Apollo Nordic Relay Invite - Dec. 15

Date: Thursday, December 15th , 2016

Location: Riverside Park - Killian Blvd SE, St. Cloud, MN

Teams (Invited): Apollo, Tech, Cathedral/Sartell, St. John’s Prep, Little Falls, Mora, Willmar,

Brainerd, Alexandria

Schedule/Races:

2:30 – Rookie race, boys and girls combined, mass start, 1 lap (<1K)

2:40 – Jr. High Boys, mass start, 2 laps.

2:50 – Jr. High Girls, mass start, 2 laps.

3:00 – Varsity Boys A Relay, 3 laps.

3:15 – Varsity Boys B Relay, 3 laps.

3:30 – Varsity Girls A Relay, 3 laps.

3:45 – Varsity Girls B Relay, 3 laps.

4:00 – JV Boys A Relay, 3 laps.

4:15 – JV Boys B Relay, 3 laps.

4:30 – JV Girls A Relay, 3 laps.

4:45 – JV Girls B Relay, 3 laps.

Awards to follow -- inside shelter

Different format...this is how it works:

Points will be based on number of teams participating. Based on an 8 team entry, first place for Varsity A Relays would earn 8 points, second place 7 points, third place 6 points, etc. Same for B Relay teams. Point total for A and B relays (for each boys and girls) will be combined to determine team score/place. (e.g. 2nd place for the A relay and 4th for the B relay would earn a total of 12 points.) Awards from Great Harvest Bread Co. will be given to the top scoring varsity boys and top scoring varsity girls team.

Other Info:

Restrooms and water fountains are available inside shelter.

There will be some food and beverage for purchase.

Meet Updates

You've probably heard already that our meet on Saturday in Bemidji has been rescheduled due to extreme cold temps.  We'll be going to Bemidji next Tuesday, December 20th and details will be posted when we receive them.

This Thursday will be our first meet -- at Riverside Park in St Cloud.  No details have been provided yet, beyond the start time of 2:00.  For kids new to Nordic this year, Riverside park has a building where the kids can store bags and go to warm up when they're not racing.  They're usually in and out though so should bring boots, warm coats, blankets, etc.  Also, there's no concession stand at Riverside, so kids will need to bring their own food and drinks.

Equipment to buy or sell

Just a reminder that there's a link in the right sidebar where people can post ski equipment that they want to buy or sell.  I removed all of the outdated posts so at the moment, there's just the new one that was added today -- classic skis, poles and a bag for sale.  If you want more info, go to the "Nordic Buy & Sell" link to the right of this post and down a little bit.

Dec. 10th Meet - Rescheduled

Our meet, originally scheduled for this Saturday, has been rescheduled and is now set for Tuesday, Dec. 20th.  The Detroit Lakes meet that was scheduled for the 20th has been moved to Thursday, Dec. 22nd. There is also a possibility of attending a meet in Mora on the 20th. That being said, we'll just have to wait a bit for more info on our schedule for the week of the 19th.  As soon as details are all worked out, the info will be posted.

Dec. 8th Meet - Cancelled

Our first meet, at Riverside Park in St. Cloud has been cancelled and it doesn't look like it will be rescheduled.  So far the Mt Itasca meet on Saturday is still on though.  You can view the season schedule, with all updates, on the GRC site.

When a meet is cancelled, the team meal that's scheduled for the night before the meet is also cancelled.