AMHS Improves Again

Over the weekend the AMHS cross country team competed at the Grizzly invite in Hoquium, Washington. Individually Lindsey Dorney won the small schools division with a PR tying 19:42 on a wet and sloppy course. On the boys side Patrick Hyatt and Pete Smith finished in the top 10 individually in the varsity race which paced the team to a 2nd place finish in the small school division.

When comparing our performances versus the field I was impressed by how often we were at our PR our faster so I compared our performances versus the field. I compared the top 40 times in each race and compared the athletes best before the invite versus what they ran at the invite. On the girls side the average was 14 seconds slower at the Hoquium Invite for the field, for AMHS it was an 11 second IMPROVEMENT! A difference of 24 seconds relative to the field. On the boys side, the average was 9 seconds slower, for AMHS it was a 4 second IMPROVEMENT. A difference of 13 seconds better than the rest of the field.

Great job AMHS!

Last week wrapup and looking ahead

Last week the AMHS team ran two competitive two mile races, one against the rivals in the Cascade Conference and the other against some of the best runners in the state and nation at the Sehome Invite over the weekend.

The Cascade Conference Jamboree was an excellent starting point for the mostly young AMHS runners. Underclassman Peter Smith finished 4th overall while Lyndsey Dorney finished 5th overall. Other impressive runs from the boys team included a Paul McGoorty who is much improved due to an incredible summer of training. Also impressive were a trio of sophomore boys including Gunnar Swenson, Tate Johnson and Ben Adams. On the ladies side senior Molly McDade ran very solid and newcomber Gemma Miller was our third runner.

The Sehome Invite on Saturday was an impressive array of some of the best runners in the state and also the nation. The AMHS team raced competitively and was paced by the following individuals who placed in the top 20 in their respective races: Lindsey Dorney (9th in the sophomore race), Peter Sheenan (12th in the JV race), Peter Smith (12 in the junior race) and Charles McDonald (19th in the JV race)

Full results can be found at www.athletic.net

Week Ahead

Practice Schedule:

Monday- Run at AMHS

Tuesday - Hard workout at Willis Tucker Park (we will provide a minibus to and from Willis Tucker for those athletes that do not drive)

Wednesday- Run at AMHS

Thursday- League Race at Kings High School (format will be 5 member relay teams each leg being 2 miles, should be a fun and unique format for everyone!)

Friday- Run at AMHS

Saturday- Long Run on own (20-25% of weekly mileage goal)

Sunday- Day off

Looking for more runners!!!

The AMHS XC team is looking for more runners to fill our roster. We are interested in anyone that is not doing a sport this fall. Running XC could be a way to gain fitness for sports later in the year or just improve your own conditioning.

Our philosphy is to balance fun with competition. We have lots of fun but are also looking to build a strong team. Two years ago we were ranked in the top 10 in the state and have had individuals place in the state meet in each of the last two years. However, we also have very new runners on our team who are just getting started in the sport. We would love to have some new athletes regardless of how much running experience you have.

Other Benefits of running XC

1) Only Co-ed sport at AMHS
2) Our athletes are exceptional students and citizens
3)  Get to travel to meets around the area
4) Improve conditioning, strength, flexibilty and speed for other sports
5) Individual training plan to help all athletes be successful.

If interested please come to practice, they are held from 3-5 PM M-F, we meet on the upper athletic field. Any questions contact me at ptcruiser140.6@gmail.com

Practice schedule update

Hello all,

XC practice has started and wanted to send out a few reminders. 1) if you haven't turned in your paperwork please do so ASAP. Official practice has started and these are all mandatory. 2) Next, wanted to let you know we have adjusted our practice times on Thursday and Friday, as we will meet at 3:00 PM on those days to accomodate link crew training and freshman orientation. Tuesday and Wednesday we will continue our previous schedule and meet at 9:00 AM.  3) recruit your friends to turn out we have plenty of room for new runners.

