2009 LB Poly Boys XC Team

Weekly Fall Newsletter #4

PAST WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS & COACHES THOUGHTS:

We have had a GREAT week of solid training heading into our league opener. Use the confidence of your training to carry you to great achievements on race day.

Speaking of race day…don’t worry about PR’s on Thurday, they will come but are not the priority. IT IS JERSEY TIME!!! We now, more than ever, we run for place. It is all about places. Every jersey in front of you is important. The jersey from an opponent in front of you could make the difference in your teams placing. You have got to want this one bad!

Moore League #1 is going to be a “barn burner” (aka it is going to be blisteringly fast!). The fields are going to go out extremely quick, so you need hang tough & go out very strong in that first mile, but still stay w/in your limits & under control. Don’t let the competition get out of contact & then really build that second mile up, over and down the hill & bring home that last mile with everything that you have got!

So even though we are not at peak form yet, that comes in a 5 weeks, we are still going to see many fast times, many PR’s & pass lots of jerseys as we will be one step closer to our first team goal of “3”. Remember…dig deep on race day boys…this one counts!

Week #4 at a glance(this week):

Mondays: Poly 2-4 Intervals (800’s & 400’s) MLK

Tuesdays: MIN DAY!!! Poly 12-2:15 Beach, Drills & Sprints Team Dinner!!!

Wednesdays: MIN DAY!!! Poly 12-1 PreMeet Back to School Night! Rm 259!

Thursdays: Moore League #1 El Dorado Park Recovery Run – Beach/Core

Fridays: Poly 2-3 Pre-Meet or Varisty Recovery Run (location TBA)

Saturdays: Warren Invitational or Varsity Whittier Run

Sunday: Off, rest, stretch & drink lots of water!

Week #5 at a glance (next week):

Mondays: Poly 2-4 SH...repeats!

Tuesdays: Poly 2-4! Beach Drills, Sprints & Core


Wednesdays: Poly 2-4 Intervals MLK 400’s!


Thursdays: Poly 2-3 Pre-meet


Fridays: Dos Pueblos XC Invites. Depart from Poly, Overnight trip! 


Saturdays: Long Trail Run in Santa Ynez Valley


Sunday: Off, rest, stretch & drink lots of water!


Important Upcoming Dates & Info:

*Team Dinner: Date: Tuesday September 29, 5:30-7pm

Erickson Home 6305 E. Eliot Ave. Long Beach, CA 90803 594-4445

*Moore League Cluster Meet #1: 
The first Moore League Cluster meet of the season will take place on Thurday, October 1st, at El Dorado Park, Area 3 North of Wardlow but enter on Spring. The meet will begin at 3:00 p.m. and will conclude at about 6:30 p.m. Our bus will leave from 15th Street by the Science Building at 2:00 p.m. sharp. Athletes are encouraged to wear their warm-ups and uniforms to school, to avoid dressing after 6th period. There is no return bus from the meet, so athletes must arrange rides home from the park. Order of Events (approximately every 30 minutes starting at 3:00 p.m.): JV Boys, JV Girls, Varsity Boys, Varsity Girls, FS Boys, FS Girls.

JV Early Out...we would love to get our JV team over to El Dorado Park early to give them plenty of time to do a proper & full warm up. We could use some parent volunteers to drive the boys over. I will give them an early out for 1:20 if we have enough parents to drove. Please let me know.

*Team Photos at Meet...We will be taking our official team Var & F/S photos as soon as we arrive (~2:30pm) while the JV will do theirs after the JV race (~3:30pm). Bring your camera as it is a great time to get your own team photo!

*Spectating at the Meet…Very Important...We encourage all athletes, friends & parent/guardians to come & support all the Moore League athletes. Please be positive, supportive & encourage everyone, not just the Poly runners. If you are joining us at the park on bike or jogging, please also remember that it is against the rules to run along or ride along w/ any athlete in the race. This also goes for Poly athletes warming up or cooling down, which is always best to do in the opposite direction of the race. Don’t risk getting one of our athletes disqualified!

*Directions to Meet/Parking Fee: 
To reach the race site, take Spring Street east from Studebaker Road to El Dorado Regional Park entrance (turn left into park from Spring Street). Races begin at the south end of AREA 3. You must drive through Area 2 to get to Area 3. It is South of Town Center & North of Wardlow Rd. Parking is fee $5.00 per vehicle. 



*Warren XC Invites: While the varsity guys go for a long training run in the Whittier Hills, the rest of the team will be running in the Warren Invitational at Holydale Park in Southgate. This is an old but familiar course for alumni as it used to be on our yearly preseason race schedule as well as the Moore League Finals in 2002. We put it back in our schedule a few years back and all who ran in it said it was a very good meet. Coach Kevin knows this course better than anyone as he went 14.58 back in 2002 to win Moore League Finals! Meet Website is:

http://images.dyestat.com/dyestatcal/images/2009/October/03%20Warren%20Stauffer/1003StaufferInfo.pdf

Race Schedule is as follows: (Boys)

9^th 8:30 12^th 9:30 11^th 10:30 10^th 11:30

*Dos Pueblos Invites: *NEXT WEEK...Friday Oct. 9th (overnighter!) DP XC meet is across the street from SBCC in Shoreline Park in Santa Barbara. Charter bus, catered dinner & breakfast! We have room for approx. 53 athletes. Priority will be given to all athletes w/ stellar attendance (including summer), a great work ethics & all must be in sound academic standing (you have got to love school loop)! More info can be found on our xc website! 

Meet Website: http://dpicrosscountry.com/default.aspx

*Tentative Dos Pueblos Itinerary 


Friday October 9th 


10:30 a.m. Athletes depart from Long Beach Poly (15th St.) for trip on a recliner bus 


1:00 p.m. Arrive at race site by Santa Barbara Marina, across from SB City College


Race times are as follows:


2:45 Freshman Boys


3:25 Sophomore Boys


4:00 Junior Boys


4:30 Senior Boys

5:15 Open/Coaches Race 


6:00 p.m. Depart (walk) from race area to SBCC for showers 


6:30 p.m. Depart from SBCC for Los Olivos School in Santa Inez Valley

7:15 p.m. Arrive at Los Olivos School
for dinner/evening!


10:00 p.m. Lights out at Los Olivos School gymnasium




Saturday October 10 


6:00 a.m. Rise and shine 


7:00 a.m. Long trail run in Santa Ynez Valley 


9:30 a.m. Catered breakfast at nearby park or nearby school TBA

11:30 a.m. Depart for Long Beach 


2:00 p.m. Arrive at Long Beach Poly (15th Street)

More info can be found on our xc website! 



*Athlete of the week (Last Week): Randy Jr. Pavey, Raul Vasquez, Ruben Baerga, Sean Price! Check the website for details on their accomplishments. Will it be you next week?

Quote of the Week:

“While running, it is rude to count the people you pass…out loud”.

Bonus prize at Monday’s practice for the first person who emails me the author of this quote.

Go Jackrabbit Runners!!! Coach Fillipow

Newsletters will be distributed every Monday. They will also be available in the rack at the end of the xc lockers & also online every Monday night. Don’t know what is going on? NO EXCUSES! Check the web site. Read the newsletter. Email or ask a coach. Ask a captain. Call a teammate. Stay informed. You should be checking the website at least twice per week!

www.lbpxc.com

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