Cross Country
(open to 7th and 8th graders only)
Practice will begin Monday, August 8th. Practices will be Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 2:30-3:45.
To do your best during the cross country season, you need to run over the summer. See below for a suggested summer running schedule. There is also an opportunity to meet for optional group runs over the summer, which are also included in the schedule. Optional group runs take place at Harbins Park in Dacula from 8:00-9:00. Please email Coach Hackney at [email protected] if you are interested in participating in group runs.
Group runs are optional. Harbins Park: 2995 Luke Edwards Road, Dacula. Make sure you go in the main entrance, not the equestrian entrance or the new park with baseball/football fields. At the main entrance there is a paved parking lot and restrooms. We will meet in the parking lot before we begin our run. You can stay at the park or you can drop off and pick up your athlete, but please pick them up promptly at 9:00.
Coach Hackney [email protected]
1. Required:
o physical/insurance/concussion form
o Cross Country Information and Order Form
o $25 athletic fee: cash or check made out to H-MMS (includes t-shirt to wear for meets)
2. Report to Coach Hackney’s room for practice at 2:30.
3. You must have a pair of navy blue shorts to wear for meets (shorts are available for purchase on the Cross Country Information and Order Form and in the front office).
4. Your shoes are your equipment. Do your best to get a new pair of running shoes that you only use for running.
5. If you can run on Sunday but not on Saturday, that’s okay; just switch the days.
6. Always practice road safety, and run on the sidewalk or a trail.
7. You may want to run with a family member or friend. You could even form a running group with other kids in your neighborhood.
8. Develop a loop around your house that your parents are familiar with, and always tell someone where you are going and how long you will be gone.
9. Schools, parks, and tracks are good places to run, too.
10. Stay hydrated throughout the day.
11. Be careful of the heat: avoid running mid-day.
12. Keep a running log. In a journal, write down the details of your run: the date, time, duration, what workout you did, the weather, how you felt, and any other observations you may want to include.
13. At a normal pace, you should be able to talk to someone you're running with (60%). At a hard pace, it should be more difficult to talk (80%), but you should not be sprinting (100%). An easy pace is a little slower than your normal pace (50%).
(open to 7th and 8th graders only)
Practice will begin Monday, August 8th. Practices will be Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 2:30-3:45.
To do your best during the cross country season, you need to run over the summer. See below for a suggested summer running schedule. There is also an opportunity to meet for optional group runs over the summer, which are also included in the schedule. Optional group runs take place at Harbins Park in Dacula from 8:00-9:00. Please email Coach Hackney at [email protected] if you are interested in participating in group runs.
Group runs are optional. Harbins Park: 2995 Luke Edwards Road, Dacula. Make sure you go in the main entrance, not the equestrian entrance or the new park with baseball/football fields. At the main entrance there is a paved parking lot and restrooms. We will meet in the parking lot before we begin our run. You can stay at the park or you can drop off and pick up your athlete, but please pick them up promptly at 9:00.
Coach Hackney [email protected]
1. Required:
o physical/insurance/concussion form
o Cross Country Information and Order Form
o $25 athletic fee: cash or check made out to H-MMS (includes t-shirt to wear for meets)
2. Report to Coach Hackney’s room for practice at 2:30.
3. You must have a pair of navy blue shorts to wear for meets (shorts are available for purchase on the Cross Country Information and Order Form and in the front office).
4. Your shoes are your equipment. Do your best to get a new pair of running shoes that you only use for running.
5. If you can run on Sunday but not on Saturday, that’s okay; just switch the days.
6. Always practice road safety, and run on the sidewalk or a trail.
7. You may want to run with a family member or friend. You could even form a running group with other kids in your neighborhood.
8. Develop a loop around your house that your parents are familiar with, and always tell someone where you are going and how long you will be gone.
9. Schools, parks, and tracks are good places to run, too.
10. Stay hydrated throughout the day.
11. Be careful of the heat: avoid running mid-day.
12. Keep a running log. In a journal, write down the details of your run: the date, time, duration, what workout you did, the weather, how you felt, and any other observations you may want to include.
13. At a normal pace, you should be able to talk to someone you're running with (60%). At a hard pace, it should be more difficult to talk (80%), but you should not be sprinting (100%). An easy pace is a little slower than your normal pace (50%).