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Weekly Updates

XC week #7: 9/30-10/6

Posted on by Jared Bassett

What a great weekend of XC! We had a ton of season bests and PRs. Both races seemed to be tough courses, with the Madras course having a huge hill and tricky terrain and Nike Portland being very muddy. We still had great performances and strong efforts (even with most of the team recovering from the plague). Check the list of PRs from the weekend below!

Now we have a quick turn around to the Oxford Classic here in Bend at Drake Park. This is an awesome meet and it is a great opportunity to get a lot loud Cougar XC fans out on the course! Invite friends and family to come out and cheer on Mountain View. Hopefully the Cougar mascot will make another appearance this year! Please read below for other important happenings this week.

  • Sophomore Olivia Carpenter raced to a PR of 20:41 at Nike Portland.
  • Sophomore Chase Schermer ran a PR of 16:58 and earned a top 50 medal at Nike Portland.
  • Senior Nate Robbins had another PR performance running 18:38 at Nike Portland.
  • Sophomore Iris Welsh continued her PR streak running 21:54 at Nike Portland.
  • Freshman Sarah Nelson PRd at Nike Portland, running 22:14.
  • Junior Shella Crafton PRd for the second time this season in 22:25.
  • Senior Peyton Roberts ran a PR of 23:50 at Nike Portland.
  • Freshman Paolo Aragon PRd with a time of 25:21 at the White Buffalo Invite.

Oxford Classic: Friday October, 4th @Drake Park

Meet Schedule

  • Varsity Girls-2:00pm
  • Varsity Boys-2:30pm
  • JV Gold Girls-3:00pm
  • JV Gold Boys-3:30pm

Bigfoot 10k volunteering: October, 6th

This year for the Bigfoot 10k we will be volunteering to help out on the course as usual, but we also have a cool option for athletes to run the race as a training run if they want. Athletes can use the discount code: XCATHLETE to get $30 off registration! This run is only to be used as a training run, not a competition! Our volunteer assignment will be at the finish area at River Bend Park. Be there at 8:30 am!

Team Dinner

This week the team dinner will be at Emily Moore’s house. It will be Thursday after practice since we have a Friday race.

  • Freshman- Drinks
  • Sophomores-Bread
  • Juniors- Dessert
  • Seniors- Salad

 

Practice Schedule

Monday 9/30-4pm @Mountain View. Aerobic run with quality strides. Strength

Tuesday 10/1-4pm @Mountain View. Whistle Drill workout.

Wednesday 10/2- 2:15pm- Run to Pine Nursery and help with LittleFoot races.

Thursday 10/3- 4pm @Mountain View. Pre-race easy run with strides.

Friday 10/4- Race Day! Oxford Classic. Dismissed @11:45pm

Saturday 10/5- Rest day

Sunday 10/6- Bigfoot 10k volunteering @9am

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XC Week#6 9/23-9/29

Posted on by Jared Bassett

We had the chance to get in some great training this last week mixed with some fun team activities as well! This Team is working hard and having fun, which is what it’s all about. Let’s keep that rolling all season!!

Now we head back into a competition week where we will have athletes competing at the Madras White Buffalo XC Invite and Nike Portland XC on Saturday. The rosters for each meet will be announced Monday at practice. We still need a host for this week’s pasta feed. If anyone is interested please let me know. I know some parents have already given me some dates that they want to host, but we don’t have anyone for this specific date. Below is this week’s practice schedule and other important details!

Meet Details

Madras White Buffalo XC Invite: Depart @8am from Mtn View

  • Girls JV@10am
  • Boys JV@10:30am
  • Girls Varsity @11am
  • Boys Varsity @11:30am

Nike Portland XC: Depart @5:45am from Mtn View

  • Girls D2 race@10:40am
  • Boys D race@11am
  • Girls D1 race@11:20am
  • Boys D1 race @11:40am

Bigfoot 10K: October 6th

This year for the Bigfoot 10k we will be volunteering to help out on the course as usual, but we also have a cool option for athletes to run the race as a training run if they want. Athletes can use the discount code: XCATHLETE to get $30 off registration! This run is only to be used as a training run, not a competition!

Team Dinner

This Friday the team dinner will be at Tyler Beecroft’s house after practice. Address: 20694 Nicolette Dr

  • Freshman- Dessert
  • Sophomores- Salad
  • Juniors- Bread
  • Seniors- Drinks

Week 6 Practice Schedule

Monday 9/23- 4pm @Mountain View- Interval Workout

Tuesday 9/24- 4pm #Mountain View- Recovery run. Strength/Core

Wednesday- 4pm @Moutnain View- Pace change workout

Thursday- 4pm @Moutnain View- Recovery Run to Pine Nursery and help out at Skyview XC Meet.

Friday- 4pm @Mountian View- Easy 30 minute shakeout run. Quality Strides.

Saturday- Madras White Buffalo XC Invite and Nike Portland XC. Departure times TBD.

Sunday- OFF! Rest 🙂

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XC Week #5: 9/16-9/22

Posted on by Jared Bassett

We finally got our 1st race under us at the Northwest Classic in Eugene. We put in some hard efforts against the best competition in the State! It’s tough to open up the season with such large and competitive fields, but everyone handled it well and worked hard in the heat. We ended up having 15 PRs on the day, along with some awesome individual and team performances! Below are some notable performances and fun facts from the meet!

  • Freshman Kyle Swenson ran his 5k debut in 17:58!
  • Senior Nate Robbins Crushed his PR from last season by almost 2 minutes, running 18:48.
  • Sophomore Iris Welsh ran a big PR to open up the season in 23:20.
  • Sophomore Walter Marquez broke 20 minutes in his first XC race! He ran 19:39
  • Freshman Weston Shaffer just missed breaking 20 minutes (20:01) in his 5k debut.
  • The Varsity boys had a team spread of 50 seconds between the top 5.
  • The Varsity girls had a spread of 80 seconds for the top 5.

