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Dead Weeks starts the last day of school and end June 20. All new athletes wanting to join XC get a physical exam and a permit card from the athletic office. The season practice schedule is listed below.

Week of June 20

     
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Week of June 27

  Beginner Advanced
Monday    
Tuesday    
Wednesday Mini Grandview (Baldwin) Little Grandview (Mountaintrail)
Thursday To Victory Park  (2 x 1 revolution; 4 min interval)   To Victory Park (2 x 2 revolutions; 4 min intervals)
Friday

OFF

Saturday

25 minute run

45 minute run
Sunday

OFF

Week of July 4

Beginner

Advanced

Monday Holiday
Tuesday Arcadia County (2 x 1 revolution; 4min rest) Arcadia County (3 x 1 revolutions; 4min rest)
Wednesday To PHC and Back Freeway Run
Thursday Small Grandview (to Mountaintrail) Big Grandview (to Santa Anita)
Friday

OFF

Saturday 30 minute run 50 minute run
Sunday

OFF

Week of July 11

Beginner

Advanced

Monday Small Orange Grove 3 miles (Small Orange Grove)< 26 min or 5 miles (Orange Grove Loop) < 39 min
Tuesday 2 x 2 loops of Arcadia County Park 3 x 2 Loops of Arcaida Park
Wednesday 3 Monastery hills (do loop #s 2, 4 & 6) 6 x Monastery hills (do loops 1-6)
Thursday Big Grandview (Mini Grandview for 1st timers) Ultra-big Grandview
Friday

OFF

Saturday 30 minutes 60 minutes
Sunday

OFF

Week of July 18

Beginner

Advanced

Monday 2 x 2 run through Arcadia County Park (< 2 weeks 2 x 1) 2 x 3 run through Arcadia County Park
Tuesday Altadena Loop (< 2 weeks Freeway Run) Extended Altadena Loop
Wednesday Freeway Run  (<2 weeks To PHS and back) Spatula run plus lower
Thursday All-Comers Meet (we leave @ 4:45PM.) College of the Canyons All-Comers Meet (we leave @ 4:45PM)
Friday

OFF       (Be sure to take a physicl before the start of the season)

Saturday 45 min run 60 min run
Sunday

OFF

Week of July 25 (practice @ 5:00 P.M.)

 

Monday 5 miles (Big Grandview) (< 3 weeks Small Grandview) 7 miles (Ultra Big Grandview)
Tuesday 4 miles (Freeway Run) 5 miles (Spatula Run)
Wednesday Little California Loop California Loop
Thursday All-Comers Meet (we leave @ 4:45PM) College of the Canyons All-Comers Meet (we leave @ 4:45PM)
Friday

OFF

Saturday 8-10 miles on your own
Sunday

OFF

 

Week of August 1 (practice @ 5:00 P.M.)

 

Monday

Mammoth Lakes Trip (August 1 - August 8)

Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday  For those of you not going to Mammoth do the previous weeks runs and on Saturday do 5 -10 mile runs depending on your conditioning  See Workout Maps for guidance
Sunday

OFF

Week of August 8

 

Monday Run on your own.
Tuesday New athletes (this week)  Mini Grandview

Non Mammoth runners (Big Grandview)

Ultra Big Grandview
Wednesday Small California (no map) California Loop
Thursday College of the Canyons All-Comers Meet (we leave @ 4:45PM)
Friday

OFF (this is our last Friday off - your position on the team will be impacted by any other missed Fridays)

Saturday new people 30 minute run; everyone else 60 minute run
Sunday

OFF

Week of August 15

 
Monday

Run to Orange Grove Park and do 5 x 2 or 3 x 2 loops

Tuesday

Drive to then Run through Arcadia County Park 2 x 3 loops

Wednesday

Freeway Run

Thursday

All-comers meet @ College of the Canyons 3 mile run we leve @ 4:45 PM after school (bring $15 for this one plus you get "In-&-Out"

Friday

Small Huntington Loop (no map)

