November 3, 2018

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP - Saturday, November 3

Great job by everyone today - way to cap off a great season!

Full Results (LINK)

GIRLS 7th GRADE RACE
96. Lauren Barrett - 15:30 - 8:20
144. Ali Anderson - 18:34 - 9:59
145. Eliana Disch - 18:37 - 10:00

BOYS 6th GRADE RACE
228. Matt Egan - 17:11 - 9:14
243. Rand Beatty - 18:31 - 9:57

GIRLS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - 8th PLACE
4. Caroline Collins - 12:00 - 6:27
10. Kate McBride - 12:26 - 6:41
20. Maya Gonsalves - 12:51 - 6:55
72. Ella Varnerin - 14:19 - 7:42
86. Mila Matta - 14:40 - 7:53
93. Marlena Herbertz - 15:12 - 8:10
100. Maya Kate Grimard - 15:39 - 8:25

BOYS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - 14th PLACE
29. Logan Shilhanek - 11:47 - 6:20
45. Aaron Ricketts - 12:08 - 6:31
84. Brayden Duprey - 12:47 - 6:52
93. Sam Guiles - 12:56 - 6:57
118. Lucas Messier - 13:17 - 7:09
147. Jack London - 14:25 - 7:45
148. Drew Smits - 14:26 - 7:45

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November 2, 2018

Workout - Friday, November 2

Warm-up (stretches & drills)
Form drills (marching As, A-skips, B-skips)

1 mile jog
1 race-pace stride (30 seconds long)
1 hard sprint (15 seconds long)

Stretch after you finish

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Drink plenty of water, get plenty of rest, and I'll see you tomorrow!

Coach Ben

October 26, 2018

Workout - Friday, October 26

This is your workout for today - if you have another athletic activity, you do not have to complete this workout.

Warm-up (stretches & drills)
Form drills (marching A's, A-skips, & B-skips)
2 - 2.5 mile jog (nice & easy)

Enjoy your weekend, and I'll see you at practice on Monday!

Coach Ben

October 25, 2018

October 24, 2018

NASHOBA CHAMPIONSHIP - Wednesday, October 24

Course - 1.88 miles - sunny, high 40s

NAME - TIME - AVG MILE

COMBINED SCORES
1. Sawyer - 59 points (35+24)
2. HALE - 84 points (29+55)
3. Burbank - 120 points (68+52)


GIRLS - 1st Place (29-35-68)
Final Season Record: 7-0
Anderson, Ali - 17:49 - 9:28
Barrett, Lauren - 16:28 - 8:45
Collins, Caroline - 12:27 - 6:37
Disch, Eliana - 17:26 - 9:16
Gonsalves, Maya - 13:19 - 7:05
Grimard, MK - 15:13 - 8:05
Gross, Elizabeth - 13:46 - 7:19
Hanley, Grace - 16:31 - 8:47
Herbertz, Marlena - 15:31 - 8:15
Lynch, Allie - 17:37 - 9:22
Matranga, Jackie - 16:46 - 8:55
Matta, Mila - 15:11 - 8:04
McBride, Kate - 13:05 - 6:57
Morgan, Willow - 17:51 - 9:29
Moulton, Tori - 16:02 - 8:31
Rodstrom, Sarah - 15:22 - 8:10
Tadmor, Maia - 16:26 - 8:44
Varnerin, Ella - 14:40 - 7:48
White, Jenny - 15:10 - 8:04


BOYS - 3rd Place (24-52-55)
Final Season Record: 1-6
Adams, Alex - 15:14 - 8:06
Adams, Sam - 22:51 - 12:09
Beatty, Rand - 17:21 - 9:13
Duprey, Brayden - 13:31 - 7:11
Egan, Mathew - 17:03 - 9:04
Emken, Robert - 16:56 - 9:00
Guiles, Sam - 12:33 - 6:40
Herbertz, Elias - 15:50 - 8:25
Jackson, Sawyer - 14:50 - 7:53
Kostas, Niko - 16:30 - 8:46
Lilliott, Erik - 18:30 - 9:50
London, Jack - 13:21 - 7:06
Mast, Tucker - 14:31 - 7:43
Messier, Lucas - 12:51 - 6:50
Richardson, Zach - 22:43 - 12:05
Ricketts, Aaron - 12:22 - 6:34
Rocca, Jonathan - 16:26 - 8:44
Ross, Sam - 16:00 - 8:30
Saart, Jack - 14:45 - 7:50
Sears, Trevor - 14:01 - 7:27
Shilhanek, Logan - 12:22 - 6:34
Smits, Drew - 15:46 - 8:23

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October 19, 2018

Workout - Friday, October 19

This is the workout for today - if you have another athletic activity, you do not have to complete this workout.

