ORXC Week Two Schedule

Good evening! First, a huge shoutout to Amber Ashley Hall and Kelly Mangelson for putting together the ORXC Cookout last Friday night. Also, thank you to Coach Parker for cooking all the hamburgers and hot dogs! Another huge shoutout to Jason Ward and the Ward family for bringing Chick-fil-A to the TEAM after the Long Run on Saturday. In the words of the great philosopher Aristotle, “They descended on the chicken like a pack of rabid hyenas.” This week is the start of school… I’m sorry. I needed a moment there. Our HS practices will transition to the afternoons on Monday and Tuesday. We always give them Wednesday off for the last day of summer. JH will not practice this week. They will resume a week from tomorrow, August 19th. As always, when we move to the afternoon, Oklahoma pulls up its boots and kicks us square in the backside with 100-degree temperatures and high humidity.

Please remind your runners to hydrate during the day, get plenty of sleep, and eat lots of fruit and vegetables to help with hydration. If the Wet Bulb temperature gets to 92, we have to shut down workouts. If that happens, we will make adjustments to the schedule.

Lastly, I spoke about the importance of Ferritin levels, especially for our Varsity high school runners. I attached a PDF showing where our runners need to be for a successful season. I’d strongly encourage our older runners to have their levels checked and start working to improve their number, if needed, so they are full blast by the end of the season. If you have any questions please let me know.

Thank you for all you do and as always…GO RAMS!!!

Weekly Schedule

Snack Sign-Up

Weekly Online Post

Ferritin Levels