9/29 update

Braves,

We are less than two weeks out from region, and about 3 weeks out of state. For many of you, region will be the final race of the year (excluding footlocker of course). All will be able to race at region. The schedule is as follows:

3 PM: JV Girls

3:30: JV Boys

4:00: Varsity Girls

4:30: Varsity Boys

The course is the same as pre-region, which is at the Weber County Fairgrounds.

For this week, we won’t be having a meet. Our schedule said we would be going to Box Elder on 10/2, but instead we decided our team would be best served by having one more practice at Sugarhouse park, so we will go on Wednesday. Wednesday’s practice will be optional, in that we won’t require anyone to travel to Sugarhouse park. For those of you who can make it, we will begin practice at 3:30. If you have any questions please let me know.

If you didn’t send me an email expressing interest in footlocker, please do so ASAP.

Our season is coming to a rapid conclusion. Enjoy your time with all of your teammates.

If you have any questions, let me know.

Thanks,

Coach Jacobson

9/8 update

Braves,

Friday was yet another strong day for our team. Our boys finished 3^rd in 5A (9^th overall) and our girls were 6^th in 5A (12^th overall). There were some great performances and huge improvements. Our JV teams ran especially well on the day. On the girls side, Addie, on her birthday, went out strong and ran very well. Hannah followed up her breakthrough race from last week with another strong race, really pouring it on over the last mile. Lily seemingly got stronger as the race went along, and Rylee and Olivia both had what looked to me to be their best race of the year. There were a number of boys who also had what I believe was their best race of the year. Bennet and Cy, two freshman, ran so strong on the back half that they looked impervious to fatigue and finished with great times. Sam passed 6 people over the final 800 and Crispin ran his best race, by far, of the year. Each of these kids, and more, like many of you, have put in a great deal of work. I hope that on race day you are excited to showcase your improvements and see what you can do. Our JV teams on the day did outstanding. Looking forward to what they do next.

Here is the link to the results and photos from the races on Friday: https://www.murrayinvite.com/results/

Team dinner will be hosted by the Schmitts on Tuesday at 5:30. It will be at a church park and I’ve heard rumor of a slip n slide – you can get there by going on 400 N and turning north on 650 E. You can also use this link for directions from the school: Directions

The race this week will be at Layton City Park on WEDNESDAY. We will be competing against the teams from the school district – half of whom are in our region, the other half are 6A schools, so we will see some quality opponents. I will send an email out in the coming days with the time schedule, but it typically begins at 3:30 with the JV girls followed by the boys. In the past the course has been 2.75 miles, and there is a parent/supporters/family fun run before the awards if any of you are interested in racing (it is a free race, just a fun run).

We are officially in the heart of our season, with a large part of our meets in the past. We will not be attending the Roy invitational on 9/21, so you may remove that from your calendars if you were planning for that. At that point in the season we figure we could use the break from intense racing. That day is also homecoming, if I’m not mistaken, and in the past there are some kids who elect to do their day activities the day before (so why not call them day-before activities, then?). Plan with your groups and your dates so that you do not need to miss practice on Friday 9/20. We will be prompt that day, but we need to get the work in.

Looking forward to a great week.

Coach Jacobson

9/1 update

Braves,

We had some strong races on Friday, with our girls team finishing 4^th in 5A and our guys were 3^rd in 5A. In general I thought we performed very well. We left it all out there and got better. I was very impressed with our kids who were evacuated, or nearly evacuated, and the fact that they chose to come and race when they would have been more than justified staying with their families. We are all a part of something larger than ourselves. I hope that you know as teammates that you play an important role in the lives of your teammates.

Labor Day – we will not be holding an official practice tomorrow. However, I recommend everyone getting out and running. If you are in need of ideas, I would suggest a 50 minute run with a 15 tempo in the middle.

We do not have a race on Wednesday this week. Our only race is Friday at the Murray invitational. Please go to our website https://bravesxc.blogspot.com/p/2019-schedule.html to see the schedule and to find a link with more information and Murray.

