Sunday, September 16, 2018

Salt Lake Classic

It's that time of the week again. Time is flying. We only have a few races left so let's make sure we are all at practice and we are doing all of the little things we constantly ask you to do. Great job last week at the Davis District Championships. The boys walked away with our first ever team title and girls ran great placing third. This week we will travel to the Valley Regional park in Taylorsville for the Salt Lake Classic.

Thanks to the Haven's for letting us do the team dinner at their place and also thanks to the Jascobsmeyer, Ferrell, and Stewart families for helping. This week we have a team dinner Thursday at 6 PM.

As for practice this week, here is the schedule:

Monday September 17th: 3:15 PM @ Barnes Park (Meet in Southeast parking lot)

Tuesday September 18th: 3:15 PM @ Farmington High School

Wednesday September 19th: 3:15 PM @ Farmington High School

Thursday September 20th: 3:15 PM @ Farmington High School
Team Dinner @ Spackmans (731 N 100 E - Kaysville) @ 6 PM
Bring $3

Friday September 21st: Salt Lake Classic @Valley Regional Park (Taylorsville)- Bus Leaves @ 1:30 PM (Excused @ 1:10)
Schedule:
2:00 Packet Pickup                                   Course Map
3:00 JV Girls
3:30 JV Boys

4:00 Freshman/Sophomore Girls
4:30 Freshman/Sophomore Boys
5:00 Varsity Girls

5:30 Varsity Boys 
6:00 Varsity Team Awards

Saturday September 22nd: 7 AM @ Ponds Park

Also a reminder if you have any pictures from any of the meets please upload them HERE.

Sunday, September 9, 2018

Davis County Championships

Great job to everyone at the race last week at Murray. Despite being tired and beat up from workouts and racing on a slower course than Weber State we did quite well. It was fun to compare individual times from the longer slower course and see some individuals still improving their time. Keep up the hard work!! We just have a little bit longer of some tough tiring weeks and then we will begin our taper and start backing off to help feel fresh come race day. You'll notice that we have one race this week and it's on Wednesday. Please refer to the schedule for all info on the bus and meet.

A big thanks to the Lawson family for letting us do our team dinner at their home. Also thanks to Jefferies, Hill, Fulton, and Fisher families for the help. This week we will have our team dinner on Tuesday at the Haven home (59 W 1800 S Kaysville).

**I have created a google photo album to store pictures you take during meets. If you have any pictures from any meets please go to this link and upload them.

If you are interested in purchasing a Farmington XC yard sign please do so by Friday (09/14) as that will be the last day the Wall's will be collecting money for those signs. Either give the money ($10) to Adam Wall at practice or contact Cecilie Wall at 801.725.9830.


Here is the schedule this week:

Monday September 10th: 3:15 PM @ Farmington High

Tuesday September 11th: 3:15 PM @ Farmington High

Team Dinner @ 6PM @ Haven's (59 W 1800 S Kaysville) Bring $3.

Wednesday September 12th: Davis County Championships (Bus leaves @2:00 PM)  Excused @ 1:40 PM.
              Meet Schedule:
  3:30 pm - Junior Varsity Girls
  3:55 pm - Junior Varsity Boys
  4:20 pm - Varsity Girls
  4:45 pm - Varsity Boys
  5:10 pm - Alumni/Parent/Sibling/Friends of XC
  5:30 pm - Awards Ceremony at the Finish Line area

Thursday September 13th: 3:15 PM @ Farmington High

Friday September 14th: 3:15 PM @ Forbush Park

Saturday September 15th: 7:00 AM @ Vita Trail (1533 E. 650 N. Fruit Heights)

Thanks again for being awesome kids. Make sure to stay on top of your classes at school and finish all of your homework ASAP (don't procrastinate). Also be sure to get to bed on time so we can get the rest our bodies need. Let's go tear it up at the Davis County Championships!!

Sunday, September 2, 2018

September is Here

What a great week we had last week. We had some great workouts and we ran some awesome times at the meet Friday in Ogden. I was proud again to be a phoenix. Keep up the hard work and doing all the little things. I also want to let you all know that I have received some very good feedback from other teams and their parents on how nice our team is to cheer for others and how we are very classy. Thank you for being great kids. When it's time to compete we go give it our all but we can be classy while we are at meets so thank you for being great teammates to one another and for showing good sportsmanship cheering on other teams.

