Monthly Archives: August 2018

Week #10-8/27-9/2

We made the best of what we had to work with this week in terms of the air quality. We capped off the smokey week with both teams finishing 2nd at our first meet of the season! Kelsey Swenson won the girls race, solidifying her 4th Jere Breese title! It was a great way to finish off the week and carry us into week 10.

We have our next meet in Eugene at the Invitational, hosted by Marist. It should be a smooth fast course with solid competition. Let’s Hope the smoke stays away so we can run outside! We have some events this week as well as some future events and details to check out below. Thanks!

Team Photos: September 4th!

We will have our Team photos at practice September 4th. This was the only day we could get our photos done in a timely manner. Photo order forms were handed out at practice on Friday. I have more for those who want pictures! Bring your uniforms!!

Pilot Butte Middle School XC Camp

Pilot Butte Middle School will be having their annual XC camp on August 27th-30th from 3-4:30pm. They would like to have Mountain View XC athletes there to help out at the camp each day. Please let me know if you can help and which days you can be there. This is a great opportunity to represent MVXC and connect with younger xc runners who may be a Cougar XC athlete someday! Be sure to wear MVXC gear at the camp.

MVXC Fan Gear

If you want to support the team and get some cool Cougar XC gear for a good price check out this link! https://mvhsxc2018.itemorder.com/sale A percentage of each purchase will go back to the Mountain View XC team fund. The store will only be open through Sunday 8/26 so get your orders in this week!

FootZone Spike Days- 8/29 & 9/6

FootZoners are passionate about supporting Central Oregon’s student athletes. SpikeDays are a great opportunity to educate runners about the benefits of great fitting shoes, and to get them in the right pair, the first time.

All spikes and trainers are 20% off for student athletes on Spike Days! Encourage your runner to experience the FootZone Fit Process and save some cash at the same time.

Team Dinner

Our team dinner will be Friday, August 31st @6 pm. The Hassels will be hosting this week. The address is 63536 St. Cloud Ct. Bend OR 97701. Each athlete attending will bring one of the dinner items listed below.

Freshman- Salad

Sophomores- Bread rolls

Juniors- Dessert

Seniors- Drinks

 

Practice Schedule: Week 10- (may change depending on smoke levels)

Monday- 8/27- 3:15pm @MTN View: Run to Pine Nursery for Cruise Miles

Tuesday- 8/28- 3:15pm @MTN View: Recovery Run followed by strength.

Wednesday- 8/29- 3:15pm @COCC Track: Hills on the District course.

Thursday- 8/30- 3:15pm @Mtn View: Recovery Run with Strides. 

Friday- 8/31- 3:15pm @MTN View: Easy Aerobic Run with Strides. Team Dinner to follow.

Saturday- 9/1- Depart for The Invitational @6am from MTN View.

 

Go Cougars!

 

Week #9-8/20-27

This week brings us to our 2nd week of mandatory practices and our first race of the 2018 season! With the Cougar Kick-off this Monday and Tuesday I have moved Practice to 3:15pm those days so More people can make practice. The rest of the week we will meet @8am to beat the heat. At this point we should have a majority of the team making it to practices. If you know you are going to miss practice for a legitimate reason, please let me know. I know people are still on vacation and it is still Summer so just keep me in the loop. Also, if you know you are not going to be able to make it to the Meet on Saturday please ket me know. We need to get a number so we know how many buses we need.

Check out the info below for all of the happenings this week!

MVXC Fan Gear

If you want to support the team and get some cool Cougar XC gear for a good price check out this link! https://mvhsxc2018.itemorder.com/sale A percentage of each purchase will go back to the Mountain View XC team fund. The store will only be open through Sunday 8/26 so get your orders in this week!

Parent Meeting

  • We will have a Parent meeting Wednesday 8/22 @6pm in the Mountain View Cafeteria. This will give parents a chance to meet the coaches and chat about expectations, Meet schedule, etc.

Pilot Butte Middle School XC Camp

Pilot Butte Middle School will be having their annual XC camp on August 27th-30th from 3-4:30pm. They would like to have Mountain View XC athletes there to help out at the camp each day. Please let me know if you can help and which days you can be there. This is a great opportunity to represent MVXC and connect with younger xc runners who may be a Cougar XC athlete someday! Be sure to wear MVXC gear at the camp.

Team Dinner

We will have our first team dinner this Friday before the meet at the Swenson’s @5:30pm. They will be providing Spaghetti while each athlete that attends will bring a dinner item. Each grade is assigned to the items below. Address is 63310 Old Deschutes Road.

