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Coach Jeremy's Notes to the Team
Happy Monday to you Storm Family,
We had another great day of racing at El Cariso Saturday. I don’t know about you, but I slept great Saturday night! I told you that thick grass was going to be tough. It sure was tough on my legs…
Well, it is great to be getting in shape with you athletes and I’m enjoying the challenge of hanging with you guys in practice. Keep working hard!
It’s hard to imagine but we only have 5 weeks left in the regular season!! It’s time to get down to it and finish this season achieving the best you can!
For some you are on the fence of the top 8. Remember, top 8 means you will automatically be invited to join the All-Star team at USATF Junior Olympics!! If you are close, then why isn’t it you!!
Everyone should be looking to work harder in practice so you can race harder on the weekend. Winning and placing higher on the leader board is up to you! If 100 athletes start the race with you, guess what… there are 100 places to be earned.
Let me share one of the inspiring athletes to me on Saturday, my good buddy Haro. First day of practice he probably ran less than 30%. But… Haro had a great attitude. Even though he finished last in his race Saturday, he ran the whole race, and…. He had a kick at the end! My encouragement to Haro is the same as to everyone: give it your all, the entire race, and then be happy with the results. At O’Melveny there was another athlete named Declan that beat Haro by 1:30. Guess what… that gap was only 11 seconds on Saturday! Boom! Working hard, making a difference!!
I always mention at the parent meeting we coach everyone! Just as much props are deserved for the 11 athletes that cracked the top 10 all time list which you will see later this week.
That top 10 list is stacked with amazing athletes! What a huge accomplishment! Reese set the new standard, which is even a higher achievement, beating out girls who right now are running full-ride scholarships in college. Great job!
I saw plenty more races that were amazing Saturday as well. You are racing with heart, and guts, and that is inspiring to all of us!
One important focal point I need to remind everyone of is NUTRITION!!
I literally had one of our amazing athletes ask me if nutrition is important…. Crikey as Steve Erwin used to say…. Alright so here’s a quick reminder because I shared this with a few of the youth athletes and it is important for all of you.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch is not on the list of breakfasts of champions!! So what is you might ask?
My standard is Oatmeal. Put a little butter and brown sugar on it and you are set to go. Even Gremlins could use a bowl in the morning.
Half a banana for the early racers and Midgets and youth eat a whole banana. Maybe some grapes or an apple as well.
For the Midgets and Youth, bring a granola bar to eat mid-morning since you don’t race until 10:30 or 11.
So: 6;30 or7 get up and eat that breakfast!! Then see how nutrition helps in your performance.
What do we have in store for this week?
Nice long run tomorrow night, older kids are going to hit the water tower! Have fun with that.
Tuesday we’ll be running some tempo loops over dog park and then Thursday will be some speed laps around soccer field, the dirt one, not where we have our camp.
The race this week is in Palmdale, but we are gearing up for the invitational the following Saturday.
So, it is time to continue training hard, and building speed and strength!
Don’t settle for anything less than your best out there!! Let’s bring it this week and challenge each other to be better!
Thanks Team,
Coach Jeremy
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