2023 MileStat.com XC Invitational: Info

Saturday, October 14, 2023

There will be no team transportation for this meet.

Note the following meet details:

Location
Pole Green Park
8996 Pole Green Park Ln
Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Meet Schedule
7:15a - Course Opens
7:30a - Packet Pickup Opens
7:45a - Open Race [unattached HS runners, coaches, parents,  alumni in sub 30-minute 5k shape]
8:00a - Coaches meeting [morning session]
8:30a - Elite Boys
8:55a - Elite Girls
9:25a - Emerging Elite Boys
9:50a - Emerging Elite Girls
10:20a - JV Boys [morning section]
10:50a - JV Girls [morning section]
[11:30-12:30 break for morning HS teams to leave & afternoon HS teams to arrive]
11:30a - Middle School Girls 4k
11:50a - Middle School Boys 4k
12:45p - Coaches meeting [afternoon session]
1:15p - Large Schools Varsity Boys
1:40p - Large Schools Varsity Girls
2:10p - Small Schools Varsity Boys
2:35p - Small Schools Varsity Girls
3:05p - JV Boys [afternoon section]
3:35p - JV Girls [afternoon section]

Registered athletes

Chase Lopez and Sayid Shakur are entered for this meet. I have requested entry for both into the Elite Boys race but the meet director makes the final determination regarding who will run in what race.

The elite boys race is generally for those who have run under 17 minutes, so there's a very good chance both will be granted entry, but I will receive confirmation sometime during the week. If one or both is not granted entry into the Elite race, they will most likely be in the Emerging Elite race, which is also in the morning session.

Athletes:

• • Wear your racing uniforms

    • SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPRESSION GEAR WORN UNDER THE UNIFORM: Compression shorts, if worn, MUST be the same BLUE as our school color (ROYAL BLUE) and stop above the knee. Compression shirts may be short or long sleeve (though I recommend no compression shirts unless the weather is exceptionally cold) but MUST be WHITE . If a logo is visible on either piece of apparel, it must be Under Armour.

  • Wear your team gear (if you did not order any or yours has not arrived, you MUST wear Under Armour clothing to warm up in; do not show up in just your uniform).

  • Wear your training shoes. No flip-flops or crocs until after you've cooled down.

  • Pack your racing spikes, if you have them. These should not be your primary shoes for the course walk and warmup/cool down; these are only to be worn during the race.

Additional Important Details

• • The distance for this course is 5 kilometers (officially 5,005m).

  • Anybody who takes photos during the meet is encouraged to share them to this shared Google drive folder for the MileStat.com XC Invitational

• As of Saturday, October 7, the forecast for October 14 is cloudy with a high of 72 and a chance of showers.

If you have any questions, contact Coach Puffett directly.