Avon Lake Early Bird

Here’s information regarding our team this week:

• Just another reminder: bring water and a watch to practice every day! We will be working on intervals and won’t always have access to water. We are also working on pacing so athletes need to continue timing themselves on intervals.
• Please let us know if there are any issues with uniforms! Stop by Coach Marlow's room if you need anything.
• All athletes need to make sure they are stretching right after practice, at night and on Saturdays/Sundays. If there is consistent, long-lasting pain, let us know. We may be able to schedule a time to see the trainer at the high school if necessary.

EARLY BIRD WEEK:

• We will be meeting at TROY (not Learwood), on Saturday, August 30th, at 6:10 a.m. This is an early one. Buses leave at 6:15 a.m. We should return around 10 a.m. (maybe even earlier) at Troy. We will send a  text for parents.
• This meet will be held at Lorain County Community College (LCCC).
• Course map can be found here: COURSE MAP
• Parents, you should be able to see athletes run at the beginning of the race, then at the tennis courts (around the mile mark), then at the finish.
• We have been talking about HYDRATION for the past several weeks. Please keep hydrating prior to Saturday.
• All BOYS run at 8:00 a.m.
• All GIRLS run at 8:30 a.m.
• Bring uniform, apparel, running shoes AND spikes (if you have them). You will only wear your spikes for the race. Bring a cell phone, water, your weekly sports drink (just one), and a healthy snack.
• Another reminder: if you wear compression shirts, shorts, or just regular shirts/shorts underneath your uniform, it has to be BLACK! 
• Parents, if you could wait to sign out your child that would be preferred. The coaching staff will be back at camp right after the last race. But if you have to sign out earlier, Coach Marlow will be at the finish line. Only parents can sign out athletes!
• After the race, results will be posted online at ATHLETIC.NET

PARENTS WE NEED HELP WITH RUNNERS' CHIPS

Runners will be competing with chips on their shoes this Saturday. The chips need to be placed in the middle of the tongue of the shoe (so the chip doesn't dig into runners' feet during the race). It should look like this:

The challenge will be getting all these chips on all these shoes, and the kids will be nervous and their minds will be focused on racing. Here's what we're thinking:

We found a YOUTUBE video that shows the chips being put on using twist-ties. The alternative would be to untie every kid's shoelaces, putting the chip in, then re-lacing the shoes. This will be time-consuming for everyone, and we don't want to add any undue stress on race day.

So, we were hoping to recruit as many parent volunteers as possible. You can take a kid's shoe, place the twist ties through the laces of the shoe, then loop the twist ties through the chip and then twist them together. This is a lot faster and if we all work together we can get the kids off to the start line and ready to race.

Here's a video of what we want to do...we want to try the FIRST way, which lasts until the 40-second mark:

Putting On Runners' Chips

SWC Preview Results GIRLS

Here are the results from the SWC Preview. Great job!

Team	Place	Points
Amherst	1st	30
Avon	2nd	48
Avon Lake	3rd	50
Olmsted Falls	4th	121
Midview	5th	165
Elyria	6th	166
North Ridgeville	7th	182
Berea-Midpark	8th	DNR
Last Name	First Name	Time
Donovan	Helena	13:46
Brunetti	Claire	13:55
McClain	Emmy	14:54
Wells	Annie	15:19
Donovan	Ava	15:23
Manchin	Lanie	15:28
Dewitt	Payton	15:30
Byington	Olivia	15:47
Sabin	Piper	15:48
Bement	Alaina	15:55
Kaschube	Claire	16:30
Robinson	Yeslene	17:02
Krusinski	Elliot	17:05
Deckert	Olivia	17:08
Deckert	Alyssa	17:16
Mottola	Scarlett	17:18
Dellenbaugh	Brynn	17:22
Bennett	Madeline	17:40
Mehltretter	Harper	17:48
Goldschmidt	Josie	17:49
Russell	Juliet	17:56
Gundersen	Karmyn	18:05
Gerhan	Eliana	18:08
Gunter	Lily	19:40
Parker	Tess	20:39
Porterfield	Olivia	21:57
Hill	Rebecca	22:47
John	Lily	23:41

SWC Preview Results BOYS

Here are the results from the SWC Preview. Great job!

