Phoenix,
I hope you all had a phenomenal first two days of school! While it can be a big paradigm shift getting back on the grind, I personally am excited to have the whole squad back together every day for practices.
Practice Schedule
Now that we are back in school we will be practicing during 8th period beginning at 1:15, and after school on A days beginning at 3:15. We will meet at the school, north end, unless otherwise noted; we may have some A days where we meet at the regional park promptly at 3:15.
Practice on class days does not end when school dismisses. Practice ends whenever we end, which is generally about 2 hours after the start. Plan rides, activities, and work accordingly
We are moving the A day start time back for a few reasons. First, so that our freshman can arrive closer to the actual start time, and not be isolated from the team. My priority here is the team as a whole.
Second, so that each athlete has time to consult with teachers, go to PFA labs, or begin their homework. I know this may make it a bit more difficult for work schedules, but do the best you can to arrange work accordingly. The pro move for the average-jo would be to get a head start on homework after 4th period an prior to practice beginning. Time management is a skill that is, and will be, invaluable in your life.
This week's schedule
Each week that we have a race, our mileage will have to drop a bit, if only because we now lose a long run. For the next few weeks we are going to hang around that 80-90% range.
At the bottom of this page you can see the schedule for the week. As a reminder, we will be doing core together as a team at the conclusion of the runs, so don't just leave once your run is concluded. Core is a large element of successful running, so we need to emphasize it.
When the day calls for strides, those need to be calculated into your mileage. So if you are supposed to go 6 miles one day, with 6-8 strides, your run will need to be at least 600m shorter than 6 miles so you can do the strides.
PLEASE NOTE: if you miss a day on the schedule for illness or otherwise, do not go making up for lost days by adding it to another day. A missed day is a missed day, no need to compound it by over doing it and then not getting the adaptation desired by doing a long run one day when we want to have a hard day the next or something.
This week we will also be having a team dinner. More on that below.
Meet on SATURDAY
The meet on Saturday is at the weber county fairgrounds (google maps link).
The bus will leave at 7:15 AM.
The latest schedule is JV girls at 9 AM. Please note that is different from what was originally shared. The order can be viewed on our schedule page.
The JV races will be 2 miles, and the varsity will be 3. I petitioned to get rid of the 2 mile races and was denied. As a concession they allowed us to enter 20 athletes into the varsity races, so more of you can race the full 3 miles.
Who is in each varsity race is still to be determined, and won't be decided until later this week. We will use our best judgement from this last race, the time trials, and last year, if needed, to fill the 20 varsity spots.
You must have register my athlete completed or you may not compete. You must have all "U"s cleared or you cannot compete.
Team Dinners
On Friday, 8/25, at 6 PM we will be having a team dinner at the Wheeler home. If you can, please bring $2 to help offset costs for hosting.
We could still use a few more volunteers to host dinners, which can be at your home, a park, or elsewhere.
We could also use volunteers for various items at races. You can send them with your child or bring them to the meet and we will set them out for the kids to have.
If you'd like to volunteer, please view this link: Signup Genius
Team Store
Because of so few orders in the team shop, we have opted to extend the order deadline until Tuesday. Mostly it is because I always have people tell me that they forgot to order things, and then ask to order them late. In this case we won't be ordering anything late, so please go on and make the order as soon as is convenient. Team Store Link
Upcoming
On our schedule it says we have a race on 9/8 at Park City. That race is likely going to be scratched, due to having too many races in a row which really hampers our training, and impede our ability to reach our team goals. A final decision will be made this week.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Coach Jacobson
