14/09/2026
๐โโ๏ธ๐ฏ HUDSON MS XC โ HILLSDALE JAMBOREE! ๐ฏ๐โโ๏ธ
We race Tuesday, September 15th at Owens Park in Hillsdale! Our bus will leave at 3:00 PM sharp, so runners need to be ready to go. The Middle School Boys & Girls race begins at 4:30 PM.
๐ง I will have our team snack tote and plenty of water at the meet. Iโm going to bring this tote to all of our meets so our runners have something available soon after they finish racing. Parents who would like to help are welcome to donate healthy snacks to add to our team tote anytime!
For recovery, we want snacks that provide carbohydrates + protein. Carbohydrates help replace the energy the runners just used, while protein helps their muscles repair and recover. Fluids and some sodium are also helpful after a hard, sweaty race.
Great team-tote donations include:
* ๐ Bananas, oranges, clementines or apples
* ๐ Unsweetened applesauce or fruit pouches
* ๐ฅจ Pretzels
* ๐ฅฏ Individually wrapped bagels
* ๐พ Whole-grain crackers or Goldfish
* ๐ Dried fruit, raisins or fruit strips
* ๐ฅฃ Granola/oat bars with a good mix of carbohydrates and protein
* ๐ง Fig bars or whole-grain breakfast bars
* ๐ฅ Shelf-stable chocolate milk โ one of the better post-run combinations of carbs, protein and fluid
* ๐ง String cheese paired with crackers if kept cold
* ๐ฆ Turkey or beef sticks paired with pretzels, crackers or fruit
* ๐ฟ Lightly salted popcorn as an additional carbohydrate snack
* ๐ฅค Electrolyte drinks or electrolyte packets for especially hot race days
Some especially good combinations: chocolate milk + banana, pretzels + turkey stick, cheese + crackers + fruit, or a granola bar + applesauce pouch. Those combinations give runners both the carbohydrates they need to refill their fuel tank and protein to begin muscle recovery.
For our tote, unopened, individually packaged and clearly labeled foods are best, especially so we can easily check ingredients for food allergies.
๐ Owens Park โ 300 Water Works Ave., Hillsdale
โฐ MS Boys & Girls race: 4:30 PM
๐ Bus leaves at 3:00 PM
Thank you to our XC families for helping us teach these kids that recovery and fueling are part of training too! ๐งก๐ค๐ฏ
Fuel. Recover. PASS to go FAST! ๐โโ๏ธ๐จ๐โโ๏ธ