New Pizza Party Date

The end of the season Pizza party has been moved to Monday, December 14 at 6:30 in the PHS cafeteria.

Pizza Party Postponed

The end of the season pizza party is postponed until next week. I am looking at either Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday of next week as a new date.

End of the Season Pizza Party

Cross Country
End of the Season Pizza Party
Wednesday, December 9
6:30 - 8:30
PHS Cafeteria

Each class is responsible for bringing the following items:
Seniors - Bread
Juniors - Salad
Sophomores - Dessert
Freshman - Drinks

The entire family is invited to the dinner.

Please let Mr. Loiseau know if you can attend or not
by Monday, December 7

End of the Season Pizza Party Date

Our pizza party is set for Wednesday, December 9 at 6:30 in the PHS Cafeteria.

End of the Season Pizza Party

Good morning. I am unsure when our end of the season pizza party is going to be. There is going to be a fall sports awards, Dr. Sippy is paying for it. Mr. Velardi is determining a new date for the fall sports awards since there will be a conflict with other sports on the original date. Once a date is set for the fall sports awards, I'll schedule our annual end of the season pizza party.

In the mean time, if you have any pictures that you would like included in the annual slide show send them to me before Thanksgiving. You can give me CDs, email the pictures, or send me a link to a site that contains the pictures. My e-mail is mattloi@yahoo.com. Thank you and I'll see all of you at the pizza party.

New England Championship Results

On a muddy day at Wickham Park, Brittany Mendelson, Sara Greco, and Colin McCrory competed in the New England Championships.

• Brittany finished 42nd in a time of 20:08.
• Sara finished 49th in a time of 20:14.
• Colin finished 62nd in a time of 17:31.

Congratulations to all of you on a successful season.

Girl's results
Boy's results

State Open Results

Competing with the best teams and individuals in the state, our runners demonstrated their excellence yesterday at the 2009 CT State Open Championships.

In the boys race, Colin McCrory became the first Pomperaug boy in 10 years to qualify for the New England Championships by finishing 22nd in a time of 16:37. (It was also the fastest time at Wickham Park in 10 years.) Congratulations on a great accomplishment. Jon Bauer also competed and with an extremely tough beginning to his race, he finished with a time of 18:40 (158th). Congratulations on a great season Jon.

The girls had their best finish in the history of the Pomperaug Cross Country program by finishing 10th with 314 points. Brittany Mendelson and Sara Greco qualified for the New England Championships with their finishes. Brittany finished 14th in a time of 19:26 while Sara finished 23rd in a time of 19:35. They were followed by Gabby Hologuin's 21:34 (129th), Melissa Windover's 21:56 (145th), Marina Alfonso's 22:00 (149th), Rebecca Barolli's 22:52 (177th), and Carolyn Windover's 23:04 (182nd). Congratulations to all of you on a season that was full of surprises and great accomplishments.

Boy's race results
Girl's race results

Colin, Brittany, and Sara will be competing on Saturday, November 14th at Wickham Park in Manchester, CT for the New England Cross Country Championships. The girl's race is at 11:30 while the boy's race is at 12:30. We will have a bus leaving the high school at 9:15 for everybody who would like to come and cheer on our runners.

New England Cross Country Championships

State Opens

The girls qualified for the State Opens on Friday! This is the first girls team to qualify for the State Opens since 1999. Also, Colin McCrory and Jon Bauer qualified for Opens.

State Opens are on Friday, November 6.
The boys race is at 2:00 and the girls race is at 2:45.

The bus will be leaving right after school on Friday (Friday is a half day.)

Congratulations and see you on Friday.

Class L Championship Results

On a muddy day at Wickham Park, the boys and girls cross country teams competed in the Class L Championships.

The boys finished 5th in Class L with a total of 151 points. This is the team's best finish in Class L. The 151 points scored are the lowest that we have scored since 2003. The boys were lead by Colin McCrory's All-State performance where he finished 8th in a time of 17:19. Colin was followed by Jon Bauer (17th, 17:49), Phil Critelli (37th, 18:28), Jake Critelli (38th, 18:32), Troy Volanth (51st, 18:45), Matt McDonald (60th, 18:58), and Brian Pellicano (64th, 19:01). Both Colin and Jon qualified for the State Opens on Friday, November 6th.

