2024 Trials of Miles XC Opening Night: Info

Friday, August 30, 2024

Please arrive at DeMatha no later than 12:30pm. The bus will depart from DeMatha promptly at 12:45pm. It is, approximately, a 75-minute drive to Morven Park in Leesburg, Va.

Note the following meet details:

Location
Morven Park Grounds
17339 Southern Planter Lane
Leesburg, VA 20176

Meet Schedule
2:30p - Course Opens for preview
3:30p - Middle School Girls & Boys combined 2-Mile
3:45p - Freshman Boys 2-Mile (9th grade only)
4:00p - Freshman Girls 2-Mile
4:15p - JV Boys 5k (Unlimited entries)
4:45p - JV Girls 5k
5:15p - Open Race 5k (Friends/family/coaches may enter at this link - $20 per entrant)*
5:45p - College Men's 6k
6:15p - College Women's 5k
6:35p - Varsity Boys 5k (Max 10 entries)
7:05p - Varsity Girls 5k

*Athletes not listed below are welcome to register themselves and run in the open race. They will not race in the team uniform, but if they break 30 minutes they will meet our performance standard for the 2024 season.

Registered athletes*
Our Varsity team at Trials of Miles will consist of Nick Berry, Max Ellison, Jesse Holland, William Jackson, Phillip Marshall II, Arvin Mirchandani, Brandon Smoot, Roman Zentek

Our entries in the Freshman Boys 2-mile will be Timi Adefiyiju, Luke Moisiuk, Jake Schneider, Andrew Stinson, Alex Soto

Our JV entries at Trials of Miles consist of all other athletes on the roster who have been cleared by our trainers by noon on August 26. Remember to sign the parent form and pay the team fee by August 29.

*Meet registration closes at midnight on August 27. Some athletes listed above are not currently cleared. Any athlete(s) who remain uncleared by noon on August 26 will be removed from our entry list.

Awards
It is not clear whether there will be a ceremony at the end of the meet, but the following awards will be distrubuted:

• Customized New Balance Fanny Pack or Bucket Hat to the Top 25 finishers in each race.

• New Balance Backpack to members of the winning team in each varsity section.

Estimated return to DeMatha

9:30pm (give or take depending on traffic and whether there is a post-meet awards ceremony)

Athletes:

• • Wear your racing uniforms (they will be distrubted Thursday to all athletes listed above)

    • 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. You will wear these for the course walk and your warmup/cool down. You will also wear these during your race if you do not have racing spikes.

  • 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

• • The distance for this course is 5 kilometers. Freshmen and middle school runners will compete on a 2-mile version of the course.

  • There is a link on the meet's Milesplit page to follow live results during the meet.

  • 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.

  • There will be a festival-like atmosphere with food trucks and music. With our late return to DeMatha, athletes are encouraged to bring a little money to go to the food trucks and buy something more substantial than the snacks we bring.

  • Parents and relatives are encouraged to attend. There is a $5 parking fee, payable via cash or Venmo. 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.

  • Parents who take photos can upload those to our shared Google Drive folder here.

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

• As of Saturday, August 24, the forecast for August 30 is partly cloudy with a high of 93 and a 31% chance of storms. Be prepared for warm conditions at race time and make hydration a point of emphasis through the week. We will also be in communication with the race director regarding inclement weather.

If you have any questions, contact Coach Puffett directly.