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Cultus Camp Signups

2015 Cougars -

We are excited to a continue a longstanding Mountain View Cross Country tradition with the 2015 Cultus Camp!  This annual team camp is held at Cultus Lake, located off Cascade Lakes Highway, and is an important kickoff to our regular season.  In addition to a number of fun activities, Cultus provides opportunities for relational growth, team building and quality high altitude training which combine to make this one of the most enjoyable and memorable aspects of cross country for most athletes.

Megan and I will be out of the country from 7-17 to 7-25 and the OSAA Moratorium Week is 7-26 to 8-1 which prohibits student contact with coaches.  With that in mind, registration forms for the camp need to be turned in as soon as possible.  Please turn forms in by 7/15.  

Click Here for a copy of the registration form which can be turned in at practice or mailed to Mike and Megan's address, which is listed on the form.  We are asking for a $50 donation to attend the camp.  If this is cost prohibitive, please consider a smaller donation.  If you're able to donate more this will help cover the costs of those with financial needs.  For signups turned in after 7/15 we will be asking that you increase your donation to $60.  Please make checks payable to 'Mike Condon'.  Any additional funds not spent on the camp will be deposited to our team account.

We will meet at the RiverBend Parking lot at 9 am on August 5th and return there at 2 pm on Saturday, August 8th.  For more information on the camp click here to go to the Cultus page on our website.

Practice Week of 7/5 to 7/11

For our third week of practice we will continue a steady increase in mileage.  If you have not been attending practices this summer it is highly recommend that you begin to soon.  We will be adding hill/speed workouts in a couple weeks so building a base with solid mileage now will ease that transition.

Also, due to a lack of sign-ups for the freshmen camp we will be canceling it and hiking Mt. Bachelor and floating at Devil's Lake afterward as a team instead.  This hike will be in lieu of our normal Friday practice.  Meet at Drake park at 8:30am.  Parents - if you are able to drive please email Mike.  We could use a few extra drivers so kids don't need to drive.

Here is the schedule for the week:

Sunday 7/5 - Run an easy 3 to 5 miles on your own.

Monday 7/6 -  Meet at Drake Park at 8:30 am - Run Awbrey Butte
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Tuesday 7/7 - Meet at RiverBend Park at 6:30 pm - Run Overturf Butte
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Wednesday 7/8 - Meet at Drake Park at 8:30 am - Run Awbrey Perimeter/Sawyer Park
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Thursday 7/9 - Meet at RiverBend Park at 6:30 pm - Run River Canyon
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Friday 7/10 - Freshmen Camp cancelled due to lack of interest.  Instead we will hike Mt. Bachelor in place of our normal practice.  Meet at Drake Park at 8:30am.  This is open to all grade levels.

Saturday 7/11 - Rest Day

Practice Week of 6/28 - 7/4

THANK YOU to all of the volunteers that made it out to the Pacific Crest Triathlon today!  We had a great group of athletes, family members and alumni attend, and a large number that participated for two full shifts.  Your contribution to the team is greatly appreciated!

This week we will be adding Monday, Wednesday, Friday practices as well as Wednesday evening strength workouts.  If you followed the workout schedule last week, our total mileage was between 11 and 20 miles depending on the distances you chose.  This week we will bumping the mileage up to between 19 and 26 miles.  We will continue a steady progression of increased mileage over the first few weeks of practice before starting speed and hill workouts sometime in mid-July.  Attending practice or running comparable mileage on your own is critical to keeping up with your team members and reducing the possibility of injury.

Here is the schedule for the week:

Sunday 6/28 - Rest Day

Monday 6/29 - Drake Park at 8:30 am.  1st Street Rapids Trail
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Tuesday 6/30 - RiverBend Park at 6:30 pm.  RiverTrail-Canal Loop
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Wednesday 7/1 - Drake Park at 8:30 am.  Overturf Butte
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Mountain View Track at 6:30 pm.  Strengthening

Thursday 7/2 - RiverBend Park at 6:30 pm.  River Canyon Loop
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Friday 7/3 - Drake Park at 8:30 am.  Compass Park
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Saturday 7/4 - Rest Day

Practice Week of 6/21 - 6/27

The start of the 2015 cross country season is finally here!  Here is the schedule for the week of 6/21 - 6/27:

Sunday 6/21 - No Practice.  Run an easy 2-4 miles on your own.
Monday 6/22 -  No Practice.  Take the day off from running.
Tuesday 6/23 - Meet at RiverBend Park at 6:30pm to run the "RiverCanyon Loop"
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Wednesday 6/24 - No Practice.  Run an easy 2-4 miles on your own.
Thursday 6/25 - Meet at RiverBend Park at 6:30pm to run the "Haul Road Loop"
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Friday 6/26 - No Practice.  Take the day off from running.
Saturday 6/27 -  No Practice.  Pacific Crest Triathlon Fundraiser (We still need volunteers - if you can attend please email Mike!).  Run an easy 2-4 miles on your own.

