Meet Site:
Wrentham Developmental Center. The address is 131 Emerald Street, however the race course is located a little further down the road, in the large field at the intersection of Emerald Street and Shear St. This is across the street from the William A. Rice Recreation Area.
Bus time 10:15
Race Schedule and Entries:
12:15 JV boys - Brewton, Butler, Comettant, Dowling, Dutton, Gold, Jacobs, Kay, Moody, Nealley, Pachter, Porter, Talukdar, Xu
12:38 JV girls - DeRubeis, Henning, Jofe, Kiefer, Moran, Provost, Schwartz, Sheffres
1:05 Freshman boys - Chase, Estrada, Luo
1:20 Freshman girls - none
1:38 Varsity boys - Bucher, Cocce, Galang, Greenwood, Last, Macklin, J. McCarthy
2:00 Varsity girls - A. McCarthy, Tully
Meet Information:
• Weather forecast (IMPORTANT): Sunny with temperatures in the high 70s to low 80s at race time, with light breezes. It will be hot, and you'll be running at the hottest time of day. This will affect how you prepare for your race and how you run it. In fact, the weather will surely be the dominant concern for everyone who's racing. It's imperative that you stay out of the sun as much as possible before starting your warmup routine, which should be 45 minutes to an hour before your race starts. Stay hydrated. Bring and use sunscreen. Be prepared to back off your pace goals by 5-10 seconds/mile if the coaches think it would be advisable. There will be athletes who struggle in the weather we'll be experiencing Saturday; do what you can to ensure that you're not one of them.
• Numbers will be assigned to you specifically for this meet; these numbers have an RFID chip attached to the back which interacts with a conductive mat at the finish line to record your time. The meet director has asked that athletes who aren't racing NOT wear their bib number if standing near the finish line; doing so can cause a false reading by the finish line mat. Also, don't crumple or fold your bib number.
• The meet staff has asked that no one do their warmup or cooldown among the buildings of the Wrentham Developmental Center, where patients are housed. Aside from the course itself, you can warmup and cooldown on the fields across the street. • A map of the course can be seen here. It's basically flat, with some gentle roll in places. The course is entirely on grass. The freshman race ends after the second lap (3k versus 5k). JV and varsity run three laps.
• Medals will be given to the top 25 finishers in each race.
• There are 68 teams and over 2,300 athletes entered in the meet.
• The large school races will be run in the morning (we're in the small school division).
• Time cutoffs: varsity boys 22 minutes, varsity girls 26 minutes, JV boys 25 minutes, JV girls 28 minutes, freshman boys 16 minutes. The chute will be closed when the cutoff time is reached.
What to Bring:
• Uniform
• Everyday training shoes
• Racing shoes if you have them
• Warmup clothes including a hat with a wide brim for shade
• Sunscreen
• Water bottle - BRING YOUR WATER BOTTLE, it does you no good sitting on a shelf at home!
• Snacks for post-race (chocolate milk will be provided using proceeds from the Wayland XC Challenge)
• Lunch - food will be sold at the meet but it won't be particularly good or nutritious; my advice is to pack a lunch and bring it with you.
For Parents:
• A parking fee of $5 will be collected for each car.
• We hope to return to WHS around 4 PM.
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