The girls finished 4th in Class L with a total of 153 points. This is the team's best finish at Class L and the lowest point total since 1999. The girls were lead by Brittany Mendelson's and Sara Greco's All-State performances. Brittany finished 5th (20:15) while Sara finished 7th (20:16). They were followed by Gabby Holguin (41st, 22:47), Melissa Windover (48th, 23:08), Marina Alfonso (52nd, 23:21), Rebecca Barolli (62nd, 23:47), and Carolyn Windover (96th, 25:17). Both Brittany and Sara qualified for the State Opens on Friday, November 6th.

Congratulations on good your performances and I look forward to seeing all of you on Friday.

Class L Championships Information

On Saturday, the boys and girls are competing in the Class L championships at Wickham Park in Manchester. Here is the schedule:

• 11:45 - bus leaves PHS
• 2:00 - Boys varsity race
• 2:30 - Girls varsity race
• 5:00 - 5:30 - bus returns to PHS

Everybody is welcome to attend the race.

Directions:
Take I-84 to exit 60. At the end of the exit, take a left. After crossing the bridge, take your first right. It is the entrance to the park. There is a fee for parking.

SWC Championship Article

The following link is to an article written about the SWC Championships. There is a nice piece on our teams.

Mysportsresults.com

Wickham Park Practice

On Wednesday, October 28 we will be practicing at Wickham Park in East Hartford, CT for the Class L Championships. This practice is mandatory for varsity and optional for JV. The bus will leave the school at 2:30. We'll run the course, have a workout, and then go to dinner at Hometown Buffet in West Hartford. We should be home between 7 and 7:30.

SWC Championship Results

Congratulations on an impressive showing at the SWC Championships today at Bethel High School. We had probably the best combined showing of the girls and boys in Pomperaug's SWC history. We had four boys and two girls earned first team All-SWC honors and two girls earned second team All-SWC honors.

In the boys varsity race, Pomperaug finished second overall with 55 points. (10 points off of the winner, New Milford.) The boys were lead by Colin McCrory's 5th place finish (17:06). Colin was followed by Jon Bauer (6th, 17:06), Jake Critelli (7th, 17:12), Phil Critelli (12th, 17:25), Troy Volanth (25th, 18:15), Matt McDonald (34th, 18:40), and Brian Pellicano (35th, 18:42). Colin, Jon, Jake, and Phil all earned first team All-SWC honors. The 55 points scored, was the second lowest in our team's history in the SWCs. Congratulations.

In the girls varsity race, Pomperaug finished third overall with 84 points. (New Milford was 1st with 68 points and Newtown was 2nd with 84 points.) Brittany Mendelson lead the way with a 2nd place finish (19:54). Brittany was followed by Sara Greco (3rd, 19:59), Gabby Holguin (17th, 21:19), Melissa Windover (23rd, 21:46), Marina Alfonso (39th, 23:07), Rebecca Barolli (49th, 23:33), and Carolyn Windover (57th, 24:00). The 84 points scored is also the second lowest in our team's history in the SWCs. Congratulations.

I have posted below the varsity results of the SWC race. On the left is our team's results.

Congratulations to all of the team on a good day. Although it was the final race for the JV team, everybody can continue to join us through the rest of the season. Our next meet is on Oct. 31 at Wickham Park, site of our Class L State Championships.

SWC Boys Results
SWC Girls Results

SWC Championship Meet Information

The 2009 SWC Cross Country Championships are being held at Bethel High School on Thursday, October 22. All members of the cross country team are running in this meet. Here are the order of events:

4:00 - Boys Varsity
4:30 - Girls Varsity
5:00 - Boys JV
5:30 - Girls JV

Directions to Bethel High School:
Take 84 West to exit 9. Take a left and go under Route 84. Go to the stop sign, take a right onto Route 6. Go to the traffic light (past the garden center), take a left at the light onto Old Hawleyville Road. Go to the second stop sign and take a right onto Plum Tree Road. Go by Blue Jay Orchard, at next traffic light take a left. Go up the hill to the school.

Nonnewaug Invitational

Congratulations to both the boys and girls, varsity and JV for a good day at the Nonnewaug Invitational. Pomperaug won all four races as a team.

