Summer Training BHSXC21

 Hi Everyone.

It was nice to see many of you at our interest meeting.  If you haven't done so already, please download the Remind app to your phones.  We use this for announcements and to let you know when this blog has been updated. See below on instructions on how to join our group.  This is for parents and athletes.

As I mentioned at the meeting, you must turn in your physical to the BHS nurse BEFORE the first day of preseason.  The Wellness Center will be open throughout the summer.  Click HERE for more information and to find a link to the DIAA forms (forms are on the bottom left hand of page). 

State parks are great places to run in the summer.  Lots of trails and shade.  Please keep in mind that there is a fee to enter the parks.  The fee season runs through November so you may want to purchase a pass for your vehicle.  Click HERE for information or visit any park office.

Summer Training

Click HERE for the mileage guide for summer training.  

The Captains will be organizing some runs this summer.  I will send out info to the group once they settle on times and locations.

First Day of Practice:  Monday August 16th 8AM at Bellevue State Park.  We meet by the  picnic tables next to the track.

That's All for Now!  

Happy Running!!!!

BHSXC Scavenger Hunt

 Hi Everyone!

You will have ONE HOUR to find the following places/things.  Your team must stay together AND you must take a Selfie showing all team members in front of each category. (group selfies with masks on )

 Late teams will be disqualified.

1.  The directional post which indicates a LEFT hand turn.

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3.  Not sure what this is but kudos to you if you find it.

4.  The animals must be in this exact pattern.

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6.  Hint:  if you sit on this bench you may get to see some equine friends.

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10.  Includes all three trees.  They are in the same general vicinity.

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13.  Take a Selfie in front of one the many gardens that you see in the last mile of the course.

14.  There is a SECOND bridge tucked away in the woods that used to be part of the XC course.

  

15.  Choo Choo!

16.  All the World's A Stage

17.  Try not to get hit by a Frisbee as you pose in front of one of these

18. Stop for a picture as you turn RIGHT on the XC course

19. You stop here to Pay if you don't have a sticker. Take the pic from a safe place please.

20.  The finish line

Bonus points if you get a pic of any team member with an animal in the park 

State Meet Final Instructions

 Hi Everyone.

We made it to States!  This has certainly been a season to remember and hopefully, we will all look back at this one day and maybe smile at the craziness.

I announced the other day that Killen's Pond is CLOSED to the public on Saturday.  Most of the team will be traveling to the park on the bus.  For those who are arriving separately, they will allow you to drop off athletes to the staging area and then exit the park.  Make sure you tell them you are Division 2. You should drop off near start/finish.  All Division One traffic will be directed to Water Park.

The meet is being Live Streamed through NFHS.  I'm not sure how they live stream 3.1 miles, but I'm guessing you will be able to see the Start and Finish.  Click HERE for the link.  There is a fee to watch the live stream.   I'm hoping to take lots of pics and will share them with you as well.

In true 2020 fashion, we are looking at a possibly wet and windy day.  Please, please, please come prepared.  See below for my suggestions:

1.  At least TWO pairs of running shoes.  You should not be warming up in the shoes that you will wear for the race.  You may even want to pack a third pair of slippers/slides for the bus ride home

2.  EXTRA socks!!!!  A pair to warm-up in/ A pair to RACE in (preferably our mismatched ones)/ A pair to put on after

3.  Layers:  One of them must be water resistant.  My suggestions:  Uniform Top. Long Sleeved BHSXC tee. Sweatshirt.  BHSXC windbreaker.  Tights. Sweatpants.  Another pair of sweatpants or pajama pants for ride home. Blanket.  Umbrella.  

4.  Food:  There will be NO CONCESSIONS.  We will bring a case of Gatorade, the same granola bars I've been bringing all season, and bananas.  Please pack anything else you may need.

5.  MASKS.  Bring at least TWO.  Three is better.  You must wear a mask at all times except while racing.  And since your mask will most likely get wet, you will definitely want a dry one for the ride home.

6.  Towels:  Bring at least TWO.

7.  Garbage bag:  to put all your wet gear in after the race.

**And perhaps if we come thoroughly prepared for All Kinds of Weather and Circumstances, The SUN WILL SHINE instead.

Please arrive at BHS no later than 7:20 for Covid Screening.  Bus will depart at 7:30 sharp.

Our Wave Assignments are below:

The Division 2 Girls race goes off at 10:30.  Our Boys run at 12:00.

We are hoping to be back on the bus and headed home by 1:15 at the latest.  

That's All for Now!  Rest up today.  Fuel your bodies.  Hydrate.  Visualize your BEST RACE.

See you all in the morning!!!!  Any questions or concerns, please message me through the Remind App.

Go Bulldogs!!!!!

The Homestretch!

 Hi Everyone!

