Monday, November 7, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Split Squad Wednesday
Becky and the Varsity Boys stayed at home for a workout in preparation for Saturday's Clovis Invitational, while the rest of the squad traveled to Woodward Reservoir north of Oakdale for the Escalon Invitational.
Early reports from the invitational are encouraging. Freshmand Jackson Calbreath placed 4th in the freshman race, with a time of 13:02 for the hilly 2.1 mile course. This is only 4 seconds off of his best 2 mile time of 12:58 set on the flat, fast legion park course. Great improvement for Jackson.
The Varsity boys did tempo intervals in the arboretum today. The 6 boys racing on Saturday, plus Becky went for 4 x 1200 tempo with about 1:30 recovery. Nothing too hard today. Times follow
Keaton: all in 4:25-4:27
Zach and Adam: all in 4:26-4:30
Leo: all in 4:31-4:33
Caleb: 1 in 4:58 then stopped due to a sore hip
Jared: Taking promotion from the JV squad seriosly. Ran a smartly paced workout 4:58, 4:52, 4:53, 4:58.
Becky: All in 4:39-4:41
Mason and Pablo traveled with the team today, but did not race. They were assigned 3 miles easy + 5-7 hill reps on the course. Mason and Pablo will RUN THEIR FIRST RACE OF THE SEASON on 10/15 at the Bella Vista Invitational. For those two boys, it will be a race against time to regain fitness in a short period of time while still remaining healthy. Their workouts and cross traininng has been solid for the past 1.5 weeks, so we are hopeful.
Ian is still in cross training mode and will probably not run a race again until TVL finals.
Early reports from the invitational are encouraging. Freshmand Jackson Calbreath placed 4th in the freshman race, with a time of 13:02 for the hilly 2.1 mile course. This is only 4 seconds off of his best 2 mile time of 12:58 set on the flat, fast legion park course. Great improvement for Jackson.
The Varsity boys did tempo intervals in the arboretum today. The 6 boys racing on Saturday, plus Becky went for 4 x 1200 tempo with about 1:30 recovery. Nothing too hard today. Times follow
Keaton: all in 4:25-4:27
Zach and Adam: all in 4:26-4:30
Leo: all in 4:31-4:33
Caleb: 1 in 4:58 then stopped due to a sore hip
Jared: Taking promotion from the JV squad seriosly. Ran a smartly paced workout 4:58, 4:52, 4:53, 4:58.
Becky: All in 4:39-4:41
Mason and Pablo traveled with the team today, but did not race. They were assigned 3 miles easy + 5-7 hill reps on the course. Mason and Pablo will RUN THEIR FIRST RACE OF THE SEASON on 10/15 at the Bella Vista Invitational. For those two boys, it will be a race against time to regain fitness in a short period of time while still remaining healthy. Their workouts and cross traininng has been solid for the past 1.5 weeks, so we are hopeful.
Ian is still in cross training mode and will probably not run a race again until TVL finals.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Solid workout Saturday
Varsity Group ran 2.8 tempo + 1200 @ current 5k pace + 800 @ goal 5k pace. Only the kids that are 100% healthy did the whole workout. Others did modified versions.
Name 2.8 tempo 1200 800
Adam 16:49 4:18 2:40
Zach 16:49 4:18 2:40
Leo 18:14 4:32 2:43
Becky 18:18 4:32 2:44
Caleb 18:55 4:42 2:53
Nice job of hitting the paces and not racing the workout. It was good to see some of the other athletes beginning to show a return to health (times not published).
Some of the JV kids' workouts went really well also. Our young guys and girls are really fired up after their huge 2 mile time improvements from TVL #1 to TVL #2 (over a minute better per runner in the top 5, + at 3:40 improvement from our #6 runner!). The JVs did a 2 mile tempo and another 2 x 800. Hint, there were some 2 mile PRs on the tempo run. Those PR's were run easily (since the workout was done in the morning and the weather was 30 degrees cooler than wednesday afternoon.). The JVs were then able to come back with some very solid 800s. If you guys can hold those paces from your 800s in an actual race, you will not be beaten again at TVL finals.
Name 2.8 tempo 1200 800
Adam 16:49 4:18 2:40
Zach 16:49 4:18 2:40
Leo 18:14 4:32 2:43
Becky 18:18 4:32 2:44
Caleb 18:55 4:42 2:53
Nice job of hitting the paces and not racing the workout. It was good to see some of the other athletes beginning to show a return to health (times not published).
Some of the JV kids' workouts went really well also. Our young guys and girls are really fired up after their huge 2 mile time improvements from TVL #1 to TVL #2 (over a minute better per runner in the top 5, + at 3:40 improvement from our #6 runner!). The JVs did a 2 mile tempo and another 2 x 800. Hint, there were some 2 mile PRs on the tempo run. Those PR's were run easily (since the workout was done in the morning and the weather was 30 degrees cooler than wednesday afternoon.). The JVs were then able to come back with some very solid 800s. If you guys can hold those paces from your 800s in an actual race, you will not be beaten again at TVL finals.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Supercross Video
I made a few minor changes and will eventually try to get a nicer, finished version up on the blog.