Thanks to the Thornton's for letting us use their home for the team dinner last week (and thanks to the Haven, Spackman, and Vasquez families).

Now one thing I would like to comment on is that of riding the buses to and from meets. I know that it's hard to miss classes for meets but we don't miss super often and we don't have that long of a season. I apologize for the change in schedule for some of you parents going to the meet Friday but sometimes that happens and they switch things up. It doesn't happen often but it's reason like that why I want all the kids on the bus so you are there ready to warm up and be ready to go for your race. If for whatever reason you aren't going to be riding the bus you NEED to tell one of us coaches. I was at the meet with a handful of bibs of kids who didn't ride the bus and none of us coaches knew if they were coming to race or not. Please communicate with us if you can't make the bus for whatever reason.

Okay enough about that, let's get to this week.

Monday September 3rd: 7:00 AM @ Heritage Park (in Farmington, North of Maverik on Shephard)
If you are out of town I would like you to get in a hard run. If you are in a hilly place, get a good hard hill run in, if you aren't next to hills, get in a 2-3 mile tempo run @30 seconds slower than goal race pace.

Tuesday September 4th: 3:15 PM @ Farmington High School

Wednesday September 5th: 3:15 PM @ Farmington High School 

Thursday September 6th: 3:15 PM @ Farmington High School
Team Dinner @the Lawson Home (221 Windmill Court, Kaysville) @ 6PM
Bring $3.

Friday September 7th: Murray Invite @ Murray Park - Buses leave @ 12:30 PM (Excused at 12:15). Buses meet by the track, next to the concession stand corner.
Schedule:
2:55 National Anthem                                                      COURSE MAP
3:00 Seeded Boys
3:20 Seeded Girls
3:45 Open Boys Section 1 (Schools A-M)
4:00 Open Boys Section 2 (Schools N-Z)
4:05 Awards: Seeded
4:30 Open Girls Section 1 (Schools A-M)
4:45 Open Girls Section 2 (Schools N-Z)
5:20 Soph Boys
5:35 Soph Girls
6:10 Frosh Boys
6:30 Frosh Girls
7:15 Awards: Non Seeded

Saturday September 8th: On Your Own - Get in a nice recovery run on your own

Thanks again for being so awesome. Keep up the hard work. This is the toughest part of the season, the next 3 weeks will really help set us up for a great finish to our season!!

Sunday, August 26, 2018

End of August

Phoenix Nation!!!

What a great week we had. We had a tough week with two races and a hard workout on Monday and we still ran very well on Friday. The hard work you are putting forth is starting to show and we are only seeing a glimpse of it all (we haven't even done much speed work and we aren't tapering so when we put those things out there we will really kill it). We have to keep up the good work by doing all the little things (sleep, hydration, nutrition, going to practice, logging on Strava etc). Big thanks to the Neuenschwanders for letting us do our team dinner at their house and thanks to everyone who helped with it as well (Bowcut, Taylor, Peterson, Hildreth families).

This week we have a good solid week of training and the Weber State invite at El Monte Golf Course. Please pay attention to the times for practices and the meet. We also have a team dinner at the Thornton home on Thursday.

Monday August 27th: 3:15 PM @ Farmington High (Meet on the grass by the track shed)

Tuesday August 28th: 3:15 PM @ Forbush Park (Across from Farmington Jr.)

Wednesday August 29th: 3:15 PM @ Farmington High (Meet on the grass by the track shed)

Thursday August 30th: 3:15 PM @ Farmington Park (North of the high school)
Team dinner @ 6PM - Thornton Home (619 Cottonwood Drive, Kaysville)
Bring $3.

Friday August 31st: Weber St. @ El Monte Golf Course (Bus leaves @ 12:30) Excused @12:15 PM
Meet Schedule
3:00pm - Rookie Girls 
3:30pm - Rookie Boys 
4:30pm - JV Girls 
5:00pm - JV Boys (5A-6A) 
5:30pm - Varsity Girls 
6:00pm - Varsity Boys 

Saturday September 1st: 7 AM @ Glovers Park (West of the high school)

Sunday, August 19, 2018

School is HERE!!!