In the boy's varsity race, Jake Critelli won his first invitational in a time of 16:38. Jake lead a strong showing with four runners under 17:00 and six runners under 17:50. Colin McCrory took 6th (16:52), Phil Critelli took 7th (16:53), Jon Bauer took 8th (16:54), Troy Volanth took 12th (17:21), Brian Pellicano finished 22nd (17:49), and Matt McDonald finished 26th (18:11).

With this impressive showing, the boys won the Nonnewaug Invitational by scoring 34 points (2nd place Avon had 78 points). This is the boy's fourth Nonnewaug title since 2003.

The girl's won the Varsity title on a tiebreaker with Thomaston. Both teams scored 58 points, but we beat Thomaston based upon our sixth place runner beating their sixth place runner. This is the girls first Nonnewaug Invitational win in over a decade. Sara Greco paced the girls with a fourth place finish (19:12). Brittany Mendelson finished 5th (19:29), Gabby Holguin finished 11th (20:48), Melissa Windover finished 16th (21:23), Marina Alfonso finished 22nd (21:56), Rebecca Barolli finished 31st (22:42), and Kathleen Mooney finished 32nd (22:46).

The boy's JV team scored 27 points and won the JV race. They were lead by Jon Novitski (2nd, 18:28), Danny Walters (4th, 18:40), Dan Rodrigues (6th, 18:49), Andrew Kostafsis (7th, 18:52), Louis Cassano (8th, 19:02), Chris Greco (11th, 19:21), and James Theodos (12th, 19:29).

The girl's JV team scored 26 points and won the JV race. They were lead by Carolyn Windover (2nd, 23:05), Becky Gordon (5th, 23:25), Hannah Holbrook (7th, 24:05), Taylor Keith (10th, 24:23), Sarah Zahran (12th, 24:27), Emmy Smith (13th, 24:30), and Christina Duncan (14th, 24:40).

Many of our runners had their best times of the year at Nonnewaug. This momentum will serve us well as we compete in the SWC championships on Thursday. Good luck

Race results can be found at http://www.fasttrackcoaching.net/timing/Results/2009NONNEWAUGINVITATIONAL.html

Nonnewaug Invitational Information

The 51st(?) Nonnewaug Invitational is on Friday, October 16. There are four races and they are as follows:

• 3:00 Boys JV
• 3:30 Girls JV
• 4:00 Boys Varsity
• 4:30 Girls Varsity

This race will be held rain or shine.


Directions to Nonnewaug (from the center of Woodbury):
Take Route 6 North. Go through the middle of Woodbury. Go by the North Green. Go one to two more miles. Middle Road Turnpike is on the right. Turn right. Stay on Middle Road Turnpike. Take your first left which is Minortown Rd. Nonnewaug High School is on the left.

October 13 Meet Results

On a windy day, the Pomperaug cross country team raced against New Fairfield, Immaculate, and Oxford at New Fairifield High School.

Behind the racing of Jon Bauer, the boys defeated New Fairfield (26-30), Immaculate (16-45), and Oxford (15-50). Jon finished 2nd (16:46). He was followed by Phil Critelli (4th, 17:16), Jake Critelli (5th, 17:17), Colin McCrory (7th, 17:32), Troy Volanth (9th, 17:54), Brian Pellicano (12th, 18:13), and Matt McDonald (16th, 18:35). With these victories, the boys have finished the season 12-1.

In the girl's race, Brittany Mendelson ran to her first high school victory in a time of 19:11. Brittany was followed by Sara Greco (4th, 20:02), Gabby Holguin (9th, 21:33), Melissa Windover (12th, 21:50), Kathleen Mooney (14th, 21:55), Marina Alfonso (17th, 22:12), and Rebecca Barolli (21st, 22:53). With these efforts, the girls beat Immaculate (21-39) and Oxford (18-40) but lost to New Fairfield (24-31). This gives the girls an 11-3 record for the season.

With the conclusion of yesterday's meet, our regular season is over. We are entering the championship season, beginning with the Nonnewaug Invitational on Friday. I look forward to seeing all of you on Friday.

October 6 Race Results

At a hilly course in Newtown, the Panthers competed against Newtown and Joel Barlow High Schools. The boys ran away with two victories while the girls beat Joel Barlow (16-44) but lost to Newtown (16-44).

