2017 Season - Week #4

Hey Team,

Please begin trying to make team practices a priority.  We are only a few weeks from Cultus Camp and our first race is only a month and a half away.  Building a base now is critical to injury prevention and overall success this season.  Please also work on inviting friends to attend practices now if they are interested in trying out cross country and encourage your teammates that haven't been out this season to be here too!    

Here is our practice schedule for the week:

Monday - Drake Park @ 8:30. 1st Street Rapids Trail.  20-35 minutes out/back

Tuesday - MV @ 5:30.  Shepard Loop & Strength

Wednesday - RiverBend Park @ 8:30. Haul Road Trail. 20-35 minutes out/back

Thursday - MV @ 5:30. Shepard Loop & Strength

Friday - Drake @ 8:30.  Run to RiverBend to play frisbee/games.  Freshmen Fun Friday starts after practice (See below for more info).

Saturday - Run on Own 30-60 minutes

Sunday - Rest Day

Freshman Fun Friday

Our team captains have put together a special event to welcome our incoming Freshman. This will take place Friday, July 21st.  We will carpool to Elk Lake after practice (around 10-10:30am) and anticipate returning to Mountain View around 5pm.  Please bring a sack lunch, swimsuit, sunscreen, water, and any tubes, floaties, etc. for the water. We will likely need a few parent drivers so please let us know if you are available.  This event is open to freshmen only.  Please RSVP if you can attend!

Cultus Camp - August 9-12

Our Cultus Team Camp is coming up in August!  Please sign up following the instructions below.  A camp waiver and camp information sheet are available by emailing me at cougarxc@outlook.com  Please email or bring a signed copy of the waiver to practice.

 
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2017 Season - Week #3

Hey Team,

Sorry for the late update for this week.  We will continue to progress slowly with increasing our mileage.  If you haven't been attending practices please make sure you're running some on your own so you're ready for Cultus and the start of our official season!  Here's the schedule this week:

Mon - 1-3 Loops of Overturf Butte (3.5/5.1/6.7 miles)

Tue - Short Run/Strength Training (2.5/3.5 miles)

Wed - River Canyon Loop (3/5 miles)

Thur - Short Run/Strength Training (2.5/3.5 miles)

Fri - Farewell Bend/South Footbridge (4/6.5 miles)

Sat - Run 30-60 min on your own or with teammate(s)

Sun - Rest

Don't forget that our Cultus Team Camp is coming up in August!  Please signup following the instructions below.  Contact me for more info and to get a waiver at cougarxc@outlook.com.  Please email or bring a signed copy of the waiver to practice.

Cultus Camp – August 9-12
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2017 Season - Week #2

Hey Team,

It was great to see so many of you out for the first week of cross country!  We are especially excited about the great turnout among freshmen.  Lets hope for a little better turnout from our upper class men this week 😊  If you have friends considering cross country or that might be interested, please encourage them to come give it a try.  Please also encourage teammates to make summer practice a priority.  Summer training is crucial to the success of our team during the regular season!

Here are is our practice schedule for the week:

Sunday 7/2 - Rest Day
Monday 7/3 - Meet at Drake Park at 8:30 am for a Scavenger Hunt.  We know many of you will miss practice for the holiday weekend so let's have some fun for those of you still here!
Tuesday 7/4 - 4th of July.  No practice.  Enjoy time with your family and celebrate our wonderful country!
Wednesday 7/5 - Meet at RiverBend Park at 8:30 am.  30/40/60 minute out and back run on the Haul Road
Thursday 7/6 - Meet at Mountain View at 5:30 pm.  Short Canal/Purcell Canal & Strength Training
Friday 7/7 - Meet at Drake Park at 8:30 am.  30/40/60 minute out and back run on 1st Street Rapids.
Saturday 7/8 - Run 30-60 minutes on your own.

Don't forget that our Cultus Team Camp is coming up in August!  Please signup following the instructions below.  A camp waiver and camp information sheet are available by emailing Mike at cougarxc@outlook.com.  Please email or bring a signed copy of the waiver to practice.

Cultus Camp – August 9-12
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2017 Season - Week #1

Thank you so much to all of our wonderful volunteers that worked the triathlon transition and water and aid stations Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Pacific Crest.  Because of your help we raised several thousand dollars for our program that will be used for activities and freebies this season!

The 2017 Season is here and our first day of practice is Monday morning at 8:30 am in Drake Park.  Summer practices are a great way to start getting in shape and a good trial period if you're not sure you want to do cross country yet.  Attending summer practices will also improve your race performance during the regular season.  We hope to see many of you out there!  Here is our full practice schedule this week:

Monday - Meet at Drake Park at 8:30 am (Meet by bike racks near footbridge).  Short Easy Run & Game (2.6 miles)
Tuesday - Meet at Mountain View Track at 5:30 pm.  Easy Run & Strength Training (2-3 miles)
Wednesday - Meet at RiverBend Park at 8:30 am (Meet by bathrooms).  Easy Run (3-5 miles)
Thursday - Meet at Mountain View Track at 5:30 pm.  Easy Run & Strength Training (2-3 miles)
Friday - Meet at Drake Park at 8:30 am (Meet by bike racks near footbridge).  Easy Run & Game (3-4 miles)

Final Weekly Email

Great racing today at the IMC District Championships!  Even though we didn't reach our goal of competing at state as a team, we are still proud of your performances today and throughout the season.  We've had a lot of fun and success throughout the year and look forward to setting new goals with you next season. 

