Just in case you have not heard, due to the bad air quality from the Paradise fire smoke, our NBL-Oak league finals has been changed, still TBD and only allowed IF we have a local AQI of <150 .="" 150="" font="" nbsp="">
As I've been telling all athletes I've been meeting with, remember you can only control and right now the weather is out of everyone's control, so although this is a very unfortunate situation, please try to stay upbeat and positive about the possibilities of having all of this smoke "blow-through" in the next few days and we'll still have an awesome finish to a great season!
Not sure what will happen over the next few weeks leading up to the State Championships, but decisions are being made to compete or not to compete with the health of all our athletes as a first priority. Communication has been a big challenge and we're all doing the best we can with the [sometimes] very limited information we have.
The NBL-Oak League Championships have been rescheduled to Spring Lake this Tuesday, November 13 (weather permitting)
IMPORTANT!!! Athletes will be dismissed from school on Tuesday as early as 12:30, we will need some help from 4-5 parents getting our athletes to Spring Lake Park early, so please post on our Facebook Page LINK if you can help drive and how many passengers you can take, we'll leave in two waves:
Wave #1 (all JV athletes): Leaving MCHS at 12:30 (need 4-5 parents to help drive with Coaches!)
Wave #2 (all Varsity athletes): Leaving MCHS 1:00 (assuming all Varsity 7 boys + 7 girls will get there on their own driving together)
NBL/Oak-Redwood Championship Meet at Spring Lake Park Race Schedule (weather permitting) on Tuesday, 11/13/18:
2 PM JV girls
2:40 JV boys
3:15 Varsity girls
3:45 PM varsity boys
Look for more details and updates here:
Our MCHSXC218!!! Team Facebook Page LINK: (this is a closed group, so you'll have to request to be a member if you are not already)
The Redwood Empire Running Blog LINK: LINK
...What's next? Our top 7 Varsity (+1 alternate) will be competing this Saturday, at the North Coast Section Championships (weather permitting) at Hayward High School:
MCHS Div III Boys Race at 10:30 AM (awards 11:20 AM)
MCHS Div III Girls Race at Noon (awards 12:45 PM)
Link to NCS Championship Bulletin:
http://www.cifncs.org/sports/cross_country/coaches/CrossCountry18.pdf
Plan on Saturday, 11/17/18 is to leave from MCHS in two waves:
Wave #1 (Boys) leave MCHS at 7:15 AM
Wave #2 (Girls) leave MCHS at 8:00 AM
Our heart-felt best wishes go out to all the families impacted by these fires; people have lost their lives, lost their homes and communities; it makes me sick to think of what we all went through a year ago and now that long journey to recovery is only beginning for that community, ugh... Let's all keep in mind the bigger picture: Sure, we all love our sport of Cross Country and these fires are frustrating and down-right disruptive to our season goals and ambitions, but lets just do the best we can to take care of each other and keep the health of our athletes is our #1 priority right now... -Stay tuned.
GO PUMAS!!!
-Coach Greg Fogg
Cell: (707) 291-2967
Email: greg.fogg@comcast.net