The boys were lead by Colin McCrory (2nd, 17:11). Colin was followed by Jake Critelli (3rd, 17:12), Jon Bauer (4th, 17:13), Matt McDonald (8th, 18:03), Troy Volanth (10th, 18:09), Brian Pellicano (12th, 18:14), and Jackson Burzynski (18th, 18:40).

The girls were lead by Gabby Holguin (5th, 21:38). Gabby was followed by Melissa Windover (8th, 22:45), Marina Alfonso (9th, 22:51), Rebecca Barolli (10th, 23:14), Emmy Smith (22nd, 24:24), Carolyn Windover (23rd, 24:26), and Rebecca Gordon (25th, 24:33).

Congratulations on a good day.

September 29 Meet Results

On Tuesday, September 29, the Pomperaug cross country teams swept their races at Wolfe Park in Monroe. The boys beat Bunnell (18-42), Masuk (15-50), and Stratford (15-50). The girls beat Bunnell (20-41) and Masuk (15-49). Congratulations on a good meet. Results are posted at the link on the left.

September 29 Meet Information

On Tuesday, September 29 we will have our first away race of the season. We are racing against Masuk, Bunnell, and Stratford. The race is held at Great Hollow Lake at Wolfe Park in Monroe. The boys race is approximately at 4:30 while the girls is approximately at 5:00.

Directions to Great Hollow Lake at Wolfe Park (Cross Country):
Take Exit 11 for Rt. 34 South towards Monroe & Derby. Continue South until the intersection of RT. 111 and make a right. Continue approx. 6 miles through blinking yellow caution light and several traffic lights until Purdy Hill Road. The US Post Office will be on your left. Make a right turn and continue 1.5 miles to Doc Silverstone Rd. on your right. The fields are on the hill just opposite the parking lot, lake and pavilion.

Bethel Invitational Results

Yesterday, the cross country team raced at the Bethel Invitational and we had a good day. It began with the boy's freshman race where Nate Zabarsky finished 4th with a time of 9:05 over the 1.5 mile course. That was followed by Melissa Rainone finishing 29th in the girl's freshman race (12:29). In the boys JV race, Jon Novitski lead the Panthers with at time of 19:21, while in the girl's JV race, Carolyn Windover lead the team with a 24:44.

In a tight boy's varsity race, the boys finished 4th with 68 points. Colin McCrory lead the way with a 5th place finish in a time of 17:11.

In the girl's varsity race, the girls finished 5th behind the 1-2 finish of Sara Greco and Brittany Mendelson. Sara finished 1st with a time of 19:23. Brittany was right behind her in 2nd place with a time of 19:32.

Congratulations to everybody on a good day. Results are found on the left side of the page.

Bethel Invitational Information

On Saturday, September 26, we will be competing in the Bethel Invitational at Bethel High School. There are three levels of races for both boys and girls; freshman, JV, and varsity. Here is the schedule of events:

• 8:00 bus leaves PHS
• 9:30 Girls Freshman (1.5 miles)
  
• 10:00 Boys Freshmen (1.5 miles)
• 10:30 Girls JV (3.1 miles)
• 11:10 Boys JV (3.1 miles)
• 11:40 Girls Varsity (3.1 miles)
• 12:20 Boys Varsity (3.1 miles)

We should be home between 1:30 and 2:00.

Directions to Bethel High School:
Take 84 West to exit 9. Take a left and go under Route 84. Go to the stop sign, take a right onto Route 6. Go to the traffic light (past the garden center), take a left at the light onto Old Hawleyville Road. Go to the second stop sign and take a right onto Plum Tree Road. Go by Blue Jay Orchard, at next traffic light take a left. Go up the hill to the school.

9/22 Home Meet Results

On Tuesday, the Pomperaug Cross Country team faced Bethel, Lauralton Hall, and Notre Dame and the Panthers walked away with another set of victories.

The boys beat Bethel (17-45) and Notre Dame (15-50) behind the racing of Phil Critelli, Jake Critelli, and Colin McCrory. Phil finished 1st with a time of 16:57. Jake was 2nd with a time of 16:58, and Colin was 3rd with a time of 16:59. They were followed by Jon Bauer (5th, 17:40), Brian Pellicano (6th, 18:22), Troy Volanth (7th, 18:23), and Lou Cassano (9th, 18:45). This improves the boy's record to 4-1.

