2009 LB Poly Boys XC Team

Weekly Fall Newsletter #9

PAST WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS & COACHES THOUGHTS:

The most important meet of this year is 4 days away. This is what we train for all season (& summer) long. The culmination of months of training come to a peak at our Moore League Championships. This is where the monster efforts come in. You have all put in 100’s of miles in the last 2-5 months. It is now time to put your mind to work. Your attitude & mental confidence (not cockiness) will now carry you to your best races of the year. 
Your best performance will hurt...a lot! But remember, the pain is only temporary. The harder you push , & the more it hurts, the better the satisfaction is when your race is over. Thursday is the type of race that you will likely remember for the rest of your lives. Lets make it a great memory! Walk away from this last Moore League meet knowing that you gave it every possible ounce of effort (see my favorite quote below) & then you can proudly walk away form this season a winner...& remember it for the rest of your life!

Week #9 at a glance(this week):

Mondays: Poly 2-3:45 Interval MLK 400’s

Tuesdays: Poly 2-3:30 Beach Drills & Core

Wednesdays: Poly 2-2:40 Premeet Poly

Thursdays: Moore League Finals Heartwell Park 1:30pm! 


Fridays: Varsity AM Run, TEAM MEETING PERIOD 7 ROOM 259

Saturdays: Varsity Hill Run Whittier 6:30am

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


Week #10 at a glance(next week):

Mondays: Poly 2-3:00 ALL RUNNERS... END OF SEASON MILE TT!!

(The rest of the Week = Varsity Only)

All other runners have the week off!!!


Tuesdays: Poly 2-3:30! Beach Drills & Core

Wednesdays: Poly 2-3:30 Pace Work Sharpening MLK

Thursdays: Poly 2-3:30 EZ run w/ strides.


Fridays: Poly 2-2:40 Premeet

Saturday: CIF Prelims Mt. SAC am time tba

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

Important Upcoming Dates & Info:

Dinner Wednesday Nov. 4th, 5:00pm to 6:30pm

Race: Thur. Nov. 5th MLF @ Heartwell Park

DINNER: Wednesday November 4th 5:30 - 7:00pm
WHERE:McDonald/ Dickinson Home (Jabari)
5661 E Los Arcos Long Beach, CA 90815 431-4535

*Moore League Finals: Only 4 days away!
 The meet is at Heartwell Park on Thursday, November 5. Spectators should NOT park on Carson Street, as there is no parking from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the south side of the street adjacent the park. We are endanger of losing Heartwell as a race site due to concerns from the neighbors of noise & parking. Please be respectrful of the neighborhood & DO NOT park on Parkcrest or in the neighborhood south of the park. Please try to park at City College, North of Carson or in the Heartwell parking lot just east of Bellflower.

*Event Time Schedule: 
1:30 p.m. Boys’ Junior Varsity, 
2 p.m. Girls’ Junior Varsity, 
2:30 p.m. Boys’ Varsity, 
3 p.m. Girls’ Varsity, 
3:30 p.m. Boys’ Frosh/Soph, 
4 p.m. Girls’ Frosh/Soph. The one-way buses will depart from 15th Street at 11:45 a.m.  Athletes should eat at the gathering area adjacent the Science Building.  The locker room will NOT be open during lunch.  Therefore, uniforms/warm-ups should be worn to school.   DO NOT MAKE THE TEAM WAIT BY NOT BEING PREPARED !  Teachers will receive a notification regarding athletes’ absence from 5th period, but athletes should see their teachers prior to November 5, to obtain missed work.

*Moore League Finals Awards: 
Individual medals will be presented to the first ten Varsity finishers, and first seven Junior Varsity and Frosh/Soph finishers. The top fourteen Varsity placers will also receive All Moore League patches, with the first seven finishers designated as First Team performers, and the next seven as the Second Team. The Moore League perpetual trophy will be presented to the Varsity Team Champion. 
All athletes should remain at the meet for the awards ceremony, no matter how they fare! 




*MANDITORY TEAM MEETING!!! All runners meet in Rm. 259 on Friday (per. 7) 

for our season ending meeting.

*Banquet Info: Please mark your calendars for the

annual Poly Boys XC Banquet which will be held at Recreation Park on Monday December 7 at 5:15pm. SENIORS have several special responsibilities at this dinner….started thinking about senior entertainment/senior moments yet?

*Photos: A lot of folks out there have been taking photos & that is great. If you have some photos that you think might be banquet slideshow worthy, please send them to me if it is only a few or burn them to a CD if it is more than a few. Please be descrete as we appreciate the photos but do not have time to go through 100’s & 100’s of photos. Thanks!

*Video: Will still need some to video all the races on Thursday. We have cameras available if needed. We could use about 15-20 minutes of each race. Please respond ASAP if you are available for this task.

*Athlete of the week (Last Week): Glenn Turner & The Sunday JV
Crew from the LA Cancer Challenge & Team Tyler! Check the website for details on their fine accomplishments. Will it be you next week?

Quote of the Week: One of my all time favorites!!!

“If I am still standing at the end of the race, hit me with a board and knock me down, because that means I didn't run hard enough.”

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

Go Jackrabbit Runners!!! Coach Fillipow

Newsletters will be Emailed every Sunday. They will also be available in the rack at the end of the xc lockers on Monday at practice. 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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