Team	Place	Points
Avon Lake	1st	37
North Ridgeville	2nd	47
Avon	3rd	76
Olmsted Falls	4th	93
Amherst	5th	124
Midview	6th	166
Elyria	7th	Not enough to score
Berea-Midpark	8th	DNR
Last Name	First Name	Time
Myszkowski	Everett	11:49
Watkins	Jack	12:00
Maitland	Christian	12:34
Smith	Caden	12:39
Annechino	Jack	13:19
Valentine	Wyatt	13:36
Lacios	Colin	13:39
Ingraham	Owen	13:55
Marathe	Tejas	14:24
Oprisescu	Christian	14:40
Busse	Joseph	14:48
Sonnhalter	Max	15:20
Yodice	Deagan	15:29
Ali	Hamza	15:57
Minnick	Bryce	16:16
Martin	Nolan	16:28
Sherman	Jacob	16:32
Kaufman	William	16:53
Conway	Griffin	17:07
McTaggart	Teddy	17:08
Kosek	Andrew	17:09
Youseff	Adam	17:35
Diamond	Lincoln	17:38
Scott	Drew	17:49
Brown	Andrew	21:09
Gerbick	Max	22:01
Allen	Shawn	23:33
Kereky	Noah	23:56

SWC Preview

SWC PREVIEW Information:

• We will be taking two buses from TROY Saturday morning at 7 a.m.
• We should return to TROY around 11-11:15 a.m. We will have athletes call and we'll send a SPORTSYOU text to be picked up so parents do not have to wait.
• Please remember to pick up your child in a timely manner as coaches have to wait for every athlete to be picked up.
• All BOYS run at 9 a.m.
• All GIRLS run at 9:30 a.m.
• Bring uniform, apparel, running shoes AND spikes (if you have them). You will only wear your spikes for the race. Also, you might want to bring sandals to wear afterward, as your feet, socks, and shoes could be wet. It’s a much better ride home if your feet are dry. Bring a cell phone, water, sports drink (just one), and a healthy snack.
• Remember, if you wear compression shirts, shorts, or just regular shirts/shorts underneath your uniform, it has to be BLACK! Try to make sure your shirts/shorts are a solid color (black). 

Avon Meet (PARENTS):

• The course will be held at 3701 Veterans Memorial Parkway Avon, OH 44011
• Parents, we will have a QR code to be scanned by your phone. Each coach will have a clipboard with the code so you can scan your child out from the meet (instead of signing out your child). We'll cross-check this after the meet but hopefully this is easier & quicker for everyone.
• We would like all athletes to stay for both races, if possible, so they can cheer on their teammates. We want all Avon Lake runners to get cheered on through the end of their races. 
• Because of this, if parents could wait to sign out athletes until AFTER both races, this will allow the coaches to watch the races and support all runners. Once both races are completed, you can sign out your child with coaches at the finish line or at camp.
• We may need help at the finish line Saturday, as we have to give times and help score the meet (afterward). We should have two coaches at the finish line to help out, but one coach will probably be recording our times/collecting athlete cards and the other coach will be signing athletes out. If anyone is interested in helping out let us know at camp Saturday!

Avon Course Map

 

Practice After School

Athletes:

Here are some reminders about practice after school:

• Bring water to school
• Ask your teachers if you can sip water during class
• Bring a bag with your gear:
• Running shoes
• Socks
• Practice clothes (you might get dirty)
• A watch
• Extra water
• Extra layers to keep in your locker (when the weather gets colder/wetter)
• A healthy snack (if it's not healthy the coaches will tell you)
• After school, go to your locker, gather your items, and bring your gear to Coach Rocco's room 
• We'll direct you on where to change, then come back and eat your snack
• We'll have a team meeting and then head out
• If you can't fit your gear in your locker tomorrow morning, you can store it in Coach Rocco's room before you head to 1st period