Freshman- Bread/rolls

Sophomores- Salad

Juniors- Drinks

Seniors- Dessert

Jere Breeze Memorial Ranch Stampede: https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/144425/info

Our first meet will be a fun and challenging one! We will be leaving Mountain View @ 6:30am on Saturday and plan to arrive back around 1:30pm. Be sure to bring your race gear, a change of clothes, and extra snacks. The Girls race will be at 8:30am and the boys race will be at 9:10am. There is an open race at 9:50am for any parents or family interested in racing!

 

Practice Schedule

Monday 8/20– @3:15pm Mountain View: Run to Pine Nursery for Cruise Miles

Tuesday 8/21– @3:15pm Mountain View: Easy run around Pilot Butte followed by Strength.

Wednesday 8/22– @8am Mountain View.

Thursday 8/23– @8am Mountain View: Easy recovery run. Uniforms handed out.

Friday 8/24- @8am Mountain View : Short easy run with Strides. Pre-meet Team Dinner 5:30pm @ the Swenson’s

Saturday 8/25Jere Breeze: Depart Mountain View @6:30am Return around 1:30PM.

Go Cougars!

Week #8: 1st week of official Practices

This week we will spend most of our time training and having fun up at Cultus Lake! For those who will not be able to make the trip to Cultus, please try and follow this training plan for the week. Try and get together with other teammates if you can! If you are still no cleared for practices please contact the Athletic office to see what you still need to get done to make it happen.

Parents! We will plan to have a XC parent’s meeting on Wednesday 8/22 @6pm in the Mountain View Cafeteria. We will talk about Season expectations, meets, and how you can best support your athlete and the team this season. So mark your calendars!

Go Cougs!

Monday 8/13- Cultus camp or 30-50 minutes easy run with 6-8 strides.

Tuesday 8/14- Cultus Camp or 10×1 minute hard hill repeats.

Wednesday 8/15– Cultus Camp or 30-50 minutes recovery run.

Thursday 8/16- Cultus Camp or 30-60 minute moderate run.

Friday 8/17- Mountain View 8am- Ladder workout.

Cultus Camp 2018!

Cultus Camp 2018! 

Here are some details for Cultus! The sign up link is up on touchbase and ready to go. I have waivers for each camper that need to be filled out. I will have those at practices, but can also be found at the front office at Mountain View. Also, any athlete that wishes to attend Cultus has to be cleared for Cross Country. You can register for cross country on the Mountain View Athletics page https://www.bend.k12.or.us/mountainview/student-life/athletics

Sign up for Cultus: https://touchbase.bend.k12.or.us/signin.aspx

Camp fee: $60

-$30 if you worked one day at Pacific Crest, Free if you worked multiple days.

If your entry is Free there is no need to sign up on Touchbase.  We just need the waiver.

Departure and Return dates/times

Monday 8/13-Depart from Mountain View to Cultus @8am.We need drivers to help carpool athletes and gear to the Cultus boat dock.  Please email me how many athletes you can transport if you’re available to help drive!

Thursday 8/16– Leave Cultus @11am. Return to Mountain View by 1pm.We need drivers to help carpool athletes and gear from the Cultus boat dock to Mountain View.  Please email me how many athletes you can transport if you’re available to help drive!

Personal Equipment for Cultus Running Camp:

  • Tent (may share with teammates)
  • Pillow
  • Sleeping Bag & Pad
  • Running Shoes & camp shoes
  • Running Clothes
  • Warm jacket, Light running jacket
  • Water bottle
  • Pair of long pants
  • Small backpack
  • Insect Repellant
  • Sunscreen
  • Sunglasses
  • Hat
  • Swimsuits
  • Towel
  • Tooth brush
  • Personal items
  • Games, cards, water guns, etc.

DON’T BRING ANY FOOD, UNLESS SPECIAL DIETARY NEED.

 

 

Summer Training Week #7

This is our final week of voluntary Summer training! Crazy how fast 7 weeks can go by. In those weeks we have put in some great training and have laid down the ground work to set ourselves up for success! As training gets more specific and challenging, let’s keep up with the little things to keep us strong and healthy! Foam rolling, Stretching, Hydrating, making sure our running shoes aren’t worn out. The list goes on. Staying on top of the little things is just as important as all of the training that we do in practice. Keep up the good work Cougs!

Just a reminder for those who haven’t signed up for XC yet. Registration deadline is August 10th. You can find the sign up link here https://www.bend.k12.or.us/mountainview/student-life/athletics

Monday 8/6- Mountain View @8am- Easy aerobic run 4-6 miles. 6-8 strides. Strength.

Tuesday 8/7- Pine Nursery @8am- Tempo run

Wednesday 8/8- Off or easy 3-5 miles on your own.

Thursday 8/9- Drake Park @8am- Easy aerobic run 4-7 miles. 6-8 strides.

Friday 8/10- Mountain View @8am- Hill workout. Team game/activity.