Lots of Catching Up.
No updates in a while. Still struggling with injuries as a team. Making some changes to the training to try and get healthy.
On the Mend
Leo - pretty much back to training. Developing some shin splints, however.
Pablo - returned to running last week. Still doing most of his work in the pool and on the bike
Mason - same as Pablo
Keaton - slowly getting over whatever sickness is troubling him
Ian - will resume training today.
Karissa - Over her achilles soreness
Caleb - Calf tweak last week appears to just have been a cramp.
Tasha - Having a hard time resting. Tweaked calf again over weekend at church function
Kady - Went to same church function as Tasha and tweaked a hip that started acting up on Friday.
Haley - Achilles insertion into calcaneus flared up during last wednesday's workout. No warning signs.
Yes, Virginia. That is almost the entirety of both varsity squads. The coaching staff will have to look long and hard at why our injury rate is so high this year.
On the Mend
Leo - pretty much back to training. Developing some shin splints, however.
Pablo - returned to running last week. Still doing most of his work in the pool and on the bike
Mason - same as Pablo
Keaton - slowly getting over whatever sickness is troubling him
Ian - will resume training today.
Karissa - Over her achilles soreness
Caleb - Calf tweak last week appears to just have been a cramp.
Tasha - Having a hard time resting. Tweaked calf again over weekend at church function
Kady - Went to same church function as Tasha and tweaked a hip that started acting up on Friday.
Haley - Achilles insertion into calcaneus flared up during last wednesday's workout. No warning signs.
Yes, Virginia. That is almost the entirety of both varsity squads. The coaching staff will have to look long and hard at why our injury rate is so high this year.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Fun Day at the Hughson Supercross
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Here is a link to the pictures of the Hughson Supercross. Thanks to Screamin' Scott and Running Reubin
Here is a link to the pictures of the Hughson Supercross. Thanks to Screamin' Scott and Running Reubin
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Supercross is 2 days away
I apparently have too much time on my hands.
Here is the course map http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5085307
Here is the course map http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5085307
Monday, September 12, 2011
TVL Opener 2011 Summary
Sorry for the delay in updating the site. Things have been hectic with the impending Hughson Supercross Invitational coming up. The Huskies had a good day in the league opener. Here is a race by race summary.
JV boys and JV girls combined race
the temperatures were already in the high 90s when this race started. With the exception of one runner, all Huskies in this race were brand new to cross country. As a staff, we had been warning the kids against the dangers of going out too hard. Some of the kids heeded this warning too much and let themselves get out of the race.
On the boys side, Brigham led the way for us, but his time was slower than the time trial. It was very hot, but by being too conservative, Brigham lost his chance at winning the race. Still in all, he finished 4th, a very respectable first outing. One runner who did benefit from the pacing was Jackson. Jackson dropped his time by over 30 seconds from the time trial to finish as our #2 man in 13:55. Good job buddy. For the boys, it was a mixed bag just like that. Some ran big improvements and some were slower than the previous week. It is good that we got our early race anxiety over with and can move on from here.
On the girls side, we were led by the strong 1-2 punch of Karissa and Maddy. Both are brand new to cross country and brand new to distance running, period. Karissa won the JV girls division and Maddy was second. Both girls bettered their time trial marks by over 1:20! This is fantastic work and bodes well for the performance of our varsity squad later in the season. The rest of our girls all made slight improments, but should be able to step it up a great deal.
Varsity Girls
This race was tough for us. We made the decision not to field a complete team due to injuries and illnesses. The three girls suited up were Becky, Kady, and Tasha. Part of the way into the warm up, Kady started throwing up, so our squad was down to 2. As the race went off, Becky went out smoothly, behind Ripon's top girl. When that girl slowed around the 0.5 mile point, Becky slowly began to pull away and was never pushed on the way to a 49 second win. Becky has not lost a TVL cross country or track competition of any kind in the last 2 years and looks to be well on her way to running that streak out to 3 years. The guts race of the day goes to Tasha. Tasha had her wisdom teeth removed only 4 days earlier and, wich cheeks swollen up like Alvin the Chipmunk, was still in a great deal of pain. None the less, she went out hard in 98 degree heat and put up a good fight. We can't wait to see you 100% healthy, Tash!
Varsity Boys Race
I, as head coach, had almost written off our chances of winning this meet. Ripon is the defending Sac Joaquin Section champion and returned 4 of their top 5 runners from last season. Our boys were 3rd at sections last year and I have believed all summer that we would be strong this season, but we came in to this meet really banged up. Of our top 8 guys, 3 did not even suit up. One of our other top guys, Adam, had hiked half dome with his dad less than 24 hours prior. It felt like we were going into this meet literally at half strength.
