Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Peoria Itinerary

A copy of this as well as directions to the Springhill Suites Hotel will be sent home. Directions to Peoria's Detweiller Park are linked to the meet name on the schedule page. Varsity runners will leave Friday, September 9th accompanied by Coach Patrylak & Myself. All other runners should arrive at EHS for the bus by 5:50a.m. on Saturday morning September 10th. The Bus will leave at 6:00a.m. with Coach Chapman as chaperone. All athletes traveling Saturday morning will arrive in time to see the Varsity athletes run.

Girls AA 10:00a.m.
Boys AA 10:30a.m.
Boy F/S 11:00a.m.
Girls Open 11:30a.m.
Boys Open 12:15p.m.

EHS X-C TRAVEL ITINERARY & CONTACT INFORMATION
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th
PEORIA WOODRUFF INVITATIONAL

Travel Party
Coaching Staff: George Patrylak & John Cunningham
Athletes: Jamie Kantner, Courtney Smith, Liz Speicher, Lia Saunders, Leah Bateman, Lauren, Heidbrink, Kristin Hodge, Dustin Davis, Andrew Josselyn, Eric Johannigmeier, Charlie Vance, Devon Dudding, Gil Flores, Willie Sweatt, and Jarrod Goodhue
Depart: Friday, September 9th at 1:00p.m. aboard Laidlaw bus and one van driven by the coaching staff from Cassens.
Arrive: Arrive at Detweiller Park around 4:15p.m. Athletes will change into running clothes for the daily workout. Bradley University will be hosting a Collegiate X-C meet beginning at 5:00p.m.
Dinner: After our run we will head to the hotel to check in and clean up and head to dinner somewhere near the hotel (Avanti’s, St. Bread Co., etc…) Athletes should bring a snack to eat on the way up if they wish. Check Mix, fruit snacks, water, and Gatorade will be furnished for the ride up by the team. Money for dinner Friday night and lunch on Saturday afternoon will provided by the team. The hotel has a continental breakfast where we will eat before heading to the course.
Return: Saturday afternoon sometime after 5:00p.m.

There will be a team meeting after dinner to discuss plans to depart to the course . You may relax in each others rooms until lights out (TBA) when you must retire to your own room. Remember the idea of coming up the night before is so you can get good nights sleep in order to race better on Saturday. Have fun but protect your opportunities.

What to Bring (You are going for one night, please pack light)
Uniform (singlet, shorts, spikes, jacket, pant, sweatshirt, etc..)
Practice Clothes (shorts, top, running shoes, etc...)
Clothing to go to dinner in and ride home in
Underwear & Socks (Sports bras for the ladies)
Toiletries (toothbrush ,toothpaste, deodorant, etc…)
Extra socks
Money (snacks, t-shirt, etc…)
Snacks (don’t bring a bunch of junk, eat that after the meet or not at all)
Cell phones (no cell phones will be used until after your race at the course)
Hotel:
Springhill Suites by Marriot Peoria
2701 Westlake Avenue
Peoria, IL 61615
(309) 681-2700

George Patrylak (cell) 618 567-5792
John Cunningham (cell) 314-630-0634

Coach Cunningham