History for 2012 Sep 20th

Don’t know what to do with all of those old cross country uniforms that you have stacked up in your team room? Well we have the answer! Dust off those old boxes and bust out those crusty old uniforms ‘cause the 23^rd annual South Tahoe Retro Relays is on! Don’t have enough of one set to fit all of your team, no worries! The uniforms don’t have to match, just the school name on the unis. Tube socks and head bands are groovy! Each relay team will be assigned race numbers so we all can keep track of your team.

The cost for your school is only $55.00. The more relays teams you have the more bang you get for your buck. And if you need to, you can bring your check to the meet. We are limiting the number of school to 20 because there is some single track trail, so sign up ASAP!

All runners will run 2.0 miles on a course that is both hilly and spectator friendly. All runners will start & finish in our football stadium and of course we will be playing retro music to complete the setting. Same course as last year. Coaches are invited to put together “coaches teams” and compete in the race. Let’s find out how fast you really are!

All questions can be directed to:

Dominique Westlake

If you plan on attending this meet, please email or call me so I can save your team a spot. Please provide the following information.

School

Coaches name(s)

Contact info

Number of individual numbers (approx.)

Number of relay teams in each division both varsity & jv. (approx..)

There will be a middle school meet going on before the high school meet begins. Please make your runners aware of the earlier races being held on the course.

South Tahoe Optimist Relays

“Retro Relays”

Race Instructions/Awards

Individual Race

Boys and girls will start at the same time. (3:30)

Boys must wear a label with a blue stripe on one side.

Girls must wear a label with a red stripe on one side.

Indicate on the label athletes name, school, & gender.

All runners will run 2.0 miles. The mile marker is marked.

Awards: Top 10 boys and top 10 girls will receive a medal.

Relay Races

All relay teams will start at the same time. (4pm)

All runners will run 2.0 miles. The mile marker is marked.

Boy’s teams are to wear blue numbers only

Girl’s teams are to wear pink numbers only

Co-Ed teams are to wear green numbers only

The first runner is to wear the number with a number “1” marked on the left side of the number. Number 2 runners are to wear the number with a number “2” marked on the left side of the number, etc. The last runner is to wear the number with a label attached to it. Make sure your team’s school is printed on the label.

When runners come back onto the track the inbound runners will run on the inside ½ of the track. Out going runners will run on the outside ½ of the track. The track will be cones to separate runners.

Exchange Zone

Runners will not tag in the exchange zone. Inbound runners will cross the exchange zone line on the inside of the track. Runners will run under the finish line banner. Once the runner crosses the line, the outbound runner may go.

Anchor runners will cross the finish line and proceed through the shoot.

JV Teams need to have a “JV” marked on the right side of each number as well as on the label attached to the last runners number.

Varsity Division Medals

Top 5 teams in each division will receive individual medals.

JV Division Medals

Top 3 teams in each division will receive individual medals.

Craziest Retro Relay Uniform…subjective of course!

South Tahoe Optimist Relays

“Retro Relays”

Bus Drop off/Pickup Instructions

Once again, our campus is under construction. Buses will not be able to come on campus to drop off athletes since there will be a crane in the middle of the road. Buses will have to drop off on Gardner St. again this year then proceed to the “Y” area and park in the vacant parking lot across the street from Raley’s Supermarket. There will also be middle school races in progress when the high school teams show up. Last year, we had issues with buses getting blocked in when dropping off athletes at the corner of Gardner St. and 13^th St. so we have come up with a different drop off area to help alleviate congestion by the school.

Directions:

Once your bus passes the “Y” area where Raley’s Supermarket is, proceed past Les Schwab Tire store. Turn right on Gardner St. where the Toyota dealership is. This is Julie Lane. Continue up the road and take the left fork in the road. This begins a steep uphill. At the second fork in the road go left again. This becomes Gardner St. The high school is on your left. At the top of the hill where the road flattens out, the softball fields will be on your left and Shady Lane will be on your right. Buses can drop off here and teams can walk across the fields to the football field. There will be races in progress so please be alert to runners on the course.

Buses can then continue on Gardner St. and turn right on 13^th St. Continue on 13^th St. to Hwy 89, turn right. This will take the bus back to the “Y” area. Vacant parking lot will be on the left right before the light.

Buses can pick up teams on the front of the school in the student parking area after the races. School is dismissed at 2:40, so the student parking area should be clear by 3:15