2020 DeMatha XC Time Trial #3: Info

Saturday, October 24, 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 10:15am.

Note the following details:

Location

Paint Branch Trail

4289 Metzerott Road

College Park, MD 20740

Schedule

9:30a - Warm up

10:15a - Time Trial (Groups of up to 9, staggered start w/ 3 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 respond to this Google Form (https://forms.gle/LrAsbHvRARZbjv8a6) by 6:00pm Friday, October 23, to let me know if you plan to participate. Remember that you must already be cleared by our training staff by that time, so get your paperwork in! Only DeMatha students may respond to the form.

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 Thursday, October 22, the forecast for Oct. 24 is partly cloudy with a high of 72, so expect comfortable conditions, if a bit chilly during the warmup.

If you have any questions, contact coach directly.