Three Weeks of Practice

We had 19 runners at our Saturday morning run.  Most took the 5.5 mile route and did very well.  The temperature was very nice and with no traffic, plenty of water and good people to talk with all the way through the loop, we had a great workout.  These longer runs on cool mornings will make out team competitive with all the other schools who are doing the same thing every week.  Keep coming, take the challenge.

I still need parts of physicals/insurance waivers/insurance card copies (download here if needed) from several people.  I have called your name every day.  If you don't have it tomorrow - no practice.  You can get it and return later in the afternoon, or bring it Tuesday.

1.  Insurance waiver (three signatures)
2.  Personal history (two signatures)
3.  Two sheets signed by the doctor/NP
4.  Photo copy of the insurance ID Card

We will run a one mile time trial Wednesday.  I trust everyone will be there.  We need a baseline time for each of you so we can track improvement.   We will run the boys and girls separately and keep score just like a regular meet.  I will set up the teams, five runners per team.  We plan to time trial for the next three weeks, two miles next week, three miles the week after.  Then we begin regular meets at Grant Park.

Remember, 15 practices.  If you were there all six days last week, and the four days before school started, you already have 10.  It isn't hard to get the 15, but anyone starting new this week will begin counting on their first day of practice.  I am going to stop taking new recruits this week, and only if they have extensive running experience and can be certified easily.  It is time to concentrate on training, not paper work.

We are beginning to see who the team leaders will be.  Your goal should be to work your way into the lead groups   Don't take short cuts, don't miss practice without good reason, encourage your team mates to support each other.  We are on a roll,  Keep it going.  See you tomorrow at 4:00, rain or shine, hot or cool, happy or sad, hilly or flat, one loop or 10 loops, scratchy grass or dusty dirt, it is all for your good.