Week Four

Well done to the team for completing our first meet of the season. The team showed grit and a can-do attitude. It can be tough to hang in and stay mentally focused when our legs are burning and feel heavy. However, the mental game is a big part of racing. At lunch on Thursday, we will discuss common pitfalls, and strategies to help ours runner cope when the going gets rough. 

REMINDERS AND ANNOUNCMENTS

• A watch with a stopwatch feature on it will be VERY helpful this week. Nothing advanced needed, just something to track minutes.

• ZC 7th grade camp? Let me know if you will miss practices or the meet on Wednesday.

• Weekly cross country lunch on Thursday 

• Shirt $ due ASAP. If you handed in the shirt money to the office, just let me know so I can mark it down.

MEETS THIS WEEK

Wednesday, September 13 East Rockford 4:15pm

•  2:30 departure from HCMS. ZC families: possible Zeeland park and ride pick up (near McDonalds), when I get confirmation I will let you know.

• Location: East Rockford Middle School, 8615 9 Mile Rd NE, Rockford, MI 49341, USA

Saturday, September 16 West Ottawa Invitational 9am 

• Parents will be providing transportation TO AND FROM this meet. Please drop off your runner at 8am. Specific drop-off location TBD.

• The race will be run on the middle school campus. The race will finish on the track and football stadium just west of Harbor Lights MS. 1024 136th Ave.

• West Ottawa has informed me they will send me a course map by Friday. I will forward that along to you. The course may be different from last week.