Congratulations to Inteus and Kelsey on their individual qualifications!  Any varsity athletes or those planning to attend the Boise race are encouraged to come train with Inteus and Kelsey next week.  We will be meeting at the XC tree at 3:00 (not 3:15) all next week (except for Monday due to our team meeting - see below).  We hope to see some of you cheering them on at State next Saturday.

On Monday we will have an important team meeting for all freshmen, sophomore and junior runners with the goal of running varsity at some point during their high school career.  We will be sharing about an exciting new program to encourage maintaining running fitness throughout the year.  We will meet in Bohnlein's classroom (E9) at 3 pm.

Here are a few announcements:

Saturday Trail Run (tomorrow 10/28)

We will be meeting tomorrow at 2pm at Drake Park and carpooling to Phil's Trailhead for a trail run.  This is specifically for Inteus and Kelsey but any District racers are welcome to join!  We should be back to Drake Park by 3:30.

Uniform Returns

Uniform turn-ins will be Monday (10/31) in Bohnlein's classroom (E9) from 2:45 - 3:00 (prior to our team meeting).  Please wash your uniform before returning.  Students who do not return their old and new uniform will be fined for each item not turned in. 

End of Season Banquet

Our end of season banquet has been re-scheduled for Monday, November 7th at 6pm in Aspen Hall at Shevlin Park to accommodate a number of athletes attending the Nike Regional Meet in Boise, Idaho.  This is not a team-sponsored event, but our team captains are organizing a group and all team members are welcome to attend.  Talk to a captain for more information.

Expect the team banquet to last till about 9pm.  We will have food catered from Tate and Tate with both a meat and vegetarian option.  The team will cover the cost of all team athletes – athletes must RSVP for the team to pre-order and cover their meal cost.  We will check with athletes at practice to confirm attendance – please email me if you won’t be at practice.  Family members may attend for free, but if you wish to eat, meals are $11/person and must be paid in advance on Touchbase which is currently setup for payment.  The deadline to pre-order your meal is Monday, October 31st.

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We need some volunteers to help with setup between 5-6pm for the banquet.  If you are willing to help please let me know!

Winter/Spring Sports

With cross country coming to an end shortly, we strongly encourage all athletes to participate in another sport during the winter and spring seasons to maintain fitness for next cross country season.  Let me know if you need any information about options that are available. 

Week 19 - 10/23 - 10/29

Hey Team,

We have an exciting week ahead of us and a great opportunity to take both our boys and girls teams to the state meet on November 5th!  After all of your hard work this season you now have a chance to see if we can achieve the goals we set for ourselves back in August.  Take extra steps this week to prepare and ensure the best possible performance on Friday.  Do your homework early, get some extra sleep, eat a little more healthy food, cut out some of that junk food, avoid hot tubs, limit excessive standing, and avoid excessive exposure to sun, wind or cold temperatures.  Here are this week’s announcements:

District Meet

The IMC District Championship meet is this Friday 10/28 at Juniper Golf Course in Redmond.  The course will be exactly the same as the Juniper Preview.  All athletes (including those not racing) are encouraged to attend.  Buses will pickup athletes from the MV bus loop at 11:45 am.   Please be on-time!  Race times are:

Boys Varsity – 2:00
Girls Varsity – 2:30
Boys JV – 3:00
Girls JV – 3:30

For more information go to: http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=114719#/263.  Varsity runners at districts are:

Boys – Inteus, Jack, Sam, Wyatt, Nate, Nolan, Quinn
Girls – Kelsey, Ciara, Grace, Brooke, Elida, Mckenna, Hillary


Uniform Returns

If you are not racing at Districts we will have uniform turn-ins Monday (10/24) at the XC tree from 2:45 - 3:15.  Please wash your uniform before returning.  Students who do not return their old and new uniform will be fined for each item not turned in.  

End of Season Banquet

Our end of season banquet has been re-scheduled for Monday, November 7th at 6pm in Aspen Hall at Shevlin Park to accommodate a number of athletes attending the Nike Regional Meet in Boise, Idaho.  This is not a team-sponsored event, but our team captains are organizing a group and all team members are welcome to attend.  Talk to a captain for more information.

Expect the team banquet to last till about 9pm.  We will have food catered from Tate and Tate with both a meat and vegetarian option.  The team will cover the cost of all team athletes – athletes must RSVP for the team to pre-order and cover their meal cost.  We will check with athletes at practice to confirm attendance – please email me if you won’t be at practice.  Family members may attend for free, but if you wish to eat, meals are $11/person and must be paid in advance on Touchbase which is currently setup for payment.  The deadline to pre-order your meal is Monday, October 31st.