We are in the Homestretch!  One meet to go!  A HUGE thanks to everyone who helped at the Conference meet yesterday.  Teamwork makes the Dream Work!  At the beginning of the season, the Conference had decided NOT to host a championship this year.  I convinced them that we could make it work safely, and as a result, BHS was put in charge of the meet.  Funny how that works ;)  As a result, we couldn't really get out on the course to cheer everyone on, so we appreciate all the parents who did...Cowbells and All!  We had great performances from everyone!  A few shout outs:

*  The Girls' Team won the Flight B title!  That makes 18 Conference titles for the Lady Bulldogs!

*  Maisie Donohue finished 8th overall and made her Third straight All Conference Team

*  Thomas Baer was our top boy finisher running a PR of 20:44

*  Andrew Warrington was the 1st WAVE 3 finisher running a PR of 22:02

*  Gloria Corona finished 3rd in WAVE 5 ending her season with a bang!

*  Tyra Watson finished her final race of her BHSXC career shoe-less and with a big smile on her face!

Click HERE for the results of the Blue Hen Conference Meet.

Thanks to Izzy and Ginger for taking pictures the last two meets.  Click HERE to view them.

For the next two weeks, only those running States will be practicing.  In non-pandemic years, we would make practices optional for JV, but out of an abundance of caution, we are keeping our numbers smaller as we head in to our final meet.  We are so proud of all our JV runners for all your accomplishments this season.  You made it!  

The following Bulldogs will be running States:  Thomas, Drew, Leo, Bobby, Maisie, Izzy, EJ, Hannah, Morgan, Juliane, and Abbey.

See below for this week's schedule:

Monday 11/23:  Bellevue  10:30-12:00

Tuesday 11/24:  Killens Pond  Bus leaves BHS at 10:15

Wednesday 11/25:  OFF

Thursday 11/26:  Happy Thanksgiving

Friday 11/27:  BHS Track 10:30-12:00

Saturday 11/28-Sunday 11/29:  OFF

 A few pics from our meets last week:

 Tuesday was COLD!!!!! Made me thankful we are not starting our season in February!

Our One and Only Senior, Tyra!! We will miss you next year!

                                              

A great shot of Thomas finishing on Tuesday. 

Teyton embracing his race on Saturday :)

           Izzy looking strong approaching two miles

             

     Gloria looking great in Wave 5

Week of November 16-23

 Hi Everyone!

Sorry for the late posting. Busy weekend.  

Saturday was our first "Big Meet" and our Bulldogs ran great on a wet, muddy course!  Click HERE for full results.

 The Blue Hen Conference meet will be run in a similar fashion but will have half the number of runners.  I am helping with meet management, so I may need some parent volunteers to help as Marshalls on the course.  I will let you know as we get closer.  Just like Saturday, there are no spectators allowed inside the track area.  There are loads of other places to watch the kids.  And since there will be half the number of runners, we won't have the same crowds as Saturday so it will be easy to socially distance from others.

We have less than three weeks to go!  Keep working hard and remember our Covid protocols so we can all stay healthy in the upcoming weeks.  You need to make sure you are getting enough sleep.  Put those phones away at night and shoot for 8 hours of sleep.  Hydrate.  Drink water throughout the day.  Not just at practice.  And finally, make sure you are eating enough to keep you fueled throughout the day.  

See below for this week's schedule.  Note the time change!  

Monday 11/16:  Bellevue 3:00-4:30

Tuesday 11/17:  Meet with Wilmington Christian/Odessa.  At  Bellevue.   Start time is approximately 3:30. There is another race scheduled for the same time.  It will be similar to last week.  Whatever teams arrive first will go first.  Latest start time would be 3:45.  Please arrive at the park by 2:30.  We will meet in pavilion near start.  

Wednesday 11/18:  Bellevue 3:00-4:30

Thursday 11/19:  Bellevue 3:00-4:30

Friday 11/20:  NO PRACTICE  Run an easy 20 minutes on your own and stretch.

Saturday 11/21:  Blue Hen Conference Championships

2020 Blue Hen Conference Cross Country Championships

Bellevue State Park

Wilmington, DE

Saturday, November 21st, 2020

Meet Info:  High School Cross Country Meet -Meet is Open to Blue Hen Conference Schools Only

                             Due toCovid-19 Mandates there will be a No Spectators Allowed Inside the Track Area.

                     Races will be started in Waves of 25 Runners per Wave at 2 minute Intervals 

Meet Schedule:     Boys Varsity 5K - 10:00 AM - Boys JV 5K - Starts 2 Minutes after last Boys Varsity Wave

                                Girls Varsity 5K - 11:30 AM - Girls JV 5k - Starts 2 Minutes after last Girls Varsity Wave

Boys arrive to the park by 8:45.  We will try to set up in our usual spot.  Girls, arrive by 9:45.  This will allow you to enter the park before the races begin.  Once the boys' races start, traffic will be backed up along Carr Road as they block road to let the runners go past.

