2020 DeMatha XC Time Trial #2: Info

Saturday, October 3, 2020

Please have your sons at the Paint Branch Trail parking lot no later than 9:30am so that we can go through our warmup drills before beginning our time trials at 10am.

Note the following details:

Location

Paint Branch Trail

4289 Metzerott Road

College Park, MD 20740

Schedule

9:30a - Warm up

10:00a - Time Trial (Groups of up to 9, staggered start w/ 2 minutes between groups)

Estimated Departure

11:15am

Athletes:

• • Wear long pants and long sleeves for the warmup (if you have team gear, feel free to wear that) and make sure you have a bag to put them in before your run so that your stuff isn't just laying around.

  • Wear a mask. You will be permitted to run the time trial without a mask, but you must have a mask on during warmup drills and immediately after returning from the course.

  • Wear your training shoes. No spikes for this run as much of it is on asphalt.

  • Social Distance. As difficult a habit as it is to break, we cannot high five or perform other rituals. Running is considered a safe activity in that there is a negligible risk of spreading a virus while running, but once we are back from the run we must adhere to health and safety guidelines.

Parents:

• If any parents are willing and able to volunteer to assist with running this time trial, it would be a huge help. If I have enough help, I will be able to get 1-mile and 2-mile splits for the athletes like I did two weeks ago at our last time trial.

Registration

There is no formal registration for the time trial, but I do need to know who plans to be there so that I can plan for who will be in each starting group. Coach King has verified regulations and approved having more than nine athletes on the course at a time, but we may only have nine on the starting line at a time, so we will operate with a two-minute staggered start. Please email me by 6:00pm Friday, October 2, to let me know if you/your son plans to participate. Remember that you must already be cleared by our training staff by that time, so get your paperwork in!

Additional Important Details

• • The distance for this course is 5 kilometers (we were a bit long last time but I will have it corrected for this weekend)

• As of Wednesday, September 30, the forecast for Oct. 3 is sunny with a high of 64, so expect it to be chilly during the warmup routine.

If you have any questions, contact coach directly.