Save the Date: The Fall Sports Parent's meeting is Monday, August 20 at 6 pm in the large gym. We will have a cross country team meeting following the main meeting.
Our preliminary season schedule is up under the calendar tag. It can be downloaded and printed from there. Any changes should be made by our Fall Sports Parent Meeting which is schedules for Monday, August 20 at 6 pm.
All practices will meet at the track at 3:30 pm, unless otherwise noted.
Monday, Aug 20: Meet at track. Check athletic clearances. Downtown run 4-8 miles. Fall Sports parent meeting at 6 pm in Gym.
Tuesday, Aug 21: 2-5 mile run (preview Time-Trial Course) with circuit.
Wednesday, Aug 22: 5-8 Hill repeats (Memorial Hill).
Thursday, Aug 23: Powerlines run with strides at track. Strategy and pre-race discussion.
Friday, Aug 24: Team Time-Trial. Warm-up to Newhall, 2 mile course.
Saturday, Aug 25: 8 am-11:30am. Diablo Athletic League Volunteer Day. Meet at Hidden Valley Park Course (Junction of Center and Redwood in Martinez). Bring work gloves, shovels, rakes, clippers, water, snacks, and running stuff for after. It is recommended to wear pants and possibly long sleeve shirts for the work. We will be cleaning up the course we use for three of our meets, alongside our other league teams.
The Athletic Registration Website is now available under the "athletics" tab on the school website. Please register ASAP: https://www.athleticclearance.com/
Results for many of our meets can be found under Clayton Valley at athletic.net: http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/School.aspx?SchoolID=1002
You can find our 2018 Schedule under the Calendar Tab.
Our preliminary season schedule is up under the calendar tag. It can be downloaded and printed from there. Any changes should be made by our Fall Sports Parent Meeting which is schedules for Monday, August 20 at 6 pm.
All practices will meet at the track at 3:30 pm, unless otherwise noted.
Monday, Aug 20: Meet at track. Check athletic clearances. Downtown run 4-8 miles. Fall Sports parent meeting at 6 pm in Gym.
Tuesday, Aug 21: 2-5 mile run (preview Time-Trial Course) with circuit.
Wednesday, Aug 22: 5-8 Hill repeats (Memorial Hill).
Thursday, Aug 23: Powerlines run with strides at track. Strategy and pre-race discussion.
Friday, Aug 24: Team Time-Trial. Warm-up to Newhall, 2 mile course.
Saturday, Aug 25: 8 am-11:30am. Diablo Athletic League Volunteer Day. Meet at Hidden Valley Park Course (Junction of Center and Redwood in Martinez). Bring work gloves, shovels, rakes, clippers, water, snacks, and running stuff for after. It is recommended to wear pants and possibly long sleeve shirts for the work. We will be cleaning up the course we use for three of our meets, alongside our other league teams.
The Athletic Registration Website is now available under the "athletics" tab on the school website. Please register ASAP: https://www.athleticclearance.com/
Results for many of our meets can be found under Clayton Valley at athletic.net: http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/School.aspx?SchoolID=1002
You can find our 2018 Schedule under the Calendar Tab.
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"If there is one thing I know, you have to run a lot, then run some more, then run some more. If you don't love it, you're not going to be able to last long enough to get good enough."
-Alan Webb, American high school mile record holder (3:53.43)
"Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it."
"To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift."-Steve Prefontaine
“Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.” -Lynn Jennings
“I tell our runners to divide the race into thirds. Run the first part with your head, the middle part with your personality, and the last part with your heart.” – Mike Fanelli
“Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must move faster than the lion or it will not survive. Every morning a lion wakes up and it knows it must move faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It does not matter if you are the lion or the gazelle, when the sun comes up, you better be moving.”
XC Pre-Conditioning Running:
Beginner Runners
3-4 x week: 25-30 minutes steady pace run
Second Year Runners
3-4 x week: 30-40 minutes steady pace run
1 x 50-55 minute run, steady, continuous
Third Year Runners
4-5 x 35-45 minutes steady pace run
1 x 60 minute long run, steady, continuous
-Alan Webb, American high school mile record holder (3:53.43)
"Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it."
"To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift."-Steve Prefontaine
“Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.” -Lynn Jennings
“I tell our runners to divide the race into thirds. Run the first part with your head, the middle part with your personality, and the last part with your heart.” – Mike Fanelli
“Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must move faster than the lion or it will not survive. Every morning a lion wakes up and it knows it must move faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It does not matter if you are the lion or the gazelle, when the sun comes up, you better be moving.”
XC Pre-Conditioning Running:
Beginner Runners
3-4 x week: 25-30 minutes steady pace run
Second Year Runners
3-4 x week: 30-40 minutes steady pace run
1 x 50-55 minute run, steady, continuous
Third Year Runners
4-5 x 35-45 minutes steady pace run
1 x 60 minute long run, steady, continuous