Sunday, August 13, 2017

Week of August 14th, 2017

This week's schedule is below.  A few notes to pass along first.
Team Gear orders are due MONDAY at practice.  Be sure your checks are NOT written to SJA, instead they should be written to KRH Trading.  If you did not get the paper for ordering look for a separate email with an online version of the order form.  We ask that every athlete order a team t-shirt and that new athletes order the jacket and pants for warm-ups.  This is a one-time purchase that will cover cc, indoor, and outdoor track for 4 years (that’s 12 season for the price of one!!)
The post-season information has finally been posted.  We will be competing at Medina again with 5 teams qualifying to the Boardman regional.  This will be a tough district, but finishing top 5 certainly within our grasp.  Our top 7 runners will be competing in this meet.
The first meet is near Cedarville, Ohio.  It is an overnight trip.  We will leave Friday at lunch and return somewhere near 7:00pm Saturday evening.  This meet includes a series of elite level dual meets – our meet is with Thomas Worthington.  We will only take athletes who have been regularly attending the first week’s practices.  If any athlete in the first 4 weeks misses 5 practices for any reason they will not be attending this overnight trip.  This is a very generous amount of misses – most programs would probably cut an athlete that misses more than one practice per week on average.  These people will not be in trouble, they simply will not be traveling on the overnight and will begin their season the next week at Tiffin.
Saturday, August 19th is the annual canoe run in Canal Fulton.  Athletes will need money, a signed waiver, and pack a lunch for a picnic after.  We will have bus transportation to and from the canoe run.  Bus leaves at 8:00am and will return by 4:00pm if not sooner.
Saturday, August 26th is when teams will be allowed to have their first meet.  We will have some form of an intersquad 2 mile race instead since we are starting a week later.  Please do not schedule anything for this morning!  You will be free after 12:00 if not sooner.
We have a twitter you can follow - @sjatrackcc
We have a team website – www.sjaxc.blogspot.com
We have a “remind” app – go to www.remind.com, sign up and look for SJA cross country.

Monday, August 14 – 8:00-10:00 at Mastick.  2000m time trial #1.  This is a 1.25 mile hard run in which I can base workout goal times on.  Team Gear forms due with money!!!!
Tuesday, August 15 – 8:00-10:00 at Mastick.  Long run day. 
Wednesday, August 16 – 8:00-9:45 at SJA.  Cross Train day.
Thursday, August 17 – 8:00-10:00 at Mastick.  AT (tempo run) day.
Friday, August 18 – 8:00-10:00 at Edgewater.  Easy mileage, sand sprints, beach yoga.
Saturday, August 19 – canoe run (see above)

Sunday, August 20 – on own

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