Meet Information – Mill Run Meet (Overnight Trip)

September 26-27, 2008

 

Cost: To pay for hotel rooms and van rentals, I will need to collect $20 from each athlete by WEDNESDAY, September 24. Make checks payable to “Brookwood Cross Country” or we can take cash.

 

Itinerary:

Friday

            2:30      Leave Brookwood (Field House – wearing running clothes)

            4:30      Arrive at Boundary Waters Recreational Park (course) – run course, strides

            6:00      Dinner

Saturday

            9:45      Leave Hotel

            10:15    Boys JV (warm up at 9:15)

           11:30    Leave Douglasville (with a short lunch stop)

            1:30      Arrive at Brookwood

 

Awards: Medals to Top 10 Finishers

 

Reminders about races:

-          shoes: double-knotted, no jewelry, shirts tucked in

-          begin warm-up one hour prior to your race with teammates (1-2 miles easy jogging)

-          get to the starting line 10 minutes prior to your race for strides (no boxes assigned)

-          meet with Coach Thompson after your race as a group back at our team camp

-          cool-down together (1 mile easy jogging) and stay for awards and results to be posted

 

Parents: Athletes may ride home from the meet with parents, but please notify Coach Thompson at the meet before leaving with your son.

 

Directions to  to Boundary Waters Recreational Park (per Google Maps)

55.1 mi – about 1 hour 11 mins – From: Brookwood High School

1255 Dogwood Rd., Snellville, GA 30078 

 

1. Head northwest on Dogwood Rd toward Webb Gin House Rd  0.2 mi

2. Turn right at Webb Gin House Rd  0.4 mi

3. Turn left to merge onto Ronald Reagan Pkwy W  5.3 mi

4. Exit onto Pleasant Hill Rd NW  3.0 mi

5. Turn left to merge onto I-85 S  26.2 mi

6. Take exit 243 for State Hwy 166 W toward E Point/Langford Pkwy  0.8 mi

7. Merge onto GA-166 W  13.1 mi

8. Turn left at Fulton Industrial Blvd SW/GA-154/GA-70 -- Continue to follow GA-154/GA-70  4.4 mi

9. Turn right at Campbellton Fairburn Rd/GA-92 -- Continue to follow GA-92  1.6 mi

Boundary Waters Recreational Park

 

Hotel: Ramada Limited, 8315 Cherokee Blvd. Douglasville, GA, 30134 -- 770-949-3090

 

Reminders:

            HYDRATE properly – drink a variety of water and sports drinks starting Thursday.

            EAT CARBS on Thursday night…at the spaghetti dinner!

            Wear RUNNING CLOTHES on the Bus. There will not be changing facilities at the course.

Remember to pack your UNIFORM and RACING SHOES with SPIKES.

 

Contact Coach Thompson with questions…770.554.6233 or david_thompson@gwinnett.k12.ga.us