TNHSXC - 8/27/14

Good afternoon TNHSXC family.  Lots to cover - so please read carefully!

UNIFORMS AND SPIRIT WEAR - we are, for the first time, asking that students be responsible for purchasing their own uniforms.  These will belong to the kids, and as long as they have one, they never have to purchase another.  It will also serve as the uniform for Track & Field season.  We have scrambled to outfit our growing teams as too few uniforms get returned.  This way, if they want to compete, they have to buy their kit and keep up with it.  And, they are theirs to keep.  They lose them, they buy another.  

Attached is a PDF from The Apparel and Awards Factory.  On it you will find hoodies, 1/4 zips, t-shirts and long sleeve tech T's.  The gear is sweet, reasonably priced and our friends and families look great sporting it. The only thing that the kids have to purchase is the "training tank" and "short".  The total for those two is $23.  I can't imagine another sport where you can be outfitted for $23.   I have sent runners home with these papers beginning last Friday and have only received four back.  They've had the opportunity to try on samples to make sure they fit - if they don't know their size, the samples are in my office.  You can also send your orders straight to Bev at the Apparel and Awards Factory.   Orders must be turned in by Friday.  

ST. XAVIER TIGER RUN - Saturday 8/30 @ River Road Country Club (aka Champions Park), Louisville KY.  The St. X meet is a very competitive varsity field and we will only run seven boys and four or five girls.  I'm excited for our growth both in numbers and in competitiveness, but I'm also very realistic and honest with kids about how competitive we are.   There are a number of our runners unavailable due to the holiday weekend, and everyone who is available to run will have a chance to race at the NDurance 5k at NCHS on Monday.  Our roster for Tiger Run is as follows (?'s means I'm not sure of availability)

Jarrett

Tyler

Timmy

Jake 

Isaac

Justin 

Brandon

Sadie

Allison

Sierra

Samantha

Nada

Edena?

Hope?

Boys race at 9:30 and girls at 10:15.  We will caravan from TNHS at 7:30.  

NDurance 5k/10k - 9/1/14 - This is a great road race that is open to the public and I encourage every single TNHS runner to participate.  I will be running the 10k along with the boys that are racing at Tiger Run.  Girls have the option of the 5k or the 10k.  It's a lot of fun, it costs $20 the day of the race ($15 pre-registered) and the form is pasted below.  I still hold NCHS XC very near and dear to my heart and we need to show up in force to support them.  We also need to show up in force to hammer them at their own race!

Here's to a fantastic (and sweaty) Labor Day weekend.  

Matt

TNHSXC - 8/20/14

Good evening TNHSXC family.  The season feels real now that we've had our first HS scrimmage and hosted our first Popsicle Race.  I just wanted to send along HUGE KUDOS for our team.  

Last night, they braved the oppressive heat, crazy-hard course, and threw down some really strong efforts.  There a too many fantastic efforts to list but Jarrett and Tyler put on a clinic, new runners (like Allison, Sierra, Edena, Megan and all freshman boys) emerged and flexed their muscles, returners showed some serious grit like Hope and Darien braving that second lap.  Nada, Champayne, Samantha and Maggie all ran strong laps. Boys picked up right where they left off (the Brandon and Justin battles), Timmy and Justin killing it.  We are looking fantastic.  I would've posted those times tonight,  but I left them at school.  

I did however post the Popsicle Race times to popsicleraces.blogspot.com.  Our HS kids did a fantastic job hosting 60+ young runners.  People took notice of the leadership demonstrated by our kids and paid them all some very fine compliments about how the HS runners handled putting on tonight's event.  All the while, the future of our program was killing it.  Just a couple highlights were Sydney Newton blowing away the 1k field.  Clay Dones crushing the 3k, followed by Sierra Meza in 2nd (two races in two nights!), Ethan Vance, Lane Hoyes, Awstin Pentecost, and Edena Gass (also two races in as many days) all rocking the top ten in the 3k.  New little brothers and sisters too - Cruz Meza, Jackson Middleton and Kaylee Vance.  Hayley Pentecost too, running so strong.  I always miss someone in these rants - just know how proud I am of all of our kids. 

The future of this program looks really bright.  Let's keep it going by continuing to recruit - we have new kids joining daily.  

To our COURAGE and GROWTH MINDSET!

Matt

8-18 Update

​Good Monday TNHSXC family.  We're off to a fantastic start this school year and are excited for the season to begin in earnest.  This week is a busy one, so please read carefully and keep this email with the attachments and links in it so that you can access those resources.  

Attached are the meet schedules.  I have updated the HS schedule with start times.  We will establish arrival times as a team prior to the race dates, but this should give you a better idea of what the next month looks like.  

Tomorrow 8/19 - NCHS Hokum Karem - all HS runners need to attend.  Race begins at 5:00.  Athletes should be at NCHS warming up no later than 4:15.  It is a two-person relay format, each runner does a 2.5k course two separate times,​ and our pairings are as follows:

Jarrett / Tyler

Timmy /  Austin

Jake / Andrew

Isaac / Justin

Sadie / Allison

Samantha / Sierra

Maggie / Megan

Champayne / Nada

Hope / Edena 

Probably missing a couple of folks, and some will change, but this is a start.  I need to know if you or your runner is not attending!  This is a low-key, no scores, minimalist event.  Kids can wear whatever they want, TNHSXC gear if you got it, but otherwise it doesn't matter.  4:15 - NCHS Band field behind the soccer stadium, which is behind the school.  You'll have to walk back past the greenhouses.  

Wednesday, 8-20 - Popsicle Races #1 at TNHS - I started this series 5 years ago when I was at NCHS.  We will have kids from all of the local districts and they are ton of fun.  Sign-ups start at 5:30, 1k at 6:00, 2k at 6:20 and 3k at 6:40.  Our HS runners need to stay after practice and help put these events on.  Anyone grades k-8 are welcome to run.  Representing TNHS MS will be - Awtin P., Zander J., Ethan V., Lane H. (maybe Sierra and Edena) and any other little brothers and sisters that you can think of.  I'm surely expecting Andrew's little sister, Darien's little sister, Caroline Janes, maybe even the debut of Jackson Middleton or the return of Clay Dones?!  These races are a blast, they bring running to the community and we will see 100+ kids racing their hearts out.  Go topopsicleraces.blogspot.com​

Lastly, your runners will be getting paper order forms for TNHSXC spiritwear.  On the bottom of that for is a space for us to order uniforms.  The reality is that uniforms are very hard to replace and many kids don't want to bring theirs back.  These will be our uniform for all ages and the same for XC and Track.  Once you have one, assuming you don't lose it, you won't have to buy another.  Look for those forms later in the week.  

Hope to see you all out in support Tuesday and Wednesday!

Also go to tnhsxc.blogspot.com - many resources to be found there.  

Matt