Schedule 9/28 - 10/4

Our Varsity Boys took 1st place at the Outlaw Invite and our Varsity Girls took 2nd place at the Northwest Classic, finishing top among all 5A teams.  All this after our a very hard week of practice!  Unfortunately Sisters HS dropped the race tags for the JV race so there are no results for that meet (our JV boys dominated), but all other results are available at the links below:

Outlaw Invite - Sisters

http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=106507#263

Northwest Classic - Eugene

http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=106023#263

Oxford Classic - Friday, October 2nd:

This coming Friday we will be racing at the Oxford Classic in Drake Park.  Athletes will be excused from school at 12:00 PM. We will meet by the Cross Country Tree to carpool to the race.  

The race schedule is as follows:

Varsity Girls - 2:00 PM

Varsity Boys - 2:30 PM

JV Girls - 3:00 PM

JV Boy s- 3:30 PM

Other Reminders:

1. Team Shirts are still available.  T-Shirts are $5 for athletes and $15 for adults.  Limited sizes are available.  We also have really nice long sleeve shirts that are available to athletes for $30.  These are the same long sleeve shirts we will be using for the next few years so if you buy one now you won't need to buy another later on.  

2. We are looking into updating some of our uniform collection for next season and would appreciate your financial support.  The uniforms below are some examples of what we are looking at.  If you can help financially or have any connections that may help us raise money for this we would appreciate your help!  

 

Workout Schedule This Week (Meet by the XC Tree at 3pm M-T-TH-F and at 1:15 W):

Monday 9/28 - Pine Nursery "Speed-Play" 4-3-2-1 workout and strength

Tuesday 9/29 - Eagle Road Loop

Wednesday 9/30 - 300s at Al Moody Park (JV) and Providence Park (Varsity)

Thursday 10/1 - Short Canal Loop

Friday 10/2 - Oxford Classic

Saturday 10/3 -  Recovery run and team breakfast - Meet at Mike and Megan's house at 61051 Snowberry Place 97702  at 9am.  Carpool with others - we live on the far south side of town!

Sunday 10/4 - Rest!

Practice Schedule 9/21 to 9/27

Great job at Seaside this weekend team!  We had some very strong individual standout performances and a great overall team effort.  Our girls also placed first in our division and overall among ALL teams if you score the top 5 runners.  

Results are available on Athletic.net by clicking here.

A few reminders:

1. We still have team shirts available.  T-Shirts are $5 for team members and $15 for adults.  Long sleeve shirts for guys and girls are $30.  We also have last year's team shirts available for $5 each.  Please bring cash or make checks payable to Mountain View Cross Country.

2. We have a team fundraiser this Thursday Night at the Eastside Longboard Louie's!  All you have to do is come eat and they will donate all profits from the entire day to our team.  We are hoping to get as many families as possible to head over after practice.  Please also encourage friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc to eat there on Thursday and thank Longboard Louie's for their generosity!  Share our fundraiser on Facebook by clicking here.

3. Team and individual photos are available for purchase!  Photos are priced very affordably and proceeds go to support our team!

Team & coaches:

https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-Rk47t7/

Girls:

https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-JBTbPK/

Boys:

https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-3SN45f/

4. We have a pasta feed at Sam Thompson's house on Friday 9/25 at 6pm.  Watch for directions in your email.  Please bring the following:

Freshmen - Bread
Sophomores - Drinks
Juniors - Salad
Seniors - Dessert

Sisters Meet - 9/26

We will be racing at the Outlaw Invite in Sisters this coming Saturday.  Meet in the bus loop at 7:45 am.  The race schedule is as follows:

Girls Varsity - 10:15 AM
Boys Varsity - 11:00 AM
Boy's & Girls JV - 11:30 AM



The race start is at Sister's High School.  We will have team T-shirts on sale for $15 for parent's that want to purchase one.

