Coming up, we have opportunities galore to participate in
and/or support our Socorro running community.
Please keep watching your email and our Facebook page so you don’t miss
any updates. Next up on the events
calendar:
Sept 9th 7am-7pm NM Tech Socorro High
School Cross Country Run-a-thon
Sept 16th 8:30am Plaza Run for your Life
5k Run or Walk
September 9th the SHSXC team will be
participating their first annual Run-a-thon at and around the campus of New
Mexico Tech. Coach Beth Cadol has shared
the following invite for the Socorro running community:
Hello friends of running near and far,
The Socorro High School and Middle School Cross Country
teams are off to a great start for their 2023 season. The team has grown to
include 34 runners, many of whom are discovering the sport for the first time.
In our first meet of the season at Fort Stanton, the Girls Varsity team placed
2nd overall, and everyone ran their hearts out--some securing course-best times
and others learning how to run through the discomfort of their first race ever.
Best of all, they took responsibility to fuel, hydrate, and warm up together in
time for their races; and, when not racing, they were out on the course
cheering for their teammates. These are truly delightful kids. Check out a
great pre-season preview of the team by El Defensor Chieftain here.
Over the course of this season, we have several
opportunities for the running community to support these students financially
and/or with your encouraging presence:
1. Our 1st annual SHSXC Run-a-thon will take place at the
campus of New Mexico Tech on Saturday, Sept 9 from 7am-7pm. The Cross
Country runners will be aiming to run one mile at the top of every hour for a
total of 13 miles throughout the day. Runners will be seeking sponsorships
per mile--suggested donations range from a flat $5/mile to increasing
increments from $1-$13/mile as the day goes on. We cannot accept online
payments for this fundraiser, but cash or checks made out to "SHS Cross
Country" are greatly appreciated. If you already know a runner, please
reach out directly to support him/her. If you would like to be paired with
someone, I would love to connect a team member with an encouraging
friend.
In addition, we would love to run/walk with you on Sept
9! We welcome local supporters to join us any time between 7am-7pm at the Tech
gate on School of Mines/Leroy. We will be running at the top of every hour
in that time frame, so there are many opportunities to join in. In between each
mile we will be having various activities to keep us busy--we hope you'll stay
and hang out with us for a while. Bring your kids, too, as this is a great
opportunity to introduce the next "generation" to the fun we have on
the Cross Country team. :)
We hope some SSR friends will join in on a mile with the
kids (don’t worry- you are not required to run all 13 or be there at any
particular hour. Join when you can and
help give these kids a boost to keep going as most of them have never run this
long of a distance in a day!) Many of
the kids on the current team grew up running SSR 5ks and we are so excited to
see them move on to racing with this fantastic team! If you’d like to sponsor a runner and are not
sure how to do so, please reply to this email and we will send your info to
Coach Beth Cadol to help make this happen.
All donations-big and small- help support the growing Warriors Cross
Country team!
Sept 16th the Socorro Hospital will be hosting
their annual Run For Your Life. This is
a classic local 5k run or walk that has taken place for many years in
Socorro. Registration is happening now
via RUNSIGNUP. Don’t miss this one as it
is a great opportunity for runners, joggers and walkers to enjoy a fun-run
together! The race will start at 8:30am
and begin/end at the Plaza.
We’ll be sending lots of information and reminders about
races and run over the next few weeks and months. Reach out with questions at any time. We hope
to see you out and about with SSR soon!