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We need some volunteers to help with setup between 5-6pm for the banquet.  If you are willing to help please let me know! 

Winter/Spring Sports

With cross country coming to an end shortly, we strongly encourage all athletes to participate in another sport during the winter and spring seasons to maintain fitness for next cross country season. 

The Nordic Ski team is a popular option among our team and highly recommended by our coaching staff.  No experience is necessary and the program owns all necessary ski equipment to make it affordable for all families.  There is an information night scheduled for Wednesday, October 26th in the MVHS cafeteria. 

Swimming is also great cross training for XC and the MVHS team is open to athletes of all ability levels.  There is an informational meeting on Thursday, October 27th at lunch in room A5. 

We are also working on an exciting program to encourage maintaining running fitness throughout the year - more details to come!

Practice Schedule

Monday – Speed Workout (4-3-2) at Pine Nursery

Tuesday – Easy run to Stover Park with Strides

Wednesday - No Study Hall.  Meet at XC Tree immediately after school.  Track Workout (2 x 400, 300, 200)

Thursday – Easy run to Mtn View Park w/Strides

Friday – IMC District Championships!!  Go Cougs!!

Saturday - Optional Practice Pending District Results – Details TBA

Sunday - Rest Day

Week 18 - 10/16 - 10/22

Another great day of racing yesterday Cougs!

Both our boys and girls had some excellent performances despite less than ideal conditions, pushing our boys ahead of Bend High in hypothetical results by 2 points and bringing our girls within 1 point.  We are in for an exciting District race!  Results from the George Fox XC Classic are available at:  http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=114563#/263

Here are this week's announcements:

Central Oregon Relays

Mountain View is hosting its third race of the season on Wednesday, October 19th at Pine Nursery Park.  For those of you unfamiliar with this race it is a relay format race in which you can choose your own team (either male, female, or coed).  We will finalize teams at practice on Tuesday.  All teams start the race at 3pm.  Costumes are encouraged.

Fore more information on the meet go to: http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=114908#/263

District Meet / Uniforms

We will be announcing those attending the District Meet, including those running varsity, at practice this week.  If you are not attending Districts we will have uniform turn-ins next Monday (10/24) at the XC tree from 2:45 - 3:15.  Please wash your uniform before returning.  Students who do not return their old and new uniform will be fined for each item not turned in.  

End of Season Banquet

Our end of season banquet is scheduled for Friday, November 11th at 6pm in Aspen Hall at Shevlin Park (However, we are considering a change in date, due to a number of athletes that are interested in attending the Nike Cross Regionals in Boise on Saturday, November 12th.  Some of our team captains are trying to organize this, however, it is not a team event and there will be no coaches present - we are looking at a revised date for the banquet of Monday, November 7th to accommodate their attendance, but are still confirming if this change is possible).  All athletes and family members are encouraged to come and celebrate the end of our season!  The event does tend to be fairly long because we feel it is important to recognize every athlete - expect it to last till about 9pm.  We will have food catered from Tate and Tate with both a meat and vegetarian option.  The team will cover the cost of all team athletes - please let us know if you are not attending so that we don't order you a meal.  Family members may attend for free, but if you wish to eat, meals are $11/person and must be paid in advance on Touchbase which is currently setup for payment:

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We need some volunteers to help with setup between 5-6pm for the banquet.  We could also use two volunteers to bring desert or cake.  If you are willing to help in either capacity please let me know!  Also, we could use more photos for the banquet slideshow.  If you have taken any at races please email them to me.

Flap Jack Giveback Fundraiser

All Seasons RV & Marine is hosting a high school sports fundraiser throughout the month of October and Mountain View Cross Country will be the beneficiary of the event on October 22nd.  We need about 10 athletes to attend from 9-11.  Thank you to the Mike & Laura for volunteering to chaperone!

Winter/Spring Sports

With cross country coming to an end shortly, we strongly encourage all athletes to participate in another sport during the winter and spring seasons to maintain fitness for next cross country season.  The Nordic Ski team is a popular option among our team and highly recommended by our coaching staff.  No experience is necessary and the program owns all necessary ski equipment to make it affordable for all families.  There is an information night scheduled for Wednesday, October 26th in the MVHS cafeteria.  We are also working on an exciting program to encourage maintaining running fitness throughout the year - more details to come!

Practice Schedule

Monday - Mystery Workout. 

Tuesday - Short Canal Looop / Voting for Team Captains / Relay Signups

Wednesday - No Study Hall.  Athletes carpool to Pine Nursery for the Central Oregon Relays - Meet at XC Tree immediately after school.  The race starts at 3pm.  Last day for those not attending Districts  

Thursday - Carpool to old Rivers Edge Clubhouse for out & back on River Trail

Friday - Track Workout (1600, 1200, 800, 400)

Saturday - Optional (but highly recommended) Practice - Meet at Drake Park at 9 am.  Endurance run to Sawyer Park & Back

Sunday - Rest Day