Reindeer Run

Hi Everyone!
I talked to the team a few weeks ago about the Reindeer Run on 11/30.  It benefits Special Olympics.  For the past few years, the XC team has been participating as part of our required service project for BHS.  This year I'm happy to report the school has set up a Team for the race.  Use the following link when you register.  

BHS TEAM PAGE


Click HERE for race details.

Registration prices go up in a few days.  It's $25 right now;  prices jump to $30 on Monday and you won't be guaranteed a t-shirt.

Banquet RSVP

Hi Everyone!
Our End of Season Banquet is Tuesday November 27th at 6PM in the BHS Cafeteria.  Thanks for all the parents who have volunteered to help organize.

We'd like to get a headcount by November 20th.  Please use the following Google Doc to submit your reservation.  Athletes are FREE.  Parents are $10 each.  Siblings are $5 each.  Payment will be collected the night of the banquet.  CASH or Checks payable to Brandywine Cross Country.

I updated the RSVP form.   Please make sure to include your name.  A few responses were sent in without names.  Thanks!

Click HERE for link.

Practice Cancelled

Hi Everyone.
Four different weather forecasts have rain developing this afternoon around 2PM.  We decided to err on the side of caution and cancel today's practice.  Stay warm, dry, and rested.  See you at the team dinner tonight.  Check the previous post for details on dinner and State Meet.

Go Bulldogs!

Last Week of the Season! UPDATED due to WEATHER

Hi Everyone.
It's hard to believe this is the LAST week of XC season.  Time flies when you are working hard and having fun.  We had a great day on Saturday at the NCCXC Championships.  With its rolling hills, the course at Winterthur is much more challenging than Bellevue.  And the wind gusts made it even more fun.

Congrats to Maisie who finished 6th in the Girls' Varsity race earning a place on the All County Team.

The DIAA State meet only has a Varsity race.  Even though the entire team will not be running, we would like everyone to continue running with us this week.  As the saying goes, "The hay is in the barn."  Nothing we do this week will make you run any faster on Saturday.  The goal is to get plenty of rest, eat well, sleep well and visualize running your best race of the season at States.

See below for this week's schedule:

11/5:  ***SCHOOL (This is a CHANGE!)

Due to today's rainy forecast, we are practicing at the school.  Please meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:00

11/6:  Day off from school.    Sleep in and Relax.  Run 30 minutes on your own

11/7:  ***CREEK (THIS IS A CHANGE!)

Meet on the side of the gym dressed in your practice clothes by 2:30PM.  The bus will bring athletes back to the school.  If picking athletes up at the park, please arrive by 4:30PM

11/8:  Bellevue

Meet on the side of the gym dressed in your practice clothes by 2:30PM.  The bus will bring athletes back to the school.  If picking athletes up at the park, please arrive by 4:30PM

11/9:  School

Meet on the track at 2:45.  Practice will end at 4:00.

Team Dinner at Coach McCoy's House

Time:  6PM

Address:

2011 Dogwood LnWilmington DE 19810
What to Bring:YourselfAnd if you are NOT running in the State Meet, please bring your clean uniform :)

11/10:  STATE Meet at Brandywine Creek State Park

There is NO bus.  Girls please arrive at the park by 12:00.  Boys arrive by 1:00.  Please plan for traffic as you enter the park.  Our tent will be set up in the same place as it was for Sallies Invite.

Event Schedule

Division I Girls 1:00 pm

Division II Girls 1:40 pm:  Maisie, EJ, Alexa, Elise, Julianne, Tyra

Division I Boys 2:20 pm

Division II Boys 3:00 pm:  Devan, Nathan, Bryce

Our End of Season Banquet will be on Tuesday November 27th in the BHS cafeteria.  Thanks to Kelly Messner (EJ's mom) and Debbi Zarek (Maisie's Mom) for volunteering to help with details.  Many hands make light work, so let us know if you'd like to pitch in.  Debbi is handling the food.  We also need help with decorations (picking up balloons and table covers....save receipts for reimbursement) and making senior posters for team to sign.  We only have three seniors this year:  Kristina, Nate, and Matt.  I'm not accepting offers to help from senior parents.  It's their last banquet, and we want them to just relax and show up :)

Thanks!!!!!

Week of October 29th-November 3rd

Hi Everyone!
What a fantastic afternoon we had on Friday!  So many bulldogs set Personal Records and Maisie came away with a Victory in the Varsity Girls' Race.  

