. 
• Wednesday 10/18   Learwood     3:15 - 4:45 p.m.
• Thursday 10/19        Learwood     3:15 - 4:15 p.m.    
• Friday 10/20             Learwood     3:15 - 4:15 p.m.  
• Saturday 10/21         Kopf              10 - 10:45 a.m.

SWC WEEK

SWC WEEK:

• Please check Coach Peepers’s room for any missing items! At the end of our season we’re going to place all missing items in Learwood’s Lost & Found. Anything not claimed at year’s end will be donated to charity.
• Parents, while this final race is centrally located, make sure to remind kids to stick together!
• Time to get some rest! Eat healthy, drink a lot of water, stock up on sleep (9 hours, 15 minutes a night), and STRETCH before bed! Avoid soda, junk food, and limit sweets to one dessert a day! Remember, it’s not what you do Friday night, it’s what you do this whole week.
• Parents: we've been very accommodating with the athletes' sports schedules this season...we are going to ask that those other sports be accommodating with us this week. We are tapering this week, and we need the kids to REST! We've been pushing them these last few weeks, and I know a lot of them are participating in multiple sports. We want them to peak at the right time, and that means they've got to rest this whole week. If you could adjust their sports' schedules this week, we would really appreciate it! 
• Coach Walters is organizing our end-of-season pizza party, she sent out a text via TEAM REACH.

Southwestern Conference Championship

• Bus leaves Troy at 7:35 a.m. 
• We would like ALL athletes to ride the bus TO and FROM this meet! We would like the entire team to be present for the awards ceremony at SWCs! GO AVON LAKE!
• SWC Awards Ceremony is typically held to recognize the top 7 runners (All-SWC), then Top 8-14 runners (2^nd Team All-SWC), then the SWC teams will be recognized.
• We should be back in Avon Lake around 11:15 a.m.

RACE SCHEDULE:

• 9:00 a.m. ALL GIRLS
• 9:30 a.m. ALL BOYS
• 10:15 a.m. SWC AWARDS CEREMONY

SWC WEEK Practice Schedule

Here's the practice schedule for this week. We may end practice a little earlier than the posted times, but the times listed should be fairly accurate:

• Monday 10/9            Learwood     3:15 - 4:45 p.m.
• Tuesday 10/10          Learwood     3:15 - 4:45 p.m. 
• We'll have our SWC Team Meeting before practice
• Wednesday 10/11   No Practice Due to Conferences
• We'll send out a workout for everyone to complete
• Thursday 10/12        Kopf Reservation     4:15 - 5:15 p.m.    
• Friday 10/13             ALHS     10 - 11 a.m.
• Last practice of the season
• We may be done earlier for OPEN runners
• We will have a meeting afterward for TEAM runners
• EVERYONE competes at SWCs

NEW LONDON

Cross Country Athletes & Parents:

Here's our weekly update:

• Continue to eat healthy, drink plenty of water, and stock up on rest! Our hard workouts will end this 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!
• If you are dealing with an ailing issue (Achilles, quads, hips, IT-band) let us know. We can help facilitate proper stretching to help you get healthy!

New London Information:

• 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!
• Be at Troy at 8:20 a.m. We should return to Avon Lake around 1:30 p.m.
• Results will be posted on baumspage.com.
• This race will be held at New London High School (1 Wildcat Drive, New London, OH).
• Meet information can be found here: NEW LONDON MEET INFORMATION
• Top two teams earn trophies, top fifteen athletes earn medals
• Spectators will be charged $5 for parking...sorry about this
• T-shirts & concessions will be available.
• Here's the schedule:
• 11 a.m.       ALL BOYS
• 11:30 a.m.  ALL GIRLS

END OF SEASON PIZZA PARTY

We will hold our End of Season Pizza Party the Monday after the SWC Championship. Details to follow!