Sunday, September 30, 2012
Banquet
As we approach the end of a terrific cross country season, it is time to begin thinking about our end of the year banquet. We are tentatively looking at at date between October 23-25. This would be the week after the state meet. I am looking for parents who are interested in helping coordinate the banquet. If that is something you would like to help with, please send me an email at tsmitchell@graniteschools.org. Thanks!
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Westlake Results
We had an outstanding day out at Westlake! Many runners took advantage of perfect conditions and fresher legs to achieve season and lifetime PR's. I am very proud of you all. Way to represent Olympus. Special recognition goes to our medal winners Annie Condon (11th) and Nate Stringham (15th). Full results at http://www.runnercard.com/runner/data/171235/4303/Result/2012_Westlake_XC_Classic.htm
As we begin our taper it is important that we are decreasing mileage at a slow rate. As a result it is important for all the runners to get 25-45 minute runs in on Friday and Saturday. For all that are interested the upperclassmen are leading a trail run tomorrow for practice. Meet at school in the courtyard at 9:45 AM to carpool up to the Pipeline Trail by 10:00 AM. Saturday the run is on your own, but feel free to find a teammate to run with.
Lastly, as the region meet approaches it is very important to be healthy. We want to avoid the colds/viruses going around school. The best way to do this is to get sleep, hydrate, eat well, and take your multi-vitamin. Have a great weekend!
As we begin our taper it is important that we are decreasing mileage at a slow rate. As a result it is important for all the runners to get 25-45 minute runs in on Friday and Saturday. For all that are interested the upperclassmen are leading a trail run tomorrow for practice. Meet at school in the courtyard at 9:45 AM to carpool up to the Pipeline Trail by 10:00 AM. Saturday the run is on your own, but feel free to find a teammate to run with.
Lastly, as the region meet approaches it is very important to be healthy. We want to avoid the colds/viruses going around school. The best way to do this is to get sleep, hydrate, eat well, and take your multi-vitamin. Have a great weekend!
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Pasta Party
Tomorrow the team pasta party will be at the Johnston's at 5:00. The address is 4333 S Sage Circle. From the high school head south on 2300 E. Turn right onto 4500 S. Go right on 1100 E. take a left onto Sagehill Dr. and a left onto Sage Circle. Thanks to all who are helping provide for the dinner!
Monday, September 24, 2012
Westlake Invite
This weeks meet is Thursday out at Westlake HS out in Saratoga Springs (99 North Thunder Boulevard, Saratoga Springs, UT). The meet begins at 4:00 PM. The bus will leave school at 2:00 PM and return about 7:10 PM. Remember to wear your new Olympus XC Shirts.
Schedule:
4:00 JV Girls
4:30 JV Boys
5:00 V Girls
5:30 V Boys
Awards go to the top 10 individuals in each race and the top 2 teams at the conclusion of the varsity boys race.
Schedule:
4:00 JV Girls
4:30 JV Boys
5:00 V Girls
5:30 V Boys
Awards go to the top 10 individuals in each race and the top 2 teams at the conclusion of the varsity boys race.
Monday, September 17, 2012
5k to 3 Mile Conversion
If you would like to convert your 5k time from this weekend to 3 miles to compare it to our other races you can enter your 5k time into this converter: http://www.mcmillanrunning.com/calculator
Select 5k and enter your time. It will give you equivalent times for a number of distances. It will not be as useful for comparing other distances but will do a good job for your 3 mile time.
Select 5k and enter your time. It will give you equivalent times for a number of distances. It will not be as useful for comparing other distances but will do a good job for your 3 mile time.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
BYU Results
http://www.runnercard.com/runner/data/463/4223/Result/2012_BYU_Autumn_Classic.htm
We had a great day for racing down at BYU. Annie Condon (12th) and Nate Stringham (25th) were individual award winners. The girls team was 10th place and the boys team was 11th.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Pasta Party
Tomorrow Avery Durham's family will be hosting our team pasta party at 5:00. The address is 2127 Keller Lane. From Olympus HS head north on 2300 E and turn left on Keller Lane. The house will be on the right hand side. Maps will be provided at practice. Thank you to everyone helping out and especially the hosts.
BYU Autumn Classic
The BYU Invite is this Saturday. This is a very large meet with many very good teams. The course is spectator friendly because it is three loops of just over a mile. It is our first and only 5k of the season as our other meets are 3 miles. The finish is on the track and spectators can watch the race from the stands. There is a $5 admission charge per person. The bus will leave from Lincoln Lane at 7:40 AM.
Race times are as follows:
Boys JV-10:10
Girls JV-10:40
Girls V-11:15
Boys V-11:50
Awards-12:30
More information about the meet can be found at: http://www.byutrack.com/various/Special/Meet_Info/2012-13/Autumn/Aut_Clas-12.htm
The top 30 individuals and top 2 teams from each race receive awards. We should have several team members in the hunt for awards so plan to stick around for them. This will put the team bus back at Olympus around 2:00. I also want to remind all athletes they must inform me before leaving with a parent. If an athlete is riding home with another team members parent I need written permission to allow them to leave. Finally, athletes need to stay until the end of all races unless prior arrangements have been made with me.
