Hughson Fall Sports Awards Night

 Hello Cross Country Parents and Athletes.

We've come to the end of another great season.  This season saw our Varsity Girls and JV Boys capture more TVL titles to add to the team's impressive collection.  Now it's time for us to get together one last time to celebrate all of our athletes' accomplishments.  

The fall sports awards night will be at 6:00 PM tomorrow evening.  The fall teams will meet in the theater at 6:00 PM for academic awards, and then we'll split off to the Cafeteria for our team awards.  All athletes who finished the season up to TVL finals, and their families are welcome to come.  

We'll be doing a potluck dinner, so please see below for what to bring

Seniors: Bring Drinks (enough for 12-16 people....there aren't very many of you)

Juniors: Bring Desserts

Sophomores: Bring a side dish (salad, fruits, potato salad, etc....)

Freshmen: Bring a main dish (enough for 4-8 people).  

If you have not done so already, please return your uniform at the banquet or during school on Monday.  

Supercross Volunteers Needed

Supercross Is Just Under 3 Weeks Away

If you're new to our team, this is by far our biggest fundraiser of the year.  We have 46 cross country teams coming from all over California to race on our very own cross country course that starts and finishes in our stadium.  The meet is a lot of fun, but needeless to say, WE NEED A LOT OF HELP!

Please navigate to this Sign Up Genius, to see where you can help out

Here's a promo video I had made a few years ago.  ENJOY!

Racing Shoes on Sale!

 Lance Armstrong once said, "It's not about the bike".

It's not about the shoes either, it's about getting in the best shape possible.  However........

Once you start getting in good shape, it makes a lot of sense to invest in a decent pair of racing shoes.  While the biggest gains in racing come from hard training and proper nutrition and recovery, a good pair of racing shoes can still provide a boost of up to 10 seconds per mile.

I'm including a couple of links to online shoe retailers who have closeout specials going.  The shoes are sorted from cheapest to most expensive.  Warning, the cheapest shoes are very limited in size availablity . 

Dick Pond Athletics.  - The sizes on this site are pretty Limited.  The Nike Zoom Victory is a great spike, but it's not cheap, even at blowout prices. 

First to the Finish - I like the Kilkenny shoe, but the sizes are limited.  There seems like a pretty good size selection on the Asics Resurgence Spike.  Don't by the Hyper LD6.  It's a track spike.  

Week 16 Workouts

 Hey Team.  

I'm going to start posting our weekly sessions on the blog on Sundays. This way if you need to run in the mornings.  

Here is Week 16

ALSO.  No morning workout this week.  With the temperature coming back down, I don't see a need to do the morning sessions.  

Snack Bar Volunteers and Raffle Ticket Sellers Needed

 Hi Team

We have our annual snack bar duty.  We need PARENT volunteers to work the snack bar and STUDENT volunteers to sell raffle tickets.  This is a great fundraising opportunity for us. Money made at the snack bar funds the booster club, who buys our uniforms.  Money made on the raffle goes directly to our program.  Please sign up for one or two shifts. 

Parent Snack Bar Sign Up

Athlete Raffle Ticket Sign Up

Practice Schedule - 8/2-8/10

Practice Times: 7:00 AM AND 3:00 PM

The main session will be in the morning.  The afternoon session will be specifically for heat acclimation.  

Wed - 8/2

• AM: Easy run + drills + top speed
• PM: Warm up + drills + weights

Thu - 8/3

• AM: 40 min tempo or 20 min threshold + 4 x 200 depending on the athlete
• PM: Warm up + wickets + Core

Fri - 8/4

• AM: Easy mileage + Weights
• PM: Off or OYO

Sat - 8/5

• Long Run (20-25% of weekly volume

Sun - 8/6

• Off or easy mileage as needed for weekly volume

Mon - 8/7

• AM: 6 minute test + long WU and CD
• PM: Easy run + weights + stretch series

Tue - 8/8

• AM: Easy run 30-60 min
• PM: Shake out run + stretch series

Wed - 8/9

• AM: Easy Run + Drills + Speed
• PM: Warm up + drills + weights + Stretch Series

Thu - 8/10

• AM: Varsity only - Warm up + drills + 24 min threshold + 4 x 300
• PM: Warm up + 20 min threshold + 4 x 300 (varsity easy run) + Stretch series

Other Important Early Season Dates

8/16: Black and Gold Intrasquad Meet

8/25: Screamin' Scott Scrimmage (Friday Evening)

9/6: TVL Opener

9/8: Snack Bar and Raffle Sale at home football game (Mandatory for Woodbridge kids)

Team Physicals

 Hello Team!

If you have not gotten your physical yet, now is your chance to get one for FREE..

Please follow this link for info on how to register.  Physicals are on 8/2 from 8:30-11:30 AM