Last Week in September!

Hi everyone!
It's hard to believe we are entering our 7th week of the season.  It's great to see the improvement from meet to meet, even from practice to practice.  Remember the two things we ask of you:  Show up and give your Best Effort. 

See below for this week's schedule:

Monday 9/24:  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 9/25:  School
Meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15

Wednesday 9/26:  Meet with Christiana & Glasgow at the CREEK
Approximate start time of races:  3:30

Depart Time: 2:45pm
Depart Location: BHS Gym
Return Time: 5:00pm
Return Location: Brandywine Creek State Park
Est Return to School: 5:15pm

Thursday 9/27:  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. 

Friday 9/28:  School

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

Saturday 9/29:  Bellevue 

Meet by the picnic tables by the bathrooms at 8:30.  Practice will end by 10:00.

Sunday 9/30:  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 10/1:  CREEK

Tuesday 10/2:  School

Wednesday 10/3:  Bellevue

                                    More hardware for Maisie!  14th place in Girls' Varsity and a new PR of 20:59!

Weekly Update: September 17-23 WEATHER RELATED CHANGES! PLEASE READ!

Hi Everyone,
First off, a big congrats to everyone who ran in the White Clay Classic.  We had lots of personal records, strong and gutsy performances, and most of all lots of fun!  Our Top Dogs were Maisie and Devan:  Maisie finished 5th in the Freshmen girls' race.  Devan was our top male finisher finishing 33rd out of 166 in the freshmen boys' race.

As you know, our schedule is changing for this week.  Please see below for our practice/meet locations:

Monday 9/17:  Meet with Howard at Bellevue State Park 
Meet on the side of the gym by 2:30 for a 2:45 departure.
Depart Time: 2:45pm
Depart Location: BHS Gym
Return Time: 4:45pm
Return Location: Bellevue State Park
Est Return to School: 5:00pm

Please dress for the weather. 

 They are calling for RAIN but no storms so the meet will go on. 

**We have some new runners who are supposed to be joining us on Monday.  
Please dress in running clothes and meet the team on the side of the gym.  
You will be able to do a little running before the meet starts and can help 
us at the finish line.  :) 

Tuesday 9/18:  NO PRACTICE
They are calling for storms all day so we will NOT be practicing. 
 Stay Dry!

Wednesday 9/19:  Bellevue at 8:30AM
Another day off from school!  We are practicing at Bellevue State Park.   
Please meet at the picnic tables near the bathrooms by 8:30. 
 Practice will end by 10:15.

Thursday 9/20:  School
 Meet on the track at 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15

Team Dinner at Alexa Draper's House
Time:  
6PM

Address:  
904 Wilson Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
(house with the big driveway)

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

Friday 9/21:  Middletown Invitational
Dismissal Time: 1:00pm
Depart Time: 1:20pm
Depart Location: BHS Gym
Return Time: 5:00pm
Return Location: St. Andrews School
Est Return to School: 5:45pm

Race Schedule:
Girls J.V. - 3:30
Boys J.V. - 4:00
Girls Varsity - 4:30
Boys Varsity - 5:00

We will let kids know which race they will be in by Wednesday.

The Race is being held at St. Andrew's School in Middletown.
Click HERE for directions.

Saturday 9/22:   NO PRACTICE
30-40 minute recovery run.

Sunday 9/23:  NO PRACTICE
See below for Sunday guidelines:
For my brand new beginners: try to run/walk for 20-35 minutes. 

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

Looking ahead to next week...

Monday 9/24:  Brandywine Creek State Park

Tuesday 9/25:  School

Wednesday 9/26:  Meet with Christiania & Glasgow @ Brandywine Creek  

Maisie and Devan looking strong in the last mile.

Meet is Monday!

Hi Everyone.
With rain expected on Tuesday, our meet has been moved to Monday  at BELLEVUE.
I don’t have any other details at this time. I’ll update the blog when I do.

So please wash those uniforms 😉

BHSXC Week 5

Hi Everyone!
Hope everyone has dried out after yesterday's mudfest.  A helpful hint when dealing with wet running shoes.  Take out the insoles and shove as much newspaper as you can in there.  They will be dry by morning.

This week's schedule is below:

Monday 9/10/18:  Bellevue 8:30AM
We meet by the picnic tables next to the track.  Practice will end by 10:15

Tuesday 9/11/18:  Brandywine Creek State Park
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. 

