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Official practices will start on Aug 12. We will run weekdays at 8:00am during the first week, meeting at Gonzaga. Information about vaccination and other medical requirements will come from the headmaster's office. Saturdays will be at Carderock or another off-campus location as during the rest of the summer; 8:00 start time. Details will be updated later.
Schedule for week two:
Mon and Tues: 2:30 start time
Wed and Thurs: 3:30 start time
Friday: ASAP after classes are out
Saturday: 7:30am at Gonzaga; track clinic afterward starting at 9:00
Starting Monday Aug 25 we run every day at 3:05. The locker room will usually be available by ~2:45 if you want to change early and start to get ready. You can also visit the training room between 2:30 and 3:05 as needed. We usually finish between 4:45 and 5:15. Tuesdays we will have an optional weight room session with coach Taylor at 2:30.
Other notes about pre-season practice:
Bring your own water and a snack for after practice
Check-in on Tues Aug 12 will be on Eye St. Bring your medical paperwork if it's not already uploaded
Pre-season practices will take roughly 1.5-2 hours. If we bus to the arboretum or another location it might be a bit longer.
Athletes should be dressed to run when they report for practice.
Tentative fall 2025 race schedule
Cross country is open to all students. There are no try-outs or cuts - runners of all ability levels may compete. The only requirements are: (1) come to practice every day; (2) work hard and take the sport seriously; (3) participate in all team races. More information for new runners/parents is here.
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We will start our summer practices the week after graduation! These are informal group runs. Schedule is below; weekday locations might be altered if there is interest in new locations.
Summer Training info: basic guidelines | summer group runs | cross country camps | Mileage schedule | Core Strength | 5 keys to summer training
It is important to keep track of your summer mileage! Get into the habit of recording your miles daily - it's often hard to remember the details when you look back at the end of the week.
Here are some related resources:
Strava for recording daily activities (contact coach L if you have trouble using; no smart watch required)
Making the jump - article from Running Time with advice for summer training
mileage schedule (suggested distance guidelines)
Other online running logs: active trainer | Daly special (google spreadsheet - make a copy and use on your own account. Credit to former Gonzaga runner and coach Jimmy Daly)
Distance calculators: Map my Run | Gmap Pedometer
Staying connected:
It is also important to let your coaches know how things are going, and stay in touch with group training plans.
Coach Ausema can be contacted at jausema @ gonzaga.org.
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