Sunday, July 6, 2025
7/6 Update
Sunday, June 22, 2025
6/22 update
Phoenix,
We're really excited about the new runners that have joined us this year. You are eager to work hard, be consistent, and give your full effort. Those tenants are fundamental to what we're wanting to accomplish. The next step for our team? EVERYONE being equally as committed.
We ask you to get to bed at an hour that will allow you to get enough sleep so you can join the team to run in the morning. We're asking you to sacrifice some of your late nights for the benefit of your improvement, and the benefit of the team. As I said on the GroupMe, you have the freedom to do anything you want in life - you can do whatever you want. But you can't do everything that you want. You can't go to bed late, get enough sleep, and run with the team at 7 AM. So choose the most valuable things to pursue, and don't squander your time with trivial pursuits. It will be worth your time and effort when you reach your goals, and our team will be better for it. Those things for which you sacrifice your simple pleasures make them that much more valuable in the end. You will forever appreciate your ability to be disciplined, so refine those habits starting today. Do what it takes to be at each practice this week, for next week we will not be holding team practices during moratorium.
This week
See below for the mileage charts. On Monday night we're hosting our second community nights track meet, and we'd love for you to join us to hang out. (We won't be moving hurdles this time, so don't fret).
If you are going to miss any practices this week due to travel, please let us know here. This is how we will be determining who is going to camp, if we have more interest than space. Absences this week
More on camp, shortly.
Next week
Next week is the state mandated moratorium, which means no coach-led or organized practices. We won't see you next week. However, you should get together with your teammates and run, and I'll still send out a mileage chart.
Season Schedule
Here is the competition schedule so far for the year. There are a few holes that we will try to fill, while trying to race about every other week: Schedule
If you have any questions please let us know.
Day | Date | Location | Type | Total Mileage For Max | |||||||
Week 4 - 80% | 0.75 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | ||
Mon | June 23 | Pioneer Park | tempo alternations | 6-8 | 7-8 | 6-7 | 5-7 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
Tues | June 24 | (on own) | distance run | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Wed | June 25 | Vita | Power Run | 8-9 | 8-9 | 7-8 | 6-8 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 4-6 | 3-4 |
Thurs | June 26 | (on own) | Easy run, strides | 4-5 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Fri | June 27 | Forbush Park | Distance Run, Strides (3-8) | 5-6 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3-4 |
Sat | June 28 | captain led long run | Long Run - 20-40 minute stamina | 11.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
Sun | June 29 | Off Day | |||||||||
Weekly Volume | 45 | 41.25 | 37.5 | 33.75 | 30 | 26.25 | 22.5 | 18.75 |
6/15 update
Phoenix,
Thank you so much to those who helped at the Jr PHX Track Camp! It was a huge success, and I'm defining that based on how much fun the kids were having, and how much joy the parents had watching their kids compete on Saturday.
This week we talked about aligning our beliefs, values, and actions. We believe it's important to give back to the community, which is why we hold that track camp. We value helping kids learn new skills and have positive experiences with excellent role models (you kids), which is why we helped at the track camp. If we believe and value those things, then when the time comes, we have to do it.
The same goes with how we approach each day, week, and season. We all know the value of the warm up, so we need to align our actions with that belief. We understand how important consistency is, so our actions and habits need to prioritize that. We all know that running as a group is fundamental to making our team better, so know we need to organize our lives to be ready to get to practice on time, with the team, every single time that you are in town. The bottom line is, let's do what we believe. Put your money where your mouth is. Walk the walk. Etc. etc. etc.
Summer Breakfasts
Parents, each Saturday we hope to have a team long run followed by a breakfast provided by the parents. This will help motivate the kids to get up and join the team in the morning for the run. The sign up for that is below, and we only have a few filled. Most notably, this week is empty, so we could really use someone who is willing to host at the last minute.
Farmington XC: Summer Breakfasts and Dinners
XC Camp
Details on the camp are still forth coming, but the dates are 7/27-30. We cannot bring the whole team, so we will be prioritizing those who have been attending practices consistently.
Attendance
On that note, I am going to have a weekly form for you to let me know if you are out of town each week. I basically need to know who is gone for various camps, so the coaches aren't sitting around wondering where so-and-so is, when they are at an XC camp in provo, FSY, youth camp, etc. This will help us know who should be at practices.
Please fill out this form if you'll be gone this week.
Summer T Shirt
If you haven't previously filled out the form for shirt sizes, please do so.
This week
We have another stellar week ahead, be there, and be sure to run on your own on the off days. Please bring spike ball, a frisbee, and whatever else you have to play after practice.
Day | Date | Location | Type | Total Mileage For Max | |||||||
Week 3 - 70% | 0.7 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | ||
Mon | June 16 | Farmington Ranches Park | Distance runs; strides | 6-8 | 6-7 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 3-5 | 3-4 |
Tues | June 17 | (on own) | Distance Run; strides | 3-5 | 4-6 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 |
Wed | June 18 | Vita | Distance Run, steady effort | 8.0 | 7.3 | 6-7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 4.0 |
Thurs | June 19 | (on own) | Distance run/Cross Train/ strides | 5-7 | 5-6 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 2-3 |
Fri | June 20 | Farmington Pond | Distance Run on firebreak, 6-8 hill sprints; frazzle friday | 6-8 | 6-7 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 2-4 |
Sat | June 21 | (on own) | Long Run - progressive finish for the last 15 minutes | 10.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 |
Sun | June 22 | Off Day | |||||||||
Weekly Volume | 42 | 38.5 | 35 | 31.5 | 28 | 24.5 | 21 | 17.5 |