Dual Meet #1 - vs. Weston at Burchard Park, 10/3/20

 Meet Site: Burchard Field/College Pond, 269 Concord Road Weston Ma

*NOTE: the meet is NOT held at Weston High School* 

 

Time Schedule:
Boys 2 PM

Girls 3 PM

Course Map (click for larger view): 

Staging Areas (click for larger view):

• The course is 5k in length and consists of two loops

The course covers about 1.2k of grass, 3k of dirt trails/dirt road (with a few sections where there also is some gravel on the dirt), and 800m of asphalt (mostly sidewalk and a bit of the driveway which gives access to the parking lot). If you're wearing spiked shoes they should be fitted with blanks or 1/8" pyramids. The course is fairly flat. The athletes will run about 200 m across the grass fields before hitting the trails, 2 times a 2.4k loop in the trails, then a 200m finish back across the field

Trails are quite wide, should be no issues with passing except for one 40 meter stretch (which is run twice, near the mile and then at about 4k).

Weather forecast: 

Partly cloudy, temperature in the low to mid 60s with light winds from the west. Bring clothes to wear at the meet besides your uniform.

Starting line protocol/masks:

-Athletes must wear masks before and after the race, i.e. while warming up and cooling down. Just before being called to the starting line (see below) athletes can remove their mask and put it in their gym bag.

- Athletes will be called to the line 10 at a time, 5 per team. They will be spaced apart as per MIAA guidance with cones - each runner stands at a cone. These 10 athletes will line up in the order in which they will be starting--the first athlete from each team will be at the first pair of cones and so on. At the gun (time = 0:00) the first runner from each team will start. Each pair then goes off at 30 second intervals. At 2 minutes the last two from the group of 10 will start. Then there will be a minute to lineup the next 10, starting in pairs every 30 seconds at exactly 3 minutes from the gun. This will continue with sets of ten (or whatever is left) until everyone is on the course. It's crucial you know which teammate is starting ahead of you and behind you. 

Boys Starting Order:

Bonanno 0:00

Duffy 0:30

Li 1:00

Billy Caddoo 1:30

Goode 2:00

Z. Marto 3:00

Schilp 3:30

Narvaez 4:00

Morris 4:30

Morrison 5:00

Mui 6:00

Frank 6:30

Grossman 7:00

Whelton 7:30

Ben Caddoo 8:00

Creavin 9:00

Lieb 9:30

Girls Starting Order:

Kim 0:00

Javed 0:30

Calder 1:00

Korzeniowski 1:30

Grieco 2:00

Snyder 3:00

G. Marto 3:30

E. Mente 4:00

Liu 4:30

J. Mente 5:00

Ciasullo 6:00

Other athlete considerations:

 

• When you arrive, there will be cones on the ground in the visitors staging area. These cones will be spaced 6 feet apart. Athletes will place their bag next to a cone. 

• During the race you must wear the uniform assigned to you.
• You'll need to wear your assigned bib number on the front of your jersey. After your race, please keep this bib number in your gym bag. Don't leave the bib number attached to your jersey after the race as this can damage the jersey.
• There is no course tour but as visitors we can preview the course ahead of time. It's recommended that athletes arrive an hour before the start of their race to warm up thoroughly and see the course.

• There will be two of our flat cones placed side by side at the 400 meter mark. The mile and 2 mile points should also be marked. 
 
 What to Bring:

• uniform with bib number attached
• everyday training shoes  

• racing shoes if you have them  
• warmup clothes
• water bottles - totaling at least 64 ounces of water
• snacks for post-race (chocolate milk will be provided using proceeds from the Wayland XC Festival)

- gym bag with contents listed in the practice guidelines

for parents/spectator guidelines:

• Remember, the meet is NOT being held at Weston High School.

• Spectators at the field can see the first 200, a 300m section in the middle of the race, and the last 500m without having to leave the ball field area. 
• Please check the image above showing the various staging areas, which also shows visitor parking. 

And here are the DCL mandated spectator guidelines:

1.  Crowds are limited to 50 people, including opposing team fans, per Massachusetts guidance.

2.  All fans from both teams MUST have their school's DCL lanyard displayed. Lanyards were distributed to athletes earlier this week at practice.

3.  Check in will be required at each WHS site and some opposing school sites. (note: I'm not sure that this is the case for Burchard Park).

4.  Spectators must social distance and wear face coverings AT ALL TIMES.

5.  Unfortunately, student spectators are not permitted unless they are attending in place of an athlete's family member AND have the DCL lanyard.

6.  Spectators are reminded that they should not arrive to fields any sooner than 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and should leave the field upon completion of the contest. In the event there is a contest taking place on the field prior to the event being attended, spectators should wait until the field clears before heading to the field.(note: for parents driving their child to the meet, I take this to mean that you'll need to wait in your car until 10 minutes prior to the start, or drop off your child and return 10 minutes prior to the start. Not ideal I know. Athletes should be at the park an hour ahead of time to warmup).

7.  Bathrooms and locker rooms will not be available for use. Porta-johns may be available at some sites.