Friday 12/16
Last day of exams w/ the last exam ending at 11:45 (if no one has a make-up).
Let's Run(!) from noon to 1:30 (pick-up)
Saturday 12/17
9:00 AM
Meet in the parking lot between Wheeler Park and City Hall.
We'll do a run around town.
10:30 Pick-up
Sunday
On your own.
Monday 12/19
Captain's Practice since I'm in a morning meeting at the AIA office in PHX.
Tuesday
9:00 AM
Meet in the parking lot, behind Home Depot. We'll go for an out-and-back on old Route 66/Walnut Canyon Rd.
10:30 Pick-up
Wednesday
Off
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Exam Week
Here's what I just posted on "Track 2012"
"I posted somewhere that we'd practice Monday through Thursday, with Friday off, throughout the winter. Andrew, who I assume represents the team, asked that we keep the normal schedule with Wednesday off. Therefore we'll abide by the normal schedule of practicing Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Saturday and Sunday's practices will be coordinated as it approaches."
Tomorrow -- We'll have our only scheduled practice until Friday (last day of exams).
Remember a healthy mind, needs a healthy body... therefore, you need to "exercise."
Choir people. I feel sorry for you.
"I posted somewhere that we'd practice Monday through Thursday, with Friday off, throughout the winter. Andrew, who I assume represents the team, asked that we keep the normal schedule with Wednesday off. Therefore we'll abide by the normal schedule of practicing Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Saturday and Sunday's practices will be coordinated as it approaches."
Tomorrow -- We'll have our only scheduled practice until Friday (last day of exams).
Remember a healthy mind, needs a healthy body... therefore, you need to "exercise."
Choir people. I feel sorry for you.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Track Season 2012
I posted somewhere that we'd practice Monday through Thursday, with Friday off, throughout the winter. Andrew, who I assume represents the team, asked that we keep the normal schedule with Wednesday off. Therefore we'll abide by the normal schedule of practicing Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Saturday and Sunday's practices will be coordinated as it approaches.
Yesterday (Monday, 12/5) was our first "semi-formal" practice.
The weather was as bad as I have ever seen it -- ~7 inches of snow and temps in the 20s, witha stiff wind blowing out of the north.
A sparse turnout.
Andrew, Keven, Aidan and Dom ran Green Mt. while Grace, Rachel and Gab ran DwyHammer.
I commented that looking at the teams at Nike Nationals, if we wanted to, then we too could be there. The only difference between the teams that competed at Nike Nationals and ours were that they trained harder. I then said, it would be impossible to train that hard, since people would "break." Someone commented that the difference might be that we are a small school. If that was true, then does that mean an athlete coming from a small school can never be as good as somebody coming from a large school?
All should watch these two videos (copied off of Flotrack):
My good friend, Paul Limmer, speaks on how to build a national championship team. And then he continues along the same vain, but perhaps a little more specific on the girls side.
What do you think?
Today... another cold day to run.
Post-Practice -- Tuesday
Those showing were Keven, Andrew and Dom.
I propose to have practices until the "official" start of practice, on Monday -- Thursday.
Look forward to a great start of the season.
4:45
All return.
Yesterday (Monday, 12/5) was our first "semi-formal" practice.
The weather was as bad as I have ever seen it -- ~7 inches of snow and temps in the 20s, witha stiff wind blowing out of the north.
A sparse turnout.
Andrew, Keven, Aidan and Dom ran Green Mt. while Grace, Rachel and Gab ran DwyHammer.
I commented that looking at the teams at Nike Nationals, if we wanted to, then we too could be there. The only difference between the teams that competed at Nike Nationals and ours were that they trained harder. I then said, it would be impossible to train that hard, since people would "break." Someone commented that the difference might be that we are a small school. If that was true, then does that mean an athlete coming from a small school can never be as good as somebody coming from a large school?
All should watch these two videos (copied off of Flotrack):
My good friend, Paul Limmer, speaks on how to build a national championship team. And then he continues along the same vain, but perhaps a little more specific on the girls side.
What do you think?
Today... another cold day to run.
Post-Practice -- Tuesday
Those showing were Keven, Andrew and Dom.
I propose to have practices until the "official" start of practice, on Monday -- Thursday.