Let's keep the momentum going as we head into the final two weeks of our season.

See below for this week's schedule:

Monday 10/29:  School
Meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15.

Tuesday 10/30:  Winterthur

Depart Time: 2:45pm
Depart Location: BHS gym
Return Time: 4:45pm
Return Location: Winterthur Estate
Est Return to School: 5:10pm

Wednesday 10/31:  School

Meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15.

Thursday 11/1:  Bellevue

Depart Time: 2:45pm
Depart Location: BHS Gym
Return Time: 4:30pm
Return Location: Bellevue State Park
Est Return to School: 4:45pm

Friday 11/2:  School

Meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15

Team Dinner at Maisie's House  6PM

Address:
120 Carriage Way
Wilmington, DE 19803
(off Wilson Road)

What to Bring:
Freshmen:  Desserts or sides
Sophomores:  Drinks (no soda!)
Seniors:  Bread 

Saturday 11/3:  New Castle County Championships 
                                    at Winterthur Estate

Depart Time: 11:45 from Bus Stops/  12:15 from BHS
Return Time: 5:00pm
Return Location: Winterthur
Est Return to School: 5:30pm

11:00 am Preferred parking gate 5 opens 

12:00 pm Girls 6th, 7th, and 8th grade

 12:30 pm Boys 6th, 7th, and 8th grade 

1:00 pm Tents available for high school athletes

1:30 pm Old Timers Race – open to alumni, coaches, parents and friends (Please pre-register at www.N5CTA.com by 9 pm, Thursday, November 1) 

2:30 pm Girls Junior Varsity :  Ginger,  Abby

3:00 pm Boys Junior Varsity :  Sam, Ryan, Brad, Edgardo, Bryce, Matt

3:30 pm Girls Varsity :  Maisie, EJ, Alexa, Julianne, Elise, Tyra

4:00 pm Boys Varsity:  Devan, Jason, Nate

 4:30 pm Awards Ceremony

** If you are meeting the team at Winterthur, please arrive 90 minutes before your scheduled race.  You MUST let coaches know that you are meeting at the estate.

If you would like to purchase a Preferred Parking Pass for Saturday, Click HERE to Sign-Up.  Cost is $10.  There is FREE parking available  that it is good country walk from the staging area.  All proceeds from the parking go to N5CTA the coaches' association that sponsors the meet and hosts the All State Cross Country banquet.

Looking ahead to next week's schedule: 

11/5:  CREEK

11/6:  Day off from school.    Sleep in and Relax.  Run 30 minutes on your own

11/7:  Bellevue

11/8:  Bellevue

11/9:  School

11/10:  STATES!!!!!!!

And Last but Not Least:  We need to set a date for our End of Season Banquet.  I am looking at Tuesday 11/27 in the BHS cafeteria.  6PM.  Need to confirm date and time with school and we need parents to help with planning and decorating.  Please let me know if you are available to help.  Thanks!!  

Week of October 22-27 UPDATED WITH BUS INFO

Hi Everyone!
First off, a great BIG THANK YOU to all the parents who helped make the Joe O'Neill Invitational such a huge success.  This is the one of largest XC invitational in the state and we could not pull it off without help from you.  

Congrats to all the bulldogs who ran on Friday.  We had LOTS of personal records set!  Kudos to Maisie who placed 12th in the girls' varsity race.

See below for this week's schedule:

Monday 10/22:  Brandywine Creek
Meet on the side of the gym dressed in your practice clothes by 2:30PM.  The bus will bring athletes back to the school.  If picking athletes up at the park, please arrive by 4:30PM

Tuesday 10/23:  School
Meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15


Wednesday 10/24:  Bellevue

Meet on the side of the gym dressed in your practice clothes by 2:30PM.  The bus will bring athletes back to the school.  If picking athletes up at the park, please arrive by 4:30PM

Thursday 10/25:  School
Meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15

Team Dinner at the Heller's house.  

6PM

Address:
2520 Lori Lane N.
Wilmington, DE 19810

What to Bring:
Freshmen:  Desserts or sides
Sophomores:  Drinks (no soda!)
Seniors:  Bread 


Friday 10/26: 
 Blue Hen Conference Championships at Bellevue

Depart Time: 1:00pm from bus stops.  1:45 from BHS
Depart Location: City Bus Stops
Return Time: 5:00pm
Return Location: Bellevue State Park
Est Return to School: 5:15pm
Company: Brandywine District

If meeting at park, arrive by 2PM.

