State Championship Info

Parents and Athletes,

The State Championships are on Wednesday! (Some classifications are on Tuesday, so don't be confused. We go on Wednesday.)

If you intend to come to the meet, and park at the park, you will need to purchase electronic tickets beforehand to enter the park. The link to those tickets is here( Note that they need to be purchased for WEDNESDAY and not Tuesday, so you may need to scroll down.):

UHSAA (Utah) Events and Tickets by GoFan

The location is Sugarhouse Park, 1330 2100 S, Salt Lake City, UT 

The times are

Boys - 12:00

Girls - 12:30

If you have any questions please let me know.

10/20 update

Phoenix,

I hope you all had an enjoyable fall break, and that you enjoyed your time away. This week is already a little weird based on Monday off and Tuesday basically off.

This week

Tuesday (today) - we're going to meet at 2 PM at the regional park for the workout. We'll be doing step down 600s with some 200m strides afterwards. 

Wednesday-Friday is the typical schedule. Note that Wednesday is a B day.

Saturday - On Saturday morning we'll be helping at the local "Howloween Half Marathon" which will be at the regional park. The race director offered to donate a good chunk of change to our team if we could come help at the aid stations. After sending out that poll we had enough responses that I agreed to cover those stations. So... if you said you can come, please follow through now that the race is counting on us. For everyone who helps they will have food for us afterwards (pancakes last year, not sure this  year). I will also throw in a two "vouchers" two pick up gatorade mix packs and protein bars for you to grab at your leisure - I'll have them at the school for you when you need a boost. Just come by my room and we'll hook you up when you need them. You could use all four at once if you're so inclined just so you have them.

Honestly, it's going to be a lot of fun. We're going to help with packet pick up and at the aid stations. He's asking us to come at 6:45 to help with packet pick up. I only need a handful of you there at that time, but then we'll need everyone who can to come at 7:30 to prep for the aid stations. 

The trickiest part is going to be when to get your run in. It will just be an easy mid-long run. I'll meet anyone who wants to go beforehand and go with them, or you can do an afternoon run later. Maybe I'll send out a poll about that so we can coordinate. 

I'm not going to send out a mileage per day prescription this week, just plan your mileage accordingly so you can get to 80-85%

State Championships

The bus for state will leave on Wednesday 10/30 at 10 AM. We only have one bus, but I want it completely full. Everyone who came to divisionals to support will get first dibs, then everyone else should load up. We have room for nearly the entire team.

JV State

JV state is on 11/2. If you'd like to participate, email me and let me know so I can register you. The cost is $8 per athlete. I'll send the link out to pay after I've registered you.

If you have any questions please let me know.

10/14 update

Phoenix,

We are headed to divisionals tomorrow. The location and times have been shared in the group me.

The bus will leave at 1 PM, and the return time is tbd. It depends on if the bus is waiting for us or returning to take kids home from school, then coming back for us. We won't know until we are headed down there. So, please plan accordingly with homework, food, games, etc. Someone please bring spikeball. 

Our objectives tomorrow are quite simple. For those not racing, our entire goal is to get the girls' team qualified for state. That means all your energy should be expended in support of those racing. The boys should qualify barring something crazy happening, so we aren't too worried about it, but they are still wanting to have a good strong race to set themselves up for state, so any energy restored after the conclusion of the girls race should then be spent in support of the boys.

This week

I'm not sending out a mileage chart for this week, due to fall break. I am going to send a workout out for Thursday or Friday, and Saturday should be a typically longer run. Those going to state will probably be at about 80% for the week. Non state goers will likely get to about 90%. Anyone not racing should do the morning run tomorrow in the class.

NXR

Athletes going to NXR need to join the groupme for that trip here: https://groupme.com/join_group/103983954/MLORHfL1

Parents are also encouraged to join that group so you don't miss any important announcements, and so you can follow along with us during the trip.

Looking forward to a great week.

Coach Jacobson

10/6 update

Phoenix,

The region championships are finally here. We've been anxiously waiting for this race, essentially since last year. We know what is at stake, and what it will take from each of us. 

For most of our team, this is the final race until NXR. For the varsity runners, they have divisionals next week and State two weeks after that. For everyone, this is a chance to show how our fitness has improved over the past two months, and it's going to be awesome. The time to press is past, and the time to let our fitness show off is upon us.

For our boys, they have a legitimate shot at winning this meet, but it will be tightly contested. It will take everyone, the racers and the supporters to be along the course cheering them on to make it happen. The closest competition at the moment is Davis, but Layton beat us when we weren't at full strength a few weeks ago, so no one can be overlooked. 

Region at Layton Commons

JV Girls - 4:30 PM

JV Boys - 5:00 PM

Varsity Girls - 5:30 PM

Varsity Boys - 6:00 PM

We also need a few volunteers to help at the finish line, so if any parents can lend themselves there just to help maintain order and get the kids moving out of the finishing area, that'd be great. 

There won't be a bus to region, and we'd like everyone there by 3:30 PM. Please note that region 5 will still be racing at that time, so be sure not to interfere with the runners.

Next Week

Next week on Tuesday is divisionals. That is the race where our teams will qualify for state. The girls will have their work cut out for them, but we know what we need to do.

That race is at Lakeside Park in Orem. Our bus leaves at 1 PM. We only have 1 bus, and we'd like to fill it up completely, so even though most of you are not competing, we still want you to come support. 

