4th July Week - Moratorium

Hey guys, we had another great week of training this past week with an awesome time trial. The times from the time trial are posted in the NERD REPORT which you can find on the left side of the blog home page. Make sure you go to the correct year but you should be able to see your times as well as previous years times if you have been running with us the past two years.

This week it is the 4th of July and we typically have a week long moratorium where we can't practice at all but we are able to hold practice on Monday so we will have it tomorrow but the rest of the week we won't be able to have practice so you'll need to make sure you get some runs in. You can meet up with others on the team if you want. Please just make sure you log your miles on Strava. This is a big week and we don't want to undo anything we have done up to this point so pack those shoes wherever you are going for the week and log some miles.

Have a HAPPY and SAFE 4th of July!!

Here is the plan for the week:

Monday June 29th - 7 AM Girls @ Farmington Park (Behind the Rec center on 650 West)
                               7:30 AM Boys @ Farmington Park (Behind the Rec center on 650 West)

Tuesday - Saturday - Moratorium, no practice. Run on your own.

Weekly Mileage: - We are going to increase our mileage up 10% from what you did last week so you should be somewhere around the following:
New Runners: 16-18 Miles
Returning JV: 18-24 Miles

Returning Varsity: 25-35 Miles

Summer XC Week 3 (June 22-27)

Thanks for another great week and THANK you to everyone who is still logging runs when you can't be at practice. Remember this summer is the most important part of our season and consistency is key! You each have been assigned a coach who will track your mileage on Strava and check in with you on your running. If you have questions, go to that coach for help. Here is the schedule for the week:

Weekly Practice Schedule

Monday June 22nd - 7 AM Boys @ Nicholls Park (1105 Nicholls Rd)
                                   7:30 AM Girls @ Nicholls Park (1105 Nicholls Rd)

Tuesday June 23rd - 3-5 Miles on your own

Wednesday June 24th - 7 AM Girls @ Forbush Park
                                   7:30 AM Boys @ Forbush Park

Thursday June 25th - 3-5 Miles on your own

Friday June 26th - 7 AM Boys @ Freedom Hills Park (2150 N 150 E, Centerville)
                             7:30 AM Girls @ Freedom Hills Park (2150 N 150 E, Centerville)

Saturday June 27th - 3-5 Miles on your own

Weekly Mileage: - Keep our mileage the same as last week unless directed otherwise by a coach.
New Runners: 14-16 Miles
Returning JV: 16-22 Miles

Returning Varsity: 22-30 Miles

If you aren't sure what mileage you should be at for the week talk to a coach. 

Summer XC Week 2 (June 15-20)

Great week of training last week. It was fun to be back with everyone again. Keep coming to practice and tell your friends to come too! We'd love to have them. Thank you to everyone who has been logging your miles on Strava. If you haven't been, please go back in and start doing that. Also one last reminder for everyone who HAS NOT filled out the summer XC form, please go and do that now so I can add the fees to your MyDSD and so we know for sure who is doing summer XC with us. - "If you haven't already, please fill out this Farmington Summer XC 2020 Registration form and I will just add the $30 summer fee to your MyDSD where you can pay it online (or you can always go to the main office and take care of it there)."

Weekly Practice Schedule

Monday June 15th - 7 AM Girls @ Glovers Park (By Canyon Creek elementary)
                                   7:30 AM Boys @ Glovers Park (By Canyon Creek elementary)

Tuesday June 16th - 3-5 Miles on your own

Wednesday June 17th - 7 AM Boys @ Vita Trail (1533 E. 650 N. Fruit Heights)
                                   7:30 AM Girls @ Vita Trail (1533 E. 650 N. Fruit Heights)

*Carpool or get dropped off if you can as parking spaces are limited.
Thursday June 18th - 3-5 Miles on your own 

Friday June 19th - 7 AM Girls @ Forbush Park
                             7:30 AM Boys @ Forbush Park

Saturday June 20th - 3-5 Miles on your own

Weekly Mileage: - Increase your mileage by about 10% 
New Runners: 14-16 Miles
Returning JV: 16-22 Miles

Returning Varsity: 22-30 Miles

If you aren't sure what mileage you should be at for the week talk to a coach. 

Summer XC 2020 is Here!!

Summer cross country is upon us! We have been waiting to meet back up and we are finally able to. We are so excited for the team we have this upcoming year. We are going to be very competitive on both the boys and girls side and we're really looking forward to seeing everyone improve their times this season. Each Sunday night this blog will be updated on the weekly practice schedule including locations and times. Please refer to it often as there may be last minute changes if something comes up but that should be a rare occasion. If you have friends who don't want to run the season but want to train with us in the summer they are welcome to do that.