As the gun went off, Ryan Torres of Ripon bolted to the lead and opened up a huge gap by the mile mark. Coming into the wind on the way back to the 2 mile point, Torres began to struggle badly and our boy Ian was closing fast. At the 2 mile point, Ian was within a couple of seconds, which he closed on the courses only hill. Ian took the lead and opened a gap, before Torres rallied to catch him. The two battled back and forth for a few hundred meters, before Ian ran out of gas and fell back to a deciseve 2nd place. Behind Ian, however, things were going great for the Huskies. A hard charging Keaton moved into third, and finished only 6 seconds behind Ian. Zach was close to Keaton in 5th and Adam fough off tired and sore legs to squeak out a 9th place finish. The biggest surprise of the day for the entire team was the performance of Caleb. Caleb pulled off a massive PR under brutally hot conditions (98 and smoggy) to finish 13th. Caleb has gone from being one of the slowest runners I've ever coached to THE MAN who pulled out the win for us over the section champs. If that doesn't make you believe in the power of hard work, I don't know what will.
The Huskies are looking forward to their next meet, the Hughson Supercross Invitational. It should be a fun affair, with 16 teams and over 470 athletes registered.
JV boys and JV girls combined race
the temperatures were already in the high 90s when this race started. With the exception of one runner, all Huskies in this race were brand new to cross country. As a staff, we had been warning the kids against the dangers of going out too hard. Some of the kids heeded this warning too much and let themselves get out of the race.
On the boys side, Brigham led the way for us, but his time was slower than the time trial. It was very hot, but by being too conservative, Brigham lost his chance at winning the race. Still in all, he finished 4th, a very respectable first outing. One runner who did benefit from the pacing was Jackson. Jackson dropped his time by over 30 seconds from the time trial to finish as our #2 man in 13:55. Good job buddy. For the boys, it was a mixed bag just like that. Some ran big improvements and some were slower than the previous week. It is good that we got our early race anxiety over with and can move on from here.
On the girls side, we were led by the strong 1-2 punch of Karissa and Maddy. Both are brand new to cross country and brand new to distance running, period. Karissa won the JV girls division and Maddy was second. Both girls bettered their time trial marks by over 1:20! This is fantastic work and bodes well for the performance of our varsity squad later in the season. The rest of our girls all made slight improments, but should be able to step it up a great deal.
Varsity Girls
This race was tough for us. We made the decision not to field a complete team due to injuries and illnesses. The three girls suited up were Becky, Kady, and Tasha. Part of the way into the warm up, Kady started throwing up, so our squad was down to 2. As the race went off, Becky went out smoothly, behind Ripon's top girl. When that girl slowed around the 0.5 mile point, Becky slowly began to pull away and was never pushed on the way to a 49 second win. Becky has not lost a TVL cross country or track competition of any kind in the last 2 years and looks to be well on her way to running that streak out to 3 years. The guts race of the day goes to Tasha. Tasha had her wisdom teeth removed only 4 days earlier and, wich cheeks swollen up like Alvin the Chipmunk, was still in a great deal of pain. None the less, she went out hard in 98 degree heat and put up a good fight. We can't wait to see you 100% healthy, Tash!
Varsity Boys Race
I, as head coach, had almost written off our chances of winning this meet. Ripon is the defending Sac Joaquin Section champion and returned 4 of their top 5 runners from last season. Our boys were 3rd at sections last year and I have believed all summer that we would be strong this season, but we came in to this meet really banged up. Of our top 8 guys, 3 did not even suit up. One of our other top guys, Adam, had hiked half dome with his dad less than 24 hours prior. It felt like we were going into this meet literally at half strength.
As the gun went off, Ryan Torres of Ripon bolted to the lead and opened up a huge gap by the mile mark. Coming into the wind on the way back to the 2 mile point, Torres began to struggle badly and our boy Ian was closing fast. At the 2 mile point, Ian was within a couple of seconds, which he closed on the courses only hill. Ian took the lead and opened a gap, before Torres rallied to catch him. The two battled back and forth for a few hundred meters, before Ian ran out of gas and fell back to a deciseve 2nd place. Behind Ian, however, things were going great for the Huskies. A hard charging Keaton moved into third, and finished only 6 seconds behind Ian. Zach was close to Keaton in 5th and Adam fough off tired and sore legs to squeak out a 9th place finish. The biggest surprise of the day for the entire team was the performance of Caleb. Caleb pulled off a massive PR under brutally hot conditions (98 and smoggy) to finish 13th. Caleb has gone from being one of the slowest runners I've ever coached to THE MAN who pulled out the win for us over the section champs. If that doesn't make you believe in the power of hard work, I don't know what will.
The Huskies are looking forward to their next meet, the Hughson Supercross Invitational. It should be a fun affair, with 16 teams and over 470 athletes registered.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Time Trial #2....One for the decade!
In 2003, our varsity boys won the Section D4 crown by 50 points over runner up Colfax. That year, at the pre-season time trial, the boys top 5 ran a team time of 55:10. For the last 8 years, the closest any team has come to the 2003 squad was last year's group, who put up a team time of just over 58 minutes. That was until this year. This year's group ran the following.