Workout Schedule

Here is our schedule for the week (All practices will start at 3:00 and end around 5:30 except Wednesday which will start at 1:15 and end around 3:45 - Meet at the XC Tree near the main track entrance).  This week we will begin to cut mileage and focus on improving our leg speed as we build off the base we've been building all summer. 

Monday 9/21 - Run Larkspur Trail followed by Strides and Strength Workout.  

Tuesday 9/22 - Drills and 400m repeats at Big Sky Park

Wednesday 9/23 - Run Canal Loop followed by Strides and Nutrition Talk

Thursday 9/24 - Drills and mile repeats at Drake Park - we will need athletes and coaches to drive for this practice. Meet at the XC Tree to carpool

Friday 9/25 - Easy Run on Hamby/Eagle Roads

Saturday 9/26 - Outlaw Invite, Sisters

Sunday 9/27 - Rest!

Practice Schedule 9/14 to 9-20

Great job today everyone!  Your coaches were impressed and encouraged by the strong effort, good sportsmanship and outstanding team spirit of each of you. This was a positive start to our racing season!

Results for boys can be found by clicking here

Results for girls can be found by clicking here

A few reminders:

1. Please remember to bring $20 to help pay for lodging for our race in Seaside next weekend - if you can't afford it let us know!  You can also pay the $20 for Seaside online by clicking here.  Your login is your student ID and password is your last name with the first letter capitalized.

2. We still have team shirts available.  T-Shirts are $5 for team members and $15 for adults.  Long sleeve shirts for guys and girls are $30.  We also have last year's team shirts available for $5 each.  Please bring cash or make checks payable to Mountain View Cross Country.  Please make separate checks for shirts and lodging.  Shirts will be available at the Bigfoot Run and at practice this week.

3. For those of you that are able, please help us at the Bigfoot run on Sunday 9/13.  All proceeds from this race are split between the Bend cross country programs based on participation on Sunday.  We will be meeting at the Les Schwab Ampitheater at 8am to receive our assignment.  We should be done by around 11am at the latest.

4. We have all of the pasta feeds for the season scheduled but could use help from parents that want to "sponsor" a snack table at each race.  The team will provide water, gatorade and tables at each race and it would just be up to you to bring some snacks for athletes after their race such as fruit, granola bars, bagels and chocolate milk.  If you are interested in sponsoring a table please send an email to cougarxc@outlook.com

5. Spike days at Footzone are going on right now.  If you want to purchase new training, race shoes or any other athletic apparel Footzone will give all high school athletes a 20% discount today and Sunday only.  Fleetfeet also offers a free spike program for all athletes that buy training shoes.

Three Course Challenge - Seaside

Our meet in Seaside on Saturday is an overnight trip.  All athletes will be dismissed after 1st period and need to be at the bus loop by 8:45am.  

We will be staying in a hotel so there is no need to bring pillows and sleeping bags.  DO BRING: uniform, money for lunch/dinner on Friday and Saturday, running and racing shoes, dry/warm clothes, cougar pal gift.

The Three Course Challenge is held at Camp Rilea - just north of Seaside.  The first race will be at 10:00 am on Saturday.  There is a $5 parking fee per vehicle at Camp Rilea.  Athletes are allowed to ride home with parents but MUST check out with a coach.  If you plan to ride home with another athlete's parent please get a signed note ahead of time.  

Since you will be missing 6 periods on Friday please let your teachers know ahead of time and get any makeup work or reschedule tests.  Remember we are students first and athletes second!

Workout Schedule

Here is our schedule for the week (All practices will start at 3:00 and end around 5:30 except Wednesday which will start at 1:15 and end around 3:45 - Meet at the XC Tree near the main track entrance).  

Monday 9/14 - Endurance Run on Canal Loop and Strength Workout.  Bring spikes if you have them!

Tuesday 9/15 - Hill Repeats at Pilot Butte.  Team photos before practice - bring your Jersey and Black Shorts!!!

