Hi Jim and cc Karen,
I asked Karen about the meet schedule, and it sounds like ADAL schools could use some help with hosting meets. Since Karen is traveling and the season is approaching, I want to loop you in as well, but if Karen is coordinating it, please feel free to leave it to her.
I got approval (reservations and insurance) to host meets at Bedwell Bayfront Park on 9/20, 9/26, and/or 10/4. I think that would be a great site for cross country meets, and it's at a convenient location for many schools in Menlo Park just off of 101. I would be happy to host one or more meets there on any of those three weeks when there aren't better options for our and other teams. Our reservation is for a maximum size of 150, and we expect about 60 participants from our JLS team, so we could invite teams whose expected number of participants adds up to 90 or less.
Please let me know if there is anything that I can do to help set up a good season of cross country meets for ADAL schools.
On my end, I'll be interested to know which of these dates would be good for other schools to race at Bedwell. Would it be helpful if I asked coaches to gauge interest, or is it better to leave the coordination to you and/or Karen?
Thanks!
Tom
Hi Tom,
Thanks for the offer but it looks like we have enough venues for our upcoming season.
regards, Jim
Hi Jim,
I hope that you're doing well.
Our team of 62 JLS cross country runners is excited for the upcoming season. We're still working with the city to get their approval to participate in the league championship meets.
Since you wrote that ADAL had plenty of venues, and non-ADAL teams are typically invited to the early season meets, I hope that you'll support our team racing at home at JLS on Wednesday and at one of the Shorebird Park races. Do you have any objection to our participation? Any preference for which Shorebird Park race, 10/1 or 10/3?
I would be happy to talk on the phone about this if that's easier. Please feel free to call me at 267 251-3669.
Thanks!
Tom
Hi Tom,
Sorry, we are already maxed out with runners at all our venues.
Good luck with your season.
Regards, Jim
In that case would you like to add meets at Bedwell Bayfront Park on 9/19 and 10/3? It seems to me that if you are so precisely maxed out that you can't fully accommodate one of your 13 member schools (adding about 10 runners per grade and gender), your teams might benefit from adding another venue and rebalancing. Or would you like to reconsider? Thanks!