Next Two Weeks

Monday: Orchard Downs Urbana 4:45- 6:15
Issue Sectional Uniforms to the Top 7 Boys and Girls
Tuesday: Course Walk At 2:30 Sharp
Time:    3:30  Girls Varsity

              3:50  Boys Varsity

              4:10  Girls Open

              4:40  Boys Open

Awards:   Medals for Top 20 Varsity

    Medals for Top 15 Open

    Plaques for Top 3 Boys and Girls Teams

    Travel trophy for Boys and Girls Team Champions

    Top 10 Varsity Boy and Girls and Top 3 Boys and Girls will be recognized following the race.

All other medals will be awarded in the chute.

Early Dismissal 2:00

Wednesday:Centennial Hill 4:45-6:15

Thursday: Saint Matthews School 4:45-6:15  Jello Wars

Friday: Rest Day 

Saturday:Monticello  Lodge Park   Dress Warm
TheTracy family would like to host the cross country team for a cook-out after the Monticello race (weather permitting) next Saturday. Families are welcome.
Our address is 941E 1100 North Road, Bement, IL.

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We live in the country just south of Monticello - about 5 miles (5 minutes) from Lodge Park.

We will provide hamburgers and hotdogs and drinks .

We have an outdoor fire pit where the kids can make smores and will have some other outside games.

If folks want to bring side dishes to share or deserts that would be great.

Course Walk at 7:45. Sharp  Get there early.  

Event Times:   
Girls Varsity     --       9:00 a.m.  

Boys Varsity    --   9:20 a.m.
Girls Open     --       9:40 a.m.
 Boys Open      -- 10:10 a.m.

Warm-Up:  The course will close for warm-up at 8:55 a.m.  Girls Varsity will start promptly at 9:00 a.m.

Awards:  Awards will be given to the top 25 finishers in the varsity races and top ten finishers in the open races.  They will be presented immediately following the Boys Open.  Race results will ONLY BE AVAILABLE on the Monticello Track and Field website.  No results will be faxed.  Expect posting of results 90 minutes after the conclusion of the awards ceremony.

Monday: Orchard Downs 4:45- Finish

Non Varsity Last Meet.  

Awards to top 3 in each boy and girls event

Come and Cheer Them On 

Giving Out the Last 3 girl and boys Sectional uniforms

Tuesday  Sectional Course  (Kickapoo Course.) 2:30 leave School. Top Ten boy and girl runners only

I will be driving my van. I can take 5 runners. 

Run Course

Eating at Subway Oakwood

 runners will be calling on way back  to give a more accurate time

Back at Saint Matts @ 6:15

Wednesday and Thursday Orchard Downs 4:45- 6:15

Friday: Centennial Park at 4:00 Walk to Za's  Pickup at 5:30  Parents and family are welcome to come to Zas

Culvers Run

Meet at Centennial Hill 4:45
Pick-up at Culvers on Neil  6:00
See map on Blog for Course
Walkers will not eat with the team. We are a cross country team.
It should take us 45 minutes to make to Culvers 15 min per mile
Injured runners can meet us at Culvers and eat with the team

Great Hill work out yesterday.

Great Run!!!  Hot Weather and we kept on running.  We have several runners with tight ankles.  We need to Stretch!!!!.  This weeks is the toughest week all season. We are pushing our bodies.  We need to eat right, Sleep right and Stretch.  No barefoot walking. Right Claire! When you avoid stretch you run the risk of injury. Hills  tomorrow Culvers on Thursday. DO YOUR HOMEWORK.


