When I awoke Saturday morning to thunder and lightning I was not sure if we would get our first meet of the season completed or not. The lightning passed but the rain persisted leaving a soft, wet, and muddy course to be traversed at Verona HS. Our inexperience in the varsity race showed as our team got out too slow for the first mile and struggled to pass people on the difficult course conditions. Our JV runners learned from this and did a much better job of positioning themselves in the field to place well. On the day, times were not super fast but cross country is not always about running super fast times. Saturday was hopefully a learning experience to be prepared for all weather conditions, to compete regardless what the course throws at you, and to realize we are better than what we performed on Saturday. We got our first look at many of our conference and sectionals foes at the Verona Invite... now it is time to set our sights on improving so we can compete with these teams in six weeks. The work we are putting in at practice will get us to our team goals. We need to carry that confidence from practice into our next meet and keep improving each day. As a whole, week 3 was a successful week and our 14th place finish does not represent what JMM Boys CC can do this season. I hope each member of our team comes out next week to really compete and show the progress our team is making.
The varsity race was a first for Peter B, Joey C, Brett N, and Sam S and combined Imaad S, Peter V, and Peter S have only run in 10 varsity races. Racing against this competition is different and difficult. Our group got out too slow in the first mile, spending too much time and energy on the second loop trying to pass people on the hills and mud. We needed to be out about 20 seconds faster the first mile which could have led to 40+ seconds improvement over the 5k. Imaad led the charge in the second half of the race finishing strong for 48th in 18:14. The 30 second gap we had between 1 - 2 will be helped next week with some new faces but today Peter B did a great job of leading our 2 - 5 runners to the finish. Peter ran a personal best 18:44 and in the next twenty seconds we saw Peter V (18:54), Brett N (19:02), and Joey C (19:05) cross the line. This group can work together in the coming weeks to really improve and make our team more competitive. Sam S (19:22) learned a lot as a sophomore in his first varsity race and Peter S (19:38) rounded out or top seven. Finishing 14th in a meet of 23 teams is tough but I know we can do better as the season moves on...so we get back to work and look forward to the next race.
Our JV team finished a very solid 2nd place as a few runners looked to earn a varsity spot. We have our work cut out to chase down Madison West but now we know how much improvement we need to make. JV was led by Sophomores Aidan P in 3rd - 18:20 and Dylan A in 5th 18:32. Aidan S was 11th in 18:43 and will join these guys in trying to help out our varsity next week. Another sophomore Cole W earned a medal with his 18th place 19:07 and junior Nick B set another PR rounding out our top 5 running 19:35 for 32nd. We'll need to tighten up our front group to have a chance to compete with some of the top JV teams in the state but these guys have been working hard and I know they will be able to continue to improve. The hard work is starting to show as even on a muddy and difficult course we saw 15 lifetime PRs set...these guys didn't care what the weather was like, they were going to compete and that led to fast times. Lifetime bests were set by Tim Z, Matthew B, Micah S, Liam J, Santi R, Sean S, Ethan Y, Alex B, Rees H, Jake K, Jakob M, Felipe R, Mick S, and Alex T. Keep up the good work!
School starts this week...start your year off right. Be on time to class, participate, ask questions, get help if need, turn in your homework, and make good decisions. Take care of business in the classroom so we have no distractions from taking care of business on the cross country course.
RESULTS
Boys Varsity
Boys JV
NEXT MEET
Saturday September 8th
Hadler Invite (Menomonee Falls) @ Rotary Park
Bus Departure - 6:45am (arrive early...bus will NOT wait)
9:45am - First Race
PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGES (different then parent handbook)
9:45am - JV Boys (2017 Results)
11:00am - Varsity Boys (2017 Results)
12:15pm - Awards (Varsity - top 15 individuals & top team, JV - top 5 individuals)
**** Bring $ to eat...we will stop to eat on the way home****
(This is our first year going to this meet... my guess for return time is 3pm)
UPCOMING EVENTS
9/3 (Monday) - Captain's Practice @ UW Arboretum (meet at visitors center) - 8:00am - 9:30am
9/4 (Tuesday) - School Starts - Practice starts at 3:45pm...change in locker room & meet by "shed"
9/9 (Sunday) - Ironman Volunteering @ Lot 60 on UW (optional) 12pm - 4pm OR 4pm - 8pm
NEWS & NOTES
- Clothing order...we are still waiting for Order #1 from July...we are hopeful it will be delivered this week and we will get it home to families right away (Order #2 from August is supposed to be delivered September 14th BUT #1 is over 2 weeks delayed.....so??)