Look forward to a great start of the season.
4:45
All return.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Update State Meet -- Costs
Hotel
Embassy Suites
2577 West Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85023(602) 375-1777 http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_US/es/hotel/PHXNOES-Embassy-Suites-Phoenix-North-Arizona/index.do
$60.00 for hotel (checks made out to "Mike Elder")
2 Meals (Friday dinner/ Saturday lunch (the hotel does a fabulous free breakfast).
~3 PM? -- Back to NPA
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Practice Schedule for 10/31 -- 11/5
Last week? Wow that season went by fast!
Monday
Flying 60's
We'll do a few miles prior, and a few miles after.
Pick-up 5:30 PM
Tuesday
1-1; 2-2; 3-3; 4-4; 4-4; 3-3; 2-2; 1-1
Stanfords
Pick-up 5:30 PM
Wednesday
AM easy 20 minute run
PM off
Thursday
B- extended Green Mtn.
G- Green Mtn.
Strides/Kenyans/stanfords
Pick-up 5:00 PM
Friday
Depart for state championships...
Monday
Flying 60's
We'll do a few miles prior, and a few miles after.
Pick-up 5:30 PM
Tuesday
1-1; 2-2; 3-3; 4-4; 4-4; 3-3; 2-2; 1-1
Stanfords
Pick-up 5:30 PM
Wednesday
AM easy 20 minute run
PM off
Thursday
B- extended Green Mtn.
G- Green Mtn.
Strides/Kenyans/stanfords
Pick-up 5:00 PM
Friday
Depart for state championships...
Saturday, October 29, 2011
STATE MEET WEEKEND
Saturday, November 5th
9:30 AM Girls Race
10:30 AM Boys Race
Hotel
Embassy Suites
2577 West Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85023(602) 375-1777 http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_US/es/hotel/PHXNOES-Embassy-Suites-Phoenix-North-Arizona/index.do
Friday
We'll depart school after lunch and drive to the hotel and check in.Runners will change, and head out to a park a couple miles away and do their big warm-up.Dinner will be at Sweet Tomatoes.
Saturday
GIRLS6 AM wake6:30 Breakfast7:45 Depart for Course w/ Elder
BOYS7 AM Boys wake7:30 Breakfast8:45 Depart for Course w/ Hoyt
More details to follow
9:30 AM Girls Race
10:30 AM Boys Race
Hotel
Embassy Suites
2577 West Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85023
Friday
We'll depart school after lunch and drive to the hotel and check in.Runners will change, and head out to a park a couple miles away and do their big warm-up.Dinner will be at Sweet Tomatoes.
Saturday
GIRLS6 AM wake6:30 Breakfast7:45 Depart for Course w/ Elder
BOYS7 AM Boys wake7:30 Breakfast8:45 Depart for Course w/ Hoyt
More details to follow
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Week prior to Sectionals; October 24th - 30th
Monday
Since I've asked you to do a medium run today, with a (half) tempo component, tomorrow we really need to go long. Please be thinking of ideas for where you might want to run...
Pick-up at 5:30.
Tuesday
AM: 20"
PM: Repeat 300's
Stanfords
Pick-up at 5:30.
Wednesday
AM: 20"
PM: off
Thursday
PM: Big Warm-up
Stanfords
Pick-up 5:15
Friday
Race
Site: Hidden Cove Golf Course, 1500 Golf Course Rd, Holbrook AZ
Times: 2:00 Boys Race; 2:30 Girls Race
Depart NPA after 2nd hour
Return ~7PM
We'll talk more about the details during the week.
Since I've asked you to do a medium run today, with a (half) tempo component, tomorrow we really need to go long. Please be thinking of ideas for where you might want to run...
Pick-up at 5:30.
Tuesday
AM: 20"
PM: Repeat 300's
Stanfords
Pick-up at 5:30.
Wednesday
AM: 20"
PM: off
Thursday
PM: Big Warm-up
Stanfords
Pick-up 5:15
Friday
Race
Site: Hidden Cove Golf Course, 1500 Golf Course Rd, Holbrook AZ
Times: 2:00 Boys Race; 2:30 Girls Race
Depart NPA after 2nd hour
Return ~7PM
We'll talk more about the details during the week.
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