Ian Brooks 10:39
Adam Lundell 11:02
Keaton Crowder 11:14
Mason Deal 11:22
Zach Morrett 11:25
The total team time for this year's top 5 was 55:41, 31 seconds slower than 2003, but definitely in the same league.
This is extra impressive because Pablo and Leo didn't run today, due to nagging injuries and Keaton was slowed by a large blister on the arch of his foot. Once everyone is healty, our boys will be very, very formidable.
Perhaps an even bigger surprise was our girls performance. We have been battling all kinds of little aches and pains since day one of practice and still ran no where near full strength today. Despite that fact, our girls were still able to post the second fastest team time in my Hughson coaching tenure.
The girls put up a team time of 73:25 with contributions from new and returning runners. The top 5 were:
Becky Hobby 12:02
Tasha Spears 14:53
Kaitlynn Daugherty 14:58
Juliette Guliacci 15:25
Karissa Swick 16:07
All these times were accomplished with the thermometer reading 97 degrees.
Ian Brooks 10:39
Adam Lundell 11:02
Keaton Crowder 11:14
Mason Deal 11:22
Zach Morrett 11:25
The total team time for this year's top 5 was 55:41, 31 seconds slower than 2003, but definitely in the same league.
This is extra impressive because Pablo and Leo didn't run today, due to nagging injuries and Keaton was slowed by a large blister on the arch of his foot. Once everyone is healty, our boys will be very, very formidable.
Perhaps an even bigger surprise was our girls performance. We have been battling all kinds of little aches and pains since day one of practice and still ran no where near full strength today. Despite that fact, our girls were still able to post the second fastest team time in my Hughson coaching tenure.
The girls put up a team time of 73:25 with contributions from new and returning runners. The top 5 were:
Becky Hobby 12:02
Tasha Spears 14:53
Kaitlynn Daugherty 14:58
Juliette Guliacci 15:25
Karissa Swick 16:07
All these times were accomplished with the thermometer reading 97 degrees.
Week 12 totals
It looks like 7 people will earn shirts this year. We've got 2 weeks to go in the mileage comp and the leaderboard looks pretty much set. Check the mileage totals to see where you stand.
All athletes on the team are now on the list, even if you just started last week.
Big day today.... Pre-season Time Trial #2. This is the one that goes in the yearly record books. Let's make it a good one.
All athletes on the team are now on the list, even if you just started last week.
Big day today.... Pre-season Time Trial #2. This is the one that goes in the yearly record books. Let's make it a good one.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Excellent Tempo
Some of the varsity crew met this morning for a tempo run. Right now, with Pablo and Leo a little dinged up, we are not as deep as I would like. Today's run however should be a major confidence boost for us. I am feeling much more confident about our team after the run than before.
4.5 miles tempo 8:30 AM, 60 degrees
Ian 28:03
Keaton 28:04
Adam 28:33
Mason 28:36
Zach 29:33
Becky 29:36
Fantastic job by Mason today. A late start forced him to run the tempo alone. His time put him right behind Adam. Mason...don't believe in the pecking order. You don't have to hang back from these guys on our normal training sessions. You showed that you could run just as fast as our top 3. This makes us much stronger as a team.
2.8 miles tempo
Ryan 21:15
Kady 21:40
Excellent to see Kady running pain free. This is one of the best training sessions I have seen from her in a long time.
We have had a VERY GOOD week of training. The athletes are getting used to the heat of the afternoon and we have been adding in some quality workouts. We had our first hill repeat session and first VO2 max session this week.
A number of new runners are showing some promise.
For the girls, Maddy Mays (9th grade) has been a very nice surprise. Karissa Swick has been performing well also, but that is no surprise.
For the boys, Jackson Calbreath, Brigham Lee, and Jared Williams continue to set the pace for the first year runners. A nice surprise on the boys side comes from Eric Peltzer. Eric a senior, who decided to start running just this summer. Congrats to Eric on beginning in the best sport on campus. Keep up the good work.
Week 12 mileage totals will be posted shortly.
4.5 miles tempo 8:30 AM, 60 degrees
Ian 28:03
Keaton 28:04
Adam 28:33
Mason 28:36
Zach 29:33
Becky 29:36
Fantastic job by Mason today. A late start forced him to run the tempo alone. His time put him right behind Adam. Mason...don't believe in the pecking order. You don't have to hang back from these guys on our normal training sessions. You showed that you could run just as fast as our top 3. This makes us much stronger as a team.
2.8 miles tempo
Ryan 21:15
Kady 21:40
Excellent to see Kady running pain free. This is one of the best training sessions I have seen from her in a long time.
We have had a VERY GOOD week of training. The athletes are getting used to the heat of the afternoon and we have been adding in some quality workouts. We had our first hill repeat session and first VO2 max session this week.
A number of new runners are showing some promise.
