Saturday, October 31, 2009

Inland Trail Marathon/Half-Marathon

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4th Annual Inland Trail Marathon/Half Marathon
& 5K Fun Run/Walk
Presented by Murray Ridge Center
Sunday, November 1, 2009

8:00 a.m. Race Time
6:00 a.m. Registration

Don't forget to "fall back"! Daylight Savings Time ends on Nov. 1st this year!
(On the first Sunday in November, clocks are set back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local daylight time, which becomes 1:00 a.m. local standard time.)

Day-Of Race Registration will take place at
Murray Ridge Center, 9750 Murray Ridge Rd., Elyria Ohio 44035.
Since the Half Marathon is a point-to-point race, buses will be provided to transport runners at 7:30 AM to the starting point in Kipton (20 minutes away by bus). Runners will be dropped off in the little park in Kipton and have a few minutes to stretch, etc.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Regionals

SJA @ Tiffin Regional
Hedge Boyer Park
Saturday, October 31, 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009
3:30 – Coach Polito and Coach Kieser drive team to Tiffin
5:00 – arrive at Regional course
Bathroom, jog course, striders, stretch
6:00 – head to hotel, shower, etc…
7:30 – go to dinner (location TBD)
9:30 – brief team meeting…team movie?

Saturday, October 31, 2009

8:00 – wake up, jog, stretch, eat a good breakfast
10:45 – leave hotel for course
11:00 – arrive at course
11:45 – begin warm-up
12:15 – spikes on
12:20 – should be at start line
12:35 – Girls Div I race

Directions to Hedges-Boyer Park

I-90 West to turnpike/I-80/I-90 West
Turnpike West to Exit 110 (Rt 4/Bellevue)
Rt 4 South to Rt 20 West (right)
Rt 20 West into Bellevue…turn left on Rt 18 in the middle of town
Rt 18 South for over 10 miles.
Rt 18 turns right (west) in a small town called Republic – take it!
Rt 18 West toward Tiffin
Left on County Road 13 for 1 mile – go straight past Greenfield Rd
Right on County Road 36 – Hedges Boyer Park on the right.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Banquet Forms!!!

Banquet Forms were passed out after school on Tuesday. They need to be filled out and returned immediately.

If you do not get a form, please email Coach Kieser at fkieser@sja1890.org ASAP with how many will attend including the athlete.

It is Wed, Nov 4th at Brennan's Party Center
6:30 social
7:00 dinner

$17.00 per family member (athletes no cost)

Friday, October 23, 2009

JV end of season checklist

The JV end-of-season checklist

*Turn your uniform in (varsity and alternates not yet).
*Turn in your purple sweats that you received.
*If anyone asked for money, please bring it ASAP.
*Organize a running plan ASAP for the winter…you’re fit now – don’t stop!
*Get any pictures you want on slideshow to Coach Kieser by Monday’s meet. There is no way I’m accepting anything last minute – can’t afford the time. (CD’s only – do not crush my mailbox’s memory!)
*Please get your banquet information turned in ASAP – banquet is Tues or Wed after regionals, I believe.
*Start making plans for how to physical get to Regionals and beyond. Set those days aside!
*Schedule a meeting with Coach Kieser for off-season or post-season stuff???

district and walsh itineraries

SJA @ Districts
Edgewater Park
(lower park off Rt. 2)

Saturday, October 24, 2009

10:30 - varsity meet at SJA for 2 lap jog then stretch.
10:45 - full team meet for "breakfast" and movie in the school. Food to be determined.
1:00 - bus leaves for Edgewater Park
1:55 - varsity warm-up
Kreuz, Sirchen, Mangan, Whisler, Boyer, Gaffney, M. Harter - alts Meder, Chambers
alternates must also participate in all varsity activities and warm-up
2:30 - spikes on get to start line
2:45 - Div I girls district race

When done with race, 2 mile warm down regardless of performance. At this time of year we need to get mileage from sources other than long runs. A healthy recovery from this race is a must!

SJA @ Walsh Last Chance Meet
Walsh Jesuit High School

Monday, October 26, 2009 No school this day. You are responsible for eating properly during the day and staying off your feet as much as possible. Everybody goes (varsity and JV and injured…sick stay home!)

