Saturday 8/10
WakeMed Soccer Park
101 Soccer Park Dr
Cary, NC, 27606
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Look for a Signup Genius here shortly… will have some items we need help with.
Parking Admission = Free
Traffic arriving will be heavy; plan enough time for a slow entry and delays.
We are expecting 150-200+ athletes in each race Saturday.
New to XC, what to expect? 20 Area schools will compete in a “scrimmage”. Each race is allowed teams of 12 athletes, and there is no team scoring for this meet. Once you arrive, athletes will make their way to our “team camp”, where we will have a couple tents set up. Plan enough time for the athlete to be at the tent at least 1 hour before their race. About 50 minutes before race start, athletes will begin warmup with their race group. About 15 minutes before race start, athletes will be back at the tent to do any last-minute race prep (putting on race spikes, getting water, etc). About 10 minutes before race start, athletes will report to their team “start box” on the start line. About 2 minutes before race start, teams will settle in their “start box” and await the starter pistol. The start pistol starts the race, and 200 kids will charge down the WakeMed “front hill” for ~500m and off into the woods. Racers will reappear from the woods at ~1.7km, making their way up the “front hill” along the split-rail fence. At ~2.1km they crest the hill and do an “out-and-back” along the outside end of the parking lot. The rest is all flat-to-down to finish the 3K. Coaches and spectators are allowed along the course, and all are free to move throughout the race. Afterwards, our athletes will cool down together, some may get extra mileage in, and all should stretch. This will happen for 4 different races Saturday. Individual Race Awards will be presented ~10:00am, and remaining team members will sit as a group and cheer for teammates who make the “podium”. We will pack up camp quickly, and go enjoy the rest of the day.
