2026 Summer Week 1

 Hello Athletes! 

We begin out summer training this week!!! We are excited to see you all and get to know anyone who is new! 

For those who don't know, each week we will put together a blog post that will include your milage for the week and where we will be meeting! Each blog will also include reminders about activities or other events that are going on.

This week: 

This week we will practice Wednesday and Friday, with a captain-led run planned on Saturday. The location for that run is TBD. You can view our training location/mileage for this short week in the chart below. 

Our practice format will be as follows:

7 AM - team meeting

7:10 - team warm up

7:20 - team run and strides

8:10 - core

8:30ish - wrap up and depart

We will be dividing into 3 groups for milage:

Group A: New runners in Yellow.

Group B: Ran last season but didn't do track so might be a little rusty or are sprint demons! In Orange.

Group C: Runners who did track and are fresh and ready to go (if this is too easy talk to Jess) in Red.

This week's milage/locations

Day	Date	Location	Type	Total Mileage For Max
Week 1 - 50% of Max Mileage			0.5	60	55	50	45	40	35	30	25	20
	June 1	(on own)	Distance Run	5-7	4-6	4-6	4-5	3-5	3-4	2-4	2-3	1-2
	June 2	(on own)	Cross Train	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wed	June 3	Forbush Park	Distance Run + 5x75m strides	5-7	5-6	4-6	4-5	3-5	3-4	3-4	2-3	1-3
Thurs	June 4	(On own)	Distance Run	4-5	3-5	3-4	2-4	2-4	2-4	3-4	2-3	1-3
Fri	June 5	Pioneer Park	Distance Run + 6x100m strides	5-7	5-6	4-6	4-5	3-5	3-4	3-4	2-3	1-3
Sat	June 6	Captain Led	Longer run	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	4.5	4.5	4.0	3.5
Sun	June 9		Off Day
Weekly Volume (if training for the full week)				30	27.5	25	22.5	20	17.5	15	12.5	12

Communication:

We will communicate mostly on Groupme. If an athlete has a question they should send it in the general chat or in a group chat with two or more coaches. 

Parents, you can message us on group me or reach out to one of the coaches by email.

Head Coach: Rachel Farrell: rfarrell@dsdmail.net

Head Coach: Jessica Gibbs: jpaget11@gmail.com

Summer Cross Country Important Dates:

Start date: June 3rd-TBD

Kids Track Camp: June 11-13 at 9:30 am @ Farmington High. We are asking all athletes to come and help work with the kids and run events with coaches.

Moratorium and/or our Mandatory Break: June 29th- July 5th

Cross Country Camp: July 27th-29th-TBD. This is in the works and we will be sending out an email from the PTA. Please make sure your email is updated. 

Summer Night Track Meets--June 9th and 22nd

 Summer Night Track Meets Are Back!

Join us on the track this summer for an evening of fun, fitness, and friendly competition! Whether you’re reliving your glory days, introducing your young athletes to the excitement of track and field, or simply looking for a great night out with family and friends, our all-comers meets are open to all ages and experience levels.

Registration is just $5 per person and includes up to 4 events of your choice. Bringing a group? Register 5 participants for only $20.

Track events will run on a rolling schedule, and field events will be conducted as open pit format, so there’s plenty of opportunity to jump in and compete throughout the evening.

Come run, jump, throw, cheer, and make summer memories with us!

Dates: June 9 & 22

Registration: 6-6:20

Schedule: 6:30

            50m tiny hurdles (8-year-old and younger)

            50m dash (8-year-old and younger)

            40 yard dash

            100/110m hurdles*** if there is enough interest

            100m dash

            1600m run

            Family Relay (1 lap, divided among a group of family or friends)

            400m dash

            200m dash

            800m run

Field events:

            Long jump

            Shot put/softball throw

            Pole Vault***for those with previous pole vault experience

XC 2026 Parent Meeting Recap

 Hello Parents and Athletes!

We are excited for our upcoming Cross Country season! Here is a rundown of our parent meeting:

Join our new GroupMe groups! This will be how we communicate with athletes and parents for the season.

Athlete GroupMe

Parent GroupMe

Summer Cross Country Important Dates:

Start date: June 3rd-TBD

Kids Track Camp: June 11-13 at 9:30 am @ Farmington High. We are asking all athletes to come and help work with the kids and run events with coaches.

Moratorium and/or our Mandatory Break: June 19th- July 5th

Cross Country Camp: July 27th-29th TBD

Other Important information:

Every Athlete needs to complete Register My Athlete. You can find the link to that here. Every student needs to have this completed with an up to date physical. 

Farmington Physical Night: During the fall season Farmington High hosts a physical night. This fall it will be _____________. It costs $20 and all of the funds go towards our athletic programs at Farmington High. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to the coaches.

Head Coach: Rachel Farrell: rfarrell@dsdmail.net

Head Coach: Jessica Gibbs: jpaget11@gmail.com

Assistant Coach: Katie Nelson: katiebnelson@gmail.com

Assistant Coach: Sister Sahara Yates