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Parents and
Athletes,
Welcome to week 5 and
the countdown to the
first race at O' Melveny.
Hard to imagine summer
is over, but hey that
means racing is here.
All of the hard work is
about to start paying
off.
Just a couple notes
about the race this
weekend.
1.The course is close to
us to you don't have to
wake up that early,
yeah..
2.Plan on giving
yourself an extra 10
minutes once you arrive
because you have to walk
about .25 miles to get
to where we setup. Also
the parking can get
crazy inside the park so
you may even have to
walk farther if you are
running behind.
3.The course is not very
hilly, really there are
just 2 hills to contend
with and neither are
steep. Overall this is a
pretty fast course but
plenty of technical
sections so BE VERY
CAUTIOUS. There are ruts
in the dirt, and roots
in the grass, and then a
downhill with exposed
rocks and ruts and loose
gravel that can cause
you havoc. Not to worry,
I will give you plenty
of help with how to deal
with it and be
successful.
4.It is going to be hot
and that course is
typically dry, and it
can get windy so make
sure you have the
following
a.Plenty of water
b.Plenty of electrolyte
drink
c.Fruit
d.Youth and midget's
bring some solid food to
eat mid-morning, granola
bar, pbj...
e.Get plenty of sleep
this week and eat
healthy food
f.Don't get too freaked
out about my
information, it's better
to be prepared. This is
a fun race, really.
Alright, onto the
workouts. Last week was
a great test as it was
our first full week of
hard workouts. And I
have to say you guys did
incredible. Soreness is
great and expected so
keep pushing through. We
are going to keep the
pressure on this week
through the first race
so don't worry, we have
a long season ahead of
us. I am encouraged to
see everyone working so
hard.
Parents, I need to
recruit 8 of you to take
on the role at the races
of leading warm-ups for
a specific age group for
either boys or girls. I
have an idea for about
half of you but if you
would like to have that
role please let me know.
It is no problem having
more than one help also.
That wraps it up for
this edition. I'll be
talking more about the
race at the next two
practices and hopefully
by Thursday night we can
have the parent helpers
nailed down.
Thanks so much for
everyone's commitment.
Coach Jeremy
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