Summer 2021

 

Time to Get Back To Basics

OK team.  Over the past year, we've let a lot of things slip.  The most important thing we've lost is the institutional knowledge of how to be serious about what we're doing and still have fun at the same time.  A number of you have begun to think it's OK to NOT PAY ATTENTION to important instructions or interrupt me or your teammates when we're making legtimate points.

This will stop now.  

The things that have made this team so special over the past 5-6 years are:

1. Our attention to a positive team culture where everyone shows everyone else respect
2. Our ability to find joy in doing the training necessary to reach the level of succes to which we've become accustomed.  

If you cannot do the two things above, or if you think that whatever you have to say is so important that you can ignore me or your teammates to have some sort of lame side conversation during team meetings, you do not need to be on this team.  

Summer Training Makes Fall Champions

We used to have shirts with the above slogan printed on them.  I've gone away from talking about championships in the past.  I'd rather learn to LOVE THE PROCESS than continuously talk about winning titles as if that is the only goal worth having.  

That being said, my teams have won more titles during my time at HHS than all the other sports put together.  If you love the process, love your teammates and treat them with respect, I promise you that you will find success.

Let's take a look at the summer training on this spreadsheet

• The primary stimulus is the main effort of the week.  You will certainly need an easy day after this day.  
• The secondary stimulus is a session that will be challenging, but not as draining as the primary stimulus.
• The speed development day should feel relatively easy and you should be able to go hard the next day. 

Summer Schedule

I understand that not all of you will make all of our practices.  You will travel with your families, work, or potentially have summer school.  The beauty of distance running is that if you are motivated and enjoy the process, you can train effectively on your own.  David McKay spent the summer of 2003 in the Netherlands with his mom's family and came back to win the TVL opener, the TVL Championship, and place 3rd in the Sac Joaquin Section.

That being said.  Summer running is usually easier and more fun when you do it with teammates.  So, here's our schdule

June: 14th, 16th, 17th, 21st, 23rd, 24th, 28th, 30th, 

July: 1st, 5th, 7th, 8th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 

Camp will run from July 19th to July 24th at Twin Bridges, CA  The top 7 boys and top 7 girls from the summer program will be invited to make the trip to camp.  Those who do not make the trip to camp enter the 2 week black out period where we don't have team practices.  

Official day one of practice begins on August 2nd.  School begins August 9th.  

Summer mileage begins June 7th and ends September 14th. 

What do the Best Teams Do? 

It's super easy to find out the answer to that question these days.  The internet is a wonderful tool for learning and sharing information about our sport.  Take a look at the video below to get an idea of how the top 2 teams in the United States prepared for the 2019 season.