Top 25 in each grade level get a hooded sweatshirt!

2:00 – bus leaves SJA
2:30ish – bus drops off varsity for
Workout on towpath. Please
bring lots of extra clothes to
change into afterwards!
2:45 – bus arrives at Walsh Jesuit
3:10 – frosh/soph begin warm-up
3:50 – spikes on and go to start
4:00 – girls frosh and soph race
4:10 – juniors/seniors warm-up
4:50 – spikes on and go to start
5:00 – juniors/seniors race
6:15 – head for home
7:00 – return to SJA

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Full Team Dinner Friday night - families invited!!

(from the Kreuz family)

Hello XC families,

Friday night's team dinner will be at the Kreuz household. The girls should have gotten the word from Gab that the dinner is not just for the girls running Saturday, but at her insistence, the whole team. Patrick Dunn (Molly's dad) is cooking for us and Marianne Mangan is also helping put this feast together.

We would like to extend the invitation to all of the parents to join us as well. Hopefully our season lasts through November 7"th. Even so, SJA XC will come to an end very soon for the Kreuz's and we will miss all of you very much. Thank you for being a part of what has been a great addition to our lives.

(no phone numbers put online for privacy sake)

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Wednesday Practice

Wed, Oct 21 practice will be held at Memorial field in the Rocky River Metroparks beginning at 3:30.

The JV will be running 1 mile all out for time, then they will get a full rest and do 6 x 200 after.

The varsity is running 3 x (4 x 400) at CV and max pace.

expected end time is 5:15 at the latest! Quite probably a little sooner.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

District Meet

Tentative plan for Saturday, October 24

10:30 - varsity meet at SJA for 2 lap jog then stretch.
10:45 - full team meet for "breakfast" and movie in the school. Food to be determined.
1:00 - bus leaves for Edgewater Park
1:55 - varsity warm-up
Kreuz, Sirchen, Mangan, Whisler, Boyer, Gaffney, M. Harter - alts Meder, Chambers
alternates must also participate in all varsity activities and warm-up
2:30 - spikes on get to start line
2:45 - Div I girls district race

The start and finish of the district meet is at the LOWER park of Edgewater. The entrance for this is off Rt 2 just East of Lakewood. There is no driveway from the upper park to the lower park.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Week of Monday, October 19, 2009 updated

Monday, practice at Edgewater to become familiar with the district course.
Done at Edgewater by 5:15.

Tuesday, not sure what to do here because of the rescheduled Pride Bowl. We need to have a regular run, lift, etc...so maybe make arrangements to stick around a little while after practice for the bonfire if you want, but team practice will be over around 5.

Wednesday, Oct 21 - all school test day - seniors off. Coaches cannot go anywhere early and its a workout day, so here's the plan.
JV - Begin warm-up normal for a workout at 2:30. All-out timed mile on the track at 3:00pm sharp, then 2 x 400 then warm-down.
varsity - 3 x (4 x 400) with warm-up beginning at 3:30pm...you can pick the location. Need a good grass loop. Clague Park? Impett...you guys decide and tell coaches.

Thursday, Oct 22 - typical Thursday - done by 4:45

Friday, Oct 23 - Regular pre-meet day...meeting, 30min run, striders. Team dinner at Kreuz's

Saturday, Oct 24 - District Meet at Edgewater Park. Arrangements to be made ahead of time by team and posted at a later date.

Sunday, Oct 25 - JV should jog a little, do striders and stretch. varsity should cross train or jog lightly for 30min

Monday, Oct 26 - no school for kids but Coach has to be there (yuck). JV final meet at Walsh. Details to be provided, but varsity will be traveling and doing annual 6 mile run on towpath (so bring extra clothes - all of you!)

Saturday, October 17, 2009

A good muddy day at Sim Earich

The SJA CC team showed up ready to perform on a muddy Fairgrounds course at the Sim Earich Invitational. In a meet that seems to always treat the Jags well, the girls started off with a solid run in the JV race by taking 8 of the top 12 places. Pacing the way for SJA was senior Colleen Meder who ran a PR of 22:30. As a team the JV won over Magnificat, Walsh, Beaumont, and many other schools. 1st/7 teams

The varsity ran their race as a workout, keeping all 6 girls together for the entire muddy run as they save their efforts for next Saturday's district meet at Edgewater Park.

results here

http://www.baumspage.com/cc/simearich/2009/index.htm

Friday, October 16, 2009

Sim Earich Itinerary

Another lovely weekend planned by the weather gods...be prepared!

