THE SUN! I SEE THE SUN! It’s been a month of Christmas breaks, MLK Day breaks, wind, snow, and ice. We haven’t had a normal week of practice in a long time but I feel good about this one! The weather looks great and we’re going to take advantage of it.
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned we spoke with a rep from Garmin about ordering watches for our team. We’ve spoken with the kids several times but the promo ends on Wednesday so I want to make sure parents have the information as well. This is NOT mandatory but if any of our runners are looking for a new watch it’s a good option.
The primary reason to use Garmin is they offer an app called CLIPBOARD that allows coaches to monitor athletes’ paces and distances. It also lets coaches send out workouts and routes specifically individualized to each runner with a Garmin watch. This eliminates runners from having to fill out a training log (which is like pulling teeth) because the information comes directly to the coach. It’s intriguing to think we could think about our whole TEAM being synced to the same app with less work for the coaches and athletes. Runners don’t have to own a Garmin to use CLIPBOARD. They can enter their runs manually but in order for it to sync automatically they will need a Garmin watch.
If we get 10 athletes who want to order a watch we can get a discount. Here’s the info…
I’m glad to hear you were able to chat with my colleague, Brett, about Garmin and Clipboard at the Boulder Clinic. We can offer our coaches who use Clipboard 30% off of our fitness products when placing an order as a team. We are also offering a New Year’s deal in addition to the normal, 30% off pricing. Below, I have a short list of our recommended/popular devices and what your current price would be.
Entry Level:
Forerunner 55 *popular
- List Price $199.99
- Your Price $139.99
- PROMO: $129.99 (expires 1/31/2024)
Advanced Level with Training Features:
Forerunner 255 (music optional) *popular
- List Price $349.99 ($399.99 with music)
- Your Price $244.99 ($279.99 with music)
- PROMO: $227.49 / $259.99 with music (expires 1/31/2024)
Elite Level with Training Features & Maps:
Forerunner 965 *NEW
- List Price $599.99
- Your Price $419.99
Please let me know if you have any questions and I’ll do my best to answer them or find out the answer.
Don’t forget 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 until the upcoming Track parent meeting 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.
We are taking a few distance runners to OU a week from Saturday, on February 10th. I will send out an itinerary for that meet next Sunday afternoon.
Thank you for everything you do and as always…GO RAMS! – Coach Collins
Weekly Schedule
Monday, January 29th
HS Practice – 2:00 – 4:00 pm
JH Practice – 3:15 – 4:30 pm
Tuesday, January 30th
HS Practice – 6:00 – 6:40 am Optional Recovery Run, 6:40 – 7:30 Required Weight Room, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout
JH Practice – 3:15 – 4:30 pm
Wednesday, January 31st
HS Practice – 6:00 – 6:40 am Optional Recovery Run, 6:45 – 7:30 am Required Weight room, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Workout
JH Practice – No Practice
Thursday, February 1st
HS Practice – 6:00 – 6:50 am Optional Recovery Run, 2:00 – 4:30 pm Workout
JH Practice – 3:15 – 4:30 pm
Friday, February 2nd
HS Practice – 2:00 – 4:00 pm
JH Practice – No Practice
Saturday, January 3rd
HS Practice – No Practice
JH Practice – No Practice