Week 3 Email

If you are not receiving these emails and should be, please email Coach Becca ASAP!
Also: please join Google Groups when you receive the email requesting you join the girls, boys, or parents group list, respectively.  
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Welcome to Week Three of varsity track and field!  
We've made it through a week at home.  Tremendous kudos to those of you who are finding ways to stay physically and mentally active!  It takes self-discipline, but you never regret working out (and stepping outside for some fresh air).  

Important Notes:

• Look for an email to join Google Groups; please join.  I'm having a lot of trouble sending these emails out to the team and am hoping that using a google group list will alleviate the problem.
• Please email me back with your mailing address.  I have this if I have your emergency contact form, but I definitely don't have all of those, so it would be helpful if you'd just send along addresses via email.  
• Please check our website regularly!  I've been updating the "news" page daily and can get information to you that way even if email isn't working.

Community & Giving:

• Our athletes overwhelmingly responded that they wish to forgo a team t-shirt order and instead make a donation to both the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and to the Lansing Lunchbox Program.  I'm proud of our athletes for their desire to give and serve in this difficult time, and I know both organizations will be very grateful and able to put these gifts to good use.  (See below for notes on Laps Under the Lights.)
• PSA: To the extent that you are able, please patronize our local businesses.  Finger Lakes Running & Triathlon Company is a long-time supporter of our program and will be closing as of 5pm today by executive order.  Consider placing an order for shoes or apparel tomorrow while they are open; we want them there when this all ends.  Likewise, our local Lansing businesses have supported our program, athletes, families, and community in so many ways, and whatever we can do to patronize them in this difficult time will be appreciated.

Practices, Meets & Meetings
Until further notice, all practices and meets are suspended at least through April 12. 

But you still have training options!
We will continue to send training plans to our athletes (see attached). We cannot mandate that athletes complete these workouts, and athletes should prioritize safety and wellness.  We are sending training suggestions because we believe that a daily routine which includes physical activity is critical to staying well -- always, and especially in this unprecedented and challenging time. 

NOTE: Try to get outdoors TODAY while the weather looks good; it looks far less good tomorrow!

Additional resources, to be used in combination with or in place of, the training we send:

• Mapping tools: usatf.org/routes
• Circuit Workouts: darebee.com
• April Wright Bootcamp live workouts: FREE for high school athletes and a great way to train alongside teammates. See the blog post here with information
• Youth Runner training & crowdcast: a week of training posted every Sunday with a crowdcast every Monday evening to chat with professional coaches.  (This magazine/website has a TON of information, news, vidoes and more.) 
• More free video classes including yoga, bodyweight, meditation:
  • Lululemon (no subscription/credit card required)
  • Peloton
  • There are ENDLESS sources online it seems; if you find any you particularly like, share them!

Lap(top)s Under the Lights
We managed to "see" each other via a Zoom call!  Not the format we'd planned for, but so good to be "together" for an hour.  THANK YOU to our donors.  We are leaving our online giving link live.  At this point, the athletes have decided to gift money to the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and to the Lansing Lunchbox program.  We'll be sending $250 checks to each organization; this leaves us with a healthy account to still meet our program needs when we all return.  That said, if we continue to raise significant funds, we will carefully plan to ensure maximizing our athletes' experience with the program, and we will consider making a further gift to the Lansing Lunchbox program.  Organizers of the Lunchbox program have indicated how very much they are in need of ongoing gifts; they are a program that budgets for summer months and now is serving even more families for a much longer period of time.  We understand that families are having to evaluate their budgets at this moment, and we as a program are doing the same.   Any and all gifts are greatly appreciated and will be used to further the development of our athletes, their teams, and their community.

Team Virtual Events
Check your email as well as the website: we will continue to have team events take place!  The scavenger hunt was a blast -- more activities to come! 

Training Scrapbook
We've set up a shared Google photo album; snap a photo before/during/after your workout and share it!  If you're having trouble posting, send it to me and I'll get it up there.  It's great motivation to know that your teammates are also training! 


Keep in touch, Bobcats, and stay well!

Week 3 Training
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