Hale XC- week 2

It was a very fun week one, featuring the first full week of mileage + workouts, Minooka Park Day on Friday (skits are always a fun time), and Family Night on Saturday evening, getting our first taste of racing for the 2025 season.  Shout out to the families on Family Night for besting the athletes in dodgeball in a 5 game series, 3-2!  

It's fun to watch the boys coming together and I'm excited for our first week of official competition this week.

Notes for this upcoming week
General weekly schedule:
Monday- 7:45am practice by weight room 
Tuesday- 7:45am practice by weight room 
Wednesday- 7:45am practice by weight room- We will get uniforms on Wednesday at the start of practice and there is a pasta dinner at 5:30pm at Muelrath's place- see info below
Thursday: Our first meet! Palmyra Eagle Invite- be at school at 1:45pm, bus leaves at 2:00pm- info below
Friday- Practice at 7:45am by weight room
*if people are leaving town Thursday evening, just let us know and make sure the athlete gets a run in on their own.  
Saturday- athletes will be expected to get a run in on their own, but we will not host a required practice.  Some guys who are in town may meet up, but not a required meet-up.  
Sunday- off
Monday (Labor Day-9/1)- Practice at 6:00pm- meet down by the weight room.
-We want you as families to get out and do whatever family stuff you need to over Labor Day weekend!  We simply ask to be back in town by 6:00pm on Monday.  This practice will be fairly short (done by 7:30pm), but we ask that you plan your weekend to get back in time for this practice.  



Important notes
Run-a-thon: First off, this week is our run-a-thon, where we will be tracking our boys mileage for the week (different from last year's one night event).  Boy's should collect the money for the run-a-thon sometime next week (after we tally up their miles) and will turn that in on either Thursday September 4th or Friday September 5th.  

Info can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NgPHc1bOCGCsPCovUYhUOYJ6cDwwZwmCic1wlK5D9n0/edit?tab=t.0



Wednesday is our first pasta dinner! 5:30pm at the Muelrath's
Address: ask Ethan or see parent email
The day before competitions, the athletes meet at a family's house and enjoy a pasta dinner together. Parents often sign up to host; we already have 6 of the 8 dates covered!  Thanks for the Muelrath's for hosting the first one here!

Not every guy attends, but guys mostly do.  It's a great opportunity to bond together as a team and make sure we get some quality nutrition the night before the meet.  We have 18 guys on the team, so you can see on the bottom of the sign-up form about how much food is needed.

Sign-up form can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DD6TNn78pd0-ntRL8LK8eh8PblTEAo-byIn6HOW9ZL0/edit?gid=667697982#gid=667697982



Thursday: Our first meet! Palmyra Eagle Invite- be at school at 1:45pm, bus leaves at 2:00pm
Location: Palmyra-Eagle Middle School/High School 123 Burr Oak St.
Palmyra, WI 53156-
 The course will begin behind the school on the lower practice field.  

It's a smaller meet so the varsity and jv runners will all run together.  5k, which is 3.125 miles.  

-Medals will be given to the top 25 runners and plaques for the top 2 teams in each of the Varsity races.   ALL AWARDS will be delivered to the coaches or mailed out following the conclusion of the meet. 
-Results will be posted online at www.tracksidetiming.com, following completion of the meet



Let me know if you have any questions/concerns.  Looking forward to a great week!