Huntington Loop
Saturday

On Your own do  a 40 minture run  See Workout Maps for guidance

Sunday

OFF

Week of August 22

Beginner

Advanced

Monday Grandviews (distance depending on Group: Ulta Big, Big, Small, Mini)

 

Tuesday

 Freeway run (new comers)  with weight training

Extended Altadena Loop (advanced)  with weight training
Wednesday

California Loop (will be modified for new comers)

Thursday

So Cal Road Runners @ Creekside Park, Walnut Ca.  vans leave @ 4PM

Friday Run to Orange Grove Park 1.5 miles (Beginners 2 x 3  loops; Advanced 4 x 3 loops) Run back to LS 1.5 miles with weight training
Saturday 6 miles (recovery run) On your own  See Workout Maps for guidance 10 miles (recovery run) On your own  See Workout Maps for guidance
Sunday OFF

Week of August 29

Beginner Advanced
Monday

Extended Altadena Loop

Tuesday

Freeway Run (out & back) + Upper Hastings Loop with weight training

Wednesday

Eaton Canyon (Run to it; run the course; run back to LS) Beginners will only run the course

Thursday

Huntington Loop with weight training

Friday

6 x Monastery Loop (beginners 4) Run to the Monastery and run back after the workout

Saturday

On your own 40 to 60 mile tempo run  See Workout Maps for guidance

Sunday

OFF

Week of September 5
Beginner Advanced
Monday

OFF do 6-8 miles on your own  See Workout Maps for guidance

Tuesday

 Orange Grove Loop with weight training

Wednesday

Run to Gwinn Park (Orange Grove) and do 6 x 800s (2 laps) at race tempo with 5 mintue intervals.Run back to LS

Thursday

Modified California Loop with weight training

Friday Little Grandview (tempo run) + Yoga
Saturday

Fastback Shootout Invitational @ Mt. SAC (bus leaves @ 5:30 AM)

Sunday OFF
Week of September 12
Beginner Advanced
Monday

Extended Altadena Loop  + weight lifting (Coach's only meeting @ Bosco Tech)

Tuesday

   Huntington Loop + weight lifting

Wednesday

Repeat 800s @ Gwinn Park  Out and Back + set your goals on XCSTATS for Saturday's Invitational

Thursday California Loop + Weight lifting
Friday

Travel Day  (bus leaves at 12:15 PM on Friday and we will run the course in San Diego; the meet is Saturday morning)

Saturday

Movin' Shoes Invitational in San Diego @ Morely Field

Sunday

OFF

Week of September 19
Beginner Advanced
Monday Freeway run + set your goals on XCSTATS for tomorrow's meet
Tuesday

Boys and Girls League Meet "Invitational Style" @ Santa Fe Dam

Wednesday

Orange Grove easy run + weight room

Thursday

California Loop + Upper Hasting Loop + weight room

Friday

   Practice Starts @ 2:30 PM  Big Grandview + set your goals on XCSTATS for tomorrow's meet

Saturday

Bell-Jeff Invitational @ Griffith Park (bus leaves @ 6:30 AM) + we will do a recovery run after the meet.

Sunday  
Week of September 26
Beginner Advanced
Monday

Small Grandview (tempo run);5 min rest; Upper Hasting Loop x 2; 6 min rest;  Small Orange Grove

Tuesday Need for Speed @ Monastry
Wednesday Extended Altadena + weight room "Winners Train Losers Complain"!
Thursday

Huntington Loop + weight room

Friday      Practice Starts @ 2:30 PM       Freeway Run + Upper Hasting Loop
Saturday

Saturday morning run @ the farm with Coaches Holyfield & Ring

Sunday

Easy 5-10 miles on your own (recovery run)

Week of October  3

   
Monday Practice starts @ 12:45 PM    Wedding Cake morphing into the Spatula Run (8 miles) + weight room
Tuesday

Extended Altadena Loop  into California Loop + Yoga

Wednesday Practice starts @ 12:45 PM   Ultra Big Grandview + weight room
Thursday

5 x Repeat  Miles @ Gwinn Park (5 miles) + set your goals on XCSTATS for Saturday's meet

Friday

Travel Day release time at 10:00 AM bus leaves @ 10:30 AM

Saturday Clovis Invitational
Sunday do 5-7 mile recovery run on your own or with a friend

Week of October 10

   
Monday

Small Grandview + set your goals on XCSTATS for tomorrow's meet

Tuesday Boys and Girls League Meet "Dual Meet Style" @ Griffith Park
Wednesday

Practice starts @ 5PM.