- Get some SLEEP...school starts this week, get in a good routine
- Eat, hydrate, stretch, & ice to take care of your body
- To help with the recovery process - bring a water bottle to hydrate right after runs...you can even bring a snack to start to replace those calories
- JMM CC Bucket Hat - Available at practice from Coach Casey for $25
Saturday, September 1, 2018
Saturday, August 25, 2018
Intrasquad - Warhawks Win! - Next Step...Keep Improving
Saturday was the first in many steps towards a successful 2018 cross country season. The JMM CC Boys got their first taste of 5,000 meters for the season. Many improvements were made for returning athletes and the new kids got a great learning experience. The team has been working hard and we were racing on tired legs. This time of year is more about what we do Sunday through Friday then our results on Saturday. The work that is being done on mileage days and workouts now in August/September will determine if we have success during the championship season at City, Conference, and Sectionals. Early season races are meant as a learning experience so that we can keep on improving. If you weren't happy with your place/time on Saturday....get back to work and keep improving. If you were happy with your place/time on Saturday...good job...get back to work and keep improving. No one will remember at the end of the year what happened at Intrasquad but many stories will be told in the future years about our performances at the Championship Meets.
The team competition this year came down to 3 points! The CORE held an early lead as they won the 5 person competition scoring 19 points compared to the Warhawks 43 and Alumni's 82. BUT as at many cross country races, EVERY runner makes a difference and passing 1 more runner can always be important. The Warhawks led by captain Imaad scored 673 points to The CORE's 676 points. It was fun to see guys competing for every point and spot on Saturday. This will become even more important at the Verona Invite as we see runners from other teams.
Our varsity has some work to do to move our pack forward. Our gap of :27 seconds between our 1 - 5 runners is really exciting to see but we can't be competitive with other teams if we have no runners under 18:30. Unfortunately during the race Imaad took a wrong turn (dropping him from 1st to 18th) having him back out front will help a ton and we will look for some more help from some runners who will run their first race of the season at Verona. Today's race turned into a tight competition between senior Peter V and junior Brett N as they went 18:36 & 18:38 respectively. The goal for these guys is to lead this next pack closer to Imaad and our top runners. Senior Peter S led our guys competing for a top 7 varsity spot which saw 4 runners come in within 15 seconds of each other. Junior Joey C earned a varsity spot along with Junior Peter B and Sophomore Sam S. First year CC runner Jacob Weller will lead a strong group of JV runners at Verona who are hungry to compete for a varsity spot. Our JV1 looks really strong and needs to keep working hard to push our varsity and JV to improve.
We head back to work for one more week of practice before school begins. It will end with our team seeing some great competition at the Verona Invite. It is important we stay healthy as we continue to work hard to improve. Get SLEEP, hydrate, eat well, stretch, and ice! Start thinking about your season goal and what you need to do to reach it. I see big things for this years team and am excited to get everyone training and racing with the start of school just around the corner.
RESULTS
2018 Intrasquad Results & Intrasquad Statistics (click on the tabs)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday 8/26 - Spartan Card Blitz @ Olson Elementary 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Monday 9/3 - Captains Practice @ UW Arboretum - more info to come
NEWS & NOTES
Clothing Order - click link - LAST CHANCE...online store closes this weekend
Spartan Card Awards - If you sold 15+ cards...attend awards ceremony Monday 8/27
Lost & Found - I already have some items, please check for your stuff at practice (and then also remember to gather items after practices better :)
WEEK 3 PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Note switch to afternoon for mandatory practices!
August 27th (Mon) 8:00 am – JMM (optional) 4:00pm – 6:15pm JMM
The team competition this year came down to 3 points! The CORE held an early lead as they won the 5 person competition scoring 19 points compared to the Warhawks 43 and Alumni's 82. BUT as at many cross country races, EVERY runner makes a difference and passing 1 more runner can always be important. The Warhawks led by captain Imaad scored 673 points to The CORE's 676 points. It was fun to see guys competing for every point and spot on Saturday. This will become even more important at the Verona Invite as we see runners from other teams.
