PRACTICES
Cross Country practices
are on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 2:45 until 3:30.
The team will practice either on the school fields,
across the street on the oval track, or occasionally at the stadium or at
Clearbrook Park.
Please wear shorts and runners to each practice. Make
sure that your runners are properly laced, as you can injure your knees
or ankles if they are not. Loose fitting skater shoes are not appropriate
for running.
Bring a waterbottle to practice. Put your name on it.
Fill it with water.
If the weather is cooler or wet, have a jacket or something
warm to change into after practice. All team members are welcome to store
their school supplies (bags, binders, instruments, etc.) in my classroom
until after practice.
Each practice will involve proper warm-up and a team
stretch lead by one of the coaches.
GRAND PRIX MEETS
There are four district meets at Clearbrook Park. They
will take place on consecutive Wednesdays: September 20th and 27th, and October
4th and 11th. Our team will meet at the Park at 3:50 approximately. Members
may meet us there at that time, or may walk over with the team. We will meet
in the multi-purpose room in the school and start walking at 3:30. When the
meet is finished, members may go home with parents who have come to support,
or they may walk back to the school with us and be picked up there. We hope
to be back at CDG by 5:00, but this depends upon the pace of the meet itself.
With 1200 kids attending, flexibility is key.
ATTENDANCE
Attending practices and meets is mandatory. Strong runners become stronger
over time, and with regular practice. If members of our team fail to show
up for their races, we may be disqualified.
If you cannot attend a practice or a meet, you must
notify Mr. Richards, Mrs. Bunbury, or Mr. McTaggart before that day.