Warm-up (stretches & drills)
Form drills (marching As, A-skips, B-skips)
2-2.5 mile jog (nice & easy)

Keep hydrating, get plenty of rest, and start getting ready for our meet on Wednesday.

Coach Ben

October 17, 2018

MEET at GROTON-DUNSTABLE - Wednesday, October 17

Course: 1.8 miles, 50, windy & rainy

NAME - TIME - AVG MILE

BOYS - lost 19-42 (Season Record: 1-4)
Adams, Alex - 15:56 - 8:51
Adams, Sam - 23:14 - 12:54
Beatty, Rand - 18:43 - 10:23
Duprey, Brayden - 13:53 - 7:42
Egan, Mathew - 18:15 - 10:08
Emken, Robert - 16:28 - 9:08
Guiles, Sam - 12:20 - 6:51
Herbertz, Elias - 15:53 - 8:49
Jackson, Sawyer - 15:49 - 8:47
Kostas, Niko - 15:42 - 8:43
Lilliott, Erik - 14:25 - 8:00
London, Jack - 13:40 - 7:35
Mast, Tucker - 14:28 - 8:02
Messier, Lucas - 12:48 - 7:06
Pierson, Tighe - 14:48 - 8:13
Richardson, Zach - 23:14 - 12:54
Ricketts, Aaron - 12:44 - 7:04
Rocca, Jonathan - 17:04 - 9:28
Ross, Sam - 16:15 - 9:01
Saart, Jack - 15:11 - 8:26
Sears, Trevor - 13:56 - 7:44
Shilhanek, Logan - 11:55 - 6:37


GIRLS - won 25-30 (Season Record: 5-0)
Anderson, Ali - 20:15 - 11:15
Barrett, Lauren - 16:18 - 9:03
Collins, Caroline - 12:25 - 6:53
Disch, Eliana - 17:35 - 9:46
Gonsalves, Maya - 12:46 - 7:05
Grimard, MK - 15:29 - 8:36
Gross, Elizabeth - 13:35 - 7:32
Hanley, Grace - 16:09 - 8:58
Lynch, Allie - 19:40 - 10:55
Matranga, Jackie - 17:10 - 9:32
Matta, Mila - 14:55 - 8:17
McBride, Kate - 12:37 - 7:00
Morgan, Willow - 20:16 - 11:15
Moulton, Tori - 15:40 - 8:42
Rodstrom, Sarah - 15:20 - 8:31
Tadmor, Maia - 13:45 - 7:38
Varnerin, Ella - 14:06 - 7:50
White, Jenny - 14:55 - 8:17

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October 12, 2018

Workout - Friday, October 12

This is the workout for today - if you have another athletic activity, you do not have to complete this workout.

Warm-up (stretches & drills)
Form drills (marching As, A-skips, B-skips)
1 mile jog (nice & easy)
4-5 hard 20 second strides

Get ready for the meet Monday - drink plenty of fluids, get some rest, and enjoy your weekend!

Coach Ben

October 10, 2018

MEET at NISSITISSIT - Wednesday, October 10

Course: 1.6 miles, mostly flat, 80

BOYS - won 20-38 (Season Record: 1-3)
Adams, Alex - 15:17 - 9:33
Beatty, Rand - 16:58 - 10:36
Duprey, Brayden - 11:12 - 7:00
Egan, Matthew - 16:57 - 10:35
Emken, Robert - 15:04 - 9:25
Guiles, Sam - 10:50 - 6:46
Herbertz, Elias - 14:49 - 9:15
Jackson, Sawyer - 13:54 - 8:41
Kostas, Niko - 15:09 - 9:28
Lilliott, Erik - 13:19 - 8:19
London, Jack - 11:09 - 6:59
Mast, Tucker - 12:56 - 8:05
Messier, Lucas - 10:58 - 6:51
Richardson, Zach - 20:48 - 13:00
Ricketts, Aaron - 11:01 - 6:53
Rocca, Jonathan - 16:04 - 10:02
Ross, Sam - 15:11 - 9:29
Saart, Jack - 14:00 - 8:45
Sears, Trevor - 12:19 - 7:41
Shilhanek, Logan - 10:47 - 6:44