For the girls, Maddy Mays (9th grade) has been a very nice surprise. Karissa Swick has been performing well also, but that is no surprise.
For the boys, Jackson Calbreath, Brigham Lee, and Jared Williams continue to set the pace for the first year runners. A nice surprise on the boys side comes from Eric Peltzer. Eric a senior, who decided to start running just this summer. Congrats to Eric on beginning in the best sport on campus. Keep up the good work.
Week 12 mileage totals will be posted shortly.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
First Week of Practice.....In the books
The first week of practice is done and the coaching staff thinks things have gone pretty smoothly. First I am proud to announce 2 new additions to our coaching staff. Coach K and I will now be joined by Keith Bullock. Coach Bullock was hired at HHS to teach history and freshman state requirements. He formerly was coach of a league champion team in Coalinga. Also joining the staff is Jack Bland. Jack is in his 3rd year as a teacher at HHS, but is joining our staff for the first time. Jack is realatively new to running. His experiences as a new runner should really help to bring along or most novice athletes. Both coach Bullock and Coach Bland will be tasked with training the rookie crew that reports after school While Coach K and myself will work with the varsity crew.
Our first two days were very easy (only 5 mile runs for the top group) and designed to get the athletes used to running in the hottest part of the day again. Even though we have had a very mild summer, it was in the mid 90s for the first part of the week and the runners were really struggling. In addition, we hadn't started school yet so, despite my best efforts to make sure the team knew when we were working out, there were a few notable athletes missing from the group.
Wednesday we held the first of our two annual pre-season 2 mile time trials. The results were slow, as usual on the first wednesday of official workouts. Runners still weren't used to the heat and we haven't given an all out effort since last may. None the less we had some very good performances.
Ian finished in 11:29 on splits of 6:15 then 5:14
Zach made huge gains on his pre-season form from last year, improving his TT from 15:03 to 12:28
Becky, despite feeling slow and sluggish, was 13 seconds faster than last year, finishing in 12:22.
I will be putting full TT #1 results up on the results page later today.
Overall, the times were slower than I would have liked, considering the solid training that we have put in this summer. However, in comparison to other years, it was a very solid first effort. Our second time trial.
By the time Thursday had rolled around, the athletes were beginning to get into the rhythm of running in the afternoon and were doing the things (like hydrating and being smart about what they are eating) and training started to really click. The varsity runners totalled 9 miles and included a full set of drills and 6 x100m strides with a jog back recovery. We are working on a new schedule with the varsity athletes. They are starting their training day during 7th period. During that time, they are able to get in a 4-5 mile run. By the time they are done with that run, school is over and the rookie crew is ready to practice. At this point, we have the whole team do a quick set of stretching and then drills. After drills, we are able to send the varsity kids out for another 3-4 miles. The real bonus here, is that this schedule allows the faster rookies to keep up with the varsity runners on the varsity's second run.
Friday, we followed the same schedule as Thursday, but the second run of the day was a tempo effort on the 2.8 mile Hatch Tully Loop. Once again, it was hot and the kids were already a bit tired from the first run (which essentially served as a 4.4 mile warm up), but our whole varsity crew was able to finish in the 18-19 min range. Some of our better rookies also ran the same 2.8 mile tempo. Among those, Brigham looked the best finishing in 21:03
Our first two days were very easy (only 5 mile runs for the top group) and designed to get the athletes used to running in the hottest part of the day again. Even though we have had a very mild summer, it was in the mid 90s for the first part of the week and the runners were really struggling. In addition, we hadn't started school yet so, despite my best efforts to make sure the team knew when we were working out, there were a few notable athletes missing from the group.
Wednesday we held the first of our two annual pre-season 2 mile time trials. The results were slow, as usual on the first wednesday of official workouts. Runners still weren't used to the heat and we haven't given an all out effort since last may. None the less we had some very good performances.
Ian finished in 11:29 on splits of 6:15 then 5:14
Zach made huge gains on his pre-season form from last year, improving his TT from 15:03 to 12:28
Becky, despite feeling slow and sluggish, was 13 seconds faster than last year, finishing in 12:22.
I will be putting full TT #1 results up on the results page later today.
Overall, the times were slower than I would have liked, considering the solid training that we have put in this summer. However, in comparison to other years, it was a very solid first effort. Our second time trial.
By the time Thursday had rolled around, the athletes were beginning to get into the rhythm of running in the afternoon and were doing the things (like hydrating and being smart about what they are eating) and training started to really click. The varsity runners totalled 9 miles and included a full set of drills and 6 x100m strides with a jog back recovery. We are working on a new schedule with the varsity athletes. They are starting their training day during 7th period. During that time, they are able to get in a 4-5 mile run. By the time they are done with that run, school is over and the rookie crew is ready to practice. At this point, we have the whole team do a quick set of stretching and then drills. After drills, we are able to send the varsity kids out for another 3-4 miles. The real bonus here, is that this schedule allows the faster rookies to keep up with the varsity runners on the varsity's second run.