This week

Week 18 - 70%			0.7	60	55	50	45	40	35	30	25
Mon	October 7	FHS	tune up	7	5	5	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00
Tues	October 8	FHS	pre-race	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Wed	October 9	Layton City park	Region Championships	0/7	0/7	0/7	0/6	0/6	0/5	0/5	0/5
Thurs	October 10	FHS	distance run	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00
Fri	October 11	FHS	workout tbd	3/6	3/6	3/6	3/5	3/5	3/5	3/4	0/5
Sat	October 12	on own	mid long run	8.00	8.00	8.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	6.00	5.00
Sun	October 13		Off Day
Weekly Volume				42	40	40	37	34	32	28	25

9/29 update

Phoenix,

We are finally on to our last week before the region championships. This is a long awaited day. Our boys appear to be in for a very close race with Davis for first place. In fact, Davis has beaten us all 3 times we've seen them this year, which means we have our work cut out for us. Fortunately for us, I feel deeply that we haven't had our best team race quite yet. Once we put that together, we'll be a tough team to beat. 

The goal for our girls is different, we're looking to take steps forward as a team, really show how our fitness has improved, and get ready for divisionals the following week - where we hope to qualify for state. Two years ago our girls team won the region title with 3 sophomore girls in the race: Skye Siddoway, Alexis Bradshaw, and Ella Miller. Due to some wild change of events, two medical, one geographical, none of those 3 will be on the line next week. We now have another really young varsity team, with 2 freshman, and a few juniors and seniors. Given the setbacks we've had, if we are able to qualify for state as a team, that would be a great accomplishment for this group. So, our focus for the girls is about taking a step forward as a team, and being ready for divisionals.

Skye update

Skye continues to see improvement, and the plan is for her to have the hole in her skull repaired on Friday - they will put the piece of skull they removed weeks ago back in.

She has been up and walking around, doing PT, and even go out of the hospital for a little while and went to the aviary in SLC. All great news.

NXR

I am still working through the invitations for NXR. Again, we simply do not have enough space for everyone to attend, which I deeply regret. I also have to make these determinations this week, because the hotel is requesting a rooming list. 

I have 3 lists at this point. Those who have received an invitation already, with a deadline to respond, those who are most likely going but have yet to receive an invite, and those who are on the waitlist as of today, and will be contacted with that information today.

You should check your email (the one you used to fill out the interest form) and see if you have heard from me. This is important, because a non-response will result in you being moved to the waitlist. I will reply to you when I receive your reply. 

This week

We have a unique practice situation this week. On Wednesday morning we are going to have an OPTIONAL practice at Sugar House Park (the location of the state course). We will begin practice at 7 AM, and plan to leave there by 8:30 AM so you can have time to eat and clean up before 5th period. The reason we are going there is to get a feel for the state course, and we are not allowed to go to the course after 10/16, with two races before then, this may be our last shot at it.

If you choose to go to that practice, you will need to arrange transportation. Again, it's totally optional. If you come that morning you do not need to practice after school. Those who cannot attend in the morning will practice after school as usual. We will be doing 1k repeats. 

Week 18 - 70-80%			0.7	60	55	50	45	40	35	30	25
Mon	September 30	FHS	workout	7	7	6	6.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00
Tues	October 1	FHS	distance run	3/5	3/5	3/5	3/3	3/3	3/3	0/3	0/3
Wed	October 2	sugar house park @ 7 AM (optional)	1k repeats	7	7	7	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Thurs	October 3	FHS	recovery run	3/5	3/4	3/3	3/3	3/3	0/3	0/3	0/3
Fri	October 4	FHS	tbd	7.00	7.00	6.00	6.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Sat	October 5	tbd	tbd	8.00	8.00	8.00	6.00	6.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Sun	October 6		Off Day
Weekly Volume				45	44	41	35	33	29	25	25

9/22 update

Phoenix,

We don't have much of an update this week. The most important information is that our next official race is at Region on 10/9. We have a few weeks of training we can get in before that date, and it's going to be amazing.

NXR

As has been shared, we simply do not have enough space for everyone on our bus. If your attendance is below a certain number, it is likely that you won't be able to attend. That said, Davis has offered to accommodate a few of our athletes who may wish to travel with them. That is still tbd.

I have sent an email to those athletes who are on the bubble. I consider that a "waitlist." In the next few days I'm going to send out a list of athletes who have been tentatively approved to attend. That list will also include the cost of the trip, and the way to venmo the parent who will be spearheading the financial side of the trip. Those athletes who do not send payment in before the deadline (tbd, but likely the end of this week or the beginning of next week), will be moved to the waitlist, and someone from the waitlist will be bumped up. I cannot delay in receiving payment, as we need to send payments to the busing company and the hotel very soon, and I'm not going to have the parent float that money. We also have to have a rooming list sent to the hotel early next week. Therefore, we are in crunch time. If you have any questions, please let me know.

A delay in payment will be considered a lack of interest in attending the trip, hence we will move someone into that spot who is willing to make the payment. However, in extenuating circumstance, and with prompt communication, we may be able to make short term exceptions.

This week

Week 17 - 80-85%			0.85	60	55	50	45	40	35	30	25
Mon	September 23	FHS	step down 800s	3/6	3/6	3/6	3/5	3/5	3/5	3/3	0/4
Tues	September 24	FHS	distance run	6.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Wed	September 25	FHS	hilly tempo/progression	3/7	3/7	3/6	3/5	3/5	3/5	3/4	3/3
Thurs	September 26	FHS	recovery	6.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Fri	September 27	FHS	workout tbd	3/6	3/5	3/4	3/3	3/4	0/5	0/5	0/4
Sat	September 28	on own	mid-Long run	9.00	9.00	8.00	7.00	7.00	6.00	5.00	5.00
Sun	September 29		Off Day
Weekly Volume				49	45	41	67	34	33	25	21