The distance coaches were fortunate to attend the Boulder Running Camps this weekend in Colorado. They scheduled a run yesterday morning for the attending coaches and I knew I had to do it. I mean, it’s Boulder! It’s the mountains! It’s a must, right? It snowed three inches Friday night and the temperature Saturday morning was -10 with a windchill of -20 so I wasn’t sure how many would show up. By the start of the run at 7:00 there were 50 coaches bundled up and ready to go! They said, in all the years of the clinic It was the most they ever had! I think there is something about going out and running when everyone else thinks you’re crazy that makes the run that much more enjoyable. Don’t get me wrong, it was FREEZING but we all had a blast! The weather this week here in Owasso looks less than inviting but we’ll continue to work regardless. The runners will need to bundle up but these can be some of the best workouts of the year…at least the ones they remember the most.
This is the last week of our kind of weird back-to-school schedule. There will be no HS or JH practice tomorrow and no JH practice on Tuesday because of the home basketball games. I think by next week we are truly back to a normal schedule.
The JH tryouts are scheduled for February 12th and 13th. We will have a pre-season Parent meeting for Track for HS and JH kids making the team on February 20th. I attached a separate document with the tryout information.
We are working to transition away from the Remind App due to the issues we had in Cross Country. I will continue to post on Remind for a few more weeks but please sign-up for the SportsYou app for updates for Track this season and XC next season. I attached a separate document with the SportsYou information as well.
In Boulder, we had the opportunity to speak with a Garmin rep about what they offer for HS programs. We have several athletes with Garmin watches already but we are fortunate to offer a steep discount for the next few weeks for runners who are looking to get a watch. I’ll send out more information for this program as well, but it’s a way for all of our runners to sync up with workouts and for coaches to better monitor their effort, mileage, and sleep schedule. Looks like it could be a fantastic training tool for our program!
Lastly, we will not be taking any distance runners to OU on the 27th. Spots for the meet were very limited so we are going to look at February 10th as a possibility for kids who want to get a race in.
I think that’s it! Thank you for everything you do and as always…GO RAMS! – Coach Collins
Weekly Schedule
Monday, January 15th
HS Practice – No Practice
JH Practice – No Practice
Tuesday, January 16th
HS Practice – 3:00 – 5:00 pm Workout – Teacher Professional Development Day
JH Practice – No Practice – Working home basketball games
Wednesday, January 17th
HS Practice – 6:00 – 6:40 am Optional Recovery Run, 6:45 – 7:30 am Weightroom, 2:00 – 4:30 pm Workout
JH Practice – No Practice
Thursday, January 18th
HS Practice – 6:00 – 6:50 am Optional Recovery Run, 2:00 – 4:30 pm Workout
JH Practice – 3:15 – 4:30 pm
Friday, January 19th
HS Practice – 2:00 – 4:00 pm
JH Practice – No Practice
Saturday, January 20th
HS Practice – 8:00 – 10:00 am Long Run
JH Practice – No Practice