Our varsity has some work to do to move our pack forward. Our gap of :27 seconds between our 1 - 5 runners is really exciting to see but we can't be competitive with other teams if we have no runners under 18:30. Unfortunately during the race Imaad took a wrong turn (dropping him from 1st to 18th) having him back out front will help a ton and we will look for some more help from some runners who will run their first race of the season at Verona. Today's race turned into a tight competition between senior Peter V and junior Brett N as they went 18:36 & 18:38 respectively. The goal for these guys is to lead this next pack closer to Imaad and our top runners. Senior Peter S led our guys competing for a top 7 varsity spot which saw 4 runners come in within 15 seconds of each other. Junior Joey C earned a varsity spot along with Junior Peter B and Sophomore Sam S. First year CC runner Jacob Weller will lead a strong group of JV runners at Verona who are hungry to compete for a varsity spot. Our JV1 looks really strong and needs to keep working hard to push our varsity and JV to improve.
We head back to work for one more week of practice before school begins. It will end with our team seeing some great competition at the Verona Invite. It is important we stay healthy as we continue to work hard to improve. Get SLEEP, hydrate, eat well, stretch, and ice! Start thinking about your season goal and what you need to do to reach it. I see big things for this years team and am excited to get everyone training and racing with the start of school just around the corner.
RESULTS
2018 Intrasquad Results & Intrasquad Statistics (click on the tabs)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday 8/26 - Spartan Card Blitz @ Olson Elementary 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Monday 9/3 - Captains Practice @ UW Arboretum - more info to come
NEWS & NOTES
Clothing Order - click link - LAST CHANCE...online store closes this weekend
Spartan Card Awards - If you sold 15+ cards...attend awards ceremony Monday 8/27
Lost & Found - I already have some items, please check for your stuff at practice (and then also remember to gather items after practices better :)
WEEK 3 PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Note switch to afternoon for mandatory practices!
August 27th (Mon) 8:00 am – JMM (optional) 4:00pm – 6:15pm JMM
August
28th (Tues) 8:00 am – JMM
(optional) 4:00pm – 6:15pm JMM
August 29th (Wed) 8:00 am – JMM
(optional) 4:00pm – 6:15pm JMM - varsity uniforms
August 30th (Thurs) 8:00 am – JMM
(optional) 4:00pm – 6:15pm JMM - Sr/Jr uniforms
August 31st (Fri) 8:00 am – JMM (optional) 4:00pm – 6:15pm JMM - So/Fr uniforms
August 31st (Fri) 8:00 am – JMM (optional) 4:00pm – 6:15pm JMM - So/Fr uniforms
NEXT MEET
Saturday September 1st
Verona Invitational - Verona HS
NO BUS - Arrive at 7:30am (remember to try to arrive early!)
9:00am - First Race
9:00am - Boys Varsity (2017 Results)
10:20am - Boys JV (2017 Results)
11:40pm - Open Race (parents & siblings can run for fun)
12:40pm - Awards Ceremony - Varsity = top 2 teams & 40 individuals, JV = top 30 individuals
***Reminder, no bus but athletes MUST stay until the completion of ALL races AND the team cool down before leaving the meet (probably around 11:40am) ***
***Reminder, no bus but athletes MUST stay until the completion of ALL races AND the team cool down before leaving the meet (probably around 11:40am) ***
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Week 2 - Working Hard at Getting Better
WEEK TWO - PRACTICE SCHEDULE
August
20th (Mon) 8:00 am –
10:15am JMM 4:00pm – BLITZ @ JMM**
August
21st (Tues)
August
22nd (Wed) 8:00 am – 10:15am JMM 4:00pm – Elver (optional)
August
23rd (Thurs)
August
24th (Fri) 8:00 am – 10:15am JMM 4:00pm – Elver (optional)
Sell your Spartan Cards
Details & Prizes
** ALL Spartan Cards & collected money should be turned in at morning practice on Monday 8/20...then ALL athletes should return to school at 4:00pm on Monday to "Blitz" our remaining goal (probably somewhere between 3 - 6 cards)....kids should plan ahead to carpool for this event so they can sell cards Monday from 4:00pm - 7:00pm.
