This week our race will be a bigger Invitational, much like the race at Central Park! We do not host this meet so I will have to pre- register all athletes by tomorrow night. Today at practice I will have a sign-up sheet for your athletes to check YES or NO. I will also need this  release form filled out USATF Waiver .Our team will pay for all the entry fees, but the on time registration will close Tuesday night. If you would like to reply to this email that is good too. If you miss the Tuesday deadline you can register your athlete at the meet but there will be a $10.00 charge.

There will also be a $7.00 parking fee, please bring exact cash. This is a very exciting meet and all the athletes will love the course!!

Some of our top athletes will be running as a Valley United Strider athlete at this meet. Please check with Coach Elaine if you are in the top 8 rankings!! 

Today at practice we will have a lot of Storm spirit wear for sell at a discounted price. We have various sizes and items. We can take cash, checks or venmo. I will need a few parents to help at the table!! 

Race Pictures Results and Schedule  

Anthony Calderon has been taking all the great pictures you see on the website He has made the available free to download for all Storm families. He does a great job in capturing all of the kids when possible. Please be sure to thank him for all he does for us!! 

https://www.anthonycalderonphotography.com 

You can see all results and upcoming meets on our website, just click on the cross country link! Results can also be found on vyc-xc.org. Please check out and like our Facebook page, Storm Cross Country 

Scholastic Award - We will be awarding academic medals at our end of the season Banquet on November 6th, to the athletes that have a 3.5 (B+) average and 4.0 (A) grades We feel it is very important to recognize the academic achievement during our season. You can either bring the most recent report card, progress report, or have their teachers fill out this form. The deadline to turn this in is October 14th. 

Scholastic Form

Practice Week of Oct. 3 

Monday - Central Park - 6:00 -7:15 

Tuesday - Central Park - 6:00 -7:15     

Thursday - Central Park - 6:00 - 7:15   

Saturday - 7:30 am - Legg Lake, Whittier Narrows - USATF Waiver 

For more information Click Here For Event Flyer.

Storm Merchandise 

We will have Storm Merchandise from our inventory at practice tonight and Tuesday to sell. We do not have all sizes but we do have a verity of items. We can take cash, check or venmo.  Most items will be discounted 

Coach Jeremy's Notes to the Team

Hello Team,

I missed you Saturday but based on the results no one skipped a beat without me! Thanks to the coaches for doing such a great job of encouraging, leading, warming up and being there for the athletes!

We really have a special team!

This week is all about gearing up for the big invitational at Legg Lake. Our invitational was pretty special at Central Park. This weekend you’ll have another chance to race against the very best in SoCal as this race will draw even more from San Diego. Expect big races and tons of competition.

So let’s talk about competition for just a minute. I see by the results many of you are really taking to heart what I’ve been preaching about hard work in practice, about guts to do great things, and you are really racing with a lot of passion. Here is one of my favorite Prefontaine quotes: "I don't just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.”

When I watch you all practice and race, you are inspiring to me and everyone watching. Remember that… We don’t just come to see you jog around, we want to see you do something exciting! So challenge yourself even more this week in practice. Go a little deeper into the exhaustion mode… Do what Kenzie and Kensington did at El Cariso and believe you can win so much you decide to lead the race in the first half mile. That was bold!! Must be something in that name…. Although I spoke with them and discussed the need to still run within yourself, I also said you will never improve if you don’t learn to race faster from the gun!

Back to the race this weekend. Legg lake course is pancake flat and very fast. Almost the entire race is on hard-packed gravel road and you will be in a drag race from the gun! If you want to run great this weekend you have to be willing to get out a little faster than normal, then push your limits the entire race. Flat courses are great, but they don’t give you a chance to catch your breath with a downhill.

So some to practice this week ready to rumble… ready to challenge yourself… and ready to push your teammates to greatness! Then you’ll be ready this weekend to give us something exciting to watch!!!

1. Tomorrow night get ready for a flatter distance run, no water tower though… 
2. Tuesday we’ll hit some fartlek’s.
3. Thursday we’ll run repeats on some fast turnover on a flat section

What is most important… bring your best this week. Mentally, emotionally, physically… let’s go have some fun!

Thanks team!

Coach Jeremy