Coach Daniels has been in contact with the CCU coach regarding the summer distance running camp in Colorado. As of now, the camp is still a go! Space is limited so please take a moment to pre-register your athlete at the link below.

https://crosscountry.ccucamps.com/

Courage and consistency are rewarded in distance runners. According to Desi Linden, the last American to win the Boston Marathon, they also what is needed in today’s coronavirus crisis. In this article she reflects on those qualities, and also that when she finally won the Boston Marathon after some near misses, it came because she focused on helping another runner, Shalane Flanagan, rather than herself.

Courage and consistency are qualities we have in abundance, Hawks. Stay safe, stay healthy, and keep caring for each other.

https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2020/04/20/boston-marathon-coronavirus-des-linden

Dear Hawks,
Just a note wishing you all health, happiness and safety during these tough times. Your running during this time should be a comfort to you.  It’s a time to re-connect with why you enjoy your running and to stay healthy young people. It’s time to connect with your team-mates by checking on them and caring for them, while keeping your social distancing. You have technology to stay connected and hearts to use that.
Over the weekend I watched Harry Potter movies I never saw before. In one the students had to teach each other because the teachers were forbidden to teach.  Harry Potter learned of the Room of Requirement. That was where they learned from each other. What was that? Well, according to his friend Dobby, “It is a room that a person can only enter when they have real need of it. Sometimes it is there, and sometimes it is not, but when it appears, it is always equipped for the seeker’s needs”
This time can be your Room of Requirement. It’s a time when your running is about health rather than performing a specific time or distance.  It’s a time when you can increase strength, both physically and mentally. It’s a time when your spirit can grow stronger.
Coach Bo

This is a good article/video from Alexi Pappas, an American-Greek Olympian (and independent film maker). It deals with why we run, and controlling what we can, and having the faith to let go in what we can’t control. – Coach Bo

https://www.si.com/sports-illustrated/2020/03/24/running-boom-exercise-coronavirus-pandemic-olympian-alexi-pappas

With the situation as it is now, any running you are getting in is great. Be building your miles, and be improving your pace. Run hard on days you feel good, slower on days when you need to recover. But I know some of you have been asking are there specific workouts you can do. Below are some that you can throw in when you want, or be creative and come up with some of your own. I would also suggest trying to see new areas if you can. Don’t always run the exact same course, vary things. Definitely get some days where the run is hilly, some days flat. But yes please, maintain social distancing!

Tracks are officially closed, so please DO NOT climb fences to get on the track.

These workouts are not just for boys or just for the girls, everyone can be doing these.

1 Pole / 2 Pole: Run hard far one telephone pole, then easy for one pole: hard for two poles, easy for two poles; then go back to one.

1 Minute / 2 Minute: Same as 1 Pole / 2 Pole, except using time for you Fartlek. (Youngsters may want to go 30s / 1 Minute.)

Hill Repeats: Short fairly steep hill repeats are a good strength / speed workout. Hills should be no longer than 45s of time running.

Cooking the Frog: Head out at a reasonable pace, (no piddle farting!) but then on the way back keep increasing the tempo. Allow a mile at the end to cool down.

Rabid Jackalope: After a couple miles of warmup: 8 x 1:00 VERY HARD. 2:00 interval between efforts. A couple of miles cool down after. (This is definitely a hard one.)

Finally for the boys: Here’s a fun challenge for all of you. Since barber shops are closed for now, let’s see who can have the longest hair by the time we get a chance to meet again as a team. I’m working on it, but at 61, my hair just doesn’t grow as fast. – Coach Daniels

Hello Running Hawks and Future Hawks!

Your coaches want to say hello and let you know we are here via phone and email for anything you might need. With the social distancing and other situations you are experiencing what should your training look like? Hopefully this will help.

1. Stay healthy. Running is a great way to keep you body healthy overall and fight illness. Wash your hands and shower. Obey regulations. Avoid extremes of heavy training or no training. If you get sick, let your self recover fully and start up slowly.
2. Run as you feel. In a lot of ways you go back to the healthiest and best form of training….doing what your body says it should. The best athletes and happiest runners always learn to read their bodies. Build your distance over the next months. Build your strength.
3. Social distancing means you may not be able to train as a group, but you can all care for each other. Your generation has the greatest tools in history to let each other know you care about each other and can check on each other. Phone, email, skype……all of these are good tools. Not seeing each other does not mean not caring. Stay in touch with your loved ones.

You are facing challenges unlike any other group of athletes and students we’ve ever had, but that doesn’t mean you can’t meet those challenges. You are healthy, young and strong. You are our future leaders, and you will be stronger because of these challenges.

This is a time when you all can step up and be your best for your family and your community. We will take a look at the long haul, and what is truly important during this time. We all have the opportunity to save our best natures during this time.  Let’s do that.

Always yours, Coach Bo, Daniels, Lathrop and Gunn

Here’s a great opportunity to train in Colorado this summer at Colorado Christian University. Several Olathe East Alumni have gone on to run at CCU!

• Date: July 12-16th
• For high school runners – 9th – 12th grade
• Cost: Individual Athletes –$425, Team of 7 or more–$400, Team of 14 or more –$375

Click here for details!

Congratulations to all of our OEXC runners at the State Meet today! Between parents, coaches, teammates and Dr. Stoppel, our runners had a lot of support! 🙂

Attached is the LAST edition of the Trails for the 2019 OEXC Season.