Week of August 24

Here are the basics for the upcoming week.  Please remember to be checking with your athlete on how they are feeling and that if there is anyone that is not feeling well to keep them at home until they are feeling better.  Also, with Thursday being our first race, at Anoka High School on the south side of the school, I have put the basic guidelines put forth by the MSHSL at the bottom of this post, but please continue to go through the guidelines given to us that I posted last week. These will be extremely different than what has been allowed at meets in the past, but please help us make sure we have a full season and follow these guidelines.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

Under General COVID Safety:
11. When spectators are allowed at outside events, they should not have access to student athletes during the competition. Social distancing should be practiced throughout the entire event and spectators may connect with participants following the completion of the event.  

Under MSHSL Cross Country Guidance and Information:
Competition:
When spectators are allowed, they must NOT have access to athletes and must be restricted to areas outside of the course width.
Team camps areas, if permitted, should be isolated from spectators or other non-essential personnel. Team camps must be only available to members of that specific team, and not a shared/common space. Social distancing requirements of 6 feet must be maintained in these areas.
There must be a restricted area at the finish that keeps spectators away, so they do not interfere with the "quick exit" of each athlete. 

If you would like to talk with your athlete after a race, please set up a time to meet them at your vehicle so that it is away from everyone else.

Thanks
Denny

Monday, Aug 24
Girls - 8:00am at Bunker Golf Course Parking Lot 1
Boys - 9:00am at Bunker Golf Course Parking Lot 1
Girls - 6:00pm at CRHS
Boys - 7:00pm at CRHS

Tuesday, Aug 25
Girls - 8:00am at Bunker Golf Course Parking Lot 1
Boys - 9:00am at Bunker Golf Course Parking Lot 1
Girls - 6:00pm at CRHS
Boys - 7:00pm at CRHS

Wednesday, Aug 26
Girls - 8:00am at CRHS
Boys - 9:00am at CRHS

Thursday, Aug 27
Race at Anoka High School
Girls, Bus leaves at 8:00am, race at 9:00am
Boys, Bus leaves at 9:00am, race at 10:00am

Friday, Aug 28
Girls - 8:00am at CRHS
Boys - 9:00am at CRHS

Saturday, Aug 29
Meet at Salk Middle School in Elk River at 8:30am
This is not a mandatory practice, but one that we are using to help replace the loss of our annual Running Camp, so we would like to have as many as possible show up to this, but are not going to force everyone to be there. We are not allowed to ask anyone to car pool, so if transportation is an issue, we understand. 

Directions: 11970 Highland Rd NW, Elk River, MN 55330 US Hwy 10 to Elk River and take a right on Jackson Ave in downtown ER.  Continue north on Jackson to Highland Rd (just past Cub) and take a left and follow until the entrance for Salk Middle School on the left.