Phoenix nation.....

Great first meet at Highland on Friday. I thought we had a great first meet with a good showing and hopefully things we learned. If you haven't already, reflect back on Friday to your race and I want you to think of things you thought you did well and things you could have improved (water intake before, sleep, going out too fast, not fast enough etc.). Those of you who missed the race, we missed you but we have a busy week coming up.

Hopefully you all had fun at the team dinner last week. A big Thanks to all who helped with the team dinner (Mitchell, Mietus, DiReda, Wall, & Martineau Families). This week's team dinner will be at the Neuenschwander home (707 W. Pegasus Drive - Kaysville) @ 6 PM. Bring $3! If you haven't signed up yet to help out but would still like to go HERE and find an open slot to help out. Thanks!

This week is going to be busy with school starting and the fact that we have 2 meets the same week (this is the only time we will have 2 in one week). So please make sure you are staying hydrated and are getting some good sleep. Here is the schedule:

Monday August 20th: 3:10 PM @ Farmington High School @ the track

Tuesday August 21st: 3:15 PM @ Barnes Park (950 W 200 N - Kaysville)

Spike Night @ Wasatch Running Center (Centerville). Come in to Wasatch running any time today to get a discount. The actual "Spike Night" will run from 6 PM-8 PM on Tuesday night. If you need spikes and you pay in cash you will receive a 20% discount (if you pay in cash you can actually get 20% off anything in the store). If you don't pay in cash but pay with a card you can still get 20% but you will need to buy a pair of running shoes and spikes. This is optional but a great opportunity if you would like some racing spikes. Thanks!!

Wednesday August 22nd: Pre-Region @ Weber Co. Fairgrounds (Bus Leaves @ 1:50 PM) ***
3:30 PM--- GIRLS
4:15 PM--- BOYS                                            COURSE MAP

Thursday August 23rd: 3:10 PM @ Farmington Park (Just North of the school)
Team Dinner @ 6 PM - Neuenschwander home (707 W. Pegasus Drive - Kaysville). Bring $3

Friday August 24th: Royal Run @ Roy High (Bus leaves @ 2:30 PM) ***
4:00 PM---FRESH/SOPH/ROOKIE GIRLS
4:30 PM--- FRESH/SOPH/ROOKIE BOYS
5:00 PM--- JV GIRLS
5:30 PM--- JV BOYS
6:00 PM--- VARSITY GIRLS
6:30 PM--- VARSITY BOYS

Saturday August 25th: No Practice as a team. Get in a good long recovery distance run.

***Please plan on riding the bus with the team there and back. Please don't make it a habit of leaving meets early.

Thanks for all you guys are doing. I will be sending out our spirit pack order tomorrow (Monday) so if you haven't given me your spirit pack order please do so tonight so I can get it ordered. If you still need to pay for spirit pack things please do so at the front office tomorrow and either bring me the receipt or leave it in my box at the office. Thanks!!

Sunday, August 12, 2018

First Race Week

THANK YOU to everyone who helped out with the Phoenix 5k yesterday. It was a big success and that was only made possible to all of you guys who got prizes, sponsors, and helped set up/take down and run the meet. I would say with it being our first year it went pretty awesome. So thank you to everyone who helped (athletes and parents).

This week is our first race (Friday) so we have another busy week coming up. Please make sure you are eating well, sleeping, hydrating, stretching, logging run on Strava and coming to practice. All the little things make a big difference so don't neglect to do them just because they are small. Having said that, here is the schedule for the week (please pay attention to the times as we will be meeting at different times than usual):

Monday August 13th: Time Trials @ 7 PM @ Farmington High School - We will have a brief parent meeting at 7 pm. Following the parent meeting we will do a 2 mile race on the track. Girls will go first, then the boys. This race will determine our varsity for our first meet. Families are welcome to come and watch. Following the conclusion of our time trials we will watch a movie on the track on a projector (bring a camping chair to sit in if you'd like to avoid sitting on the track). We will also be doing a pot luck treat night so if you want to help bring a snack/fruit/veggie tray or whatever feel free to do so. Thanks!