Very exciting to see PRs, awesome debuts for freshman and great team performances between JV and Varsity! It’s still early in the season and we are just starting to scratch the surface in terms of our fitness and speed, versus where it will be in October and November. This week of practice will be mixed with some hard training and some fun as well. So, be ready to put some work in this week since we don’t have a competition on Saturday.

XC Practice Schedule

Monday 9/16- 4pm @Mountain View. 40-45 minute recovery run. Core and Strides

Tuesday 9/17- 4pm @Mountain View. Cutdown speed workout.

Wednesday 9/18- 2:15pm @Mountain View. Captain lead voluntary practice. 30-40 minute recovery run.

Thursday 9/19- 4pm @Mountain View. Tempo Run.

Friday 9/20- 4pm @Mountain View. Chocolate Milk Mile race

Saturday 9/21- Easy aerobic run. Go by feel for distance and pace. No longer than 60 minutes.

Sunday 9/22- Rest Day

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XC Week #4: 9/9-9/15

Posted on by Jared Bassett

Well, our first meet didn’t go as planned, but we definitely made the best of it! Thank you all for being patient with the cancellation. All we can do in those situations is make the trip worth it and I’d say that dance party was well worth it! Mountain View cross country definitely provided the entertainment for all. Love it!!

Now we move onto our next meet, the Northwest Classic in Eugene. This meet is a biggie and is held at Lane Community College, which happens to be where the State XC meet is held. It should be a fun meet with great competition! Since we didn’t get to race on Saturday, this will be a great opportunity to open the season with some fast times and really compete against the best competition in the State. There are multiple divisions so it is likely the team will be split up between 3 different races. We will start this week off with a quality workout to make up for the cancelled race on Saturday. Check out below for this week’s details.

Practice Schedule Week #4

Monday 9/9- 4:00-5:45pm @Mountain View. Mile repeats with 150s

Tuesday 9/10- 4:00-5:45pm @Mountain View. Recovery run and Core. Seniors/Captains help with SkyView Practice.

Wednesday 9/11- 4:00-5:30pm @Mountain View. Hill Workout.

Thursday 9/12- 4:00-5:45pm @Moutnain View. Recovery Run. Team Activity.

Friday 9/13- 4:00-5:30pm @Mountain View. Shakeout Run with Strides. Team Dinner @ The Gonzalez’s

Saturday 9/14- Northwest Classic. Depart Mountain View @7:30am.

Sunday 9/15- Rest Day

 

Team Dinner 9/13

The Gonzalez family will be hosting the team dinner for this week, Address will be shared at practice.

Freshman: Bread

Sophomores: Drinks

Juniors: Dessert

Seniors: Salad

 

Northwest Classic Meet Schedule

https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/156894/info

Depart Mountain View @7:30am

12:20pm- JV Girls

1:00pm-JV Boys

1:40pm- 5A/6A Varsity Girls

2:20pm- 5A/6A Varsity Boys

3:00pm- JV Open Girls

3:40- JV Open Boys

Return to Mountain View around 7:30 or 8pm.

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XC Week 3: 9/2-9/8

Posted on by Jared Bassett

We had a great week of practice in week 2 with some hard work put in! With school starting this week, I expect to see our numbers increase and have the whole team in attendance for practices.

Week 3 brings us our first competition of the season with the Cowboy Invitational out in Prineville on Saturday. With this meet being in Central Oregon, let’s do our best to get as many Cougar XC fans as we can to the meet! The first meet is always a fun way to bust off the rust and see where the team stands. Can’t wait to see everyone compete on Saturday!!

Please see below for the meet details along with other important happenings for this week.

Practice Schedule

Monday 9/2: Labor Day, No Practice. Run easy 40-45 minutes on your own.

Tuesday 9/3: 4-5:45pm @Mountain View. Cutdown workout.

Wednesday 9/4: 4-5:30pm @Mountain View. Recovery day. Team Activity.

Thursday 9/5: 4-5:30pm @Mountain View. Easy 45-50 minute run with Strides. Parent Meeting after practice in the commons.

Friday 9/6: 4-5:15pm @Mountain View. 30 minute easy run with Strides. Team Dinner at the Swensons after practice!

Saturday 9/7: First Meet! Cowboy Invitational. Depart Mountain View @6:15AM

Sunday 9/8: OFF! Rest day.

Parent Meeting 9/5: We will be having a quick parent meeting after Practice on Thursday in the school commons. I wanted to make sure everyone was back in town before having a meeting. We will introduce coaches, cover general details for the season, expectations for athletes and how parents can best support their athlete throughout the season.

Team Dinner 9/6: There will be a team pasta dinner at the Swenson’s following practice on Friday. See below for what to bring.

Freshman: Drinks Sophomores: Bread Juniors: Salad Seniors: Dessert

Meet Details: We will be departing Mountain View @6:15am on Saturday. Please be at Mountain View @6AM so we can be leaving by 6:15. If an athlete wants to ride home with a parent after the meet, please check out with a coach before leaving. Also, those who just started practicing last week have the option to sit out the first meet. 1 week of training is not enough to feel prepared for a meet and you are unlikely to have a great experience. I will talk with those athletes and see where you stand on competing. We will most likely be returning to Mountain View around 12:30pm.

Meet schedule:

  • 8AM- Open Race
  • 8:30AM- Girls Race
  • 9:15AM Boys Race

Mountain View XC Team Store:  The store closes Monday 9/2 at midnight! Get some sweet Mountain View XC gear for friends and family. Check it out and represent the XC program at meets! A portion of the sales will also go to the XC program. https://mountainviewxc2019.itemorder.com/sale