GIRLS - won 22-39 (Season Record: 4-0)
Anderson, Ali - 17:15 - 10:46
Barrett, Lauren - 13:33 - 8:28
Collins, Caroline - 10:47 - 6:44
Disch, Eliana - 17:41 - 11:03
Grimard, MK - 13:19 - 8:19
Gonsalves, Maya - 11:40 - 7:17
Gross, Elizabeth - 12:31 - 7:49
Hanley, Grace - 14:31 - 9:04
Herbertz, Marlena - 13:08 - 8:12
Matranga, Jackie - 15:39 - 9:46
Matta, Mila - 13:08 - 8:12
McBride, Kate - 11:25 - 7:08
Morgan, Willow - 17:36 - 11:00
Moulton, Tori - 13:57 - 8:43
Rodstrom, Sarah - 13:23 - 8:21
Tadmor, Maia - 12:28 - 7:47
Varnerin, Ella - 12:55 - 8:04
White, Jenny - 13:31 - 8:26


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October 9, 2018

Workout - Tuesday, October 9

This is your workout for today - if you have another athletic activity, you do not have to complete this workout. Do something athletic today - I don't want you doing nothing the day before a meet.

1/4 mile warm-up jog
Stretches & drills
Form drills (marching As, A-skips, B-skips)
1 mile jog - nice & easy
3 practice starts - get to space
3 practice finishes - lift your pace
1/4 mile cool down

Drink plenty of fluids and get some rest - bus leaves at 2:30 tomorrow!

Coach Ben

October 8, 2018

Workout - Monday, October 8

Reminder that we will be having an optional practice at the Stow Town Forest from 2:00-3:30pm.

If you can't make it to our practice, this is your workout for today - if you have another athletic activity, you don't have to complete this workout.

1/2 mile warm-up
Stretches & drills
Form drills (marching As, A-skips, B-skips)
6-7 hill sprints (15-20 second sprints up hill, walk back to bottom & go again)
1/2 mile cool down
Stretch again

There will be no practice tomorrow - check this space for your workout. See you for our meet on Wednesday!

Coach Ben

October 5, 2018

Workout - Friday, October 5

This is your workout for today - if you have another athletic activity, you do not have to complete this workout.

1/4 mile warm-up jog
Stretches & drills
Form drills (marching As, A-skips, B-skips)
1 mile jog - nice & easy
3 hard sprints (100% effort for 15-20 seconds - walk back recovery)

Stay hydrated and get some rest this weekend - I will post another workout on Monday if you cannot make our optional practice.

Monday's optional practice will be held from 2:00 to 3:30pm at the Stow Town Forest.

Coach Ben

October 4, 2018

MEET at QUABBIN - Thursday, October 4

Course: 1.67 miles, very hilly

NAME - TIME - AVG MILE

GIRLS - won 17-41 (Season Record: 3-0)
Anderson, Ali - 17:42 - 10:35
Barrett, Lauren - 14:25 - 8:37
Collins, Caroline - 11:18 - 6:45
Grimard, MK - 14:18 - 8:33
Gonsalves, Maya - 12:13 - 7:18
Gross, Elizabeth - 13:02 - 7:48
Hanley, Grace - 15:19 - 9:10
Herbertz, Marlena - 14:19 - 8:34
Matranga, Jackie - 15:27 - 9:15
Matta, Mila - 13:27 - 8:03
McBride, Kate - 12:00 - 7:11
Morgan, Willow - 17:44 - 10:37
Rodstrom, Sarah - 14:20 - 8:34
Tadmor, Maia - 12:52 - 7:42
Varnerin, Ella - 13:50 - 8:17
White, Jenny - 13:49 - 8:16


BOYS - lost 22-33 (Season Record: 0-3)
Adams, Alex - 16:10 - 9:40
Adams, Sam - 19:52 - 11:53
Beatty, Rand - 19:02 - 11:23
Duprey, Brayden - 12:20 - 7:23
Egan, Matthew - 16:09 - 9:40
Emken, Robert - 16:25 - 9:49
Guiles, Sam - 11:24 - 6:49
Herbertz, Elias - 15:42 - 9:24
Jackson, Sawyer - 14:22 - 8:36
Lilliott, Erik - 13:52 - 8:18
London, Jack - 12:06 - 7:14
Mast, Tucker - 13:32 - 8:06
Messier, Lucas - 11:43 - 7:00
Pierson, Tighe - 13:57 - 8:21
Ricketts, Aaron - 11:44 - 7:01
Rocca, Jonathan - 16:08 - 9:39
Ross, Sam - 15:01 - 8:59
Sears, Trevor - 13:00 - 7:47
Shilhanek, Logan - 11:20 - 6:47


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September 28, 2018

Workout - Friday, September 28

Reminder that we will be having an optional practice at Delaney from 2:45-4:00pm.

