Pumpkin Run Race for Middle School XC Runners @Kiser (Final Meet)
Category: NGFS Athletics Calendar
Date: October 17, 2024
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Here are some other details about Pumpkin Run: When: Thursday, October 17 5:00pm girls race, boys race to follow at approximately 5:30pm Where: Kiser Middle School 716 Benjamin Parkway Greensboro, NC 27408 Where do we park? Use the parking areas at the front of Kiser, and west side of school for closest parking. Please do consider leaving spots that are closest to school for the other teams' families to park. Who’s racing? Summerfield Charter Academy, Revolution Academy, Eastern Guilford Middle, Southeast Middle, New Garden Friends School, and Kiser Middle School How many kids are running? Close to 100 kids will race in total, divided in two races (girls and boys) What does the course look like and what is the distance of the races? Boys and girls will race a 2 mile course that starts and finishes on Kiser's ball field (West side of campus) as well as use a woods/trail loop on campus (the old Grimsley XC course woods).They will run 1 full lap of the ball field in a counter-clockwise direction, enter the woods, run two loops of the woods, and finish with one lap of the ball fields in a clockwise direction. Scoring: We’ll use the card system, each runner will receive a place card with their finish number. Coaches write runners names and school affiliation on the cards and turn them in to the scoring tent. We’ll tally scores while kids are eating pie. (And time results from the races will be typed up and sent out in an email the next day.) Post-Race Awards Ceremony: After both races, we'll congregate in Kiser’s outdoor courtyard for everyone to enjoy a slice of pie together (many flavors to choose from) and present awards (small pumpkins for all finishers and carving pumpkins for top 5 boys and girls), as well as a team award for top boys and top girls team (based on top 5 finishers per team).