Directions to Trumbull County Fairgrounds – Sim Earich

Give yourself at least 75 minutes for this drive (longer on bus)

Take I-480 East to Rt 422 East
Continue on Rt 422 East for a long, long way (30 miles?)
Take Rt 305 East (left)
Route 305 makes some turns, so please watch for road signs!
Turn left on Hoagland-Blackstub Rd. (this is the last road before going around the bottom of Mosquito Lake)
Follow Hoagland-Blackstub for about 1.5 miles. Fairgrounds on the left at the corner with Everett-Hull Road


SJA @ Sim Earich Invitational
Trumbull County Fairgrounds – Saturday, Oct 16, 2009

9:15 – leave SJA
10:45 – arrive at Trumbull County Fairgrounds
11:30 – open warm up
12:10 – open get to start line with spikes on
12:20 – open race
12:45 – varsity warm up
1:25 – varsity get to start line with spikes on
1:35 – Varsity Div I and II race
2:45 – leave?
4:15 – arrive at SJA?

Boyer**
Chambers
Ward
Bauer
McNamara
Meder
Sweeney
Riley
Bresnahan, Jill
Nagy
Lanning
Bresnahan, Jess
Petersen
Kramer, C
Krasienko
Marcinick*
Peplin, L?
Semidey
Swit
Fibbi*
Williams
Kramer, K
Peplin, K.
Roberts
Gatian
Abid
Scelza
Russo
Dunn

Varsity (6)
Sirchen
Kreuz
Mangan
Whisler
Gaffney
Harter, M.

Forecast is cold and possibly wet…
*for this you may/should wear gloves, long or short sleeve t-shirts of solid color underneath (all of you should wear either black or white – must decide beforehand!), and a hat/headband that does NOT have a bob on the top.
*The course is most likely going to muddy, so for this have your spikes ready and double/triple knot your shoes.
*Bring more than enough warm clothes and stuff to change into after warming down.


Forecast is cold and possibly wet…
*for this you may/should wear gloves, long or short sleeve t-shirts of solid color underneath (all of you should wear either black or white – must decide beforehand!), and a hat/headband that does NOT have a bob on the top.
*The course is most likely going to muddy, so for this have your spikes ready and double/triple knot your shoes.
*Bring more than enough warm clothes and stuff to change into after warming down.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Wednesday Workout Update

Practice Wednesday, October 14th will be at the Cedar Point parking lot in the Rocky River Metropark.

This parking lot is not far from Mastick. Follow Valley Parkway south from Mastick for about 3 miles. At the light, turn right on Cedar Point Road, go over the bridge, and turn right into the small parking lot there.

There is also access to this parking lot from Columbia Road. Follow Columbia south past the intersection with Mastick Road. Turn left on Cedar Point Road and go down into the park. The parking lot will be about a 1/4 mile down on the left.

We should be done about 5:00-5:15. It depends on how quickly the girls get started.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Week of Monday, Oct 12

Monday, Practice at Mastick - tempo run. Done by 5:20

Tuesday, Practice at SJA - regular Tuesday with meeting. Done by 5:15

Wednesday, Practice at location to be determined - done by ??? Will post Tuesday

Thursday, Practice at SJA - regular Thursday.

Friday, no school - practice time to be determined - likely 3:30. Pasta dinner hosted by Sweeneys at SJA

Saturday, Sim Earich Invitational (tentative schedule)
9:45 - bus leaves SJA
girls open 12:20
girls Div I - 1:30 or 1:35
probably return 4:15-4:30

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Tale of Two Cities

This weekend the Jags went with the annual split squad, sending the top 7 to Portage, MI while the JV took on the field at Medina. While both cities received rain all day Friday, almost magically the Portage course came out unscathed while the Medina course was a mudfest.