The girls beat Bethel (24-31), Notre Dame (21-40), and Lauralton Hall (18-43). Once again, Sara Greco lead the way with a first place finish, resetting the course record with a time of 19:16. Sara was followed by Brittany Mendelson (2nd, 19:26), Kathleen Mooney (7th, 21:40), Melissa Windover (11th, 22:40), Marina Alfonso (12th, 22:44), Rebecca Barolli (15th, 23:33), and Carolyn Windover (17th, 24:18). This improves the girl's record to 5-1.

Congratulations to everybody on a good race.

Windham Invitational Results

On a perfect day for running, the Pomperaug Cross Country team had a good showing at the Windham Invitational. Most of our runners posted their top times of the year, and some had their best times of their high school career.

The boys finished 7th in the first varsity race of the day. Phil Critelli lead the way with a 12th place finish (16:48). Phil was followed by Jake Critelli (16th, 16:58), Matt McDonald (52nd, 17:52), Brian Pellicano (53rd, 17:53), Chris Greco (83rd, 18:32), Jon Novitski (99th, 18:54), and Danny Walters (117th, 19:25). In the boys JV race, Lou Cassano lead the way with a 28th place finish (18:38). And in the boys freshman race, Evan Oemcke was our first freshman to cross the finish line (17th) with a time of 13:00 over the 2.1 mile course.

The girls finished 11th in the first girls varsity race. Sara Greco finished 3rd with a time of 18:50. Sara was followed by Kathleen Mooney (51st, 21:56), Gabby Holguin (57th, 22:07), Melissa Windover (83rd, 23:17), Rebecca Barolli (92nd, 23:41), and Carolyn Windover (98th, 24:11). In the girls JV race, Taylor Kieth lead the way with a 55th place finish and a time of 24:46. In the girls freshman race, Caileen Connolly finished 33rd with in a time of 16:55 over the 2.1 mile course.

Congratulations to everybody on a good day. Full results can be found at http://mysportsresults.com/Results/Results/Haddad_Windham_Invite_20090919.txt.

Windham Invitational Information

On Saturday, we are racing in the Windham Invitational up at Windham High School. This invitational is open to all of runners. There are three levels of races; varsity (top seven boys and top seven girls), freshmen, and JV (anybody who is not varsity or a freshman). The race schedule is as follows:

• 7:00 - Leave PHS
• 9:30 - Boys JV
• 10:05 - Boys Varsity
• 10:35 - Girls Varsity
• 11:10 - Boys Freshman (2 miles)
• 11:35 - Girls Freshman (2 miles)
• 12:15 - Girls JV
• 2:30 - 3:15 - Approximate end time

If you cannot make the race, please let me know.

Directions to Windham:
Take I-84 east through Hartford to Route 384 (Exit 59). Pick up route 6 in Bolton. At intersection of Route 6 and 66 in Columbia, continue (left) on Route 6 toward Willimantic. Take second exit marked for Eastern Connecticut State University/Route 195. At end of ramp, turn right onto High Street. As you crest the hill, Windham High School will be on your left.

September 15 Home Meet

Congratulations on a good start to the season. Both the boys and girls opened the season with two wins and one loss. Course records were set in both the boys and girls meets and many of our runners had their best times ever.

In the boys meet, we beat Weston (27-28) and Brookfield (22-33) but lost to New Milford (19-37). Phil Critelli lead the way with a 5th place finish and a time of 16:47. This is a new Pomperaug team record on our course. Phil was followed by Jake Critelli (9th, 17:12), Colin McCrory (11th, 17:15), Jon Bauer (12th, 17:18), Troy Volanth (19th, 18:11), Brian Pellicano (23rd, 18:34), and Danny Walters (28th, 19:13). We had 16 boys under 20 minutes, 30 boys under 23 minutes, and 44 boys under 25 minutes. Congratulations on a good race. (James Bloom of Weston set the new course record with a time of 16:07.)