Friday, we followed the same schedule as Thursday, but the second run of the day was a tempo effort on the 2.8 mile Hatch Tully Loop. Once again, it was hot and the kids were already a bit tired from the first run (which essentially served as a 4.4 mile warm up), but our whole varsity crew was able to finish in the 18-19 min range. Some of our better rookies also ran the same 2.8 mile tempo. Among those, Brigham looked the best finishing in 21:03
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Week 8 mileage totals due.
OK, 8 weeks are in the books and we are getting ready to leave for camp.
Please send me your mileage totals for the week of July 18 - July 24.
Please send me your mileage totals for the week of July 18 - July 24.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Week 7 Mileage Totals Posted
Week 7 Totals are posted. The usual suspects are doing well at the front and that is good. Some of our freshmen are really starting to step it up now too, and that is excellent. I'm very pleased to see: Jackson, Kasey, Maddy, Jared and Mike all increase their running mileage. This is the best path to excellence in running.
Also, I've now completed both the TOP 10 LIST and the STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS STATS. Please check out these links to see where we stand up historically against the state (hint: It isn't that great, but we can be much better).
Also, I've now completed both the TOP 10 LIST and the STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS STATS. Please check out these links to see where we stand up historically against the state (hint: It isn't that great, but we can be much better).
Friday, July 15, 2011
Tempo Thursday
4 mile group
Pablo - 26:19
Leo - 26:23
Mason - 29:04
Adam - 29:04
Caleb - 29:04
Ian - 29:12
Becky - 29:22
First tempo workout of the summer for Mason and Pablo. Becky is just starting to ramp her mileage back up after an extended break from track season. A 4 mile tempo, mixed with the first week back to substantial mileage mixed with all of the myriad fair preparations makes for a rough workout. Adam was also a bit tired from prepping for fair.
Pablo and Leo are right about where they need to be for the middle of July. What we need now is for 5-6 guys to join them. Who will step up?
2 Mile Group
Jackson - 16:32
Juliette - 17:00
Tasha - 17:04
Kasey - 17:12
Mike - 17:16
Maddy - 17:42
Jared - 17:42
Jessica - 23:34
This was the first tempo run for everyone in the group except for Tasha, who has been sick lately. The focus was on running comfortably and finishing the run feeling like you could continue at that pace. Most runners felt like they could have run much faster. This is good, because they will!
Pablo - 26:19
Leo - 26:23
Mason - 29:04
Adam - 29:04
Caleb - 29:04
Ian - 29:12
Becky - 29:22
First tempo workout of the summer for Mason and Pablo. Becky is just starting to ramp her mileage back up after an extended break from track season. A 4 mile tempo, mixed with the first week back to substantial mileage mixed with all of the myriad fair preparations makes for a rough workout. Adam was also a bit tired from prepping for fair.
Pablo and Leo are right about where they need to be for the middle of July. What we need now is for 5-6 guys to join them. Who will step up?
2 Mile Group
Jackson - 16:32
Juliette - 17:00
Tasha - 17:04
Kasey - 17:12
Mike - 17:16
Maddy - 17:42
Jared - 17:42
Jessica - 23:34
This was the first tempo run for everyone in the group except for Tasha, who has been sick lately. The focus was on running comfortably and finishing the run feeling like you could continue at that pace. Most runners felt like they could have run much faster. This is good, because they will!
Two New Sections Added
I've added 2 more pages for your information.
The All Time Top 10 Page has the top 10 Hughson runners for the 3 courses that we run the most often: Pre Season 2 mile, Legion Park, and Woodward Park.
The State Championships Stats page has the stats for the top 5 runners from the 1st, 3rd, and 10th place teams at the state meet dating back to 2004. Neither page is complete yet, but I will have them finished soon.
Feel free to check out what is up there so far.
The All Time Top 10 Page has the top 10 Hughson runners for the 3 courses that we run the most often: Pre Season 2 mile, Legion Park, and Woodward Park.
The State Championships Stats page has the stats for the top 5 runners from the 1st, 3rd, and 10th place teams at the state meet dating back to 2004. Neither page is complete yet, but I will have them finished soon.
Feel free to check out what is up there so far.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Week 6 totals.
Here are the week 6 mileage totals. I am impressed with Pablo's determination and with Leo and Caleb's continued steady running. It is good to see new faces getting into the mix. Jackson is ramping up really well for an incoming freshman and Kasey is making good progress as well. I like the attitude that I see developing. Let's keep going!!!
HA. It looks like this post auto updates every time I update the totals page. Those would be IMPRESSIVE 6 week totals. Unfortunately, they are 11 week totals. Updated 8/18
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Week 5 Mileage totals are up. Week 6 are due!
Leo is leading the pack still and Caleb is still running a strong second. Some of our other runners are starting to pick up their mileage totals as well. Check the mileage page for full standings.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Atwater Run for Independence, 2011
Sorry this has taken so long to get loaded. I took my son camping on the 5th and got back kind of late yesterday.