The second 7 for SJA ran as the varsity at the Medina meet and got a good taste of how the best teams run. At that level everybody runs hard from the gun, and our girls found that out the hard way. Hopefully it will be a valuable lesson to help them in future races. As a team, the girls finished 14th of 19 teams. The JV learned a similar lesson getting 8th of 11 teams.

In the second city, 5 girls notched lifetime PR's, and another had a season's best. In what amounted to the Michigan State Meet (8 of top 13 Michigan teams in the race!), SJA finished a respectable 13th of 39 teams. Leading the way for SJA was Jessica Sirchen in a PR of 19:33. Gab Kreuz was next with a PR of 19:38. Following them was Celine Mangan (PR 20:18), Maggie Harter (PR 20:39), Maggie Boyer (PR 20:40), Erin Gaffney (SB 20:41), and Tay Whisler (21:22)

Friday, October 9, 2009

updated portage info

SJA @ Portage Invite - directions at bottom of post
www.portageinvite.com

Friday, October 09, 2009

In the a.m. you may store bags in the back of room 331

11:15 pack up cars (Kieser and Gaffney) and leave…get a quick lunch before we go!
Halfway up we’ll stop for rest break. Hopefully we can do the trip with only one stop! 
3:30 – go to hotel first to change, unload stuff
4:00 – go to course for pre-meet routine
Order dinner on the way to course so its ready when we are on the way back to hotel. Eat, clean up, then sometime in the p.m. – annual shirt making adventure.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

8:15 – Coach Kieser participating in “open race”
9:00 – team wake up for 5 minute jog, 10 minute stretch, then breakfast. Eat smart, eat to win
11:15 – pack up cars, head for course
12:35/12:40 – warm-up
1:15 – spikes on, head to start…you will have 2 chips – 1 each shoe!
Box 6 – (41 teams)
1:30 – Division I women (Michigan rules – NO WATCHES!)

When done warming down, pack up, hit the Subway, then head home

Arrive in Cleveland 9:00ish?

Directions to Portage from Cleveland
I-90/turnpike west all the way past Toledo and into Indiana for just a few miles to I-69 north.
I-69 North into Michigan to I-94 West
I-94 west for about 45 minutes
*hotel is off exit 80 – turn right then left to Best Western
*course is exit 76-A (a “loopy” exit that puts you heading SOUTH on Westnedge Ave for 1-2 miles
Right on Romence for about 2 miles – you will see course on left. Turn left on Moors Bridge and pray for a parking spot – its tough to find!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Medina Meet Information

Below is the most updated rosters, etc...for the Medina Invite. Keep in mind the rain will not necessarily be gone!

7:50 am – bus departs SJA
9:10 – varsity warm-up (rosters below)
9:45 – spikes on, get to start
10:00 – varsity race
10:15 – open warm-up
10:50 – open spikes on, get to start
11:05 – girls Div I open

Directions to Medina course (NOT at the High School!)

I-71 south to Rt 18 exit
Rt 18 WEST to downtown Medina
You will have to navigate the town square’s 1 directional roads.
Rt 18 West to S. Court St.
Left/South on S. Court St out of downtown for a couple of miles.
Turn right on Sturbridge. You will see signs for parking.
Course is between Canavan Elementary and Root Middle schools

Varsity
Mel Ward
Mary Kate Chambers
Colleen Meder
Jill Bresnahan
Maddy Lanning
Emily Bauer
Caitlin Nagy

open
Mathews K. Peplin Marcinick
Petersen Scelza Semidey
Krasienko C. Kramer Gatian
Russo Roberts L. Peplin
Jess Bres Hurley Dunn
Riley

Managers
Williams - shin
Simone
K. Kramer - shin
Roddy - knee
Fibbi
Abid - knee
Swit - shin
G. Harter?
N/A (SAT)
McNamara
Sweeney

Portage Information

We will be staying at the same hotel as last year...

Best Western Hospitality Inn
3640 East Cork Street
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001 Phone: 269-381-1900
(or 1-800-780-7234)

We have a rate of $69.00 for Kings/$79.00 for 2 queens. Try to get that rate!

Team will leave Friday after 2nd block, so around 11:15. Coach Kieser and Mrs. Gaffney will be driving. We will be going directly to the course for pre-meet workout, then picking up dinner on the way back to the hotel.

