Hey everybody!  I just wanted to tell you all how amazing this summer has been so far with you guys!! It’s so fun to watch everyone improve and getting to know some of you new people.  Keep up on your workouts and be dedicated cause our season opens up next month!!! Get excited!

WEEK 7: JULY 17-22
Monday: 35 min HILL RUN (6-8.5 miles)
Tuesday: 40 min (5-6 miles. Good pace.)
WEDNESDAY: PRACTICE WITH COACH AT SUGARHOUSE PARK SOCCER FIELDS 7 A.M.  (8 x 400m intervals- 1.5 mile warmup, 1.5 mile cooldown (5 miles total))
Thursday: 35 minutes (4-5 miles)
Friday: fartlek run 40 minutes (4 pushes of 3 minutes ( one at 7 min, 17 min, 27 min, and [...]

This summer everyone will be taking trips and going on fun vacations.  It’s really hard to get runs in when you go on trips but its really important that you do.
If you can’t do the scheduled workout for that day, then get out and run 15 or 20 min. Even a little is better than nothing!! [...]

It looks like a lot of you have been posting your mileage. I still however would like to see everyone posting. If you don’t want everyone to see just send me an e-mail with what you have been doing. I will get the goals posted by this weekend so you can work towards the mileage [...]

“Running is a big question mark that’s there each and every day.  It asks you, ‘Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?’”
          - Peter Maher, Irish-Canadian Olympian and sub-2:12 marathoner
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of fight in the dog”                [...]

Hey thanks to everybody for coming out this week!  It has been awesome!  Keep coming whenever you can and remember to stay consistent even if you can’t come to practice with us.  Also make sure you are running on the days we don’t meet together (tues, thurs, sat)- if you need a schedule let me [...]