Wethersfield
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xc / track & field
2025 Cross Country info:
Summer runs will start on Monday, June 23, with the boys at 7:30am and the girls at 8:00am, Monday-Friday at the track. Runs are optional and open to everybody of all ages, including adults.
Official practices start on Monday, August 18, at 8:00am.
What you'll need: running shoes with less than 300 miles on them, and a water bottle. If you need new shoes, go to Marathon Sports in Glastonbury or to Fleet Feet in West Hartford to get properly fitted - different foot strike patterns, pronation vs supination vs neutral will all impact what shoe is best and they have trained staff on hand to find you the right shoe.
The boys suggested workouts will be posted below on a weekly basis. Rookies will most likely be in the low mileage group, with veterans in the mid or high mileage groups. Exceptions will be made based on experience, conditioning, and if you're a track athlete, which event(s) you compete in. Low mileage will have a progression to approx 30 miles/week, mid to 30-35 miles/week, and high 40-45 miles/week.
It is recommended that you create a profile on Strava to create a training log; please follow Coach Jeff Sanborn if you do so your progress can be properly evaluated and managed. Strava is free, and while a smart watch is helpful, it's not a requirement, as workouts can be logged manually or you can be tagged by your teammates. You don't need an expensive smart watch as the budget watches include everything you will need, but we recommend you check Strava's list of compatible watches before purchasing a new one.
Aug 11-17
Mon core + Wethersfield green to DMV, OR short meadows
Tues Willow with faster pace on Willow
Wed core + box or Cedar
Thu Randy OR Maple, with option of Valley Crest + strides
Fri core +Yale or Cloutier + game day
weekend off
19 23 miles total + warmup
Aug 11-17
Mon core + short meadows
Tue Willow to Collier; faster pace on Collier to corner of Griswold/Coppermill
Wed core + Cedar or Goff
Thu Maple OR Valley Crest + strides
Fri core + Yale or Randy + game day
weekend 30 minutes on own
25-27.5 miles total + warmup
Aug 11-17
Mon core + middle meadows; if doubling + 20 minutes easy
Tue Willow to Collier to NB Ave; faster pace on Collier to NB Ave (no hills)
Wed core + Goff extended to Jordan Ln; if doubling + 20-30 minutes easy
Thu Elm Ridge + strides
Fri core +Yale or Randy + game day; if doubling + 30 minutes easy
weekend 30 minutes on own
38-46 miles total + warmup
bike trail to Nott to Wolcott Hill to Prospect to Folly Brk/bike trail (3.6)
Wolcott Hill to Nott to Yale to Emerson (2.5)
Cloutier (2.75)
Randy (3.5)
Willow (3.5)
DMV (3.25)
short Goodwin (3.75)
to Wethersfield green, 1 lap, back to WHS (3)
Wethersfield green to Church St (3.25)
Box A (3) - Ridge to Nott
Box B (3) - Ridge to Prospect
'Little Giant' Main St to the cove to Mikey's Place/Garden St to the green, around the green to Marsh St/Church St and back to WHS (4.3)
short Goodwin + loop in Wintergreen Woods (4)
Randy (3.75)
Maple (4.25)
Willow to Prospect to Cloutier (4)
long Goodwin (4.75)
DMV extended to Yale (4.25)
Wethersfield green to DMV (3.75)
Box A extended to Jordan Ln (4)
Cedar St (3.75) extend to Wolcott Hill (4.25)
Goff to Nott (4.25)
Coppermill to Fox Hill to Two Brk (4.5)
Coppermill to Fox Hill to Maple (5)
Maple extended to Ridge (5.25)
Maple with added loop inside the loop on Meadowgate to Boulter (5)
Willow to Randy (5)
Willow to Collier to Highland (5)
Wethersfield green to DMV extended to Yale (5)
long Goodwin (4.75), with extension to Nott to Cedar (5.25)
DMV with short Goodwin extension (5.25)
Highcrest to Fox Hill to Coppermill (5)
long Goodwin extended to Dale (6)
Willow to Collier to Highland to Hang Dog to Maple (6.5)
Highland to Hang Dog to Coppermill (6.25)
Highcrest to Hang Dog to Maple (6)
Maple to Fox Hill to Coppermill (5.75)
Maple to Hang Dog to Coppermill (6.5)
short meadows - enter/exit at horse farm on Elm St and River Restaurant (5.8)
Highland to Hang Dog to Maple (7)
Rocky Hill HS (7.25)
Highland to Westerly Terrace to Maple (7.5)
Long Goodwin extended to Prospect (7)
short meadows extended to DMV- enter/exit at horse farm on Elm St and River Restaurant (7.25)
DMV extended to long Goodwin (7)
Elm Ridge Park (see below) extended into the meadows and back to WHS via Church St. (12)
'Big Giant' Main St to the cove, to Mikey's Place and Garden St, cross the green to Elm St to short meadows and return via Marsh/Church St (9.0 miles)
Highland to Two Rod, up hill to Kitts Ln, right on Cypress, right on Cottonwood, left on Back Ln to the end which is Prospect, and back to WHS (8.5 miles)
Highland to New Britain Ave to Maple (8)
Big Y (8)
Middle meadows - enter/exit at horse farm and waste treatment plant (8)
Long meadows - enter/exit at ferry landing and horse farm on Elm St (11)
super long meadows - enter/exit at ferry landing and River Restaurant (12.25)
Dinosaur State Park - Maple to Gilbert to end turn left, to end turn left onto Silas Deane, to Old Main St/Middletown Ave (10)
Long Goodwin extended to Prospect to Cloutier (7.75) or to Randy (8.5)
Elm Ridge Park - basically extended Rocky Hill HS - keep going straight on Orchard to the end, turn left onto Elm St, cross Silas Deane and immediate left onto diagonal street to Old Main/Middletown Ave (8.5)