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