For the entire track team:
I spoke with Coach Berg last week and offered to help make updates for those on the team. For those unaware this is the schedule for the season:
The exception to the full list is the one current athlete going to Arcadia in the middle of April and those that qualify for state in May, which is the 10th and the 8th for division 1 state and open state May 16th-17th. The coaches have noticed that some of you are severely lacking proper footwear. If you wish to NOT get injured you need proper training shoes/running shoes as well as spikes for meets and specific workouts. Ask your coaches for advice on what to purchase. Some of you would also benefit from bringing a water bottle to practice. You should at the minimum have one to drink throughout the day to stay hydrated as this can play a key role in your performance and improvements. Also on the same topic what you eat has a huge role in this. I highly recommend searching the website for my nutrition page of what you should be eating and proper portion sizes.
Something I will note is some of you may be interested in improving as the season goes on, especially those interested in qualifying to attend the invites or even qualifying for state. If this is your goal I suggest you talk with your perspective coaches on how you can best do this and what you will be required to do to achieve this.
FOR DISTANCE:
We are now on week 10 of our mileage. Some of you will notice if you scroll down that you have individualized training aside from the groups. This is going to be the standard going forward for all varsity athletes or at least those who are showing dedication to the team and need more individualized training to get the most out of the season. If you wish to be one of these people make sure to show up every day, work hard, and continue to be better than you were yesterday. A reminder that Monday morning practice is at 6:30am. We will have evening practice at 5:30pm since there is no school.
Here is PR’S and paces sheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OZE6z5alC8LjeroihzQJ4zIOgXVx_hOcamg5YcHIZCk/edit?usp=sharing
And here is your mileage sheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11cnX9da0oJdAPfVfXdiDRYgFU5ChITIJ4gpyeKrPraA/edit?usp=sharing
As a reminder make sure you are bringing everything you need each day and DON’T forget to take everything home as well. I am constantly finding people’s things being left behind. I may start holding these things for ransom if you want them back. Make sure you bring water on Monday as well as every day each week. Not only is this important for staying hydrated every day but you will need it for practice especially when we leave campus for workouts. Make sure your shoe situation is in order both training shoes and distance spikes *(there is a difference in the type of spikes you can purchase.
Again here is the pace calculator for figuring out your paces for your workouts this week:
http://www.pace-calculator.com/
On Wednesdays, come to practice ready to start by 1:15 p.m. Most practices each week last between 2 and 2 and 1/2 hours, so make sure you let your parents know this when planning out pickup times. Make sure you are also on both the regular track and distance track group pages on Sportsyou so you keep up to date on communications with the team, activities, and scheduling for workouts/practice. This Friday we will be having a different kind of practice because of the Jr. High City XC meet that is going on that day at Red. Mountain so stay tuned for more details with that this week.
We also have the team activity this Saturday at noon at Elevate Trampoline Park off Mcdowell Rd. in between Val Vista and Greenfield at noon. This is the best chance to spend time with your team and get to know each other. Expect this to last about 2 hours. The event will be paid for by me so let’s get a good turnout so we can have fun. You’ll get a chance to see what an old retired ex-pro-dodgeball player is like. As always an changes to this I will add as an edit if I need to add something later this week.