IMPORTANT NOTE: all bus departure times are EXACT. We do not wait one extra minute. People will be left behind. Being on time is being at least 15 minutes earlier then the announced departure time. Everyone assists with loading the bus with team equipment. 

WEEK 1:

M 8/24 – 9am bus to Garret Mt.

T 8/25 –  HOME 9am @ Track for Strength Drills – report by the refreshment stand area

W 8/26 – 9am bus to Garret Mt 

Th 8/27 – 9am bus to Garret Mt 

F 8/28 – 9am HOME – Track / Strength Drills -report by the refreshment stand area

S 8/29 – 9am to Van Cortlandt Park, NY

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WEEK 2:

M 8/31- 9am to Bayonne Park 

T 9/1 – 6PM HOME – Track/ Strength Drills -report by the refreshment stand area – this practice has been changed so that all of the members of Marching Band can attend.

W 9/2 – 9am bus to Garret Mt (Time Trials) (with the exception of our High Tech students – if you miss the time trial, you also miss the first meet on Sept 12th. This was in the initial introductions earlier this summer. 

Th 9/3 – 9am HOME – Track / Strength Drills  – report by the refreshment stand area – Marching band is to do 5MP, Resistance band drills X 2 reps on each, and a 2 mile easy run recorded on Runkeeper.

F 9/4 – Assigned Workout on RunKeeper – One hour easy run with the last 2 minutes to be picked up as if finishing a race.; follow with 5MP

S 9/5 – Assigned Workout on RunKeeper – 19 minute upbeat run of  about 75% effort level – you should feel this workout; follow with resistance band drills

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WEEK 3:

Su 9/6 – Assigned Workout on RunKeeper – One hour easy run with the last 5 minutes being gradually picked up to a faster and faster race pace.

M 9/7 –  Assigned Workout on Runkeeper Easy 20 minute steady – with good stretch; one mile (or 8 minute) jog cool down

Tu 9/8 – 6pm HOME – at Schmidts Woods (also Team T shirt night and picture night for a new banner on the stadium fence) Miss the practice and you miss the shirt and picture.  There will be no other t-shirt distributions. (Senior pictures  for runners and managers also being taken.)

W 9/9 –  12:30pm to Darlington Park

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THURSDAY & FRIDAY schedules for these 2 days are still subject to change as far as meetings and uniforms:

Th 9/10 – 12:30pm HOME -Track /  Strength Drills  and distance run – report by the refreshment stand area/  followed by uniform issue 

F 9/11 – 12:30pm HOME –  new members meeting in HS – room to be announced; veteran members will meet on the track for pre-meet warm up and stretch

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This is advance notification

– if the coaching staff does not feel you are prepared for this meet (safety issues), you have missed practices without valid excuses, you have had poor summer training, or you have missed team time trial, you do not do the independently assigned Runkeeper workouts on 9/4, 9/5, 9/6, and 9/7 – you will NOT be attending the first meet.

This is not necessarily punitive – based on  summer Runkeeper reports and observing captain’s practices thus far, we have some people who just might not be physically prepared for the first meet. 

Saturday  9/12 – Season Opening Meet – 7am departure to the Annual Mount Invitational in New York

this is a 90 minute trip – bring a pillow for some comfort, have some snacks and water/gator in your back pack. We will also have team water jug. Always have some small amount of cash handy if they have refreshments or there is a local place we can stop after the meet.

 

“Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, ‘I’ve never seen anyone run like that before.’ It’s more than just a race, it’s style. It’s doing something better than anyone else. It’s being creative.” —Steve Prefontaine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Prefontaine