Brown University Northeast Cross Country Championship - 10/20/18

Meet Site: Goddard Park, Warwick RI. Directions are as follows for those driving to the meet:

• Rte 95 South to exit 9 (left hand exit) onto Rte 4 South. 
• Immediately exit at Rte 401/East Greenwich. 
• Right at light onto Rte 401/Division St. 
• One mile curve Right onto First Ave. 
• Turn Right at light onto Main St. 
• At next light turn Left onto Old Forge Rd. 
• Old Forge becomes Ives Rd. One mile to park entrance on left.

Bus Times: Both booster buses will be used for this meet. The early bus will leave at 6:45 AM and take all 9th grade runners and the girls running in the JV race. Show up by 6:35 to ensure this bus leaves on time. The later bus will leave at 8:30 and take the boys running the JV race and the boys and girl(s) running the varsity race. Show up by 8:20 to ensure this bus leaves on time.

Order of Events (Wayland is in Division 1 which are the smaller schools by enrollment)

• 9:20 - Freshman Girls - Grava, Kim, Menyalkin (early bus)
• 9:45 - Freshman Boys - Bonner, Francis, D. Liu (early bus)
• 10:10 - JV Girls Division 1 - Hoopes, Korzeniowski (early bus)
• 10:40 - JV Girls Division 2 - none
• 11:10 - JV Boys Division 1 - Hess, Marto, McGonagle, Reese (later bus)
• 11:35 - JV Boys Division 2 - none
• 12:20 - Championship Girls Race - none
• 12:45 - Championship Boys Race - none
• 1:10 - Varsity Girls Division 2 - none
• 1:40 - Varsity Girls Division 1 - Kelemanik (later bus)
• 2:10 - Varsity Boys Division 2 - none
• 2:40 - Varsity Boys Division 1 - Ahearne, Bonanno, Duffy, Goode, Li (later bus)

Meet Information:

• Weather forecast: overcast, temperatures in the high 50s in the morning rising to the low 60s in the afternoon. SW winds about 15 mph. It will be windy enough that you'll want to have sufficient clothing to stay warm.
 • The JV and Varsity races are run on a 5k course which is mostly flat on grass and dirt paths. The course runs very fast. It's quite possible the course isn't quite the advertised length but they're calling it a 5k nonetheless. The freshman races are run on a 4k (2.55 mile course) that covers much of the same ground as the 5k course. See map below:

• After running your race and catching your breath, be sure to do a thorough cooldown jog of 15-20 minutes. 
• Napping after your race is fine (this applies mainly to the people on the early bus who are racing earlier in the meet). Napping anytime within 2 hours of your scheduled race is a bad idea and should be avoided as it will leave you groggy and listless for the race itself.
• Return time to WHS is approximate, but we hope to be back between 5:30 and 6:00 depending on traffic and what time the first race starts. Both buses will leave together.

What to bring:

• uniform
• everyday training shoes
• racing shoes if you have them
• warmup clothes
• water bottle - including a larger (24-32 oz.) bottle if you have one
• lunch
• snacks for post-race (chocolate milk will be provided using proceeds from the Wayland XC Festival)
• blanket or ground cloth
• pillow
• folding chair or camp stool (optional but nice to have)

for parents:

• Parents (and coaches) are asked to stay off the runners' path in the woods.