Week 4: Already a month into practice!!!!

1. Here is this week’s schedule…..

Sep 3

PHASE II:
Week 4:
Endurance/
Strength
Phases—more miles and hills!!

Sep 4

Labor Day:
OFF
Sep 5

Run to trails near El Cerrito Recycling center (1.6 miles)— 4-8 x 40 secs. hills
w/3-4m recov.
Back to track for strides (8). Sep 6

Core/stretch

Races--
Discuss strategy

Goal setting… Sep 7

JV-45 min. run.

Var—70 min. run

Strides Sep 8

Weight room

UNIFORMS Sep 9

LOWELL
INVITE @
GOLDEN GATE
PARK

BUS—leave at 7am

ACT test date

2. 1st Meet is this coming Saturday…bus leaves for Golden Gate Park at 7am from the high school---meet outside near lobby in front of gym—on Thousand Oaks. Be sure to bring water and snacks. There will also be a food booth, where you may purchase food/beverages/t-shirts. Also, be sure to dress for both hot and cold weather…All athletes must be in uniform before boarding the bus. Thanks for your cooperation. Entries and approximate times of your races are attached.

3. PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED…..

a. PARENT REP!!!
We need a parent to help out by attending the boosters meeting as our rep once a month…there is a meeting on Tuesday, September 5th at 6 pm. Can anyone help out?

b. Authorized Parent Drivers Needed for Meets!!

This year we will be limited to “4” buses for the whole season…as such, we will need parent drivers to help with shuttling our athletes over to some of our meets. Below are the dates we need parents to drive (if we do not get enough drivers, we may have to leave some athletes behind). We have about “50” athletes and are short drivers for the October 3rd and October 17th….please let us know if you can help out. If you are not authorized to drive, let us know if you can just take over or pick up your son or daughter?

Saturday, September 16th—Farmers Invite at Hayward High School---leave from Albany at 8am—come back about 3 pm.
We need additional drivers to help out with this date…let me know if you are available please.

Parents driving for Farmers must be authorized to drive by the school district… the following have said they can drive:
Stephany Joffe (6)
Loree Bruckman (3-4)
Alice Okamoto (4)
Karen Nierlich (5-6)

Tuesday, October 3rd—league meet at Cesar Chavez—pick up from high school at 2:15pm; bring back from Cesar Chavez between 6 and 6:30pm
Parents must be authorized to drive by the school district….

The following have indicated that they can take over at 2:15pm: 31
Jackie Buchan (4)
Jannifer Blattner (5)
Lisa Bernard-Pearl (6)
Richele Howell (5)
Heather Komure-Chan (6)
Karen Nierlich (5-6)

The following have indicated that they can pick up at 6 pm or 6:15 pm: 33
Jackie Buchan (4)
Jennifer Blattner (5)
Stephany Joffe (6)
Loree Bruckmann-Harmon (3-4)
Alice Okamoto (4)
Heather Komure-Chan (6)
Karen Nierlich (5-6)

Tuesday, October 17th-- league meet at Cesar Chavez—pick up from high school at 2:15pm; bring back from Cesar Chavez between 6 and 6:30pm
Parents must be authorized to drive by the school district…

The following have indicated that they can take over at 2:15pm: 31
Jackie Buchan (4)
Jannifer Blattner (5)
Lisa Bernard-Pearl (6)
Richele Howell (5)
Heather Komure-Chan (6)
Karen Nierlich (5-6)

The following have indicated that they can pick up at 6 pm or 6:15 pm: 33
Jackie Buchan (4)
Jennifer Blattner (5)
Stephany Joffe (6)
Loree Bruckmann-Harmon (3-4)
Alice Okamoto (4)
Heather Komure-Chan (6)
Karen Nierlich (5-6)

c. Parent volunteers needed at meets on Oct. 3rd and 17th at Cesar Chavez:
We need parents to help as course monitors, to bring refreshments (water, watermelon, bananas), and to help with finish line

d. Talent Show Fundraiser set for September 21st
We will need help with this great event. If you or someone you know is willing to donate any prizes for our raffle…please let me know….in the past few years we have raffled off an Ipad, a GoPro and Fitbits. Our Captains will speak with everyone this week about this major fun-d raiser!

Here are some key reminders!!

1. I will be sending out a weekly email to inform you of practices, meets, results. I am working on posting info at the go albany site as well--- http://www.goalbanyathletics.org

2. We will continue to maintain our Cross Country site at shutterfly…which is where you can see plenty of results and photos posted there since 2009 or so. If you are not a member, let me know and I will add you to the list. If you wish to be taken off the member list, let me know that too. Check it out at: https://goaxc.shutterfly.com

3. We hope to practice every day right after school…usually 3 pm on Wed/Fridays and 4pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday. We always meet at the track—rain or shine.

4. All athletes are expected to come to practice ready to go…be dressed in running attire and bring a watch. You should have relatively new and stable “running” shoes.

Should you have any questions, feel free to ask me….

Thanks,
Coach Craig
415-302-6263