Results for the Weber meet can be found at http://www.runnercard.com/results3/meet?meetId=ddeb8db3-950a-41a5-a78c-8164a3052af3

There were many great performances. I was particularly impressed with Hannah’s race. She had a breakout race and it looked to me like the payoff of a lot of tough workouts over the past 3 months. I thought she was due for a breakout performance, and she made a huge jump. She wasn’t the only one, or course, but she was a good example of how improvement comes from hard work.

If you have questions about this week please let me know. If you are interested in hosting a team dinner please email Caitlin at cpjacobson19@gmail.com

Thanks,

Coach Jacobson

8/18 update

Braves,

We had an outstanding first meet on Wednesday. Both teams placed in the top 10 in their races – the girls race had 28 teams and the boys race had 42 teams. Our runners ran very smart races and we learned some things about how we can be better for our next race. I was very impressed with how hard each of you raced the final mile. I remember watching Sam Lahn pour it on over the last 400m to try and pass people, after already running so hard up to that point. Moments like that, where you find a little bit more to give after giving what feels like everything already, are very special to witness. We then turned around on Friday at had an awesome workout. This sport is awesome, and it’s made all the better when you walk away each day knowing you did what you could to get better.

Our next meet will be Wednesday at the weber county fairgrounds. The race is called pre-region, because it is run on the same course as the region championships. It is a much smaller meet than Highland, but just as exciting. There will be a bus to the meet, and you will be missing some of your final class period. The exact excuse time will be sent out on Monday.

Some of you reading this may not have been involved in XC with us for a few weeks, or months. If you are one of those people, and you still have some interest in doing it, or rejoining, you are welcome and encouraged to join us. If you know anyone who is interested in it but hasn’t ever done xc with us, definitely invite them to join the team. Even though the season has started it is not too late to join.

This past week we have missed a lot of you at practices. I know many of you have been out of town or at youth conferences, etc. We look forward to having you back with us every day. Now that school will be starting we cannot be missing practices. Missing practices may mean not racing. I don’t anticipate this being much of an issue, but we certainly need to make the commitment now that we will do everything we can to help the team.

Register my athlete needs to be completed before you can race (where have you heard that before?) and some of you have yet to complete it, so please do so asap.

Monday’s practice will be at 2:30. On Tuesday, and thereafter, we will be meeting at 2:40 – please do not be late – with the JH kids starting at 3:15 (each day except Fridays).

If you have any questions please let me know.

Coach Jacobson

Cross Country Season Begins

If you would like to be a part of Bountiful XC this season, please email Coach Jacobson at bjacobson@dsdmail.net

A few things you need to do in order to compete:

In order to be able to compete at the first meet you must complete the registration process at https://www.registermyathlete.com/ the process includes getting a physical. It is my understanding that physicals are good (according to UHSAA) for the school year, not the calendar year, which can be frustrating at times. If I hear that that has changed I will let you know.

One option for getting a physical, if you can’t get in with your family doctor quickly enough, is the firstmed clinic on 1500 S. They allow walk ins, and I was told it is $40 for a physical. You’ll want to bring a hard copy of the physical paperwork (downloaded from the registermyathlete site) which will then need to be uploaded to the site. This can be done by simply taking a picture of the physical and uploading it on the website on your phone.

Please view the meet schedule at the link at the top of this page.

There is a $90 fee for cross country which needs to be paid in the office.

Summer Cross Country

Here is some of the info for Summer XC:

Anybody going into grades 7-12 are welcome to participate during the summer.

We need parents who are interested in hosting a team breakfast after the Friday morning runs to please email me at bjacobson@dsdmail.net. Kids coming to the breakfast will each bring $2 to help offset costs. The dates needed are: June 7, 14, 21, 28; July 12, 19, 26; August 12.

The week of June 3rd, we will meet Monday-Friday each day at 7:30. Practices will conclude around 9:30, sometimes a little earlier and sometimes a little later.

After the first week, we will only meet Monday, Wednesday, and some Fridays.

In order to sign up for XC, please click the link at the top of this page. This will also get you on the email list so you can get updates about the upcoming weeks.

The cost associated with summer XC is $30. That money goes toward an athletic Braves T shirt, and to the coaches.

If you have any questions please let me know.