Phoenix,
Monday's practice was a lot of fun in the rain. I love that we had a big group show up to run and then do core together in the rain or on the picnic table. We have a great group of kids. Let's keep it rolling.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but summer is flying by... We are approaching moratorium (moratorium is when the state says that we cannot have organized practices), which, for as long as I've been coaching has been Sunday-Saturday, but this year they changed it on us and will be Wednesday-Tuesday (6/29-7/5), which means we won't be practicing this coming Wednesday/Friday or the following Monday (which is the 4th of July).
So, this week, we will practice on both MONDAY and TUESDAY (see below for locations).
On Tuesday we will have a time trial and have a team breakfast afterwards at Forbush park. Please bring fruit, juice, milk, or whatever else you want, to share. The coaches will make a heap of pancakes (assuming the electricity at the park works... (that happened once)), and we can kind of hang out there at the park after the time trial. If any parents would like to help by bringing pancake griddles and helping cook, just let me know!
During the moratorium you should still follow the workout guidelines below, and you should run with your teammates as often as possible. I know many of you may go out of town on days not during moratorium, and that is fine, just be sure to stay consistent.
Consistency is the key, and helping your teammates get better is just as important. Encourage them, invite them, and make sure they are doing what they need to to be consistent and get better.
You'll notice that the mileage percent is now a range, that is for those of you who were training at a consistent mileage during the spring. At this point you are probably ready to up the mileage a bit more, as long as most of those additional miles are easy, like cool down or warm up miles. Those who are new to running should continue building with just a 10% increase.
I've also included a "long run" on the next two Saturdays. Those are done at an easy pace - the distance is the stimulus, not the pace. They should just be a few miles longer than your standard runs, but should not cause you to go over your weekly goal, and should not be more than about 25-30% of your weekly volume. If your weekly goal is 20 miles, you shouldn't be going more than 6 on that day.
The fee should be getting added to mydsd either today or in the next week. I don't have access to put it on yet (not until July) so the secretaries volunteered to do it for me. I'm not sure when they will have time to do it, but just check online in the next few days.
Thank you athletes for your commitment and hard work thus far. The best is yet to come. Thank you parents for your support in encouraging your kids to work hard, and in many cases, for driving them to our practices at our varying locations!
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
I've included the next two weeks on here for your reference.
Coach Jacobson