STRETCH YOUR ANKLES BEFORE YOU GO TO BED AND WHEN YOU WAKE UP

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Great Job !!
Boys  Team 2nd place Friday  @ Holy Trinity
Girls team 1st place  Friday  @ Holy Trinity
Girls team 2nd place Saturday @ Mahomet
Overall School Award   Friday  @ Holy Trinity
Great times.
Next week will be one of are hardest weeks. SPEED WEEK
Monday Orchard Downs
Tuesday Kickapoo (Sectional Course)
Wednesday Hill workout at Savoy
Thursday Culvers Run.  If you can not run 3 miles you are excuse from this practice
Friday  Saint Joesph Grade School.  5 and 6th grade starts at 3:30 pm. Make sure you study the Map on the Blog. We walk the course at 3:00 sharp.
Saturday  Pancake run.  Optional, any one that wants to run out at Mahomet trails at 8:00 am  I will make them pancakes after our run.  Need to RSVP  8:00 to 10:00

Great Running at Holy Trinity Course.  A lot of PRs.  See you at Mahomet.
Course Walk At 8:15am. Dress Warm.

What a Day?. Not a lot of Pr's.  Why?  Could it possible be that running16 200s Monday have an impact? Weather? Course?. Alignment of Planets?. I don't Know.
Look at your time from last year.   Notice any difference.  That is what you need to Focus  on. Example:  One Girl ran 15:10 last year at this race. At State she ran 13:38.

The next two weeks are going to be hard. Same mileage and adding speed workouts.
It time to get mental.  The body is willing is your mind willing too.  No short cuts. Hard work pays off. Do Your Homework. Do your conditioning and Stretch.

Great Running Last Week.
Everyone is improving. Check out the Results. Compare it to last year
Boys  need to run 12:30 or better to make it to State
Girls need to run 13:15 or better to make it to State.
Boys Team needs their 5th runner to run 12:30 or better to make it to state
Girls Team needs their 5th runner to run 3:15 or better to make it to state
Boys Team is rank 5th in our sectional. (Top Three Teams and Top 5 runners advance)
Girls Team is rand 2nd in our sectional.

Next Week we Start 2nd part of Training. 


Speed !!!!!!!


It is important to Stretch before and after running. 


Monday  Hill Repeats  Ultimate Frisbee
Tuesday Indian Race Paxton
Wednesday Long Run and Ultimate Frisbee
                   Culvers Test. 
                   3 miles without walking
                    Varsity Girls  22 min time limit
                    Varsity Boys 22 min time limit
Thursday No Practice Rest and Stretch
Friday Ewing Park 
Saturday Lake of the Woods
Sunday Easy Run 4 miles




Stretch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Parkside Race. (State Course)
Varsity Boys           Varsity Girls
David H                   AnneMarie
Matt C                     Arielle
Connor A                 Marguerite
Alex G                     Claire
Drew                       Libby
Zac                          Dianna
Joe                           Ash
Walk the Course at 8:15 am
Girls Varsity Start at 9:30  On the line at 9:10 for Chips
All Varsiy need to wear the same color tops
When Your Race is over Do cool down and stretch.
Great Running at Jefferson New Club formed. 12 min Club
Annemarie
David
Michael
Connor
Matt

COW CHIP RACE  WOW!!!!!
I CAN HARDLY TALK  11 BOYS "PR"  19  GIRLS "PR"
TEN TROPHIES 2 MEDALS IN THE OPEN RACE
WAY TO GO TEAM.
I DID NOT GET THE OPEN RESULTS. IF KNOW YOUR TIME EMAIL YOUR RESULTS

HARD WORK PAYS OFF !!!!!!!
CHEERS TO  ALEX G  BUSTED ARM AND BRINGS HOME A MEDAL
TOMMY C  YOU LOOK GREAT.

THIS IS THE HARDEST COURSE YOU WILL RUN ALL SEASON.
LOOK AT LAST YEARS RESULTS TO COMPARE.

NEXT RACE THURSDAY AT JEFFERSON SEE THE MAP

GREAT JOB 30 CANDY BARS THAT ALOT OF PR'S

Cow Chip Race. See Course Map.
Course walk at 3:10
5th grade run at 4:00pm all 5th graders
6th grade run 20 minutes later top 7
7th grade run 20 minutes after 6th top 7
8th grade run 20 minutes after 7th top 7
Open race 20 minutes after 8th top 7
Only 7 girls and 7 boys can run in the 6th,7th,8th  races
Open races for all other runners.  I will let those runners running in the Open know Thursday