January 18th - January 23rd

 Hey Phoenix Track!! Thanks to everyone who has been coming to practice!! With this soft closure we are on, because we are not in season, we are not able to meet for practice this week at all. We will post all workouts to train heroic so make sure you are logging in and seeing what your workouts are for each day. We will plan on seeing all of you next Tuesday, the 26th of January during our 8th period track class starting at 1:10 PM. Make sure you bring your track clothes on that first day of class. We will go over more announcements at that time. Meanwhile, get your workouts in and get started on your eligibility for outdoor track. 

For those who are interested, there is a Sprint Challenge meet at the Oval this Saturday. Go to Runnercard for more info on signups. Looks like you'll need to email Tony Glover to get the access code to sign up. This is an individual thing and you will need to find your own ride there and back and sign yourself up in you want to go. There are also a few indoor meets in February hosted by West Jordan High School at the Oval. These meets will be limited and masks must be worn during competition while at the Oval. More info on those meets can be found here: Jaguar Invite Part 1  -  Jaguar Invite Part 2

Distance Mileage: Stay the same as last week (60% of max)

January 11th-16th

 Weekly Practice Schedule:

Monday January 11th - On your own (Check train heroic for workout)

Tuesday January 12th - 2:40 PM @ HS Weight Room - BRING YOUR MASK

Wednesday January 13th - On your own (Check train heroic for workout)

Thursday January 14th - 2:40 PM @ HS Weight Room - BRING YOUR MASK

Friday January 15th - On your own (Check train heroic for workout)

Distance Mileage: Increase mileage up 10% (Which should be 60% of max mileage)

Winter Track is BACK!!!

We are so excited to get started with track season. Last year our amazing sport was taken from us and we are chomping at the bit to get going. We are going to post workouts using the app "Train Heroic." Follow the instructions below to find access to your specific event.

1. Download Train-Heroic (The app)

2. Create a Free Account

3. Once logged in, go to "settings" then "My Training" and then "Enter Access Code"

4. Enter one of the following access codes to find access to your events workouts

                Distance Code: farmingtondistance

                Sprints Code: farmingtonsprints

                Throws Code: farmingtonthrows

If you haven't already signed up for indoor track, please fill out this 2021 Indoor Track Sign up form. Cost is $10 for the whole season (which runs through the end of February). We will invoice your MyDSD based off of you signing up for Indoor track. See the schedule below to find our practice schedule for the week. 

Weekly Practice Schedule:

Monday January 4th - On your own

Tuesday January 5th - 2:40 PM @ HS Weight Room - BRING YOUR MASK

Wednesday January 6th - On your own (Check train heroic for workout)

Thursday January 7th - 2:40 PM @ HS Weight Room - BRING YOUR MASK

Friday January 8th - On your own (Check train heroic for workout)

Distance Mileage: Same as last week (Which should be 50% of max mileage)

Track Meeting Recap

Did you miss the track meeting? Did you lose your notes? Below is the list of everything we covered at the meeting in case you missed it or need a refresher. 

• COVID-19 and Track & Field 2021
• We are still planning on having an outdoor track season. What that will look like exactly is still up in the air. We will likely not have any indoor track meets as most have already been cancelled for January and February but when we move to outdoors we are still planning on holding a season. We will temperature check everyone at each practice and you will need to fill out our Covid-19 symptom check form each day. 
• Indoor Track
• Indoor track is a big part of our preparations for outdoor track. We would love it, if you are interested in doing outdoor track, to come train with us for Indoor. If you are interested in doing indoor track with us here at Farmington High School please fill out this 2021 Indoor Track Sign up form.
• We will have a $10 indoor track fee to help our program. Once you fill out the sign up form, we will invoice you on your MyDSD and you can pay for that fee there. 
• Track Class
• We have an 8th period team conditioning class which is our "track class." If you are not in it, try to get your schedule switched so you can take that class with us. 
• We can get you fit for life credit if you need it. Just enroll in the 8th period class and let us know you need fit for life credit and we can enroll you in a Canvas class to get the credit. 
• While it is preferred that you join the track class, you can still do track even if you aren't in the class, you just might have workouts on your own after school on B days.
• Practice
• Practice will vary depending on your event coach. More info to come from your event coach. First day of indoor track practice will be Tuesday January 5th, 2021 @ 2:40 PM.
• We will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays in January and as we get to February we will meet more often.
• Once the season starts we will meet every day and it is expected for you to be there every day. 
• During the season practices on Mondays & Wednesdays will be at 2:40-5:00. Practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays will be from 1:10 PM - 3:30 PM. Check the blog weekly for any changes or specifics on practices. 
• Meet Schedule
• Still waiting on official dates but it will likely be the same as it was going to be last year. There will be a few changes with invites per the current covid-19 protocols but we won't know more until we get closer. I will post the schedule to the schedule/results page as soon as I know so you can get work off and block out those important meet dates.
• Eligibility
• Get started now. 
• Due: Wednesday February 17th, 2021. Follow the steps listed and complete the necessary requirements in order to compete this season and school year. All eligibility paperwork and receipts need to be turned into Coach Brower.
  
