End of Summer Housekeeping - Important!

 Hey team.  Let's look at a few things that you need over the next 10 days prior to the start of daily practice.  

Thing 1 - Athletic Clearance

Please view this spreadsheet.  If your name is hilighted in yellow, you are not cleared to practice.  

You cannot practice until you have gotten an athletic physical and completed your athletic clearance paperwork through Home Campus.  If you do not yet have a physical, Click to this link on the HHS Athletics Page for our physical form and for contact info for chiropractors that can get you in quickly for a physical. 

This process needs to be complete and reviewed by the Athletic Director prior to the start of practice on August 5th.  Do not upload your physical at 6:45 AM on Monday and expect Mr. Futch to review it by 7:00.  Get on it NOW!

Thing 2 - The next 10 days of training.

You don't really need to do anything special over the next 10 days.  Make sure you keep the volume high and try to get the following runs.

• 1-2 long runs.  For the higher mileage kids you can do a long run tomorrow and again next Saturday.  For the lower mileage kids, you probably already did this week's long run when we were at Nisene.  If you're a lower mileage kid, you need only one more long run  in the next 10 days.
• 1 longer tempo run OR longer progression run.  
• 2-3 sessions of striders after an easy run (most of you should do 6 x 100.  Beginner types can do 4 x 100. 

So, your week COULD look like this.

• 7/27 - Long run or easy run
• 7/28 - Off or easy
• 7/29 - Easy Run + 6 x 100m strides.  Potential double in PM
• 7/30 -  Easy Run
• 7/31 - Medium long run with either long tempo OR progression included
• 8/1 - Easy run + strides. Potential double in PM
• 8/2 - Easy run + strides. Potential double in PM
• 8/3 - Long run
• 8/4 - Off or very easy
• 8/5 - Practice begins - 6 minute test.  Bring racing shoes. 

Thing 3 - Fundraising and Practice Schedule.

I'm finalizing a fundraiser drive through dinner with Neto's Catering.  All team members will be required to participate.  

I don't have our first week's schedule fully worked out yet, but we will practice DAILY at 7:00 AM.  Most of you will likely come back at 3:00 PM for short runs and heat acclimation.  Stay tuned for the first week's schedule.