Frank Kelley Invitational - Saturday 9/29/18

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 11:30

We'll be taking the booster buses instead of a regular bus.

Race Schedule and Entries (time cutoff in parentheses):

• 1:25 9th and 10th grade girls 3k race (18 minutes) - Grava, Kim, Menyalkin
• 1:44 9th and 10th grade boys 3k race (16 minutes) - Bonner, D. Liu
• 2:01 11th and 12th grade girls 3k race (18 minutes) - none
• 2:20 11th and 12th grade boys 3k race (16 minutes) - none
• 2:37 Girls 5k (28 minutes) - Javed, Kelemanik, C. Matta, Walsh
• 3:06 Boys 5k (25 minutes) - Ahearne, Bonanno, Chen, Duffy, Dussault, Goode, Hess, Karle, Li, Marto, M. Matta, McGonagle, Nagalingam, Reese, Troost

Meet Information:

• Weather forecast: Sunny, dry, low 70s with NW winds 5-10 mph. Much nicer weather than we experienced Wednesday. 
• Those entered in the 5k will be responsible for setting up the tent; the tent must be anchored to the ground with stakes.  
• Numbers will be assigned to you specifically for this meet; these numbers have an RFID chip attached to the back side which interacts with a conductive mat at the finish line to record your time. The meet director has asked athletes who aren't racing NOT to 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. 
• If you're wearing a stopwatch while racing, putting your arm up to hit the button on the watch while crossing the finish line can cause the RFID chip to be blocked by your arm, and your finish might not be recorded. In other words, don't press the button on your watch when crossing the finish line.
• 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 cool down on the fields across the street. 
• A map of the course can be seen here. It's fairly flat, with some roll in places. There are no long and/or steep hills. The course is almost entirely on grass. The freshman race (3k) ends after the second lap. JV and varsity run three laps. 
• Medals will be given to the top 25 finishers in each race.
• The timing system will be turned off when the cutoff time is reached for each race. Their idea, not mine.

What to Bring:

• Uniform - both singlet and shorts
• Everyday training shoes
• Racing shoes if you have them; this is a course for spikes
• Warmup clothes including long sleeved shirt and/or jacket as well as pants
• Water bottle - bring it already filled
• Snacks for post-race (chocolate milk will be provided using proceeds from the Wayland XC Festival)
• Food - food will be sold at the meet but it won't be particularly good or nutritious. My advice is to either have an early lunch (brunch) just before leaving and bring snacks with you. You shouldn't eat a full meal less than 3 hours before your race.

For Parents:

• A parking fee of $5 will be collected for each car.
• Dogs aren't allowed except for service animals.
• No grilling, cooking, or fires are allowed at the meet site. 
• Snacks are welcome, but due to allergy concerns the Athletic Director has asked that any snacks be individually wrapped and ideally have the ingredients written on the label. 
• We hope to return to WHS by 5:30