IF it is raining...bring umbrellas (thunderstorms...meet at 4 and we will make a different plan)
FINAL Boys CC Team Blitz Sunday 8/26 1:00pm - 4:00pm @ Olson Elementary
(for athletes who have not sold 9 or more cards by this date)
Details & Prizes
** ALL Spartan Cards & collected money should be turned in at morning practice on Monday 8/20...then ALL athletes should return to school at 4:00pm on Monday to "Blitz" our remaining goal (probably somewhere between 3 - 6 cards)....kids should plan ahead to carpool for this event so they can sell cards Monday from 4:00pm - 7:00pm.
IF it is raining...bring umbrellas (thunderstorms...meet at 4 and we will make a different plan)
FINAL Boys CC Team Blitz Sunday 8/26 1:00pm - 4:00pm @ Olson Elementary
(for athletes who have not sold 9 or more cards by this date)
THANKS to all the volunteers at the Madison Mini-Marathon
Good start to the season! It is important to remember we want to build off of each day of practice with consistency in our running. This occurs when we stay healthy and take care of our bodies. Make sure you are developing good habits in stretching, eating, fluid intake, and sleeping. The work we do over the next month will determine how successful the season will be for each individual. We look forward to our first 5k of the season on Saturday at Elver Park for our annual Intrasquad/Alumni 5k.
REMINDERS
- Bring a water bottle to practice to rehydrate after runs
- Bring a lock to put on a locker...then bring extra dry clothes to keep in locker
- Bring a lock to put on a locker...then bring extra dry clothes to keep in locker
- EVERYONE needs a watch!!!!!!
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Week 1 - BELIEVE Every Runner Every Run Every Day
Monday August 13th @ 8:00am - 10:30am
1st Day of Practice - Lower Team Room
Must have all your paperwork completed and turned in to participate
We will run for 30+ minutes on 1st day of practice...have your running shoes and watch
REMINDER - Everyone will need a watch this season!!!! Any watch will do but here is coach's recommendation - Timex Ironman
REMINDER - Everyone will need a watch this season!!!! Any watch will do but here is coach's recommendation - Timex Ironman
WEEK ONE - PRACTICE SCHEDULE
August
13th (Mon) 8:00 am –
10:30am JMM 4:00pm – Elver (optional)
**Parent/Athlete Meeting - 6:00pm - Wisconsin Neighborhood Center
**Parent/Athlete Meeting - 6:00pm - Wisconsin Neighborhood Center
August
14th (Tues) 8:00 am – 10:30am
JMM 4:00pm – Elver (optional)
August
15th (Wed) 8:00 am – 10:30am
JMM 4:00pm – Elver (optional)
August 16th (Thurs) 8:00 am – 10:30am
JMM 4:00pm – Elver (optional)
August 17th (Fri) 8:00 am – 10:00am 4:00pm
– Elver (optional)
10:00am
– Team Breakfast @ JMM (more
info to come later)
August 18th (Sat) 6:00 - 10:30am – Madison Mini-Marathon Volunteering (Everyone is Volunteering...sign up at practice for which location)
Start/Finish Volunteers (park in ramps) (meet at State Historical Society)
Aid Station Volunteers (park on streets) (meet at Breese Ter & Summit)
Start/Finish Volunteers (park in ramps) (meet at State Historical Society)
Aid Station Volunteers (park on streets) (meet at Breese Ter & Summit)
*** We will practice everyday...no matter the weather!!!!
Elver practices meet at the large shelter in Elver Park next to the splash pad
Elver practices meet at the large shelter in Elver Park next to the splash pad
Paperwork that Needs To Be Done
2) Fill out Online Athletic Forms (Click on link ... Parent & athlete BOTH must complete)
- Log in with Infinite Campus log-in information
3) Complete Physical/Insurance Cards (green OR yellow card)
4) Turn in Team Rules
5) Turn in Athletic Fees ($115 check to JMM or Fee Waiver)
Sell your Spartan Cards
Details & Prizes
Did not get them or need more...stop in the athletic office (8am - 4pm)
Sell to your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, families co-workers...get creative & get out and SELL!!!!
Want to Order JMM Cross Country Clothing??
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