Upcoming Races

We've got several races over the next week or so that we, as Coaches thought we ought to repeat the details of it for those of you who may have forgotten to mention them to your parents...

• Saturday, September 1st--Utah County Invitational
• This meet was originally on our schedule for Friday.  However, it was changed to Saturday morning.  The race is at the Lakeside Sports Park in Orem (400 S 1850 W).  It's a great 3.1 mile course that is almost entirely grass.  Last year our team ran VERY well at this meet.  It's a little different format as well--NO VARSITY.  They run a Freshman/Sophomore race and Junior/Senior race.  Race times are as follows:
• 9:00--Frosh/Soph Girls Race
• 9:30--Frosh/Soph Boys Race
• 10:00--Jr./Sr Girls Race
• 10:20--Jr./Sr Boys Race
• 10:40--Jr./Sr Boys Race #2 (if necessary)
• Tuesday, September 4th--4-school Meet hosted by Juab
• This meet we are still getting details on, as it was just put together this week.  What we DO know is that it will be Tuesday afternoon in Juab County.  It will NOT be at Juab High School however.  Instead we will be racing in the Nebo Loop Scening Byway area.  The race will start at Bear Canyon Campground at the top of Salt Creek Road and come down the road to the large parking lot near the fork of the Salt Creek Road and Nebo Loop Road.  Please plan for about 20-30 minutes extra drive time from Juab High if you are coming.  Here are the driving directions we just received:
• Those traveling from the North, South, or West of Nephi should get on Highway 132 (100 North in Nephi) which crosses Exit 225 on I-15. Go East up Highway 132 into Salt Creek Canyon about 5 miles until you see the sign for “Nebo Loop National Scenic Byway”, then turn left onto Salt Creek Canyon Road.  Once on Salt Creek Canyon Road go 3 miles up the road until you come to the large parking lot on your left before the major fork in the road (the fork has Salt Creek Road on the left and Nebo Loop Road on the right). This is the finish line and bus/spectator parking area. The course starting point is 2 miles up the road on your left (Salt Creek Road) at Bear Canyon Campground (so past Ponderosa Campground, Cottonwood Campground, and the Andrew’s Ridge trailhead). All runners must be dropped off by their school buses at the start at least 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the first race (so all Boys and Girls should be dropped off by 3:45 PM at the starting line). Then, all buses/vehicles should proceed back down the road to the large parking area near the finish.
• Race times are as follows:
• 4:00--Girls Race
• 4:45--Boys Race
• Saturday, September 8th--Wasatch Invitational @ Soldier Hollow.
• This is ALWAYS one of our team's favorite races of the whole year.  It's hilly, it's tough, it's nasty, and it's a TON of fun!  This is a TRUE cross country course!  I'm assuming the schedule will go something like this:
• 9:00--JV Girls
• 9:30--JV Boys
• 10:00--Varsity Girls
• 10:30--Varsity Boys