Phoenix,
We had an awesome day at pre-region. So many of you saw improvements from two weeks ago, and we're getting a better idea of where we are now, and where we are going. We have been emphasizing being positive in each of the workouts and making sure our minds are primed to perform each day, and there was a lot of positivity around the races on Saturday. I loved seeing so many of you out cheering for your teammates, and of course I loved seeing each of you really put in your best effort into the race.
Skye was the overall winner in the girl's race, and won pretty handily. Our boys took a team win with a solid 12 point victory. We have a lot of areas where we can, and will, improve, so I'm looking forward to what is ahead.
On September 6th we are going to Park City for race, which will take most of the morning. I opted for the morning because it is a trail race, with a fair amount of climbing and difficulty, so I didn't want to deal with any heat issues. The course itself isn't overly fast, so we will focus on racing and tactics there rather than specific mile paces. The next fast race we are targeting will be border wars on 9/14.
THANK YOU
Parents, I want to thank you again for being so generous and providing breakfast for the kids (and coaches, I low key would not survive without food after running) after class each day. It has been so amazing. I've heard many kids talking about how nice it has been to get some easy miles in, hang out with the team and have breakfast, and then get to class.
This Week
This week we are going to have a strong week of training. This will be our last true "high" mileage week, we'll start to hang around the 80% mark from here on out. This week is a little different, we need to make sure that we are feeling good and healthy each day in order to hit the mileage. If you're feeling beat up or worn down, on one or two of the distance runs I'd like you to cross train instead. The ideal scenario for that would be to bring a bike and head out on the rail trail with a buddy and work in some time on the bike.
Please note as well that those of you going 25-30 miles per week will be cross training during the 1st period class this week. The reason for that is that it lines up on days where we have a workout in the PM, so I don't want to reduce your miles on the workout. Instead you can bike or be on the elliptical.