In the girls meet, we beat Brookfield (27-28) and Weston (23-34), but lost to New Milford (25-36). Sara Greco won the race with a new course record of 19:17. Congratulations. Sara was followed by Brittany Mendelson (2nd, 19:18), Kathleen Mooney (17th, 23:04), Gabby Holguin (23rd, 23:24), Melissa Windover (24th, 23:27), Marina Alfonso (31st, 24:00), and Rebecca Barolli (33rd, 24:12). We had 9 girls finish in under 25 minutes while 14 finished in under 28 minutes. Congratulations on a good start.

I'm happy with how our first meet went. Even though we have a lot of work to do in the coming weeks, it is a positive outlook for the rest of the season.

Time Trial and Course Update

Despite the cold and the rain, we ran our annual Apple Pie Time Trial on Friday. After some confusion, Phil Critelli's team won the race with 103 points, just beating out Hannah Holbrook's (114) and Brian Pellicano's (115) teams. The first boys across were Jake and Phil Critelli and Colin McCrory. The first girl across was Sara Greco, followed by Brittany Mendelson. Results are posted at the 2009 Race Results link (side of the page).

On Monday, after practice, we're going to put gravel down on the muddiest parts of the course. We need people and wheelbarrows. Coach Irvine and myself will supply rakes and shovels. If you are able to bring a wheelbarrow, we would be very happy.

Have a good weekend and see you on Monday.

Coach Loiseau

Timed Mile

On Friday we ran the timed mile as benchmark for where people are in their training. We had some very good times and performances, including many personal bests. Results can be found at 2009 CC Results

Course Clean up and other things

We have only two weeks left until our first day of practice. Our first practice is on Monday, August 31 at 2:30 behind the cafeteria at PHS. We will be finished around 4:30.

On Monday, August 24, we will have our annual course clean up. Our cross country course includes a 1/2 mile path through the woods. It gets beat up over the course of the year and we need to fix it up. We will need to clear up brush and weeds, fill in holes, and fix our bridges. On the 24th, we'll meet at 9am behind the cafeteria at PHS. We need to supply our own material, so if you can bring any of the following, it will help with the clean up:

• clippers
• pruning shears
• saws
• rakes
• shovels
• 5 gallon buckets (to carry gravel)
• hammers (for the bridges)
• long pry bars (for rocks and roots)

Be prepared to get dirty and possibly wet working on the bridges.

This week, we will be running on Tuesday and Thursday at the Audubon Park in South Britain at 6PM. On Saturday, we will run at the Bridle trail at 9AM. We are usually finished within 45 minutes to an hour. It is going to be hot, so bring plenty of fluids.

Directions to Audubon: Take route 172 in Southbury. At the South Britain General Store, turn onto East Flat Hill Rd. About 1/4 of a mile down the road on your left is the Audubon park. The parking lot is right by the entrance. (address for directions: 185 East Flat Hill Road, Southbury, CT 06488)

Directions to Bridle Trail: The entrance to the trail is just off of route 188 in Southford near the intersection with route 67. To get there from the High School, take route 188 south towards Oxford. About 2 miles down the road, you will pass a fire house on the left. Soon after that, there is the entrance to the trail on the left. It is next to a garage. You cannot park in the garage parking lot, but there is a small lot for the bridle trail. (coordinates for directions, I can't find an address: 41.467111,-73.16269)

August 11, 13, & 15 Runs

It is hard to believe that we are only three weeks away from our first practice. If you have been training since the beginning of July, you should be close to your maximum mileage for the summer. You should be running 5 to 6 days a week, including one long run (at least 45 minutes to 1 hour), strides 3 times a week, and core work 3 times a week. If you are just beginning to run, you should be aiming to complete three or four runs a week. Don't injure yourself by attempting to make up a summer's worth of running in three weeks.

For anybody who is interested, we'll be meeting on Tuesday and Thursday this week at the Audubon Park in South Britain at 6PM. With all the trails around, you can ran however far that you need to run. We are usually finished between 6:45 and 7:00.

On Saturday, we will be running at the Bridle Trail in Southford at 9AM. This is an out and back run, so you can turn around whenever you feel that you need to. We are usually finished between 9:45 and 10:00.

