Anonymous
09/29/2025 11:47
Subject: Oatlands Invitational XC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There are two kinds of XC kids and parents- the serious runners vs the kids who just want to be on a team and put it on their college application. The first group is very competitive.
Indeed. And thankfully the team scoring aspect gives at least some of the non-serious runners an opportunity to make an impact.
Hardly. the non-serious runners barely make it to a meet and are definitely not ever at an invitational
Anonymous
09/29/2025 09:15
Subject: Oatlands Invitational XC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Langley freshman coming in with a dominant time in the Varsity girls race.
Unfortunately for Langley, there were already four Robinson runners in the team tent drinking Gatorade when Langley's “dominant” freshman crossed the finish line.
Come for the parking advice, stay for the XC trash talk.
Right? I thought XC parents were supposed to nice.
Agree. On the prior XC thread I requested that specific coaches and athletes be left out of it but was told that was policing speech.
You were policing speech, it was annoying. However, I will agree with you that children should be left out and the previous thread was strictly talking about bad coaches in the area. That is a fair topic since no names were mentioned.
Anonymous
09/28/2025 21:38
Subject: Oatlands Invitational XC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Langley freshman coming in with a dominant time in the Varsity girls race.
Unfortunately for Langley, there were already four Robinson runners in the team tent drinking Gatorade when Langley's “dominant” freshman crossed the finish line.
Come for the parking advice, stay for the XC trash talk.
Right? I thought XC parents were supposed to nice.
The lesson: avoid shameless self-promotion to have positive interactions with XC parents on DCUM.
You’re not wrong.
Anonymous
09/28/2025 19:58
Subject: Oatlands Invitational XC
Anonymous wrote:There are two kinds of XC kids and parents- the serious runners vs the kids who just want to be on a team and put it on their college application. The first group is very competitive.
Indeed. And thankfully the team scoring aspect gives at least some of the non-serious runners an opportunity to make an impact.
Anonymous
09/28/2025 19:49
Subject: Oatlands Invitational XC
There are two kinds of XC kids and parents- the serious runners vs the kids who just want to be on a team and put it on their college application. The first group is very competitive.
Anonymous
09/28/2025 19:42
Subject: Oatlands Invitational XC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Langley freshman coming in with a dominant time in the Varsity girls race.
Unfortunately for Langley, there were already four Robinson runners in the team tent drinking Gatorade when Langley's “dominant” freshman crossed the finish line.
Come for the parking advice, stay for the XC trash talk.
Right? I thought XC parents were supposed to nice.
The lesson: avoid shameless self-promotion to have positive interactions with XC parents on DCUM.
Anonymous
09/28/2025 19:14
Subject: Oatlands Invitational XC
My daughter just wears the Nike dragonfly spikes. it is the most popular shoe in her group
Anonymous
09/28/2025 19:12
Subject: Oatlands Invitational XC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Langley freshman coming in with a dominant time in the Varsity girls race.
Unfortunately for Langley, there were already four Robinson runners in the team tent drinking Gatorade when Langley's “dominant” freshman crossed the finish line.
Come for the parking advice, stay for the XC trash talk.
Right? I thought XC parents were supposed to nice.
Agree. On the prior XC thread I requested that specific coaches and athletes be left out of it but was told that was policing speech.[/quote
I wonder how many runners were wearing the carbon fiber plate super shoes shoes at the meet. They aren't cheap - 400 dollars a pop - but they enhance performance for most. I would think that girls 5 minutes or under for the mile or boys 4:20 under would feel obliged to wear them.
Anonymous
09/28/2025 17:19
Subject: Oatlands Invitational XC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Langley freshman coming in with a dominant time in the Varsity girls race.
Unfortunately for Langley, there were already four Robinson runners in the team tent drinking Gatorade when Langley's “dominant” freshman crossed the finish line.
Come for the parking advice, stay for the XC trash talk.
Right? I thought XC parents were supposed to nice.
Agree. On the prior XC thread I requested that specific coaches and athletes be left out of it but was told that was policing speech.
Anonymous
09/28/2025 12:42
Subject: Oatlands Invitational XC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Langley freshman coming in with a dominant time in the Varsity girls race.
Unfortunately for Langley, there were already four Robinson runners in the team tent drinking Gatorade when Langley's “dominant” freshman crossed the finish line.
Come for the parking advice, stay for the XC trash talk.
Right? I thought XC parents were supposed to nice.
Anonymous
09/28/2025 09:18
Subject: Oatlands Invitational XC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not a Langley parent but any girl who is finishing in the top 50 at Oatlands is impressive. There are a ton of runners and a ton of talents but having a fast freshman is not unique. All the current fast sophomores, juniors and seniors were very fast freshman.
It just makes Langley a new contender.
Langley came in 14th place at Oatlands. They are very far from being a contender.
Anonymous
09/28/2025 07:58
Subject: Oatlands Invitational XC
Colleges know it is a tough course. No one is going to PR there. College coaches look at how runners placed at these meets- not at the times since every course is different. They might look at a runner who placed 100 but it is really the whole package of the runner and how they do in XC and track.
Anonymous
09/27/2025 21:03
Subject: Oatlands Invitational XC
Anonymous wrote:If someone finished in the top 100 for varsity girls do you think colleges will notice them, or not so much because it wasn’t a PR? Do colleges know how hard the course is?
No way, not all the way down to 100. Maybe the top 50, but more like those that medaled.
Anonymous
09/27/2025 20:54
Subject: Oatlands Invitational XC
Did everyone’s kids add time at this meet?! It was very hard according to my DC
Anonymous
09/27/2025 19:03
Subject: Oatlands Invitational XC
If someone finished in the top 100 for varsity girls do you think colleges will notice them, or not so much because it wasn’t a PR? Do colleges know how hard the course is?