It will be a late return Saturday night...1:30 race means probably a 3:00pm leave and a 7:30-8:00pm return to Cleveland.

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Week of Monday, Oct 5

NOTES!!!!

Needed...
1. Parent to drive to Michigan with team on Friday. Hotel room would be covered if you did this. Leaving SJA a little after 11:00 am.
2. Pasta dinner host needed for last regular season meet, Friday Oct 16th.
3. A couple more volunteers are needed for food at meets...please see schedule posted to the right. It would be great to have new parents get involved!!!

Monday, Oct 5 - long run at towpath - Rockside Road park entrance. This is found about 1/2 mile east of Rt 21 in Independence. There are 5 bus trips fall sports on Monday, so a bus is not available. If there are a few parents available to help drive it would be a huge assistance. Only athletes healthy enough to to the regular long run should make the trip. The rest should stay behind and do their cross training and workout at school. This practice will be late due to the length of the run and practicing 25 min from school. Expected return to SJA around 6:00pm.

Tuesday, Oct 6 - Typical Tuesday at SJA. Meeting, abs, run, lift. Pick-up 5:15

Wednesday, Oct 7 - Workout at Impett (will jog over and back from SJA). pick-up 5:20

Thursday, Oct 8 - Typical Thursday at SJA. yoga, hurdle drills, abs, lift. pick up 5:00

Friday, Oct 9 - varsity leave for Michigan after 2nd block (11:10?)...JV - typical Friday...Meeting, pre-meet run, etc...

Saturday, Oct 10 -
varsity - Portage Invite, Michigan..1:30 start time
Kreuz, Sirchen, Mangan, M. Harter, Whisler, Boyer, Gaffney

JV - Medina Invite...varsity 10:00am, JV/reserve 11:05
varsity - Ward, Chambers, Sweeney, Bauer, Meder, Lanning, Jill Bresnahan
JV - the rest of the team.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Gilmour Invite Information

sorry for the later than usual posting...

Directions to Gilmour Academy Campus

I-480 East to I-271 North
I-271 North to Cedar/Brainard exit
Be careful here!!!! You want to follow Cedar Rd EAST!
Cedar East for a few miles to the intersection with S.O.M. Center Rd (aka Rt 91).
Gilmour Academy is on the northeast corner of this intersection.
Turn left on S.O.M. then turn right into the main driveway.



3:15 – load and depart ASAP
4:00 – arrive at Gilmour
4:40 – varsity warm up
5:15 – spikes on, head to start line
5:30 – varsity race (gray division)
5:40 – JV warm up
6:15 – JV spikes on, head to start line
6:30 – JV race
7:40 – leave for SJA?
8:15-8:30 – arrive at SJA

At this meet, our camp is usually far from the start, finish, and bathrooms. Plan your warm-up around these facts.

It WILL be raining…pack clothes accordingly (spare everything!). Bring dry clothes and leave on bus.
The course will be soft – double-knot your shoes!

Varsity
Erin Gaffney
Mel Ward
Grace Harter
Mary Kate Chambers
Bride Sweeney
Colleen Meder
Jill Bresnahan

Reserve
McNamara K. Peplin Marcinick
Petersen Scelza Semidey
Nagy C. Kramer Gatian
Swit Russo Roberts
Jess Bres Dunn
Riley L. Peplin Abid
Meder Hurley Bauer????
Lanning Krasienko

Managers
Williams (shin)
Simone
K. Kramer (shin)
Roddy (knee)
Gab Kreuz
Jessica Sirchen
Celine Mangan
Taylor Whisler
Maggie Harter
Maggie Boyer
Fibbi

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 – Tiffin Trip people

9:00 – meet at SJA – leave for Tiffin – directions will be provided.
10:30 – arrive at Tiffin – Hedges Boyer park
Bathroom, etc…
Jog first two miles of course with Coach Kieser for warm-up…
Workout people do strides and stretchs, Gilmour people keep going.
11:15 – begin workout 6 x 800 on course on 7 minute “go’s”
Full group practice kicks – 3 x from last tree to finish
Warm-down last mile
12:30 – eat??? Then head home?

Workout people – Kreuz, Sirchen, Mangan, M. Harter, Whisler, Boyer
Course joggers – Gaffney, Ward, G. Harter, Chambers