Wednesday 9/16 - Trail Run on 1st street rapids (We will need any parents and athletes that are able to drive to help with this)

Thursday 9/17 - 800 Relays at Juniper Park with Pilot Butte Middle School XC.  Bring spikes if you have them!

Friday 9/18 - Easy Run on the Beach in Seaside!

Saturday 9/19 - Seaside Meet

Sunday 9/20 - Rest!

Practice Schedule 9/7 to 9/13

Congrats to "team Kevin" on winning the 2015 Cross Country Challenge and a special thank you to the Leapaldts for bringing snacks to the top of Bessie Butte for us!

Our first cross country race is coming up this Saturday at Breese Ranch in Prineville!  We will send out more details on the race later this week.

If you haven't already, please bring $20 to practice this week for staying in a hotel at our Seaside race.  We also have team shirts available now.  Athletes can purchase a t-shirt for $5 (those that volunteered at Pacific Crest or who delivered letters to local businesses get a free one).  Half zip jackets for guys and pullovers for girls are also available for $30.  Parents are also able to buy a t-shirt for $15.  Payment can be made by cash or check (made payable to Mountain View Cross Country).  You can also pay the $20 for Seaside online by clicking here.  Your login is your student ID and password is your last name with the first letter capitalized.

Here is our schedule for the week:

Monday 9/7 - Meet at Drake Park at 8:00 am to carpool to a trailhead.  Parents who can help drive are welcome to join us.  Please bring your NW Forest Service trail pass if you have one in case they are required.  We originally planned to do Green Lakes Trail but will go to an alternate location and do Green Lakes later in the season.

Tuesday 9/8 - Meet at Mountain View at 3:00 pm for a strength workout.

Wednesday 9/9 - Meet at Mountain View at 3:00 pm for an easy run.  Handout Uniforms.

Thursday 9/10 - Meet at Mountain View at 3:00 pm for 1000's at Pine Nursery.

Friday 9/11 - Meet at Mountain View at 3:00 pm for an easy run and pre-race meeting.  We will have a team Pasta feed at 6pm at the Swenson's.  Please check your email for directions or contact me by email.  If you are interested in hosting for another race please let me know!

Saturday 9/12 - Breese Ranch Stampede Race - Click here for details.  There is a citizen race for those interested in participating.  All athletes must ride the bus to the meet.  We will leave from the Mountain View Bus Loop at 6:45 am and should be back around 1pm.

Sunday 9/13 - Bigfoot Run fundraiser - This is one of our best and easiest fundraisers of the season, but we need your participation!  The Bigfoot Run is a community 10K that is put on by the Footzone to support local high school cross country programs.  All proceeds from this race go to Mountain View, Summit and Bend cross country but proceeds are allocated based on participation from volunteers.  That means we need all athletes, parents, family and friends that are able to help volunteer.  The time commitment is minimal!  We also encourage non team athletes to consider participating in the Bigfoot on Mountain View's behalf.  All entries include the option to select which high school program you wish to support and that program will receive a larger portion of the proceeds.  Please wear your 2015 team shirts if you have one or other Mountain View apparel.

Practice Monday & Seaside Meet

For practice on Monday we will be doing a morning trail run on Green Lakes Trail.  Please meet at Drake Park at 8 am to carpool to the trailhead.  We will need parents and athletes to help with driving.  This trail is at high altitude and it will likely be cool in the morning so dress accordingly.  Please also bring water and a snack for after the run.  If weather is an issue we will still meet at Drake Park at 8am and carpool to an alternate location.

Also, our Seaside meet is coming up on September 18th.  This is an overnight meet and we've made the decision as a team to stay in a hotel this year.  Please bring cash or a check made out to "Mountain View Cross Country" for $20 to practice to help with the cost of your room.  The team will cover the remaining expense.  If the cost is an issue please let Mike or Megan know.

You can also make this payment online through In-Touch by clicking here.  Students use their ID number as the user name and the password is last name  (1st letter capitalized).  Cross Country is listed under the categories.