News of the Week: Oct. 10- 15

Practice Week of Oct. 10th- 15th
Daily Practice time is 2:30-5:25 Mon-Thurs and 2:30 -4:50 on *Fridays (unless otherwise noted)- Meet in your coach's classroom (Boys - Coach Simmons) (Girls - Coach Zoll)
* The activity bus only runs at 5:00pm on friday

Mon. 10th - PHS campus
Tues. 11th - No Practice-Testing Day - make sure to run on your own
Wed. 12th - Car pool to Creve Coeur or PHS campus as alternate.
Thurs 13th - Bus to McNair Park (tour the district course)
Friday 14th - Varsity only practice at PHS, finished by 4:00.
Saturday 15th- Suburban North Conference Meet (Details Below)

Suburban North Conference Meet - Oct. 15th
Meet at the stadium at 7:20am, Bus leaves at 7:30
Location: Koch Park
Race Schedule
9:15 Varsity Boys (15 medals)
10:00 Varsity Girls (15 medals)
10:35 JV Boys and Girls (common start, boys and girls will be sorted at finish line)

Directions to Koch Park:
- take 27o east/north
- exit at McDonnell and turn left off exit ramp
- McDonnell becomes Howdershell - stay straight
Koch Park is located at the corner of Charbonier and Howdershell - Turn left onto Charbonier and then another left into the park.

Important dates for the remainder of the 2011 XC season

Wednesday, Oct. 19 - Finn Dawg Inv.(Girls only) - Kirkwood park Only JV/Freshman Girls (no Varsity members) will race and this will be the final race of the season for those groups This meet also marks the last day of required practice for all girls team members other than Varsity runners. However, all team members are expected to attend the District Cross Country meet.

Saturday, Oct. 22- District meet - McNair Park- (only Varsity race)

Wednesday, Oct. 26 Boys - Findley Memorial Invitational (Boys only)- Forest Park Only JV/Freshman Boys (no Varsity members) will race and this will be the final race of the season for those groups

Saturday, Oct. 30 - Sectional meet - McNair Park (only for qualifying teams or individuals)

Saturday, November 6th - Missouri State Championships Meet - Oak Hills Golf Course, Jefferson City (only for qualifying teams or individuals)

Monday, November 21nd - PHS Cross Country Awards Night 6-8pm

Other Announcements:

- Bring sweats and extra clothes to practice everyday.- The weather has been nice lately, but it could change quickly, so be prepared for cool temps or rain everyday.

Quote of the Week: Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts. ~Steve Prefontaine (If you don't know who he is, look him up...an essential history lesson for all racers)