Huntington Loop  recovery

Thursday

California Loop + weight room

Friday

 Practice starts @ 2:30 PM  Altadena Loop + Upper Hasting Loop + weight room

Saturday

OFF (do 5-7 miles on your own)

Sunday

OFF

Week of October 17

     
Monday

Extended Altadena Loop + Upper Hastings Loop + Yoga + Core

Tuesday

Need for speed at Hamilton Park 2 sets of 10 speed up and jog back. 10 minutes between sets.

Wednesday

Spatula Run + Small Grandview + Yoga + Core

Thursday Freeway run + Yoga + set your goals on XCSTATS for tomorrow's meet
Friday Mt. SAC Invitational (bus pick-up time TBD)
Saturday

Saturday morning run @ the farm with Coach Holyfield

Sunday

OFF

Week of October 24

     
Monday Ultra Big Grandview
Tuesday

Altadena Loop  (Ultra Big Grandview for those who missed it yesterday)

Wednesday

Out & Back to Gwinn Park with 12x 400 meter intervals

Thursday

Big Grandview (Ultra big Grandview for those who went on the retreat)

Friday

    

Huntington Loop (practice starts @ 2:45 in room 306)

 

Saturday Practice Starts @ 7:30 AM    Warmup and Stretch and Mini Grandview + Very Important Team Meeting (no one can be excused from this one)
Sunday

OFF

Week of October 31  All practices this week start @ 2:45 PM

     
Monday

Big Grandview + Freeway run

Tuesday

To Gwinn Park + 3 mile repeats  w/ 5 minute intervals + back to LS

Wednesday

Huntington Loop

Thursday

5 monastery loops w/emphasizing finishing the downslope with speed

Friday

  Extended Altadena + Upper Hastings Loop 

Saturday

70 minute recovery run On Your Own

Sunday

OFF

Week of November 7

     
Monday

Ultra Big Grandview 3:00 PM  w/Ring

Tuesday

4 x 4 laps @ Arcadia County Park (tempo) w/Ring @ 2:45

Wednesday

Extended Altadena w/ Ring & Holyfield @ 2:45

Thursday

 4 x 800s 2 w/ 4 minute intervals @ Gwinn Park  w/Ring & Riley

Friday

Off Day (no running)

Saturday

Traveling by Van (5:45 AM Coach Ring driving & Riley driving directly to meet)

Sunday

OFF

Week of November 14

     
Monday

10 minute warmup @ Arcadia County; Loops (8 x 1 loop) continuous  Medium tempo; with 10 minute cool down; stretch; Yoga (Ring)

Tuesday

Arcadia County Loops (3 x 2 laps) with 3 minutes rest w/Ring & Holyfield  90% race tempo

Wednesday

 Gwinn Park 4 x 2 loop  w 1 minute interval @ 85% w/Ring & Holyfield use cones

Thursday

Repeat 8 x 400 (85%) w/ 3 minute intervals @ Gwinn Park  w/Ring & Holyfield & Riley w/ Trainer massage

Friday

OFF

Saturday

CIF Finals (Departure time 6:00 AM) by van

Sunday

Team Banquet @ 3PM in the Dining Hall

Week of November 21

     
Monday

Huntington Loop into the Upper Hastings Loop w/ Ring

Also start of 8th period track!

Tuesday

Extended Altadena Loop  into Big Grandview w/Riley & Ring

Wednesday

6 Repeat 400s  with 400 jog rest interval @ Gwinn Park w/ Ring practice @ 12:45 PM

Thursday

Thanksgiving (don't over-eat) + 60 minute easy recovery run On Your Own

Friday

Leave for state @ 9:00 AM + Jog-through the course + Yoga + a good meal and rest.

Saturday CIF State Finals
Sunday  

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