Second Week of Practice Gets Underway

One week in, and the Hawks are looking like a group of fresh young athletes ready to be molded into fantastic shape! The coaches are excited to get the season underway.

REMINDER: This week we will ALL meet in Davis for practice on Monday at 5:30. The meeting location is on the Greenbelt in the Northstar neighborhood, near the Baja Mini Playground. You can park on the nearby streets: Cortez Ave, Diablo Ave, or Baja Ave. On Wednesday we will hold practices at both locations – in Davis (at the same location) and West Sacramento at the Bridgeway Lakes Boathouse off of Southport Parkway south of Marshall Rd.

Next week we will be back in West Sac on Monday at a different location – please check the TeamSNAP app and this blog for details about practice each week!

It is important that athletes make it to practice as often as possible, and also that they get their long runs in each weekend. We plan the season’s training schedule to build from week to week, and if an athlete is chronically missing workouts he or she will fall behind and may feel overwhelmed by the work we expect toward the end of the season. If there is a scheduling challenge, please ask me or Coach Haley for help and we can give you an alternative workout to do on your own.

Our first meet of the season is in a little less than two weeks! On Saturday, September 5th, we will be running at the Lagoon Valley Classic at Lagoon Valley Park near Vacaville. Our athletes will compete in the 1.5-mile Middle School/Club Race which will begin at 8am, which means we need our runners to arrive by 7am.

In order for us to register your athlete for each meet, you must indicate your intention to attend on the TeamSNAP app. This is a helpful blog post describing how to register for each meet (you can skip STEP 2 for the cross country season). We have to know well in advance (usually the week prior to the meet) as registration closes early. If you want to participate, please talk with Coach Haley or me about the race so we can answer any questions you might have.

This week we begin the real work of building fitness! The schedule is as follows:

MONDAY – 5:30pm

Meet on the Greenbelt in Davis

3-5 x 600m

TUESDAY

Stretch and Recover

WEDNESDAY – 5:30pm

Meet in West Sac or Davis

15-20 min fartlek (2 min on/1 min off)

THURSDAY

Run On Your Own

2-5 miles

FRIDAY

Stretch and Recover

SATURDAY or SUNDAY

5-8 mile long run

Any questions, let us know!

Coach Eric