2022 Woodward Relays: Info

Saturday, September 3, 2022

Please arrive at DeMatha no later than 6:45am. The bus will depart from DeMatha promptly at 7:00am. It is, approximately, a 45-minute drive to Georgetown Prep in North Bethesda, MD.

Note the following meet details:

Location:

Georgetown Preparatory School

10900 Rockville Pike

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Meet Schedule:

9:00a - Boys 6-mile Relay Race (limit 12 athletes; 6 relay teams)

9:45a - Girls 6-mile Relay Race

10:30a - Open Race (Boys & Girls)

Entries

Twelve of our athletes will run in the relay race. Everybody else will run in the open race. There will not be official results for the open race but we will get final times and do our best to get mile splits for everybody.

The following athletes will run the relay; I will announce pairs later in the week: Graham Fenn, Tarik Harris, William Jackson, Jayden Keels, Michael Metz, Jalen Neptune, Ian Parsons, Sayid Shakur, Christopher Toomer, Hayden Walsh, James Westbrooks, Roman Zentek

Note: If your name appears in the above list, and you will not be able to attend next Saturday's meet, I need to know ASAP so I can bump somebody else up. Entries are due Monday at 6pm so if you wait until after then to tell me, not only can I not bump somebody else up, but you will cause another person on that list to not be able to run in the relay.

Awards Ceremony:

There is no awards ceremony, so after the conclusion of the Open Race we will cool down, clean up our area, and depart.

Estimated return to DeMatha:

12:30pm (give or take depending on traffic)

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.

  • Everyone must pitch in during set-up and/or take-down in regards to the tent, tarp, etc.

Additional Important Details:

• • Parents/guardians can sign up to bring water, gatorade, and/or snacks for the athletes to have before and after their races by using this Signup Genius link for this week.

  • For the relay: Twelve (12) athletes will be divided into two-man teams. The two athletes on each relay will alternately run a 1-mile loop until each has run the loop three times.

  • For the open race: Remaining athletes will run a 5k course following the 1-mile loop three times plus a small addition to make up the difference.

  • Parents and relatives are encouraged to attend. However, please note that I expect athletes to stay with the team until the conclusion of the meet to support their teammates. In the event that you absolutely must leave the meet early, you must check in with me first because I need to remain aware of each athlete's location until either I dismiss them to leave with their guardian or until we arrive back at DeMatha. Please do not leave the meet location with your son unless I have dismissed him.

    • IMPORTANT: If you intend to bring your son home from the meet (whether he rode to the meet with you or not), you MUST sign the Return Trip with Parents form and return it to coach before you leave the meet.

    • IMPORTANT: If your son will drive to/from the meet, or if your son will leave the meet with another athlete or parent, you MUST sign the Transportation Verification Carpool form and return it to coach before we depart for the meet.

  • Athletes will be told to call/text their ride when we leave Georgetown Prep. I will also send an alert via Remind with an estimated time of arrival at DeMatha.

• As of Thursday, September 1, the forecast for September 3 is partly cloudy with a high of 88, so it looks like great weather for race day but keep an eye on the weather through the week.

If you have any questions, contact Coach Puffett directly.