Summer training

I now post this as an alumni that hasn't been able to come to many practices, but don't think that I haven't been paying attention to what's been going on! I'll soon pass this blog on to Josh and Taylor, and I'm sure that they'll keep it more updated than I have. You guys have had, from what I've heard, quite an amazing summer! The teams are very young, but seem to be showing a lot of potential! You just finished HARC, one of our hardest weeks of training, and have pretty much officially made it through three months of intense training. Be proud of your accomplishments and decision to stick it through to the end. Remember what Coach says, Finish what you begin. There's still another couple of months of intense training, and even better, intense racing! Now is when all the real fun begins! It may get harder to stay dedicated during the school year. Activities and homework may tempt you to slacken your running. Don't do it! It's entirely possible to run and do well in your classes, you just have to be willing to work a little harder. For the next two months, keep training, keep up your confidence, never back down, and remember all the runs you've done as you've trained through the summer. These will inspire confidence when you come to those all important Region and State runs. Good luck out there guys, I'll be out on those courses cheering you on!

State News Articles

Congratulations again for a great showing at State and for a great season! The Deseret News has a photo gallery of the race-with a lot pictures of Hillcrest runners, you can see it here. Also, there is a short article in the Salt Lake Tribune, mainly about American Fork, but it does mention Daniel Reich's time at the very end. You can read the article here.

Also, the team banquet is coming up. If you have taken any pictures of the team this year (including summer training), please submit them to Coach Olsen. Thanks again for a great season!

Midvale Journal Article

The latest article on the Hillcrest Cross Country team just came out. You can read it here.

Region 2009

The region meet was an intense one for both the Boys and Girls teams. We all showed up with high hopes, and rested bodies ready to run our best races. It was an emotional day, and I feel that our teams became much closer as we prepared mentally and physically for the race. The JV boys made a statement and came out and placed second in the JV race to American Fork, showing promise for the years to come. The JV girls also performed extremely well and placed in fifth. The Varsity boys came in second to American Fork beating Pleasant Grove for the second place spot by only one point. The Varsity girls had an amazing showing and are hands down one of the best teams to come out of Hillcrest in a long time, they placed fifth, missing fourth place by only 9 points to Pleasant Grove. One of the girls, Jordan Kennedy, will be racing at the State Meet as she finished All-Region, or in the top ten at the meet. We as captains are extremely proud of our season and of our teams, it has been an incredible season, and we look forward to the State meet with high hopes and expectations.

The Season

This Cross Country Season has so far been amazing! We have had incredible performances on both our girls and guys sides! It's been a tough season with all of us giving it our all, and tomorrow, the Region Meet, we hope to show to the world all our hard work, and the fruits of our labors. We have accomplished much, and we hope to accomplish much more at the region and state meets. Go Hillcrest XC! Region runs from 3:30 - 5:30 tomorrow at Cottonwood Complex, 1300 E. 4500 S. Come Support!

Grass Relays

This blog has actually been turned over in part to the captains, so this is Derek posting, I hope the other admins don't mind. Congrats to everyone on your races on Saturday! It was a really good first race of the season, and again I'd like to give an especial congratulations to the rookies, this was your first race and it was a tough one, so good job, this race was a good intro on what it's like to run on grass rather than a track, as well as a good intro into competitive running. As for the results we had a good showing with the boys taking fifth place overall in the Varsity relay and the girls making a very good showing, and I might add they beat those Brighton Bengals!!! It was a good start to the season and we need to continue to work hard and keep our eyes and minds on our ultimate goal of region and state, remember these races don't mean anything, good or bad, they're just experience and will serve to train us and make us better racers so we can be ready to reach our ultimate goal. Again good job and be prepared to continue to work hard for the next two months, it's going to be a very fun and enjoyable season!

Also don't forget the meeting in coach's room at 2:30 tomorrow.

HARC WEEK SCHEDULE

Hillcrest Cross Country

High Altitude Running Camp – 2009

IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR HARC WEEK:

*We will meet at 6:00 A.M. EVERY MORNING. We have registration conflicts and we don’t want any of you missing a run because you have to be at registration. We promise we will have you back in time for registration.

*Talk to your teammates and figure out how you will be getting to these runs. Don’t wait until the morning of to see who you will be riding with. Be considerate and offer a little gas money to those that drive.

*Monday and Tuesday we will meet back at Hillcrest after the run and meet in Coach Olsen’s room for about 30 minutes. We will discuss team goals and other important information regarding our upcoming season.

*Friday is our team time trial with breakfast afterwards provided by the coaches. We will have a 30 minute team meeting after breakfast. Uniforms will be issued at this meeting.

*If your parents have any questions please contact Coach Olsen

Schedule:

Monday – August 10th: “Lambs Canyon”


Tuesday – August 11th: Mill Creek Canyon – “Dog Lake Run”
(There is a charge of 2.25 per vehicle as you leave the canyon so be prepared if you will be driving.)


Wednesday – August 12th : “Albion Basin Run”


We will travel to the very top of little cottonwood canyon to start this run.

Thursday – August 13th: Brighton Ski Resort

Friday – August 14th : Team Time Trial/ City Creek Canyon
Breakfast Provided after the run