If you're unable to attend team practices try to run an easy 4-6 miles on your own those days.  Starting the week of 6/29 we will also be adding morning workouts on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and strengthening workouts on Wednesday evenings.

Not only will we have a fun time at summer practices but attending these will also help you build a better base for the season and prevent injuries.  We look forward to seeing you Tuesday

Season Kickoff and 2015 Race Schedule

Cougars -

Just a reminder that our team kickoff BBQ is Tuesday, June 16th at 6pm (Tomorrow) at the Calvary Chapel in Bend. We look forward to seeing you and introducing you to our 2015 coaching staff.

Address - 20225 Cooley Road

Attire - We will be outside so please dress accordingly.  If there is interest we may play some ultimate frisbee or volleyball.  Wear proper shoes if you want to participate in that (but no obligation).   

Freshmen - Drinks

Sophomores - Dessert

Juniors - Side Dish

Seniors - Dessert

Our first practice is also coming up on June 23rd at 6:30pm at RiverBend Park (Near the Park and Rec Building with the Kayak Round-a-Bout).  We are excited the 2015 season is here!

For those of you attending Steen's Running Camp, we will have a brief meeting following our team practice on June 30th for athletes and parents.  If you are planning to attend Steens please be at this practice so we can discuss logistics.

We have also mostly finalized our 2015 race schedule, provided below:

Saturday, September 12th - Jere Breese Memorial Ranch Stampede - Prineville

Saturday, September 18th-19th - Three Course Challenge - Seaside

Saturday, September 26th - Outlaw Invite - Sisters

Friday, October 2nd - Oxford Classic - Bend

Saturday, October 10th - George Fox XC Classic - Newberg

Tenatative - Thursday, October 15th - Cougar Relays - Bend

Friday, October 23rd - District Meet - Bend

Saturday, October 31st - State Meet - Eugene


Please mark your calendars accordingly!

Team BBQ and Other Important Info

2015 XC Cougars -

I had the opportunity to get out to Mountain View at lunch today for our last pre-season meeting for 2015 and wanted to follow-up real quick with a few things.  First of all, thank you to all of the incoming freshmen that made it to our meetings at Pilot Butte and Sky View, parents that made it to the evening info meeting, and Mountain View students that came today.  I've attached the informational handout that was passed out at these meetings in case you couldn't make it or lost your copy.

I also wanted to pass on that we have secured a location for the team kickoff BBQ which has been RESCHEDULED for June 16th at 6pm.  This is our first official team event of the 2015 season.  Please come if you can!  The Webb family (3 past XC alumni) has offered to host at the Calvary Chapel in Bend.  The team will provide buns, meat/veggie burgers, and toppings.  Please see the list below and bring something to share.  This is a great opportunity to get to know other members of the team and our coaching staff if you're new to the program.

When - June 16th at 6pm

Address - 20225 Cooley Road

Attire - We will be outside so please dress accordingly.  If there is interest we may play some ultimate frisbee.  Wear proper shoes if you want to participate in that (but no obligation).   

Freshmen - Drinks

Sophomores - Dessert

Juniors - Side Dish

Seniors - Dessert

If you haven't signed up to volunteer at the Pacific Crest Triathlon on June 27th it is not too late.  We are short on volunteers and could use additional help.  The race organizer has agreed to extend our deadline.  A copy of the waiver is attached.  Please print off and turn into Mrs. Leapaldt's Room (C-4) at Mountain View or scan a signed copy and email.  Indicate on the form which shift you're available for as soon as possible. The available options are 6:00 - 10:30am and 10:00 - 2:00pm.  We need parents too!  

I look forward to seeing many of you at our kickoff BBQ.  As always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Go Cougars!

Mike