On a few other notes:

• Our first day of practice is Monday, August 31. We meet behind the cafeteria of the high school at 2:30. Practice should be over by 4:30.
• In order to practice you need three completed forms: a physical, a sports permission form, and a fall registration form. If you have been on the team, or signed up with the Athletic department, you should be receiving those by mail. If you haven't received them, they can be found at http://pomperaug.com/athletics/forms/index.htm.
• We will have a course clean up day sometime during the week of August 24. We will figure out an exact date later this week. The more people who show up, the better the course will be for the first day.

Enjoy your day, I look forward to seeing all of you shortly.

Coach Loiseau

Directions to Audubon: Take route 172 in Southbury. At the South Britain General Store, turn onto East Flat Hill Rd. About 1/4 of a mile down the road on your left is the Audubon park. The parking lot is right by the entrance. (address for directions: 185 East Flat Hill Road, Southbury, CT 06488)

Directions to Bridle Trail: The entrance to the trail is just off of route 188 in Southford near the intersection with route 67. To get there from the High School, take route 188 south towards Oxford. About 2 miles down the road, you will pass a fire house on the left. Soon after that, there is the entrance to the trail on the left. It is next to a garage. You cannot park in the garage parking lot, but there is a small lot for the bridle trail. (coordinates for directions, I can't find an address: 41.467111,-73.16269)

July 14 and July 16 Runs

I hope that all of you enjoyed your weekend. We are seven weeks away from the first day of practice. Hopefully you have begun some running. If you have just begun running, your goal should be to get out 2-3 times this week for runs. If you have been running for a couple of weeks, you should be increasing the amount running that you are doing. You can do this by adding more days that you run, or increasing the distance/time of your runs. You should also be doing core work 2 times a week. Core work would be things like pushups, planks, crunches, bicycles, 6 inches, etc. The types of core work that we do during the season.

In order to help you, some of us will be meeting both Tuesday and Thursday at the Audubon park in South Britain. We meet at 6PM and are usually done between 6:45 and 7:00. This is open to everybody, including people not on the cross country team. I hope to see you there.

Coach Loiseau

Directions to Audubon: Take route 172 in Southbury. At the South Britain General Store, turn onto East Flat Hill Rd. About 1/4 of a mile down the road on your left is the Audubon park. The parking lot is right by the entrance. (address for directions: 185 East Flat Hill Road, Southbury, CT 06488)

July 9th Run

Good afternoon,
We had a good first run yesterday, despite the rain. Five team members showed up and ran at the Audubon. We are meeting at the Bend of the River Audubon in South Britain this Thursday at 6PM. Hopefully it will be drier than it was on Tuesday. On Saturday, we'll meet at the Bridal Trail in Southford at 9AM. I hope to see you folks out running this week.



Directions to Audubon: Take route 172 in Southbury. At the South Britain General Store, turn onto East Flat Hill Rd. About 1/4 of a mile down the road on your left is the Audubon park. The parking lot is right by the entrance. (address for directions: 185 East Flat Hill Road, Southbury, CT 06488)

Directions to Bridal Trail: The entrance to the trail is just off of route 188 in Southford near the intersection with route 67. To get there from the High School, take route 188 south towards Oxford. About 2 miles down the road, you will pass a fire house on the left. Soon after that, there is the entrance to the trail on the left. It is next to a garage. You cannot park in the garage parking lot, but there is a small lot for the bridal trail. (coordinates for directions, I can't find an address: 41.467111,-73.16269)

Summer 09 Runs

If you are bored and need something to do or, more importantly, if you want to get into shape for the upcoming cross country season, the Cross Country team will be having runs throughout the summer. We will hold these runs on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 6PM and Saturday mornings at 9AM. We traditionally have held these at the Bend of the River Audubon Park in Southbury and the Bridal Trail in Southford. We are looking for more places to run. If you know of a place that is off the roads, provides for a variety of runs, and can accommodate numerous cars, please let me know.

Our first run will be held at 6PM on Tuesday, July 7 at the Bend of the River Audubon Park in Southbury, CT.

Directions to Audubon: Take route 172 in Southbury. At the South Britain General Store, turn onto East Flat Hill Rd. About 1/4 of a mile down the road on your left is the Audubon park. The parking lot is right by the entrance. (address for directions: 185 East Flat Hill Road, Southbury, CT 06488)

There is a variety of talent who will be there, so you can find people to run with. Feel free to brings friends or family, if they want to run. This is open to everybody.

Have a good day.

Coach Loiseau