7/9 update

Braves,

I hope you all enjoyed the week off of official practices, and we are looking forward to getting after it again on Monday. As we enter the second half of our summer training, rededicate yourselves to getting better each day, not just on practice days. Commit to doing what it takes to be your best, no matter where you are on the team in terms of placing. Let’s start fresh this week and be the best team we can be. We are excited about the opportunities ahead of us, but we have a lot of work to put in between now and the start of the season if we are going to be able to reach our team goals.

On the topic of goals, each of you should have specific goals for yourselves, in addition to what we have as a team. Goals should not only need to be about the times and places you hope to hit, but also how you plan to achieve those goals. A good place to start is saying that you will be on time, warm up and cool down properly, and give your best for the entire workout. Weekly mileage goals and nutritional goals are also recommended. Setting goals is fundamental to improvement.

The 24^th of July lands on a Monday this year so we will not be holding a formal practice. Obviously we would like each of you to get up and run that day – just like every day.

The remainder of the email pertains to the Deseret News 10K on the 24^th of July:

If you are interested, the Deseret News 10K is giving high school athletes a promo code to compete at a discounted price. I share this with you because I know many of you have already been planning on racing somewhere that morning, and with this promo it is one of the more reasonably priced races. It is a commercial race, not exclusive to high school athletes, so the school will not cover the cost. This course is one of the fastest courses in the country, because it is mostly downhill, starting near the University of Utah and ending at Liberty Park. It follows the parade route so I’m told that there are tons of people lining the streets in anticipation of the parade. If you were to register now, the cost would be $45 per person. However, they are trying to grow the popularity of the high school team race, so by using the promo code DLHS17 the cost is reduced to $25 ($26.74 after a “service charge”), which is a great deal for a 10K of this popularity. They always give the top 3 runners a prize, but new this year they are also making it a “team” competition. The winning boys and girls teams will be given medals and special bags from their shoe sponsor.  The "teams" will be comprised of 3-4 athletes, but we can have multiple teams, so if a bunch of you register, we could have a bunch of teams.

If you decide you’d like to enter, simply go to this link http://www.deseretnews.com/marathon and scroll down to events, click register on the 10K, and enter your information. On the right side of the screen is where it asks for the promo code, which again is DLHS17. You do not need to register as a team at this time, the race manager asked that I let him know who is on what team, so simply let me know if you enter and I will pass the information along. Let me know if you have any questions.

I spent a few minutes advertising so I wish the Deseret News would give me a cut of their profits, unfortunately I only advertised it to you to give you the opportunity if you are interested. Obviously, if you choose not to race there that is not a problem at all.

Looking forward to a great week of practices.

Coach Jacobson