Race Times:           Girls Varsity                3:30 PM
                                     Boys Varsity               4:00 PM
                                     Girls JV                      4:30 PM
                                     Boys JV                     5:00 PM


Saturday 10/27:  No Practice
Do some light jogging on your own.  30-45 minutes

Sunday 10/28:  No Practice.  Run on your own!
See below for Sunday guidelines:
JV RUNNERS:  30 minutes. 
Varsity Runners:  50  minutes.  

Looking ahead to next week:

10/29:  School
10/30:  Winterthur
10/31:  school
11/1:   Bellevue
11/2:  School
11/3  :  New Castle County Champs at Winterthur Estate

Week of October 15th

Hi Everyone.
We are rolling into the last part of our season.  This is a big week for the bulldogs.  We have senior recognition and our last regular meet of the season on Tuesday.  And on Friday, we are hosting the Joe O'Neill Invitational at Bellevue.  We expect over 1200 athletes to participate.

See below for this week's schedule:

Monday 10/15:  School
Meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15

Tuesday 10/16:  Meet with Dickinson & Mount Pleasant at Bellevue  Race time 3:30
Seniors, please wear your BHSXC shirts for our pictures.  Please join us if you can for light refreshments after the meet as we celebrate Kristina, Matt, and Nate

Depart Time: 2:45pm
Depart Location: BHS Gym
Return Time: 5:00pm
Return Location: Bellevue State Park
Est Return to School: 5:00pm


Wednesday 10/17:  School
Meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15

Thursday 10/18:  Bellevue
Meet on the side of the gym dressed in your practice clothes by 2:30PM.  The bus will bring athletes back to the school.  If picking athletes up at the park, please arrive by 4:30PM. 

Team Dinner at Elise Harrell's House

Time:  6PM

Address:
520 Rothbury Road
Wilmington, DE 19803

What to Bring:
Freshmen:  Desserts or sides
Sophomores:  Drinks (no soda!)
Seniors:  Bread 

Friday 10/19:  The Joe O'Neill Invitational @ Bellevue

Dismissal Time: 1:10pm
Depart Time: 1:30pm
Depart Location: BHS Gym
Return Time: 5:00pm
Return Location: Bellevue State Park
Est Return to School: 5:15pm


RACE TIMES:

VARSITY BOYS 3:00 PM:  Devan, Jason, Bryce, Nate

VARSITY GIRLS 3:25 PM:  Maisie, EJ, Elise, Alexa, Julianne

JV BOYS (limited to 10 runners) 3:50 PM:  Antonio, Ryan, Edgardo, Sam, Brad, Matthew

JV GIRLS (unlimited) 4:15 PM:  Ginger, Abbey, Morgan, Edwina, Tyra, Kristina

JV Boys B (unlimited) 4:45 PM

We will need lots of help at the meet on Friday.  Please click HERE if you haven't signed up to help yet.  

Saturday 10/20:  No Practice
Have fun at Homecoming!

Sunday 10/21:  No Practice.  Run on your own!
See below for Sunday guidelines:
JV RUNNERS:  40 minutes. 
Varsity Runners:  50-70 minutes.  

Looking ahead to next week:

10/22:  Creek
10/23:  School
10/24:  Bellevue
10/25;  School
10/26:  Blue Hen Conference Championships at Bellevue

Second Week of October

Hi Everyone!
We had a great afternoon at the Sallies Invitational.  Lots of personal records were set, and two bulldogs won medals in their races:  Devan was 15th in the Freshmen Boys Race and Maisie was 7th in the Small Schools Varsity race.

The complete list of results from all races is posted on the following Website:

http://www.n5cta.com/

I also updated our spreadsheet.  Click HERE.

The Joe O'Neill Invitational is just over a week away.  Please click HERE to sign up to help.

See below for this week's schedule:

Monday 10/8:  Bellevue
Meet on the side of the gym dressed in your practice clothes by 2:30PM.  The bus will bring athletes back to the school.  If picking athletes up at the park, please arrive by 4:30PM. 