If you haven't already, please fill out this Farmington Summer XC 2020 Registration form and I will just add the $30 summer fee to your MyDSD where you can pay it online (or you can always go to the main office and take care of it there).

Please come as often as you can. We understand you have trips or things going on so if you can't make it, please be sure to talk to a coach and to still get your run in for the day wherever you are and LOG YOUR MILES ON STRAVA!!

Weekly Practice Schedule
Monday June 8th - 7 AM Boys @ FHS (Behind East Bleachers)
                            7:30 AM Girls @ FHS (Behind East Bleachers)
*BRING A RAIN JACKET

Tuesday June 9th - 3-5 Miles on your own

Wednesday June 10th - 7 AM Boys @ Ponds Park (North Lot)
                                   7:30 AM Girls @ Ponds Park (North Lot)

Thursday June 11th - 3-5 Miles on your own 

Friday June 12th - 7 AM Girls @ Heritage Park in Farmington (North of Shephard ln)
                             7:30 AM Boys @ Heritage Park in Farmington (North of Shephard ln) 

Saturday June 13th - 3-5 Miles on your own

Weekly Mileage: 
New Runners: 13-15 Miles
Returning JV: 15-20 Miles

• Returning Varsity: 20-25 Miles

If you aren't sure what mileage you should be at for the week talk to a coach.

XC Parent meeting Recap

For those who either attended or missed our zoom call, here is the main info from our meeting:

1. Fill the Farmington Summer XC 2020 Registration form out if you are interested in joining our summer XC training program. 8th graders can train with us during the summer. $30 registration fee which will be applied to your MyDSD once you complete the registration form.

2. Summer practices will start June 8th @ FHS (Behind the East Bleachers)

Boys @ 7:00 AM

Girls @ 7:30 AM

3. Practice schedule will be posted on the blog so check the blog every Sunday night for an update on the weekly practice schedule.

4. Join "Farmington XC" on Strava if you aren't already in the group. EVERYONE log your miles there.

5. Important Dates to mark in your calendars:

**July 27th-29th - XC Camp - More info to come once we know what we are allowed to do.

**August 8th - Phoenix 5k - Fundraiser race

**August 10th - Time Trials @ FHS

**August 12th - First Race @ Highland Invite

6. Check the schedule/results tab for a TENTATIVE XC race schedule.

7. Eligibility - Due August 5th. See eligibility page for more info.

Summer XC 2020

Hey Farmington!!

What a wacky last few months we have had. First off, we want to say we are so sorry this past track season went the way it did. We feel for each of you and are so impressed with all of your abilities to  stick with it and train on your own. You are truly an inspiration to all of us coaches.

Moving forward here is the latest info for Summer XC:

• XC parent meeting will be held Thursday, May 28th, 2020 @ 6:00 PM - Virtual Meeting - Zoom Call
• We just got the green light to hold practice with numbers under 50 starting in June - This means we will start practices June 8th. Check back here to the blog for info on exact time and location. We will likely start meeting 3 times a week to begin.
• Tentatively we have our (optional) cross country camp scheduled for July 27-29th. We are still waiting for official approval to proceed with this but throw that on the calendar as a tentative date for our camp.
• August 8th is our Phoenix 5k. Put that on your calendars!!

March 16th - March 30th - 2 Week Corona Virus Moratorium

Hey team. What a week. We had a great first meet and saw some great performances. This year is already off to a better start than last year. I wanted to thank everyone for their help in running the meet Thursday. It definitely takes a lot of hands to make it run smoothly and I think we did just that so THANK YOU!!

RESULTS from our first tri meet Thursday.

Obviously this was also a very unique week with everything that happened with the Corona Virus. Due to the events we are not allowed to participate in any meets or hold practice. I am not sure where the rest of the season sits but as of now this is a 2 week moratorium so we should hopefully be able to get back on track the first week of April. I will update the blog as more info comes out. For the time being all of the workouts will be posted on train heroic. Make sure you look there for your workouts for your specific event groups.

If you don't have train heroic yet, please download it on a smart device and create an account. The access codes are as follows: "phoenixdistance", "phoenixthrows", and "phoenix7" for sprinters.

Do your best to get these workouts in and stay in shape during this two week moratorium. Also do your best to stay healthy. As far as school goes, it will be open to students from 8:30 AM to 12:30 AM for breakfast and lunch (in a grab and go manner) and small group tutoring from teachers to answer questions as needed. This will not be a place to just go and "hang out" with friends. Social distancing is what we are going for.

Our track gear from the online team store will get here Friday. We will plan on doing a quick grab and go on Monday and Tuesday of next week from 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM in Coach Brower's Office.

Thanks for your patience with all of this. Hopefully we can get this out of the way and get back on with our season.

Thanks, and GO PHOENIX!