If you can't make it to our practice, this is your workout for today - if you have another athletic activity, you don't have to complete this workout.

1/2 mile warm-up (stretches & drills)
Form drills (marching As, A-skips, B-skips)
4-5 hill sprints (25-30 second sprints up hill, walk back to bottom & go again)
1/2 mile cool down (more stretching)

Get some rest this weekend, stay hydrated, and we'll see you at practice on Monday!

Coach Ben

September 27, 2018

MEET vs. HAWTHORNE BROOK - Thursday, September 27

Course: 3km - 70, sunny

NAME - TIME - AVG MILE


GIRLS - won 18-43 (Season Record: 2-0)
Anderson, Ali - 19:21 - 10:20
Barrett, Lauren - 16:31 - 8:49
Collins, Caroline - 12:42 - 6:47
Gonsalves, Maya - 12:58 - 6:56
Grimard, MK - 15:04 - 8:03
Gross, Elizabeth - 14:41 - 7:51
Hanley, Grace - 17:27 - 9:19
Herbertz, Marlena - 16:48 - 8:59
Lynch, Allie - 19:18 - 10:19
Matranga, Jackie - 17:14 - 9:12
Matta, Mila - 14:59 - 8:00
McBride, Kate - 12:56 - 6:54
Morgan, Willow - 19:22 - 10:21
Moulton, Tori - 16:47 - 8:58
Tadmor, Maia - 14:04 - 7:31
Varnerin, Ella - 15:47 - 8:26
White, Jenny - 14:57 - 7:59


BOYS - lost 21-34 (Season Record: 0-2)
Adams, Alex - 16:55 - 9:02
Adams, Sam - 20:16 - 10:50
Beatty, Rand - 18:33 - 9:55
Duprey, Brayden - 13:44 - 7:20
Egan, Matt - 19:11 - 10:15
Emken, Robert - 17:14 - 9:12
Guiles, Sam - 12:55 - 6:54
Herbertz, Elias - 16:59 - 9:04
Jackson, Sawyer - 14:38 - 7:49
Kostas, Niko - 16:23 - 8:45
Lilliott, Erik - 15:08 - 8:05
London, Jack - 13:23 - 7:09
Mast, Tucker - 14:36 - 7:48
Messier, Lucas - 12:58 - 6:56
Pierson, Tighe - 15:44 - 8:24
Richardson, Zach - 20:02 - 10:42
Ricketts, Aaron - 13:24 - 7:09
Rocca, Jonathan - 17:26 - 9:19
Saart, Jack - 15:10 - 8:06
Sears, Trevor - 13:58 - 7:28
Shilhanek, Logan - 12:25 - 6:38
Smits, Drew - 13:22 - 7:08


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September 21, 2018

Workout - Friday, September 21

This is your workout for today - if you have another athletic activity, you do not have to complete this workout.

1/4 mile warm-up jog
Stretches & drills
Form drills (marching As, A-skips, B-skips)
1.5 mile jog - nice & easy
3x 1min hard strides (about 80% effort - 1 minute on, 3 minutes recovery)

Stay hydrated and get some rest this weekend - first (and only) home meet is Thursday!

Coach Ben

September 19, 2018

MEET at TYNGSBOROUGH - Wednesday, September 19

Below are your names and times. If I missed anyone, let me know.

I did not include your placement, because I frankly don't care. Tyngsborough had only a small number of kids today - some schools we run against are going to have bigger teams than us. I don't want you to be discouraged with running a great race against a bigger team because your place was worse. Places can be deceiving, but the stopwatch NEVER lies.

I've also included an average mile pace - this will provide you with a rough comparison between races of different lengths and terrain. Today was a short, flat course, so your time may be slightly faster than normal - keep this in mind.

If anyone is curious how cross country meets are scored, I have posted the process below the results.

