Week 9

Great Job Friday. Brought home 20 medals  Number 1 boys and girls team.

Monday (change)  5 -6:15pm
Meet at Saint Matthews School run to Orange and Brew for Pizza.
Pick up at Orange and Brew

Tues Unity Race
Course walk 3:00pm
Girls Varsity 4:00
Boys Varsity4:20
Girls open 4:40
Boys open 5:10

Wednesday 5-16:15pm Orchard Downs 800 runs

Thursday 5-6:15pm Orchard Downs Indian Runs

Friday No practice

Saturday  Decatur Race

Directions to Race
                   Champaign/Urbana 49.1 mi - about 1 hour 0 minutes 
1) I-72 W toward Decatur 
2) Take the IL-48 exit, EXIT 144, toward Decatur/Oreana
3) Keep left to take the ramp toward Decatur
4) Turn left onto IL-48 S. toward Decatur
5) IL-48 S becomes N 22nd St.
6) N 22nd St becomes IL-121 S.
7) Stay straight to go onto IL-105.
 8) Turn left onto Lost Bridge Rd (St Mary's Hospital will be on your right)
 9) Stay on Lost Bridge Road (Go over Lake Decatur)
10) Turn left on South Country Club Rd (Stop Light)

Muffley School will be on the right  88 South Country Club Road, Decatur, IL 

Week 7

The pats on the back are appreciated, but bragging goes to the runners. They ran fast and hard these last two races. over 40 runners  PR on Thursday and Saturday.  Great Job the results of Thursday are posted on Blog. One person left in the 20's and just miss 19 for 2 miles.

The following is excerpt from Coach Brehm from PBL regarding the course on Thursday

Dawson Lake Doozy

I'm not sure if the kids are following what it happening, but we continue to tell them what is going to happen, before it does.  Maybe we should open a fortune telling shop in downtown Paxton!  The layout for this course is PERFECT for fast times, and we know that.  I've GPSed this thing and it is accurate, so I get tired of people telling me it's short.   The bottom line, we are getting in shape and conditions today were OPTIMAL.  Hence, GREAT times and super effort by most of our team members.  I'm extremely happy with what I saw.  I know they heard me from behind, as I ran with a group of several team members at the back of the pack to help them out, and BINGO, we did it!

So enough said about this course being short.

Coach Brehm Paxton Coach

The Saturday race had hills and grass and wind. Your time may not be as fast as Thursday but you need to compare to other grassy race you race this season. Now count up the number of PR.

The race is tight for Varsity. These next few weeks are going to be a mental challenge. Your bodies are getting in shape for running. You need to focus on the mental part. NO PAIN NO GAIN,  PAIN IS TEMPORARY PRIDE IS FOR EVER. How did you feel after the Dawson Race?  How did you fell after the Parkside Race? How do feel after you compare Parside with other grassy races.

Not "CAN I DO IT"  BUT  "WHEN I DO IT"

MONDAY  5:00 to 6:15  Orchard Downs  Easy Run  Varsity 4 miles  Junior Varsity 3 miles
Tuesday   Paxton Race  Girls race 4:15
Wednesday 5:6:15 Orchard Downs  Hill repeats
Thursday  Easy running and Ultimate Frisbee
Friday No Practice  Run on your own 2 miles
Saturday Mahomet Race

Week 6

Great Job at Chrisman.
The results are in
21 runners PR. If anyone has times for your runner in  the open race please email me thanks

Two Races this week. Dawson and Parkside.

Monday. Long easy run for 50 minutes. Running loops
Tuesday Farklet run
Wednesday Easy running and Ultimate Frisbee
Thursday Dawson Creek run  (see map)https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2737311721158377471#editor/target=post;postID=2518786120399856091
Meet on east side of lake
Friday no practice
Saturday Parkside race  on state course