  1. Register my Athlete - HERE
  2. Physical (good for 1 year) I need the physical copy turned into me - HERE
       *We will have a Spring Sports physical day on TBA for $25. All funds go back to our school. Cash or Card accepted.
  3. Receipt of Fees paid at the office (uniform $65 and participation/transportation $90) -I need a receipt either printed from online or from the office. If you have a uniform from 2019 track or 2020 cross country, you do not need to buy a new one.
  4. Team Disclosure (you will "sign" by filling out the form - HERE).
  5. Grades - No more than 1 F and above a 2,5 GPA. No U's.

Track is Back!!

As we approach the new year we are coming up on our indoor track season. We are still unsure what that will look like for competitions during the winter months but we will still plan on holding practices to help us prepare for outdoor track. All those interested in joining our track team this year is welcome to attend our zoom track meeting which will be held on Wednesday December 16th at 6:00 PM. The link for that zoom is posted below. We will try to cover what we know with the season and track but, like everything else this year, we know things could change so stay tuned. If you aren't already, get into the 2nd semester 8th period team conditioning class (track class). We will have practice 2nd semester on B days during that track class. On A days we will have practice after school starting at 2:45 PM. If you need fit for life credit, drop that class and take team conditioning, we can get you fit for life credit.  

For my XC or distance kids, we should start getting our mileage back up. Most of you know what your 100% weeks are, if you don't know because you are new, send me an email (cbrower@dsdmail.net). Below is the % progression we want you to build up to for the next few weeks before we start to meet together. See the chart below to know what mileage we need to be hitting. The idea behind the weekly mileage is that you split it up throughout the week. Don't do 2 super long runs on Friday/Saturday just to hit your mileage because you didn't run Mon-Thurs. Be smart and spread it out over the course of the week. 

Track and Field Parent Meeting

Dec 16, 2020 - 6:00 PM Mountain Time

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/96022602984?pwd=TTN5M2N1Q2xmNFZ0T1plWU96b0hVUT09

Meeting ID: 960 2260 2984

Passcode: 2NWkwN

1st day of indoor track practice: Tuesday January 5th @ 2:40 PM. 

All those interested in joining indoor track please fill out this form - 2021 Indoor Track Sign up

Distance Mileage Progression Chart

Week of 12/7-12/12 - 30% of max mileage

Week of 12/14-12/19 - 40% of max mileage

Week of 12/21-12/26 - 40% of max mileage

Week of 12/28-01/2 - 50% of max mileage

November 9th-14th - Two Week Break Begins!

Great job to everyone who competed at the Utah qualifier in Spanish Fork this weekend. It was a windy day but everyone ran really well on the 5k course. We saw a lot of kids set some PRs which is always fun to see. Congrats to our boys varsity team for taking 4th in a loaded field and qualifying for the Border wars on the 21st. The results can be found here: 2020 Utah Qualifier Results 

We apologize for delaying the banquet. We still are not sure when we will be able to hold it so stay tuned for further information on that.

We just received word that the Border Wars have been cancelled. We apologize for this but at least we were able to get in most of the season this year. We will take our two week break now. No running this week. If you would like to cross train next week you are welcome to do so. We will still post a mileage progression to follow when we return to the training block but enjoy the time off and get a good reset in. More track info will be coming as we know more what that will look like, as for right now... there is a lot still up in the air. Thank you for being not only amazing athletes but amazing people. We love each one of you. See you guys during track season!!

Utah Qualifier - November 2nd -November 7th

Great job to all of you who are sticking with your training and getting your workouts in on your own. It's great to see so much activity on Strava. Please keep logging on Strava and keep up the good work. This week we have our Utah qualifier in Spanish Fork on Saturday. Registration will close on Monday evening (Tomorrow night) so if you haven't signed up yet, do so ASAP or you won't be able to race. As a reminder, you will need to find your own ride down to Spanish Fork and back, there will not be a bus. Please plan on arriving no later than 1 hour before your race so you have adequate time to pick up your bib and warm up. I also found out that there can be NO SPECTATORS at the race on Saturday. So if you get a ride from a parent, they are not allowed to go out and spectate. We will also not be able to meet for practice until we come back from the soft closure so we will post another workout for you on Tuesday in the GroupMe. 

On banquet news, due to the increase in Covid cases, the school has asked us to postpone the cross country banquet. We will push it to December or possibly January depending on Covid cases and where we are at so stay tuned. We apologize for this but we want to make sure we are being good citizens and doing our part. 

Here is the practice schedule this week:

Monday November 2nd - On your own distance run

Tuesday November 3rd - On Your Own - Workout will be posted in GroupMe

Wednesday November 4th - 3:10 @ FHS

Thursday November 5th - 3:10 @ FHS

Friday November 6th - 2:30 @ FHS

Saturday November 7th - Utah Qualifier - Spanish Fork (295 Volunteer Dr - SF, Utah) - No Spectators

**Race Schedule (Updated as of 11/04):

• 8:30 AM       Packet Pick-up
• 9:30 AM       Freshman/Sophomore Girls
• 10:00 AM     Freshman/Sophomore Boys
• 10:30 AM     Junior/Senior Girls
• 11:00 AM     Junior/Senior Boys
• 11:30 AM     Varsity Girls
• 12:00 PM     Varsity Boys
• 12:40 PM     Varsity Team Awards

Course Map:

Weekly Mileage: 

JV - Drop mileage down 10% from last week (should be at 80%)

Varsity - Keep mileage the same as last week.