5 Huskies made the trip to Atwater for the 5 mile July 4th race. Due to some injury issues, only 3 actually ran.
Leo Vasquez 33:06 (over 5 minutes better than last year)
Pablo Madrigal 34:35
Caleb Sawyer 36:00 (over 11 minutes better than last year!)
Last year's top runner was Lucas Fisher, who finished in 33:47. Leo was 41 seconds faster than Lucas's time. This bodes well for Leo in the upcoming season.
5 Huskies made the trip to Atwater for the 5 mile July 4th race. Due to some injury issues, only 3 actually ran.
Leo Vasquez 33:06 (over 5 minutes better than last year)
Pablo Madrigal 34:35
Caleb Sawyer 36:00 (over 11 minutes better than last year!)
Last year's top runner was Lucas Fisher, who finished in 33:47. Leo was 41 seconds faster than Lucas's time. This bodes well for Leo in the upcoming season.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Runnin' Reuben's Hughson Preview
Were #2
2) Hughson - Team has potential for a state meet run and the counties #1 ranking. Last track season Brooks clocked a 4:46 mile as a freshman. Madrigal made the county leader board with a time of 10:51 for 3200 meters. Crowder qualified for the state meet as a freshman in cross country and also clocked a 10:31 3200 meters. His sophomore season was injury riddled but if healthy and training he can run with anyone in the county. The team will need Deal a 5:13 1600 meter runner and Vasquez a 11:30 3200 meter runner to be at their best if the team wants to take over the #1 spot. Huge omission on my part. Lundell who ran 17:34 at Legion Park last season will challenge for county first team honors and gives the Huskies another front runner.
Don't get cocky!!!
While Stanislaus County is doing much better with its distance runners than the previous few years, we are no where near what I would consider a hotbed of high school distance running. Teams in say....Orange County would be laughing right now if they read that a team that may only have one or 2 guys under 17 was ranked second in the county.
We are doing OK, but we can do much better......
The main key to moving our program forward is to continue to increas our training milage this summer. Leo is rocking, Caleb is steady. Now that Pablo is back from Mexico, we'll have another guy hitting pretty big numbers. As for the rest of you, you need to step up.
2) Hughson - Team has potential for a state meet run and the counties #1 ranking. Last track season Brooks clocked a 4:46 mile as a freshman. Madrigal made the county leader board with a time of 10:51 for 3200 meters. Crowder qualified for the state meet as a freshman in cross country and also clocked a 10:31 3200 meters. His sophomore season was injury riddled but if healthy and training he can run with anyone in the county. The team will need Deal a 5:13 1600 meter runner and Vasquez a 11:30 3200 meter runner to be at their best if the team wants to take over the #1 spot. Huge omission on my part. Lundell who ran 17:34 at Legion Park last season will challenge for county first team honors and gives the Huskies another front runner.
Don't get cocky!!!
While Stanislaus County is doing much better with its distance runners than the previous few years, we are no where near what I would consider a hotbed of high school distance running. Teams in say....Orange County would be laughing right now if they read that a team that may only have one or 2 guys under 17 was ranked second in the county.
We are doing OK, but we can do much better......
The main key to moving our program forward is to continue to increas our training milage this summer. Leo is rocking, Caleb is steady. Now that Pablo is back from Mexico, we'll have another guy hitting pretty big numbers. As for the rest of you, you need to step up.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Atwater Run for Independence
The Atwater July 4th race is in 6 days.
Today is the last day to pre register. After today, registration fees go up to $25.00
Here is the link to the race. http://www.active.com/running/atwater-ca/run-for-independence-2011.
Today is the last day to pre register. After today, registration fees go up to $25.00
Here is the link to the race. http://www.active.com/running/atwater-ca/run-for-independence-2011.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Runnin' Rueben's County Rankings
Our good buddy, Reuben Esparza, is putting up his county rankings. He is going Dave Letterman style, with a countdown to #1.
Starting with the #5 boys team.....Oakdale.
Follow along at http://runninruben.blogspot.com/
Enjoy, but remember, we are aiming a lot higher than Stanislaus County.
Starting with the #5 boys team.....Oakdale.
Follow along at http://runninruben.blogspot.com/
Enjoy, but remember, we are aiming a lot higher than Stanislaus County.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Some Important Facts
Fact #1
Week 4 totals are now due. Please get them to me as soon as possible.
Fact #2
Summer practice starts tuesday, June 28th. We will workout Tuesdays and Thursdays. For this week and this week only we will practice at 8:00 AM. After the 4th of July, we will practice at 7:00 PM.
Fact #3
The Atwater Run for Independence is coming up on July 4th. I will have a van leaving at 5:45 AM for all who wish to run. It is highly encouraged that you show up to race. If you are a beginner or haven't been running very much, you should enter the 2 mile race. If you are experienced, you should run the 5 mile race. This race will give us a good idea of what kind of shape you are in, and what kind of training we should be doing with you for the rest of the summer.
