At the first conditioning day on Tuesday, June 23, Coach Kieser unveiled the summer mileage challenge, which is explained in a link to the right.
This will be a team-based challenge, but we need to get the ball rolling now! We only have 7 weeks to accumulate the mileage goal. This won't happen without better attendance!
Check it out and start running more...every mile matters!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Summer Conditioning about to Begin!
Mileage goals and groups have been posted on the website. Pick a group and get started! By now everybody should be back into (or starting for the first time) their running.
Next week begins our summer conditioning program. We will be meeting every Tuesday and Friday at 9:00am at South Mastick park in the Rocky River Reservation. This usually lasts at least 90 minutes for the newest runners and up to 2 hours for the older runners who are running further. The first one on June 23rd will take two hours for everybody.
These are NOT optional. If you are in town you should be attending!
Also, on your own you should be lifting weights, stretching, and doing ab work. We will take time to do these at conditioning, but like running they need to be done on a daily basis.
Next week begins our summer conditioning program. We will be meeting every Tuesday and Friday at 9:00am at South Mastick park in the Rocky River Reservation. This usually lasts at least 90 minutes for the newest runners and up to 2 hours for the older runners who are running further. The first one on June 23rd will take two hours for everybody.
These are NOT optional. If you are in town you should be attending!
Also, on your own you should be lifting weights, stretching, and doing ab work. We will take time to do these at conditioning, but like running they need to be done on a daily basis.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Congratulations New Captains!
The votes have been tallied and the 2009 cross country team has elected Gabby Kreuz, Marie McNamara, and Taylor Whisler as its captains for the fall. Congratulations to these three great young ladies as they lead us into the new school year!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Informational Meetings this week
This week we will be having our informational meetings for the 2009 cross country season.
On Monday the freshmen (class of 2012) will meet in Room 331 during 1st AB
On Tuesday the rest of the upperclass will meet in Room 331 during 2nd AB
We will be having a special lifting practice this Thursday AFTER SCHOOL to set some benchmarks for our strength training.
Be sure to make sure your teammates all attend - we don't want anyone to miss this meeting. We will be voting on captains, getting calendars for the season, etc...
You can also invite other friends you think would fit the mold of our team.
On Monday the freshmen (class of 2012) will meet in Room 331 during 1st AB
On Tuesday the rest of the upperclass will meet in Room 331 during 2nd AB
We will be having a special lifting practice this Thursday AFTER SCHOOL to set some benchmarks for our strength training.
Be sure to make sure your teammates all attend - we don't want anyone to miss this meeting. We will be voting on captains, getting calendars for the season, etc...
You can also invite other friends you think would fit the mold of our team.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Preparing for the Summer Months
Greetings! Below is a list of things to keep in mind as we enter the summer months - the most crucial ones for a prosperous cross country season. If you have any questions please email me at fkieser@sja1890.org or kieserbigcat@roadrunner.com
1. Make sure you have a valid and up-to-date OHSAA physical on file. You can go to www.ohsaa.org, click on "sports medicine" and print the forms.
2. CC camp - camp is a week later this year. Typically upperclassmen and advanced freshmen attend, but it is open to anybody. As of this blog the camp was at 150 out of a possible 190 spots, so it is filling up fast. It runs from Sunday August 2nd to Friday August 7th. go to www.gopherarun.com and click on "camp" for more info.
3. Summer runs will be held at the same as usual...9:00am on Tuesdays and Fridays at South Mastick Park in the Rocky River Reservation. These are informal, but strongly encouraged. A calendar of events will be posted by the end of May.
4. During the school year, practices are held every day after school. Most of them will be held at SJA, but on occasion the team travels. Weekly updates will be provided to give advanced notice. We do not have formal practices on Sundays, but some girls make arrangements to meet on their own for a run.
5. This fall's schedule is a week later than normal. This is because the state meet is always on the first Saturday in November, which is Nov 7th this year. All meet prior to the state meet work backwards from that date. Please note this for family plans, SAT's, etc...
6. As with any sport, please keep good shoes on the athlete's feet! High School runners likely need a new pair of training shoes for each season. Waiting too long to replace shoes can lead to injury.
7. Our runners need functional watches. The kind that have stopwatches and take splits. Cheap ones can be as low as $10, but really useable ones are about $30. There's no need for $100 watches...
1. Make sure you have a valid and up-to-date OHSAA physical on file. You can go to www.ohsaa.org, click on "sports medicine" and print the forms.
2. CC camp - camp is a week later this year. Typically upperclassmen and advanced freshmen attend, but it is open to anybody. As of this blog the camp was at 150 out of a possible 190 spots, so it is filling up fast. It runs from Sunday August 2nd to Friday August 7th. go to www.gopherarun.com and click on "camp" for more info.
3. Summer runs will be held at the same as usual...9:00am on Tuesdays and Fridays at South Mastick Park in the Rocky River Reservation. These are informal, but strongly encouraged. A calendar of events will be posted by the end of May.
4. During the school year, practices are held every day after school. Most of them will be held at SJA, but on occasion the team travels. Weekly updates will be provided to give advanced notice. We do not have formal practices on Sundays, but some girls make arrangements to meet on their own for a run.
5. This fall's schedule is a week later than normal. This is because the state meet is always on the first Saturday in November, which is Nov 7th this year. All meet prior to the state meet work backwards from that date. Please note this for family plans, SAT's, etc...
6. As with any sport, please keep good shoes on the athlete's feet! High School runners likely need a new pair of training shoes for each season. Waiting too long to replace shoes can lead to injury.
7. Our runners need functional watches. The kind that have stopwatches and take splits. Cheap ones can be as low as $10, but really useable ones are about $30. There's no need for $100 watches...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Friday Run
For all current SJA runners as well as alumni. There will be an easy mileage run on Friday, 9:00am at Mastick. Pick your distance, pick your pace.
Have a great new year! Set some goals!
Have a great new year! Set some goals!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
2008 season in review
This past weekend the 2008 "campaign" ended with a strong performance at the state meet in Columbus. It marked the 8th trip in the past 9 years to the state meet - no other girls Division one program has gone more often than SJA (Colerain, the cotton candy team, has also been there 8 times). The temps got pretty warm by the last race of the day so overall the field ran fairly slow. However our team ran very well for themselves. The team finished 12th out of 16 teams, which was actually higher than predicted by the state coaches poll.
Leading the way this time around was freshman Jessica Sirchen, who PR'd (one of the few in the whole field) in 19:44. Senior Kelly Gallagher was next in 19:55. Juniors Gabby Kreuz and Taylor Whisler both missed PR's by 2 seconds (20:19 and 20:31) to finish 3rd and 4th for SJA. Senior Kristin Karn held on to finish 5th in 20:34. Erin Gaffney, 21:05, and sister Hannah Gaffney, 21:45, rounded out the line-up for the Jags.
It has been a fantastic year, and as mentioned at the banquet on Nov 5th, much of the credit has to go to the senior captains (Kelly Gallagher, Colleen Gallagher, Melissa Bresnahan) and the team itself. But a lot of the credit has to go to the runners who came before them including the seniors from last year. Tradition goes a long way, but classy behavior takes it the rest of the way.
Be sure to check out the poem link on the right as well as the updated class record and all-time list.
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