Wednesday 9/12/18:  School
Meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15

Thursday 9/13/18:  School
Meet on the track by 2:45.  Practice will end by 4:15

Friday 9/14/18:  White Clay Classic

Click HERE for directions to the park.

Dismissal Time: 1:00pm
Depart Time: 1:20pm
Depart Location: BHS Gym
Return Time: 5:30pm
Return Location: White Clay Creek State Park
Est Return to School: 6:15pm

Schedule:
This meet is formatted so that boys and girls will run together per each grade.
Separate finish lines for boys and girls will determine individual and team results
per gender.
2:00- Course walk. Please clear the racecourse by 2:45
2:45- Coaches meeting in the pavilion. Please pickup team packet upon arrival
3:00- Freshman Boys & Girls
3:30- Sophomore Boys & Girls
4:00- Junior Boys & Girls
4:30- Senior Boys & Girls
5:15- Awards

Saturday 9/15:  NO PRACTICE
30-40 minute recovery run.

Sunday 9/16:  NO PRACTICE
See below for Sunday guidelines:
For my brand new beginners: try to run/walk for 20-35 minutes. 

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

Looking ahead to next week...

Monday 9/17/18:  School

Tuesday 9/18/18:  Meet vs. Howard & McKean at Carousel Park


Please consider hosting a team dinner this season.  Click HERE for the Sign-Up.

Spirit Wear
We will be ordering t-shirts for the team in the next week.  Our boosters is covering the cost.  For any new athletes, we will also be putting in an order for windbreakers.  Boosters will cover part of the cost.  The balance will be $20.

If any parents or siblings would like to order a t-shirt, the cost is $12.  More information will follow.

Parent Help:
**Please mark your calendars for Friday October 19th.  BHS is hosting the Joe O'Neill Invitational at Bellevue.  This is our ONLY fundraiser of the season.  We will need parent help selling t-shirts and Organizing the Concession stand.  More information will follow in the coming weeks.

**End of Season Banquet:  I know it's only September, however, time flies when you are having fun.  We are also looking for a few parents to organize our end of season banquet.  Please let us know if you can help. Date TBD.  

Congrats to Maisie for bringing home some hardware! She was 18th in the Freshmen girls' race. OVERALL, she was 60th out of 423!  

BHSXC Week 4

Hi Everyone!
Happy Labor Day!  I hope you are enjoying time with your families before school starts.  See below for this week's schedule:

Tuesday 9/4:  Practice is at the SCHOOL
Meet on the track by 2:45 PM.  Practice will end by 4:15

Wednesday 9/3:  Practice is at the SCHOOL
Meet on the track by 2:45 PM.  Practice will end by 4:15

Coach McCoy and Coach Abby will be sitting through lunches on Wednesday to recruit new runners.  Please help spread the word and bring people over to the table :)

After two days of school, we are back to morning practices...

Thursday 9/6:  Bellevue 8:30 AM
Please be back at the park by 10:15 for pick-up

Friday 9/7:  Bellevue 8:30 AM
Please be back at the park by 10:15 for pick-up

Saturday 9/8:  Unionville Two Mile Bash
The races are being run on the Campus of Unionville High School.  Address is below:
750 Unionville Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348

Please arrive at BHS by 6:50 for a 7:00 departure

Depart Time: 7:00am
Depart Location: BHS Gym
Return Time: 12:00pm
Return Location: Unionville Gym
Est Return to School: 12:30pm

Race Schedule
8:40 am 9th grade Girls 3200 meter race 
9:00 am 9th grade Boys 3200 meter race 
9:20 am 10th grade Girls 3200 meter race 
9:40 am 10th grade Boys 3200 meter race 
10:00 am 11th grade Girls 3200 meter race 
10:20 am 11th grade Boys 3200 meter race 
10:40 am 12th grade Girls 3200 meter race 
11:00 am 12th grade Boys 3200 meter race

Sunday 9/9:  NO PRACTICE  Distance on your own.
See below for Sunday guidelines:
For my brand new beginners: try to run/walk for 20-35 minutes. 
For everyone else: Sunday is a great day to get in a LONGER run.  A nice relaxed pace. 
45-70 minutes.  

Looking ahead to NEXT WEEK

Monday 9/10:  Still no School!  Morning practice at Bellevue 8:30AM

Tuesday 9/11:  Brandywine Creek
Meet on side of gym by 2:30 for practice bus.  
Wednesday 9/12:  Practice will be at the SCHOOL
Meet on the track by 2:45