Sign up for Track Meet Donations and Volunteer Slots

Remember, participation is Mandatory in order to be eligible for CAMP and WOODBRIDGE.

Sign up here for Snack Bar Donations

Please use this link to Sign Up Genius to volunteer to bring items for the snack bar.  Most items were picked from Costco Inventory.  

Sign up for shifts to work the snack bar

Please use this link to Sign Up Genius to volunteer to work in the snack bar on the days of the meet.  Each shift is 4 hours and we would like at least 4 people per shift

Huge Fundraising Opportunity

USATF Youth Track and Field Meet to be Held at HHS.

Hey team.  I've been contacted by members of USA Track and Field who are looking for a place to hold one of their meets.  The dates of the meet are

July 15

July 16.  

This is a great opportunity for us on 2 counts:  First and foremost, this is a HUGE opportunity for us to raise funds by running a snack bar.  I've spoken to the person in charge and he says we can expect up to 1,000 athletes for the 2 day meet.  Kids and parents at a meet for 2 days tend to purchase a LOT of food.  Second.  This is an opportunity for OUR athletes to compete, if they so choose.  

Fundraising

As most of you know, we no longer have access to the Brooks family cabin at Echo Summit for our camp.  This means that I've had to rent a cabin for this years camp.  The rental has completely drained our account.  

If you are planning on going to camp, you will need to help with this snackbar fundraiser.  I am making participation in this fundraiser MANDATORY for athletes in order to attend camp AND in order to go on the Woodbridge trip.  The selection criteria for camp and the Woodbridge trip will remain the same, however, non-participation in this fundraiser will disqualify you from both trips.

This is what will be required

1. A donation of food or drinks to the snackbar.  This does not have to be a huge donation.  We can turn a 5 dollar case of water into a 35 dollar profit.  I will be putting out a list of items we'd like donated.  Please choose AT LEAST ONE DONATION ITEM from the list.  Items should not exceed $20.00.  If you'd like to donate more than one item, we would of course welcome that.  Any items donated are items we don't have to pay for from the team account and simply add to the teams profit.  
2. You or a family memeber working at least one shift in the snack bar.  Shifts will be 4 hours and I'll be looking for at least 5 people per shift.  

We will need more help and donations than just the small percentage of the team that is going to camp can provide.  I am asking all of you to at least consider volunteering and donating.

I will be sending out a couple of sign up genius registration links within the next couple of days. 

Competition

This will be a fun, low stress opportunity for any HHS athlete that wants to compete.  I will have information in the next few days on how to sign up.  

First Day of Summer Practice! 6/12/23

 Hey team!  Tomorrow is the first day of summer workouts. I will not be there this week, as I'm still with my family in Iceland.  Coach K will be in charge.  He will have detailed plans for the week.  I'm posting a brief outline.

OK, guys here's the week.  Experienced runners, this should be a 80%-90% week. You know what that means.  New runners.  On the days we don't come to practice, you should just try to do a little jogging on your own.  If you can do a mile, that's great!  If 3 miles is easy, then do that.  If running 1 lap around the track is tough, then just try to do that......the point is, know where you are at and then just try to make that level comfortable before progressing to anything more.

Experienced runners should aim for an easy shakeout in the afternoon's on the day's we practice

Monday: 

If you're new you will run a 400m time trial after the warm up.  Then you'll do some lunges, push ups, sit ups, etc.....

If you're a returning athlete, you'll do a 6 minute test.  Then you'll do some lunges, push ups, sit ups, etc.....

Wednesday:

All athletes will do a brief warm up.  Experienced athletes will lead everyone though the "track team" warm up.  (Lap jog, walking wu, atomic wu).  Then experienced athletes will do 3 miles easy + 10 x stadium ramp.  New athletes will just do 10 x stadium ramps.  These should be done FAST with an easy walk down recovery

Thursday:

Warm up together, like Wednesday.  Experienced athletes then do 1 mile easy, progressing to moderate, then 3 x 50 stride then 24 minute tempo on the roads (out 12, back 12) and record the distance.  1 mile CD.  

While the experienced runners are doing the tempo run, new runners will run a 1200m time trial

Training Groups

For right now, break yourselves into the following groups

• Group 1 - Returning athletes who ran distance the previous year in track OR, have been back to running for at least 2 weeks
• Group 2 - Returning athletes who did a sport other than distance in track during the spring and have not started back to running yet.
• Group 3 - Returning athletes who have not done anything since last cross country season
• Group 4 - Brand new athletes to the cross country team at HHS who have had some running experince (ie, local 5k, middle school track) OR who have recently played sports like soccer, or basketball
• Group 5 - Brand new athletes to HHS cross country who have never played a sport before.  

These groups will change as the summer goes on and as we learn more about your strengths and weaknesses.  

HOKA Summer Mileage Club

 Hey Team.

Hoka has gotten on board with something we've been doing for 25 years....a summer mileage club.  Check these instructions for how to register and get free gear.  

Joe Lighthall - State Champion!

 I'm sure you've all already heard, but Joe Lighthall became Hughson's first ever Track and Field State Champion last Saturday at the 103rd California State Track and Field Championship at Buchanan High School in  Clovis.  

Here's a video of the race.  

Joe's still training for Nike Outdoor Nationals and then later in the summer, the USA Track and Field U20 Championships.  He'll be out training with us during summer in order to stay ready.

Here's a video of a workout he just did this morning!