NEGA Results

Here's the website for Saturday's results... 

http://www.ptgrouponline.com/Results/2009/NEGA.htm

or... 

http://ga.milesplit.us/meets/54440 

We had lots of PRs and some great times for the first race of the year. We'll talk about the race tomorrow after the Courthouse run and do Sock Awards on Wednesday when the band folks can come. 

See you tomorrow,

Coach Norton

Northeast Georgia Championships

Hey Everyone,

Great job at Athens Academy yesterday! I'd say the guys turned some heads with their performance and more importantly, we all showed some heart in finishing the race in 90 degree weather.

For official results, go to http://ga.milesplit.us/meets/54361


Saturday's race is a big one for two reasons. We get our first 5K times of the season and it's a BIG showing of teams. Last I checked there were over 1200 runners attending. It is very important that you don't wander off.

We will meet at the school at 7am and head over to Athens Christian. The first race will be Varsity Girls at 8:30am. Varsity Boys are at 9:00am. JV Boys will start at 9:30am and JV Girls start at 9:35am.

I expect we'll be hopping on the bus to come back to Oglethorpe between 10:30 and 11am and will either stop to get something to eat on the way or possibly order pizza. Either way, please make sure your runner has some money for lunch.


Here are the directions to Athens Christian...There is no admission charge, but there is a $5 parking charge per car so try to carpool if possible. (There are several ways to get there)

• Take Hwy 78 towards Athens
• Turn Left to get on the ramp for US-29
• Go North on 29 for about 5 miles and the school will be on your right

See you there!

Competition Awaits!

Hey everyone!

I'm very excited about the upcoming week. After a long Courthouse run on Monday, we'll take it easy on Tuesday and prepare for our first meet of the year. I can't wait to see how everyone does.

Here are a few announcements...

Runners and Parents Meeting - Tuesday August 25th after practice (5pm) in my trailer. We will be discussing a few things including a fundraiser idea I am very excited about.

Uniforms - Everyone will have a uniform by Tuesday afternoon. Seniors and returning runners get first pick. Keep in mind, the fastest runners get to wear the Varsity uniform to meets regardless of age. This should push you to work harder at practice.

T-shirts - I got an email saying they were shipped on Friday so they'll be here soon. Please get me your t-shirt money ASAP so that we can all wear our shirts together.

Meet #1 - We'll be leaving after school on Wednesday to head to Athens Academy for our first meet. This meet is unique in that it is only a 3K (1.8 miles). The official start time is at 5pm.

Meet #2 - We'll be leaving school very early Saturday morning to head to Athens Christian for our first big 5K meet of the year, the Northeast Georgia Championships. More details to come!

Also, I've been updating our website section on the high school website. There's a link to this site there. Please check in often to read up on what's going on.

Have a great weekend!

Off and Running

Thanks to everyone who has come out for the team this week. I know this will be a great season! Couple of reminders...

• Saturday August 8th (tomorrow) at 9am, we are having another time trial. The 5 that came last week to do a time trial are excused as well as anyone who can absolutely not be there. We will make it up during the week.

• Monday August 10th is Fall Sport Picture Day. I will be giving out uniforms right after school so that you can wear them in your picture. PLEASE be there!!!

• Physicals - I need them by Tuesday at the latest. After that, I can't let you practice with the team until you have one on file.

• Water bottles - please bring a water bottle to practice every day so that we don't have to waste so many cups.

I'll see most of you tomorrow!

Coach