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Course: 1.4 miles, very flat - upper 60s, overcast

NAME - TIME - AVG MILE

GIRLS - won 22-39 (Season Record: 1-0)
Barrett, Lauren - 11:16 - 8:02
Collins, Caroline - 8:40 - 6:11
Disch, Eliana - 12:08 - 8:40
Gonsalves, Maya - 8:57 - 6:23
Grimard, MK - 10:57 - 7:49
Gross, Elizabeth - 10:39 - 7:36
Hanley, Grace - 12:24 - 8:51
Lynch, Allie - 11:35 - 8:16
Matranga, Jackie - 12:02 - 8:35
Matta, Mila - 10:34 - 7:32
McBride, Kate - 9:03 - 6:27
Morgan, Willow - 12:35 - 8:59
Moulton, Tori - 11:33 - 8:15
Rodstrom, Sarah - 10:53 - 7:46
Tadmor, Maia - 10:06 - 7:12
White, Jenny - 10:30 - 7:30


BOYS - lost 26-29 (Season Record: 0-1)
Adams, Alex - 10:42 - 7:38
Adams, Sam - 14:25 - 10:17
Beatty, Rand - 12:11 - 8:42
Duprey, Brayden - 9:46 - 6:58
Egan, Matt - 12:38 - 9:01
Emken, Robert - 11:21 - 8:06
Guiles, Sam - 9:00 - 6:25
Herbertz, Elias - 11:23 - 8:07
Jackson, Sawyer - 10:36 - 7:34
Kostas, Niko - 11:57 - 8:32
Lilliott, Erik - 10:07 - 7:13
London, Jack - 9:19 - 6:39
Mast, Tucker - 10:23 - 7:25
McKenna, Connor - 9:37 - 6:52
Messier, Lucas - 9:29 - 6:46
Pierson, Tighe - 10:41 - 7:37
Richardson, Zach - 15:54 - 11:21
Ross, Sam - 11:51 - 8:27
Sears, Trevor - 10:37 - 7:35
Shilhanek, Logan - 8:44 - 6:14
Smits, Drew - 9:34 - 6:50


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Cross country meets are scored using the top 7 runners from each team. The top 5 runners earn points for their team, while #6 and #7 (if they finish ahead of the opposing team's 5th runner) are used to displace the opposition.

Each runner is awarded a point value for the place they finish: 1st place gets 1 point, 2nd place gets 2 points, and so on. Once a team has it's 7th runner finish, any remaining points go to the opposing team.

The points for the top 5 runners from each team are added up, and the team with the lowest total wins.

For today's girls race, the top 12 finished like this:
1) Tyngsborough
2) Hale
3) Hale
4) Hale
5) Tyngsborough
6) Hale
7) Hale
8) Hale
9) Hale
10) Hale
11) Hale
12) Tyngsborough

So, Hale gets 2 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 7 = 22 points. Because our 6th & 7th runners finished ahead of Tyngsborough's 3rd, 4th, & 5th, we displace those runners by two spots each, making it harder for them to win.

Tyngsborough finishes with 1 + 5 + 10 + 11 +12 = 39. Remember, once our 7th runner has finished, the remaining places go to the other team, so Tyngsborough automatically gets the points for 10th, 11th, and 12th place, even though we actually finished in two of those three spots.

For the boys race:
1) Hale
2) Hale
3) Tyngsborough
4) Tyngsborough
5) Tyngsborough
6) Tyngsborough
7) Hale
8) Tyngsborough
9) Hale
10) Hale

Both teams had 5 finishers in the top 10, so the points stop at 10th place.

Hale finishes with 1 + 2 + 7 + 9 + 10 = 29 points.

Tyngsborough gets 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 8 = 26 points.

September 14, 2018

Workout - Friday, September 14

This is your workout for today - if you have another athletic activity, you do not have to complete this workout.

Full warm-up - 1/4 mile jog & stretch
1.5 miles of easy jogging

Try to manage your effort evenly throughout the run - you should be able to maintain a conversation during your run without speaking quickly or taking huge breaths between words. I'd like you to try and not stop during your run.

Make sure you drink plenty of fluids, and I'll see you at practice Monday!

Coach Ben

September 11, 2018

Workout - Tuesday, September 11

This is your workout for today - if you have another athletic activity, you do not have to complete this workout.

Full warm-up - 1/4 mile jog & stretch
20 minutes of easy jogging

Try to manage your effort evenly throughout the run - you should be able to maintain a conversation during your run without speaking quickly or taking huge breaths between words. I'd like you to try and not stop during your run.

Make sure you drink plenty of fluids, and I'll see you at practice tomorrow!

Coach Ben