General Cross Country Information
What is Cross Country?
- It’s running!
- Freshman run 2 miles in races
- JV/Varsity run 5k/(3.1 miles) in races
- Meets are generally on dirt/grass paths or bike paths
- Varying terrain (hills, flats, packed gravel, etc)
- Dual Meets, Invitationals. Championships
- If you train, you race.
- 3-4 practices a week in the summer (Holmdel Park, Manasquan Reservoir, MRHS)
- Sundays beginning 7/11 @ Manasquan Reservoir (8am)
- Tuesday/Wednesday beginning 7/6 @ Holmdel Park (6pm)
- Thursday beginning 7/8 @ MRHS (6pm)
- Maps & Directions will be on the "Summer Running" tab of our website
- www.monmouthtrack.org
- You are expected to follow your training schedule & reach out with any questions
- XC Season officially starts August 18th
- There are NO physicals done at MRHS in the summer
- If you get your physical done before the end of school, bring it to your school nurse
- After school ends, (July-August) drop it off at MRHS front office.
- Physicals must be turned in by the first week of August in order to start official practices
- Coaches with nearly 20 years of running/coaching experience
- We can bring you the best training knowledge and most up to date philosophy there is
- No other program has invested the time and training to bring you the best plans possible
- Individual coaching within a team setting
- We run as a team, but each athlete’s training will meet their ability
- Coaches who understand the physical, mental, emotional, and academic stress our student-athletes are under
- Coach Rap has been a counselor for 10 years and has the training to employ mental skills coaching that you won’t find anywhere else
- No sitting the bench
- Everyone competes every in every meet
- We decide how your season will go
- It is not “do as I say”
- No Fear!
- 100% Effort
- This is not a hobby for us; it should not be a jogging club for you!
- Be ON TIME
- If you aren’t on time, you’re not giving 100%
- COMMUNICATION
- See us with ANY problems. We cannot help you if we don't know what's going on!
- If you don’t communicate, you’re not giving 100%
- Care about what you do. Live with a purpose. Use running to find your place, and to grow into the athlete and the person you want to be!
Summer Running
- Maps & Directions will be on the "Summer Running" tab found HERE
- You are expected to follow your training schedule
- IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE YOUR TRAINING PACKET, EMAIL ME - drapcienski@monmouthregional.net
- Returners should start running 2 weeks after their last race!
- Don't sit around until July and be completely out of shape!