Week 4 totals are now due. Please get them to me as soon as possible.
Fact #2
Summer practice starts tuesday, June 28th. We will workout Tuesdays and Thursdays. For this week and this week only we will practice at 8:00 AM. After the 4th of July, we will practice at 7:00 PM.
Fact #3
The Atwater Run for Independence is coming up on July 4th. I will have a van leaving at 5:45 AM for all who wish to run. It is highly encouraged that you show up to race. If you are a beginner or haven't been running very much, you should enter the 2 mile race. If you are experienced, you should run the 5 mile race. This race will give us a good idea of what kind of shape you are in, and what kind of training we should be doing with you for the rest of the summer.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
New Leader in Team Mileage Comp!!!!
Ian has not sent me his mileage for the week. Mr. Caleb Sawyer, who is steadily ramping up his training volume, has now moved into the team lead.
After 3 weeks, Caleb leads with 99.1 miles
Leo had the highest week 3 total with 39.4 miles.
Updated totals will soon be posted on the mileage comepetition page.
After 3 weeks, Caleb leads with 99.1 miles
Leo had the highest week 3 total with 39.4 miles.
Updated totals will soon be posted on the mileage comepetition page.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Congratulations to Scarlett McPhillips
Scarlett is now the Welsh U15 1500m champion. Way to go Scar!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY3gKF9CesY
There is no traffic jam on the extra mile
Hard work works.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY3gKF9CesY
There is no traffic jam on the extra mile
Hard work works.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Bear Valley Brawlers # 2 is Tomorrow!!!
We will be meeting in the back parking lot of the school at 8:00 AM. We will depart soon thereafter. It is going to be very hot tomorrow, so don't be late. Every minute we wait in the parking lot is another minute for the temperature to rise.
Bring towels and something to eat. We will be stopping off to have a picnic and get wet in the Merced River after the run.
Bring towels and something to eat. We will be stopping off to have a picnic and get wet in the Merced River after the run.
Week 2 mileage is updated
OK, team. We've got 406.1 miles in the books after 2 weeks. So far, Ian is in the lead with 67 miles followed closely by Caleb with 64.8
So far, I have mileage from 12 of you. I know that more of you are running, so send me your totals. Let's try to get the team total up to 6,000 miles by the end of the summer period.
So far, I have mileage from 12 of you. I know that more of you are running, so send me your totals. Let's try to get the team total up to 6,000 miles by the end of the summer period.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Week 2 Totals are Due.
Once again, Ian is first to submit his mileage totals. Mr. Brooks got 35 miles this week. The rest of you need to get those things in to me.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Time to get those week 1 totals to me
All right, boys and girls. Week one is in the books. I know that a bunch of you have been running. I saw Big Mac with my own eyes. Great job getting out on the roads.
Please e-mail me your totals for the week so that I can log them in.
Also, here is a video from the state track meet for inspiration.
Boys 3200 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1YYM2JHdUc&feature=channel_video_title
Halsted made one of the gutsiest moves I've ever seen at this level of racing. It is almost identical to the move that Ernesto Madrigal made to win our league meet in 2002, it is just much harder to pull off at the highest levels. He ended up 3rd, but probably wouldn't have been better than 6th or 7th if he hadn't done what he did. Watch and enjoy.
I wanted to post the Girls 800 here also, but can't find the video. National record by Amy Weissenbach of 2:02.4. The girl went out in 57 and hung on! Amazing. I wish I could find the vid.
So far, Ian Brooks is the only one who has sent me his totals. He got 32 miles for the first week.....not too bad for week one of the summer. He can definatley build on that.
Boys 3200 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1YYM2JHdUc&feature=channel_video_title
Halsted made one of the gutsiest moves I've ever seen at this level of racing. It is almost identical to the move that Ernesto Madrigal made to win our league meet in 2002, it is just much harder to pull off at the highest levels. He ended up 3rd, but probably wouldn't have been better than 6th or 7th if he hadn't done what he did. Watch and enjoy.
I wanted to post the Girls 800 here also, but can't find the video. National record by Amy Weissenbach of 2:02.4. The girl went out in 57 and hung on! Amazing. I wish I could find the vid.
So far, Ian Brooks is the only one who has sent me his totals. He got 32 miles for the first week.....not too bad for week one of the summer. He can definatley build on that.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Bear Valley Brawlers, Run #1
Nice cool weather today. Only 8 kids made it out due to the rescheduled date.
Next run @ Bear Valley is June 15th.
Next run @ Bear Valley is June 15th.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
2011 Summer Training Is Now Underway
Monday was the start of our official summer base "500 Mile Club" period. I've had a couple of people ask me if we have started practice yet, because they've seen cross country runners out running.....I told them we haven't started official practice yet and that my athletes are simply motivated and determined to have a good season......Imagine the thought.....runners out running without having an official pracitce :)
That shows self motivation and determination, two qualities you will need to succeed in this sport and in life.
Good start to the summer, Huskies
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