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| Marley Sheldon, age 2 |
To better prepare our runners for the races at the end of September and October, we will start training right away as soon as school starts. We will meet Mondays, Wednesdays and some Fridays after school from 3:15 to 4:15, starting Sep 2!
HELP! We NEED to have as many parents help with practice as possible! Running is optional! We are up to 65 runners on the roster! If you can help, please join us in the gym after school, or on the field between Brener and the Middle School. You can help by running with a small group of kids (of various abilities and speeds), taking attendance, making sure kids are staying safe and not climbing trees or getting lost in the woods, encouraging them to keep trying, helping call for rides, etc.
There will not be practice on the Fridays that there is no school. But, kids should try to exercise on their own if possible.
The fall races are approximately 1.75 miles, usually at 4 pm. The Shawano Invite is on Monday Sep 28, and Menominee Great Bear run Tuesday Oct 6th. There is no cost to run in these races. Coach Joe has secured a grant from Thrivent to cover the cost of a school bus to the Menominee Great Bear run at Pine Hills Golf Course in Gresham. The bus will leave at approximately 2:15 pm, and kids will need to return a permission form indicating their intent to ride the bus, emergency contact numbers, and that they will be picked up from school at approximately 6:30 pm when bus returns from the race. If parents wish to meet at the race and pick up the runner at the race, they must check with coaches before leaving. There may be spaces on the bus for parents as helpers, depending on space availability.
SHIRTS? It really helps if runners wear same or similar color shirts at races for identification purposes. We can either stick with the bright yellow running club shirt from spring, or try to place orders along with the Middle School Cross Country team SOON? Their shirt is red, without the year printed on it so it can be used for years to come, sweat wicking material, short sleeve, for $10, which is a very good price. There are a FEW leftover running club shirts that either you can purchase for $10 (at cost, cotton), or have your runner earn by doing an outside race such as the County Fair 5k run/walk on Thursday 9/3. Lastly, you can always have your runner wear any red or bright yellow shirt for races.
SHIRTS? It really helps if runners wear same or similar color shirts at races for identification purposes. We can either stick with the bright yellow running club shirt from spring, or try to place orders along with the Middle School Cross Country team SOON? Their shirt is red, without the year printed on it so it can be used for years to come, sweat wicking material, short sleeve, for $10, which is a very good price. There are a FEW leftover running club shirts that either you can purchase for $10 (at cost, cotton), or have your runner earn by doing an outside race such as the County Fair 5k run/walk on Thursday 9/3. Lastly, you can always have your runner wear any red or bright yellow shirt for races.
Though many kids may not be quite ready to run a race yet, DO consider supporting Rural Health Initiative's Choose to Move 5k run/walk at the Shawano Fair Thursday 9/3 at 6:30 pm. Registration is just $10 for ages 17 and under. Can find entry form on website at Shawano County Fair, or try link http://media.wix.com/ugd/ed5321_1f22ba5c38374a92871c6cd64f38fe20.pdf
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| Shawano Middle School cross country team warming up with younger kids |