Summer Workouts Week Three

Week of June 25th-July 1

A couple quick updates. Practice this week is at AMHS, make sure and be there if you are in town. We have a slight adjustment to our practice schedule:

Monday @ 3:00 PM
Wednesday @ 3:00 PM
Thursday @ 9:00 AM (change from previously scheduled)

After this week we will resume our normal summer practice schedule, running at AMHS @ 9:00 AM on Monday and Wednesday. Thursday practices will be at 9:00 AM at Willis Tucker Park.

Run of the Mill

If you haven't signed up for the run of the mill 5k on July 7th make sure and do it this week as the cost goes up by $15 in July. Signups are online at

http://mcrunofthemill.com/


Great job so far everyone, keep up the running :)

Preseason XC Meeting

Hello,

The preseason XC meeting was yesterday and we had a good number of athletes show up. Very exciting! If you were not able to be there I would appreciate it if you would e-mail me (ptcuiser140.6@gmail.com) your name and cell so that I can start a comprehensive list of sign ups. Right now we have 30 athletes based upon just the meeting. Our goal is to have 55 athletes running XC by fall so recruit, recruit, recruit!

Links Updated

The links for the summer practice schedule and training plan has been updated for this summer. If you did not get a copy of the plan yesterday click on the link to the right "Summer Calendar and Training Plans." Also please check out the AMHS program link here to get an overview of what we discussed at the meeting
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bBs4OyB3sXP1pwRspwZtue0vG9ldAQ278nBceyYSmwk/edit

Team Camp Update

We will be running our first team camp from July 24th-26th, location and cost TBD depending on how many athletes sign up. I have set aside some money to help defer the costs of renting a place so my hope is that most of the cost would be for food and transportation. Also to run the camp we need parent volunteers to help supervise and provide food. Essentially athletes would plan the activities and be responsible for clean up, coaches would plan the runs and supervise the boys, parents would supervise the girls, organize food and cook. I will be e-mailing parents and athletes at the beginning of next week the link below to get head counts and see if we have enough volunteers to run the camp. The main focus of the camp will be to have fun and bond with the team. A proposed schedule is below, which certainly can be adjusted. This is just to give an idea of what the days would look like. I have been a part of a similar camp at the last high school I coached at.

Day 1 (July 24)

10:00 AM- Leave Murphy (Pack a sack lunch)
12:00 PM- Arrive
12:00 PM- 2:00 PM- Get settled
2:30 PM- Team Meeting
3:00 PM- Run
5:00 PM- Dinner
7:00 PM- Team Activity
9:00-10:00 PM- Free Time
10:00-10:30 PM- Report to Rooms and lights out

Day 2 (July 25)

8:00 AM- Morning Run
9:00 AM- Breakfast
10:30 AM- Team Activity
12:00 PM- Lunch
1:00 PM- Team Activity or Free Time
3:00 PM- Run
5:00 PM- Dinner
7:00 PM- Team Activity
9:00-10:00 PM- Free Time
10:00-10:30 PM- Report to rooms and lights out

Day 3 (July 26)

8:00 AM- Morning Run
10:00 AM- Breakfast
11:00 AM -Team Activity
12:00 PM- Lunch and Award Ceremony
1:00-2:00 PM- Pack up and Clean
2:00 PM-  Back to AMHS

Parents and athletes click the link below to let me know if you can attend the team camp and if you can volunteerr to help run the camp. Thanks!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGJVd01KV3JyWGxyaDhOdlNaOTlNMHc6MQ

Pre-season Meeting and summer training times announced

The blog has been quiet for awhile as we have been in the throws of the track season. Fantastic work on the track this year. Sam Holeman getting to state at last weeks District meet running the 2nd faster 3200 in school history. Also, Michaela Bartz broke her own school record with a time of 11:42 and Lindsey Dorney ran the second fastest all time with a 12:04.

In terms of XC we will be meeting at 3:00 PM on June 7th in room 102. Returners and new runners need to be there. I will be giving out all of the information on the summer training and information on our new team camp that we will be starting this year.

XC summer practices will be every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday starting on June 11th. The June practices will be at 3:00 PM and July and August will be at 9:00 AM.

Looking forward to seeing everyone soon, and looking forward to a great new season filled with new heights and expectations.