Tuesday 10/9:  School
Meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15

Wednesday 10/10:   Meet with A.I. duPont and ECHS @ Bellevue  Start time 3:30
Depart Time: 2:45pm
Depart Location: BHS Gym
Return Time: 5:00pm
Return Location: Bellevue State Park
Est Return to School: 5:15pm

Thursday 10/11:  School

Meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15

Friday 10/12:  Blue/Gold Invitational @ White Clay Creek State Park
Click HERE for directions to the park.

Dismissal Time: 1:00pm
Depart Time: 1:20pm
Depart Location: BHS Gym
Return Time: 5:00pm
Return Location: White Clay Creek State Park
Est Return to School: 5:30pm

3:00 pm Girls' Varsity:  Maisie, Alexa, Elise, EJ, Julianne
3:35 pm Boys' Varsity:  Devan, Jason, Bryce, Nate 
4:00 pm Girls' JV:  Kristina, Ginger, Tyra, Abbey, Edwina, Morgan
4:35 pm Boys' JV :  Antonio, Ryan, Sam, Brad, Edgardo, Matt

Saturday 10/13:  NO PRACTICE
30-40 minute recovery run.

Sunday 10/14:  NO PRACTICE
See below for Sunday guidelines:
JV RUNNERS:  40 minutes. 

For everyone else: Sunday is a great day to get in a LONGER run.  A nice relaxed pace. 
50-70 minutes.  

Looking ahead to next week...

Monday 10/15:  School
Tuesday 10/16:  Meet with Dickinson & Mount at Bellevue SENIOR RECOGNITION
Wednesday 10/17: School
Thursday 10/18:  Bellevue
Friday 10/19:  Joe O'Neill Invite @ Bellevue

First Week of October! UPDATED with RACE INFO

Hi Everyone!
I updated the blog last night.  I went to edit it this morning but I must have deleted the entire post.  So here it goes again.

See below for this week's schedule:

Monday 10/1:  CREEK
Meet on the side of the gym dressed in your practice clothes by 2:30PM.  The bus will bring athletes back to the school.  If picking athletes up at the park, please arrive by 4:30PM. 

Tuesday 10/2:  School
Meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15

Wednesday 10/3:  Bellevue
Meet on the side of the gym dressed in your practice clothes by 2:30PM.  The bus will bring athletes back to the school.  If picking athletes up at the park, please arrive by 4:30PM. 

Thursday 10/4: School

Meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15

  

Friday 10/5:  School

Meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15

Team Dinner at Kristina's house:

Time: 6PM

Address:

509 Falkirk Road

Wilmington, DE 19803

What to Bring:
Freshmen:  Desserts or sides
Sophomores:  Drinks (no soda!)
Seniors:  Bread 

Saturday 10/6:  Sallies Invitational at Brandywine Creek State Park

There is NO BUS for this meet.  Athletes please arrive at the park 90 minutes before your scheduled race.  We will set up our tent along the rock wall at the top of the hill.  

Use the main entrance off of Adams Dam Road.  Click HERE for directions.  Make the first right after passing toll booth (Hawk Watch parking lot).

RACE SCHEDULE:   We will let athletes know which race they are running by Wednesday.  Please check back Wednesday night.

No guess work, Races go off on time!

1:00 -- Boys Freshmen:  Devan, Antonio, Ryan

1:25 -- Boys JV C

1:50 -- Girls JV B:  Ginger, Abbey, Tyra, Kristina, Edwina

2:15 -- Boys JV B:  Bryce, Jason, Sam, Nate, Brad, Eduardo, Matt

2:40 -- Girls JV A

3:05 -- Boys JV A

3:25 -- Girls Varsity Small: Maisie, Alexa, EJ, Elise, Julianne

3:45 -- Boys Varsity Small

4:05 -- Girls Varsity Large and Championship

4:25 -- Boys Varsity Large and Championship

5:00 -- Awards

Sunday 10/7:  No Practice

Sunday is a great day to get in a LONGER run.  A nice relaxed pace. 
45-70 minutes.  

Looking ahead to next week:

Monday 10/8:  Bellevue

Tuesday 10/9:  School

Wednesday 10/10:  Meet with A.I. and ECHS at Bellevue

Thursday 10/11:  School

Friday 10/12:  Blue Gold Invitational at White Clay

The Joe O'Neill Invitational is a little over two weeks away.  This is our ONLY fundraiser of the year.  We will be selling T-shirts and Concessions.  We also need help setting up the course and working the meet itself.  Please let me know if you would like to take the lead running the Concessions.  Click HERE to sign up for donations and to work that day.