Sunday 11/22: No practice.  Please run an easy recovery run on your own.  30-40 minutes.

Looking ahead to the following week:

11/23 and 11/24:  We will be practicing at Killens on ONE of these days.  The other day will be at Bellevue.  We have a few people who have conflicts on the 23rd.  Want to survey the team and see which day works best.  

11/25:  OFF

11/26:  OFF Happy Thanksgiving!  

11/27:  Practice at BHS

11/28:  OFF

11/29:  OFF

BHSXC Week of November 9-14

 Hi Everyone.

I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful weather.  Certainly not typical for November.  We have four weeks left of our season.  Keep working hard and remember our Covid protocols so we can all stay healthy in the upcoming weeks.

Our days are getting shorter.  This will the last week for 3:15-4:45 practices.  Next week we will be moving to 3:00-4:30.

Thanks to Margie Peters for taking pics for me at Friday's meet.  Click HERE to see the Google Album.

See below for this week's schedule:

Monday 11/9:  Meet with Newark and Dickinson at Bellevue

We will be meeting in the same spot as Friday.  You have permission to leave your last class by 2PM so you can arrive at the park by 2:30PM.  Boys race will go off at 3:30.....Girls will follow a few minutes later

Tuesday  11/10:  Bellevue  3:15-4:45

Wednesday 11/11: BRANDYWINE TRACK  12:00-1:30 (This is a CHANGE)

Thursday 11/12:  Bellevue  3:15-4:45

Friday 11/13:  No Practice:  Run an easy 30 minutes on your own followed by some stretching

Saturday 11/14:  Delaware Sports Club Invitational at Bellevue

Girls arrive at the park no later than 9 AM.  Please give time for traffic entering the park.

Boys arrive at the park no later than 9:45 AM.  This will allow you to enter the park before traffic is stopped for the races.

I will text the Remind App in the morning to let you know where our team is setting up.  Please bring a towel or Yoga mat to sit on as we may not have access to a pavilion.

For parents:  the meet director says No Spectators.  That said, the park is not closing to the general public.  If you do decide to stay after dropping off, please do NOT congregate near the staging area of the races and don't wear any BHS gear.  The park is big enough that you could see your athletes at several spots during the race and still socially distance from others.

Meet Info:   High School Cross Country Meet - Meet is Open to Delaware High Schools Only

                     Due to Covid-19 Mandates there will be 

                        No Spectators Allowed.

                     - Races will be started in Waves of 25 Runners per Wave at 2 minute Intervals

                      - Non-Scoring Meet (No Team Scores)

Meet Schedule:       Girls 5K 10:00 AM -          

Girls Teams Must Leave the Immediate STAGING Area after their race finishes.

                                   Boys 5K 11:30 AM

Sunday 11/15:  NO PRACTICE..RELAX! And take a day off. 😄

Week of November 2-7, 2020

 Hi Everyone!

Thanks for all your support for the B+ Foundation.  We were so lucky to have Joe McDonough speak to us about the foundation he started after losing his son Andrew to Leukemia.  It's a fantastic organization and I'm glad we were able to join in the fight against childhood cancer by joining Team Teyton.  

I took a lot of pics during the run.  Click HERE if you didn't receive the link on Remind.

A huge thanks to Annie Duch (Hannah's Mom) for leading the team through a fabulous Core Routine!  

With the clocks changing this weekend, our practice time will change as well.  For this week, we will be practicing from 3:15-4:45.  The park closes at Sunset which is close to 5pm this week.  We will have to make adjustments each week as we lose daylight.  Thanks for your understanding.

Our practice/meet schedule for this week is below:

Monday 11/2:  Bellevue 3:15-4:45

Tuesday 11/3:  We will NOT be meeting for practice.  Distance on your Own.  See guidelines below:

Group 1:  50-60 minutes

Group 2:   40-50 minutes

Group 3: 30-40 minutes

Wednesday 11/4:  Brandywine High School.  3:15-4:45  

 We are practicing on the track. I spoke to the AD and we will have minimal exposure to other teams.  

Thursday 11/5:  Bellevue 3:15-4:45

Friday 11/6:  Meet with Howard, McKean, and Padua  at Bellevue

 Race time 3:30 boys    3:40 girls.    Please arrive at the park by 2:30.  

Saturday 11/7:  No practice  Recovery run on your own.  Easy 30 minutes

Sunday 11/8: NO PRACTICE...Long Run on your own

Group 1:     55-70 minutes

Group 2:     50-60 minutes

Group 3:     35-45 minutes