McDonald's Cross Country Festival at Maymont

Here is a link to the info.

List of guys who are running:

Andrew H.

Matt G.

Drew

Andrew S.

Keith

Nick

Tom

This is a varsity only meet, so only those 7 will be competiting. Details for those 7 will be handed out at practice.

Brentsville Results

Andrew H. - 8:52*

Matt G. - 8:52*

Neil - ?

Drew - 9:18*

Andrew S. - 9:19*

Nick - 9:20

Matt T - 9:20

Gary - 9:25

Keith - 9:30*

Tom - 9:30*

Frank - 9:40

John - 9:42

Curtis - 9:59

Peter S. - 10:02

Sam - 10:40

Kevin - 10:56

Matt K. - 11:27*

Peter C. - 11:27*

Dominic - 11:41*

* muddy conditions

I might be off on one or two splits and hopefully will correct them in the next week.

We are off from racing this weekend, but there will be practice early Saturday.

The following weekend is a varsity (top 7) only race. I will have details at practice.

Brentsville Relay Info

Here is a link to the list of teams, time schedule, school address, and past years results.

Here is a link to a google map from O'Connell.

We will leave O'Connell at 2:30 PM on Saturday and get back late, probably between 11:00 and 12:00.

Each relay team will have 5 members on it, and we will enter 3 teams. Anyone who is not on a relay will run in one of the "extra" races.

Relay A

Drew

Keith

Andrew S.

Matt

Andrew H.

Relay B

Nick

Neil

Matt T.

Tom

Frank

Relay C

Gary

John

Curtis

Kevin

Peter S.

- Coaches Meeting 4:00
- ‘B&C’ Mens Relay Race 4:30
- ‘B&C’ Womens Relay Race 5:20
- Open Race (parents/coaches/etc...) 6:25
- Middle School 2500 Meter Race 6:35
- Elementary School 2500 Meter Race 6:45
- ‘Extras’ Men’s 2500 Meter Race Section I 7:00
- ‘Extras’ Men’s 2500 Meter Race Section II 7:10
- ‘Extras’ Mens 2500 Meter Race Section III 7:20
- ‘Extras’ Women’s 2500 Meter Race Section I 7:30
- ‘Extras’ Womens 2500 Meter Race Section II 7:40
- Mens ‘A’ Championship Relay Race 7:55
- Womens ‘A’ Championship Relay Race 8:45
- Awards Ceremony 9:45-10:00

Varsity results

andrew h- 18:22
matt g - 18:46
drew f - 19:18
andrew s - 20:07
keith - 20:08
matt - 20:47
neil - 20:48

30 minutes!

Season is about to start! Fire up knights!

Dinner Tonight

I have had a few questions about dinner tonight. As I informed the guys at practice this week, we are going to Joe's (a pizza/pasta place) after practice. I would imagine we will be done there around 5:30ish. That is largely just a guess. I know the girls team is also going, so in theory there could be 30-60 of us there, and that might do some weird things in terms of service. Joe's isn't more than a 1/2 mile to a mile from O'Connell and we will carpool there. I will also have my cell phone handy so if any of the guys need to call and give updates on when to be picked up, we can do that. Also, if parents or anyone else would like to join us, they are welcome to.

The address is:

5555 Lee Hwy
Arlington, VA 22207

Also, I apologize if I have been slow on the google chat feature. I have been busy the last two times someone has used it, and I would like to think that is not the norm. I will try to be more careful about putting up my away status in the future.

Blog Features and More!

If you are new to the blog, you might not be familiar with all of the content as some other people are. I have added a lot of content over the past 9 months or so.

Google Chat - "Chat with Coach Butler"
Whenever I am signed into my google account, a green indicator light should appear next to my name. If you click on this "chat badge", google will send me a message a guest on the site would like to chat with me. So if you ever have any questions, this is a great tool to use. I would ask you identify yourself if you can, so I can figure out who I am talking to!

The Archives
If you look at the bottom left of the page you will find the archives for the blog. They are organized by month and display the title of the post. If you are looking for old posts, this is a good place to look.

Information Links
Towards the top/middle of the left side, you will find an area titled "Information". Under it is a bunch of links to google documents with a variety of information. The schedule, contact information, and general training information can be found there.

I would encourage you to poke around the site a little bit and see what it has to offer. There are some pictures, neat links, and more to be found.

A new feature I just created a link to is a "Google Group", which is like a message board. I am not sure how it will work, but the general idea would be for parents to use it to coordinate their actions, instead of having to use a "reply all" for a bunch of emails. If it is ineffective, I completely understand, but thought it might be worth a shot.

I also have created a new search option on the left side. In theory, if you type in a word, it will not only search the blog for relevant info, but also any sites I have linked to through the blog.

Feedback is always welcome.

Coach