Parents and Runners

Hope you had a great week despite all of the rain.  We are sending this newsletter out a bit early to prep you for next week.

1. Next Wednesday we have our final pop up track meet of the summer.  We will run the 1 mile and 400.  You must sign your child up and your current WOL Trailblazers Youth membership will $0.00 out the cost.  Register Here

2. The Copperhead Relay is August 24th and all WOL Trailblazer kids can have an opportunity to race.  It is a 5K where they have the option to drink chocolate milk before they run for a 2:00 deduction.  Note this is also an adult race with beer drinking for adults, so all minors must be accompanied by an adult.  If you would like to join the WOL Trailblazer Team, please fill out this FORM so coach Pierce can place you on a team.

 

NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE 

Tuesday - August 13th - Normal Practice at UNCW
Where: UNCW TRACK
When: 5:45pm -7:00
Who: All Members

Wednesday - August 14th - Track Meet at UNCW
Where: UNCW
When: 5:45pm
Who: All members - need to register here

Thursday - August 15th - Normal Practice at UNCW
Where: UNCW TRACK
When: 5:45pm
Who: All Members

A NOTE ABOUT FALL XC AND SPRINTS

Transitioning to Fall XC Season and Updated Practice Schedule

Our last regular practice of the summer will be on Thursday, August 29th. After that, we'll transition into our Fall Cross Country (XC) season and we will still have our sprints program going. During this time, we will be coaching teams from St. Mark and Williston, along with any children who want to join the WOL Trailblazer team through our distance or sprint programs.

You can keep your membership active throughout the fall, as our coaches will continue to support both distance and sprint athletes. If your child isn’t part of a team, no worries—we’ll include them in the unattached division for any XC races we participate in.

At the conclusion of the XC season on October 17th, we'll resume our normal practice schedule through the end of the year.  This package will be called FALL EXTENTION which we do every year.

Here’s what practices will look like this fall:

Congrats to our distance crew member, Valentina Butler, who we celebrate as our July Distance Trailblazer of the Month! Read more about her in the graphic! 

This coming Thursday, for the last 20 minutes of practice we will host our annual relay milk mile, a great prep for Copperhead Relay or just for fun and bragging rights! We will have an alternative drink for anyone allergic to chocolate milk.