Practice Schedule – July 7-23

July 7, 2018 / djbaker / Leave a comment

This morning – Sugg Farm, 7:30am

Next few weeks:

Monday – Bond Park, 5:30pm

Thurs (Jul 12) – Lake Pine, 6:30pm

Sat (Jul 14) – Sugg, 7:30am

Mon (Jul 16) – cancelled (Bakers traveling)

Thurs (Jul 19) – Lake Pine, 6:30pm

Sat (Jul 21) – Sugg, 7:30am

Mon (Jul 23) – cancelled (Bakers traveling)

Daniel

Saturdays at Sugg – New Time – 7:30am

June 29, 2018 / djbaker / Leave a comment

See you at the gate on Grigsby Ave in Holly Springs! Coach Josiah Ruhl will again be leading the practice. The 7:30am time slot will be the new start time for the Saturday runs. Helps get off the course before the heat of the day settles in.

Thanks!

Daniel

Next team practice is Thurs, June 28th

June 19, 2018 / djbaker / Leave a comment

Our coaches are all buys for the next week or so, so the next team practice will be Thurs, June 28th. We’ll assume it’s 6:30pm at Lake Pine unless that gets updated. Run on your own as you can, though. Good time to take advantage of early mornings!

Daniel

Thursday and Saturday – June 14, 16

June 12, 2018 / djbaker / Leave a comment

backlit-beach-boy-694587 Thursday will again be at Lake Pine at 6:30pm. Meet at the lot at 1808 Lake Pine Dr, Cary, NC 27511. This is the parking lot closest to Kroger at Lake Pine/64.

Saturday morning will be at Sugg Farm in Holly Springs at 8am. The park is at the end of Grigsby Ave in HS, but you should be able to find it by searching Google for “Sugg Farm” (near Bass Lake).

I’ll be out of town for these, but enjoy the good workouts! Everyone is doing well so far. Thank you for the good attitudes and willingness for a bit of pain for future gain.

Daniel

Saturdays at Sugg Farm

June 8, 2018 / djbaker / Leave a comment

Tomorrow morning’s run will be at Sugg Harm in Holly Springs. Meet near the entrance of the park at 8am. The park is at the end of Grigsby Ave in HS, but you should be able to find it by searching Google for “Sugg Farm” (near Bass Lake).

Josiah Ruhl is managing our Saturdays at Sugg. I’ll be at a pastors retreat. Enjoy!

Daniel

Thursday Night’s Practice

June 5, 2018 / djbaker / Leave a comment

Thursday’s practice will be at Lake Pine in Cary. Meet at the lot at 1808 Lake Pine Dr, Cary, NC 27511. This is one closest to Kroger at Lake Pine/64.

It’s a 2-mile loop around the lake with the quarter-miles clearly marked. About 1.5 miles of it is flat with a bit of rolling hills on one stretch.

Dawn Ruhl will be organizing the practice.

Right now they are predicting pretty decent weather (high 81, no rain).

See you then!

Daniel

The 2018 Season is Almost Here – June 4th!

May 24, 2018 / djbaker / Leave a comment

Hello! Spring is racing by, and June is just around the corner. I wanted to let you know that our first summer training run will be Monday, June 4th, 5:30pm @ Bond Park. We’ll meet near the kiosk in the main field below the gym and next to the lake.

By Monday the 4th, try and get yourself to where you can do 2-3 miles comfortably. We’ll adjust workouts to your typical running distances (and weekly mileage), likely having 2-3 training groups.

The plan now is to do Monday late afternoon (5:30-6:30), Sat mornings at Sugg Farm (8am), and one other weekday late afternoon TBD. We’re also likely going to stick with this schedule through the entire season. We’ll continue to pick up the miles and pace as the season goes but won’t add another team practice. Of course, running an extra day or even two can be extremely helpful for you (even if it’s only 2-3 miles on your own). But for efficiency’s sake, we’ll stick to this practice schedule.

First meets will come sometime in August, but not sure of details yet. However, three meets to have down:

NCHEAC state meet is Friday, Oct 12th. Boys at 4, girls at 5. You’ll notice on the meet website that Cary Fire is listed as the 2017 boys champion team. That’s back-to-back championships for the boys.
The Saucony We’ve Got Class race is Saturday, Sep 22nd, first race (Fr/So boys) at 9am, last one (Fr/So girls) at 11:55am. Likely another hot run! This is a huge meet with close to two-dozen public schools and an annual test for all of us. Always a blast!
One race we’re considering is a night-time Sep 1st run in Fayetteville, the Jungle Run. Not sure yet on that one. It’s a larger invitational, though, and run at night–first race 7:40pm, last at 9:40pm. We’ll get back to you.

We’ll get some dual- and triple-meets in there as well, probably several homeschool meets to build up the area cross country teams and also some private and public school meets.

For now, get some good runs in, and we’ll see you on Monday, June 4th!

And as we run, let’s remember the ultimate race we’re a part of:

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,²looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.³Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. (Hebrews 12:1-3)

Till June,

Daniel