A small group of MHS runners have been going to the race called the NXN for the last several years. It has been a word-of-mouth opportunity in the past...but this year the group is determined to get the word out and recruit some more runners!
Please note that this event is a 5K race after the high school cross country season is over and has no affiliation with the Mayo Cross Country team!
Please note also that this event is for ANY LEVEL RUNNER!
Here are some of the details:
What:
Nike Cross Nationals Heartland 5K raceWhen:
November 8-9, 2014 (Leaving Saturday around 9am and returning late afternoon on Sunday)Where:
Sioux Falls, SDWhy:
Because it's a great way to cap off the season!Those who have gone speak so highly of this race...it is for
all levels of runners and is a fun adventure!
Here is the website: http://www.runnerspace.com/nxnhl .The race is most fun when the runners register as teams. Each team can have 5-7 members at ANY LEVEL. I believe that we have taken 2 teams in the past. We would love to take more this year...including a girls' team!
Also note: participants do not have to have been running Cross Country this season! If you know someone or there is a sibling that would also like to participate, they are welcome!
Keep in mind that drivers are needed for this opportunity and parents are encouraged to attend! We will do our best to accommodate everyone we can within a carpool but we need parents to come along as well!
Expected/estimated costs:Race: $150 per team or $30 per individual. Therefore individual cost is $30 or less
Accommodations: $150 plus tax for a room for 4. If we are able to put 4 runners in each room, cost per runner is approximately $40. Obviously this is different if parents have a room. This is the hotel that we are planning to stay at:
http://hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/south-dakota/hilton-garden-inn-sioux-falls-south-FSDSFGI/index.html .Team Singlet: $30. The kids may have noticed some of the singlets that they have worn in the past. They are often much-coveted. Cole Geschwind is working on this year's design and it promises to be super-cool!
Gas Money: We may ask for a small contribution to help with gas
Food Money: Meals will be Saturday lunch on the road and dinner in Sioux Falls and Sunday breakfast at Panera and lunch on the way home.
So this is the preliminary information! Great thanks to Greg and Marianne Couser for spearheading this opportunity and to those experienced parents who are lending their expertise: Nancy Werning, Katherine Moore and Ellen McPhail.
If you are interested,
DO NOT REGISTER at the NXN website! Greg will put together teams based on PR times and do the registration all together. Fill out the form below to indicate your interest!
We would like to get an idea of who is interested in order to begin planning. If this is something that you and/or any runners in your house are interested in participating in, sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1B3fTp-XNmXa0Ipq_a5ZNPOKMF9Zmx4GM4dzRN-7Zn9s/viewformPlease sign up by Friday, October 2!If we do not get enough parent drivers, runners will be accepted in the order that they signed up!If this is something that you would like more information about, contact Greg (
greg@productivementality.com).
