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June 29, 2008

Ready for a swim

Wow its hot! Finally

Friday was a nice run day. We ran from Franklin Elementary again and did a 30 minute loop through Bridle Trails. Afterwards we did our strides and Coach Jacobs led the group through some tough abdominal exercises.
Captain Tim, So. Adam, Sr. Conor, Jr. Grady, Jr. Lucas, Fr. Mackenzie, Fr. Nicola, and Captain Veronica all attended.
Next Monday's run has been moved to LWHS so the team can help put the High Jump and Pole Vault mats into storage. Monday we're also doing some up tempo hill running at the dump :)
Racing in the summer is a great way to get in some tempo running. I do not encourage all out racing since its the summer and we should be focused on peaking in October. But sometimes it is fun to run one of these races just to mix things up. I really encourage you to find hilly courses or try a longer race like an 8K or 10K to help build strength for the upcoming season.
This weekend's Race Results:
Bridle Trails 5K: Tim Hobbs, 2nd Overall, 17:55, Michael Hobbs 25:47
Bridle Trails 10K: Markus Van Achte 42:40, Coach Johnson, 47:21, John Doherty 49:25, Anne Wilkinson 1:04:06 (2nd in age group)
Seafair Half-Marathon: Grady Olson, 1:51:22
Bridle Trails 30K: Kathleen McMonigal 2:53:06

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June 25, 2008

Swim Day

Today's group was divided into two groups - those that dove into Lake Washington and those that decided to wait until next week.
We ran for 22 minutes, and after some abs and step ups and a dip in the lake we felt like it was a good day.
Swimmers: Coach Jacobs, Captain Tim, Captain Veronica, Sr. Conor, Jr. Grady, Jr. Becky, Fr. Mackenzie
Non-Swimmers: Coach Johnson, Sr. Brieccia, Jr. Jenny, Jr. Sophie, Fr. Nicola, Fr. Matt
Next Run: Thursday on your own, Friday at Franklin Elementary 8:30AM

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June 23, 2008

Relay Day

Franklin Elementary - Bridle Trails State Park - Today we ran for a 10 minute warm-up by running down to the lower corral. When we arrived, Coach Jacobs split us up into two teams. The teams ran a continuous relay for approximately 5 miles. Team Speed finished about 30 seconds ahead of team Twigs, both teams were under 21 minutes. Our cool-down was a slow 8 minute jog back to the elementary school.
Tim also brought flyers for the 5K race coming up this weekend at Bridle Trails State park. The money raised goes to help support the park that we use for free. Please check out the link below for more information.
Team Speed: So. Adam, Fr. Mackenzie, Captain Tim, Jr. Becky, Jr. Jenny
Team Twigs: Coach Johnson, Sr. Conor, Fr. Nicola, Captain Veronica

Bridle TrailsParty in the Park: http://www.bridletrails.org/2008_party_flyer.htm?varRaceID=943

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June 21, 2008

Summer is here!

Franklin Elemetary, Bridle Trails State Park - The cross country team met for its first summer practice on Friday. The team ran for 30 minutes in beautiful Bridle Trails State Park. In attendance were: Captain Tim, Captain Veronica, Jr. Jenny, Sr. Maddy, Fr. Nicola, Fr. Makenzie, Fr. Ann, Sr. Conor, Jr. Lucas, and So. Adam.
The arrival of summer brought us bright skies and perfect temperatures. After the run we did some strides and stretching.
The real workout came later at LWHS. The team spent over an hour of heavy lifting, moving high jump and pole vault mats off the track. Some of these mats were so water logged that they weighed over 600 lbs. With 8 of us lifting only one of them proved to be too heavy. The team also moved many hurdles into storage and the LW Drill team took a break from their dancing to help :) Also joining in to lend a hand were Coach Wageman, Alumnus Annie, and a volunteer gardening group from Windermere real estate.
Next Run: Monday, 8:30 AM at Franklin Elementary, 20 minutes warm-up, relays, abs

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June 16, 2008

Summer Schedule

Welcome to Coach Johnson's summer training blog. Captain Tim suggested that we have a team "blog" instead of a facebook or myspace since its much easier to keep up to date and doesn't require you all to sign up for one of those sites.

So here it is...the first post is just the upcoming schedule of runs. Since Captain Tim and 9th grader Mackenzie were the only two that came to practice today I think a reminder of the schedule is a good place to start.

Our upcoming practices are:
6/20 Friday, 8:30 AM at Franklin Elementary for a 30 minute run + strides.
6/23 Monday, 8:30 AM at Franklin Elementary for a 20 minute run + relays
6/24 Tuesday, 8:30 AM at LWHS, captains choice run
6/25 Wednesday, 8:30 AM at Lakeview Elementary for 20 minute run + swim
6/26 Thursday, On your Own run for 35 mintues
6/27 Friday, 8:30 AM at Franklin Elementary for 30 minute run + strides

PS - this blog used to be my running blog, but I have stopped maintaining it years ago. Anyway, since I have the space and I usually run with the team, I am converting it to the team training blog.

Captain Veronica	Captain Sarah
Captain Tim
At Salt Creek Invitational Meet

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