Tuesday August 14th: 4 PM @ Forbush Park (Across from Farmington Jr) 

Wednesday August 15th: 4 PM @ Nicholls Park (Castle Park in Kaysville/Fruit Heights) 

Thursday August 16th: 3 PM @ Heritage Park (North of Maverik)
      Team Dinner @ 5:30 PM @ Martineau Home (564 Saddleback Circle, Kaysville)
      Please bring $3 for dinner

Friday August 17th: First Meet @ Highland - Bus will Leave the school at 12:20 PM
Meet Schedule:
Frosh Boys - 2:00 pm
Frosh Girls - 2:25 pm
Soph Boys - 2:50 pm
Soph Girls - 3:15 pm                                              Course Map
JV Boys - 3:45 pm
JV Girls - 4:15 pm
Varsity Boys - 4:45 pm
Varsity Girls - 5:10 pm

**Please plan on staying for the whole meet to cheer on our team.

Saturday August 18th: 7 AM @ Glovers Park (West of the High School) 

Thanks again for all you guys do. We are going to have a blast this season and turn some heads while doing it. I know I have been harping on eligibility but if you want to race this Friday I need all of your eligibility stuff by tomorrow night so I can get you cleared to race Friday. Our uniforms should be in early this week so we will be passing those out probably Wednesday or Thursday (for those who are eligible and have paid for their uniform).

Last thing, we still have some openings for help with team dinners so if you are interested in helping out. Click THIS LINK to sign up for a day to help out. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this please contact Marcia Mitchell: (801) 455-8478  marciammitchell@gmail.com
Thanks!

Let's have a GREAT week Phoenix Nation!!

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Phoenix 5k Week

Hey Phoenix Nation!!

This is a big week for us for many reasons. 1. It's our Phoenix 5k fundraiser. 2. Your eligibility is due. 3. It's our last full training week before our first race. Here is the skinny on these three things:

1. Phoenix 5k. I have only had about 5 people bring me their prizes so far. Please get out and collect your 5 prizes for the race this Saturday. Bring them to practice so we can organize them before the race Saturday. We've already hit up Subway, Waffled, Wasatch Running, Arbys, and Dollar Cuts. So let's avoid going to those places as they have already donated to our cause. Also please spread the word to your family/friends/community to come support us Saturday. If you don't get your prizes, I will charge you to race on Saturday.
I also need some parent help with a few things the day of the race so if you are willing to help us out and don't mind not running, please email me and let me know you're interested in helping Saturday and I will give you an assignment: cbrower@dsdmail.net. Thanks!!

2. Eligibility. This was suppose to be turned in last week and I only have 12 of you who have done everything and are eligible to race!! Please don't procrastinate this or you won't be running with us. Please go to the eligibility page and complete each step listed there. I need hard copies of physicals and receipts of fees ($140 - participation/transportation/uniform). I need this done ASAP!!

3. This week we will meet every day. We can't be missing days of running because it is seriously crunch time. Log your runs to Strava, stretch, roll out, stay hydrated and stay caught up with your sleep (8-9 hours a night). It's the little things that make a big difference. Here is the schedule for the week:

Monday August 6th: 7 AM @ Skater Park (1384 S Frontage Rd, Farmington)

Tuesday August 7th: 7 AM - Farmington Park (294 S 650 W, Farmington) - Just North of the school

***Wednesday August 8th: 7 AM ***Girls will meet @ Ponds Park *** Boys will meet @ Heritage Park (Farmington) - North of Maverik 

Thursday August 9th: 7 AM @ Freedom Hills Park (2150 N 150 E, Centerville)

Friday August 10th: 7 AM - Farmington High School (East of the track - Drivers ed range)

Saturday August 11h: Be there at 6:15 AM - Race @ 7 AM - Farmington High School


One last thing, we would like to get planning some team dinners (on the days before our races) and would like to ask for your help in hosting and providing the meals for these. Marcia Mitchell has graciously accepted to take on organizing these. If you are interested in helping out click this link and fill out your information on the dates you would be interested in helping out and she will be in touch with you.

Thanks for your support. We are excited for the season!! Let's have a great week!