Frank Kelley Invitational - 9/28/19

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 7:45 AM

Remember, no eating on the bus

Race Schedule and Entries (time cutoff in parentheses):

9:30 Grade 9-10 Girls 3K (18 minutes) - Calder, Grava, Han, Menyalkin
9:49 Grade 9-10 Boys 3K (16 minutes) - Creavin, Frank, Morris, Mui
10:06 Grade 11-12 Girls 3k (18 minutes) - none
10:25 Grade11-12 Boys 3k (16 minutes) - Schilp, Weling
10:42 Open Girls 5K (28 minutes) - Javed, Kim, Korzeniowski
11:11 Open Boys 5K (25 minutes) - Marto, Nagalingam
(11:37 Middle School Girls Race)
(12:04 Middle School Boys Race)
12:30 Championship Girls 5k (26 minutes) - Kelemanik
12:57 Championship Boys 5k (22 minutes) - Bonanno, Caddoo, Chen, Duffy, Goode, O. Jay, Li


Meet Information:

• Weather forecast: Sunny, high 60s upon arrival rising to high 70s by midday with SW winds around 10 mph. It will be on the warmer side for the later races. 
• Those entered in a 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. 
• report to the starting line 10 minutes before the start of your race; the meet staff has been known in the past to start races a few minutes earlier than the posted schedule. 
• 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 cool down 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 ball fields across the street.
• Medals will be given to the top 25 finishers in each race.
• The timing system will be turned off when the cutoff time for a given race is reached. 

Course Map:

• The course is fairly flat, with some roll in places. There are no long and/or steep hills. The course is almost entirely on grass. The 5k course is three loops. The freshman race (3k) ends after the second loop (blue on this map). The 5k course repeats this second loop. Both courses share the same first loop, which is the circumference of the large field where the course is situated. The second loop has multiple incursions from the edge of the field into the middle. Typically there are large digital clocks at the mile and two mile marks. 

What to Bring:

• Uniform
• 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 bring a lunch with you for after you're done.

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 3 PM