Shaking the Rust Off at Bucyrus

Most schools opened the season last weekend, but for SJA the rust-breaker was the Bucyrus Elks Invitational. This was our first time visiting the Elks invitational. After a rough week and an early bus trip (6:00AM!) the JV got us off to a strong start. A whopping 16 first-time racers toed the line along with a handful of others for SJA, but it was a senior who took last year off that led the way. Finishing in a PR and getting second place overall was Emma Cleary. Emma ran a brilliant race that saw her sit on the shoulders of the right people then outkick them in the final straight.
The varsity crew, inspired by so many strong JV races, knew they had their hands full with Hilliard Davidson. It turns out Davidson was much more prepared for this meet as they easily won the race. We used our depth to earn second place, but I think all of us left the meet realizing we're not nearly as far along as we thought...there is a LOT of work to be done.

Results will be linked here: Bucyrus results

Bucyrus itinerary and directions

SJA @ Bucyrus Elks Invitational
Saturday, Aug 30, 2008

We need to have the bus packed the night before – see box to the side.

Directions to the meet provided on the back of this sheet and on our website.

6:00 – bus leaves SJA. We won’t really wait, so you want to be on time for this. Bagels, bananas, and crackers will be provided.

8:10 – varsity begins warm-up
8:50 – varsity should be at the start line with spikes on – no assigned boxes – first come first serve.
9:00 – varsity race. There may be 20 or more teams so we need to run smart.
9:45 – JV/open begins warm-up
10:20 – JV should be at the start line with spikes on – again, no assigned boxes.
10:30 – JV/open race

After everybody has warmed down we will leave – hopefully around 12:00. We will stop at the outlet mall for one hour for lunch/shopping.

3:00 – return to SJA

You may ride home with your parents, but you are asked to ride to the meet with the team.

Directions from SJA to Crawford County Fairgrounds

1: Start out going NORTH on ROCKY RIVER DR/OH-237 toward CLAIRE AVE.
2: Turn RIGHT onto SOUTHLAND AVE.
3: Turn RIGHT onto MUNN RD.
4: Turn RIGHT onto WARREN RD.
5: WARREN RD becomes W 150TH ST.
6: Turn RIGHT onto W 154TH ST.
7: Merge onto I-71 S via the ramp on the LEFT. (63 miles)
8: Merge onto US-30 W via EXIT 176 toward MANSFIELD. (29 miles)
9: Take the CR-330 exit toward BUCYRUS. (.4 miles)
10: Turn LEFT onto US-30 BL/LINCOLN HWY/CR-330. (1.4 miles)
11: Turn LEFT onto WHETSTONE ST. (.5 miles)
12: End at 610 Whetstone St Bucyrus, OH 44820-2966

Estimated Time: 1 hour 42 minutes Estimated Distance: 97.13 miles

Schedule: Bus leaves 6:00 AM, Varsity 9:00 AM, JV/Open 10:30

pictures from the practice today

Thanks for the hard work today! These are the days that make us better.

Please get your paperwork in Tuesday or else...

you won't be allowed to practice!

Practice Schedule Week of Monday August 25th

Monday, August 25th – Mastick 3:15-5:00 – seniors will be coming from school – please get a ride if you are not driving. AT run – exact same goal pace and distance as last week…looking for consistency.

Tuesday, August 26th – SJA 3:20-5:15. You should have a lock for your locker room locker and you’ll have to share with somebody. Mileage day, 30 sec abs, lift.

Wednesday, August 27th – location to be determined…either Edgewater, Westlake Rec, or East Coast hill…will be a late finish 5:30. More on Tuesday

Thursday, August 28th – SJA 3:20-5:00. Cross train day. Bring spikes for striders.

Friday, August 29th – pre-meet day. 3:20-5:10. Meeting in Room 331 then pre-meet workout. We will not be backing off too much for this meet, so expect to run a few miles! Pre-meet pasta dinner host????

Saturday, August 30th – meet at Bucyrus. Mapquest says this is 1:40 away. Bus leaves at 6:00AM (sorry!!!!). Varsity race at 9:00 AM, JV 10:30 (I think). The plan is to stop at the Lodi Outlet Mall for an hour on the way home. Anticipated return to SJA of 3:00 pm.

Sunday, August 31st – no scheduled practice

Friday's practice location

Friday's practice is at Memorial Field in the Rocky River Reservation.  This
field is on the west side of valley parkway just north of Old Hogsback
(Stinchcomb) and just south of Rockcliff Hill.  For directional purposes, the
bridge for I-90 that goes over the whole valley is about a half mile north of
the field.

Bring spikes and your water bottle!

Happy First Day of School!

Practice Schedule for Week of Monday, August 18th

Monday, August 18th - 9:00-11:00AM - SJA - regular run, then lift.

Tuesday, August 19th - 9:00-10:45AM - South Mastick Park - AT run. Continuous run at similar goal pace to last week's repeat miles at Impett.

Wednesday, August 20th - 3:15-5:00PM - South Mastick Park - long run day! Same distance goals as last week.

Thursday, August 21st - 3:15-5:20PM - SJA - cross train day, Yoga at 4:30 (this is confirmed!)

Friday, August 22nd - First day of school - woohoo! 3:15-5:15 at SJA - fartlek workout either in field behind school OR Memorial Field.

Sat - no scheduled practice

Sunday, August 24th - MANDATORY fall sports picnic. You received a purple flyer on this at practice.

Thursday time change

Just a quick reminder that practice for Thursday, August 14th has been moved from 9:00 AM to 8:00 AM.

You are also asked to bring spikes to use for our sprint portion of the day.

See you there!

Practice Schedule for Week of Monday, August 11th

Monday, August 11th - SJA 9:00-11:00
video analysis from Friday
regular mileage day (not high or low)
weight room
30 sec ab routine

Tuesday, August 12th - meet at Impett Park (in West Park) 9:00-10:45
warm up
repeat AT 1600's (same pace as last week, just longer)
cool down
game of some kind

Wednesday, August 13th - meet at Mastick 9:00-10:45
long run day
Ultimate Frisbee

Thursday, August 14th - SJA 9:00-11:00
massive cross train day and possible yoga (to be determined)

Friday, August 15th - meet at Mastick - 9:00 - 10:45
Time Trial #3 with mileage to follow
Possible pancake day????

Saturday, August 16th - optional (I will most likely not be doing this)
There is a 5K road race that the director asked me to pass along to you guys. If you want to do it for a good cause that would be fine, but please don't actually race it. It is called the "Patrick Joyce Scholarship Fund" 5K. More details at www.hermescleveland.com

Sunday - off or run on your own if you didn't run on your own Saturday

Friday's practice

For Friday, August 8th we will be running at Edgewater Park - LOWER campus. The workout will focused around some hill repeats for form, not so much for time. Practice begins at 9:00.

See you there!

Week 1 practice times and locations

Monday, August 4th - SJA 9:00-11:00

Tuesday, August 5th - South Mastick Park - 9:00-11:00

Wednesday, August 6th - SJA - 9:00-11:00

Thursday, August 7th - South Mastick Park - 9:00-11:00

Friday, August 8th - Edgewater Park (lower park) - 9:00-11:00

Saturday - workout on your own

Sunday - workout on your own

First Official Practice!

The time has come for the first official practice. We will be meeting at SJA from 9:00-11:00 AM. The schedule for the rest of the week will be posted on this site soon.

Please come prepared with shoes, watch, water bottle, and an attitude for getting better with your teammates.

Bring in your completed physical forms!