Race times are as follows:
Boys JV-10:10
Girls JV-10:40
Girls V-11:15
Boys V-11:50
Awards-12:30
More information about the meet can be found at: http://www.byutrack.com/various/Special/Meet_Info/2012-13/Autumn/Aut_Clas-12.htm
The top 30 individuals and top 2 teams from each race receive awards. We should have several team members in the hunt for awards so plan to stick around for them. This will put the team bus back at Olympus around 2:00. I also want to remind all athletes they must inform me before leaving with a parent. If an athlete is riding home with another team members parent I need written permission to allow them to leave. Finally, athletes need to stay until the end of all races unless prior arrangements have been made with me.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Wasatch Results
Results from today's meet can be found at http://runnercard.com/runner/data/176752/4082/Result/2012_Wasatch_Invitational.htm
Race weather was ideal, however, due to the many hills and higher elevation times were on average about a minute slow. Despite the hills we had a number of impressive performances and even a few PR's.
We are at a point in our season where our training cycle is going to result in some tired legs as we continue to train hard for our more important races later on in the championship portion of the season. I want to challenge the athletes to see each practice as an opportunity to add a layer of fitness and to trust that the hard work will pay off when we taper off our mileage in a few weeks.
Athletes need to ensure they are getting enought sleep (eight hours), eating well and taking a multivitamin, and stretching and icing to aid the recovery process.
There are two things you can control each day: your attitude and your effort. Bring the A game.
Go Titans!
Race weather was ideal, however, due to the many hills and higher elevation times were on average about a minute slow. Despite the hills we had a number of impressive performances and even a few PR's.
We are at a point in our season where our training cycle is going to result in some tired legs as we continue to train hard for our more important races later on in the championship portion of the season. I want to challenge the athletes to see each practice as an opportunity to add a layer of fitness and to trust that the hard work will pay off when we taper off our mileage in a few weeks.
Athletes need to ensure they are getting enought sleep (eight hours), eating well and taking a multivitamin, and stretching and icing to aid the recovery process.
There are two things you can control each day: your attitude and your effort. Bring the A game.
Go Titans!
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Pasta Party
Tomorrow's pasta party will take place at the Karren residence. Thanks for hosting! The address is 3694 S 2140 E. If you head West on 39th S from Olympus and take a right on 2140 E the house will be on the left side a few blocks down. The party starts at 4:30.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Wasatch Invite
Saturday's race is the Wasatch Invite at Soldier Hollow in Midway, UT. The bus will leave from Lincoln Lane at 7:00AM to arrive by 8:00AM. Athletes will be told their race on Friday at practice. The schedule is as follows:
8:00 a.m. Check-in/walk the course
8:30 a.m. Coaches meeting/Question and Answer
9:00 a.m. JV Fresh/Soph Boys race
9:15 a.m. JV Senior/Junior Boys race
9:30 a.m. Boys Varsity race
9:45 a.m. Girls Varsity race
10:00 a.m. JV Senior/Junior Girls race
10:15 a.m. JV Fresh/Soph Girls race
The expected return time to Olympus is 12:30PM. Athletes may again return home from the meet with a parent. Some athletes may wish to stay to watch the UVU Collegiate Meet which follows the high school races.
8:00 a.m. Check-in/walk the course
8:30 a.m. Coaches meeting/Question and Answer
9:00 a.m. JV Fresh/Soph Boys race
9:15 a.m. JV Senior/Junior Boys race
9:30 a.m. Boys Varsity race
9:45 a.m. Girls Varsity race
10:00 a.m. JV Senior/Junior Girls race
10:15 a.m. JV Fresh/Soph Girls race
The expected return time to Olympus is 12:30PM. Athletes may again return home from the meet with a parent. Some athletes may wish to stay to watch the UVU Collegiate Meet which follows the high school races.
Spirit Packs
This is just a reminder to those who signed up to order shorts and/or socks that they need to pay for their order by Friday. The payment can be made online or to the bookkeeper. Cost is $20 for both, $14 for just shorts, and $6 for just socks.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Pre-Region Results
We had a number of excellent results at the Pre-Region meet. Many athletes ran a new PR. The boys finished fourth and the girls were sixth. Full results can be found at http://www.runnercard.com/runner/data/171235/4302/Result/2012_Pre-Region_7.htm
Athletes should complete two steady runs of 30-60 minutes over the long weekend. They should also do the Titan circuit one of those days and continue to do a good job stretching after runs. We are having a few injuries flair up and good stretching could prevent some of them.
Athletes should complete two steady runs of 30-60 minutes over the long weekend. They should also do the Titan circuit one of those days and continue to do a good job stretching after runs. We are having a few injuries flair up and good stretching could prevent some of them.
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