State Date:
We will be starting mid-June. Contact Coach Ford for exact date. He will pick the start date once he has the exact dates from KSHSAA. Prior to the start date he encourages everyone to run 3-4 days a week to either maintain current achieved conditioning and/or to ease into summer conditioning.
Location:
We will be meeting the same place as last year. It is a little park between Nall and Lamar on Indian Creek Parkway (one block south of 103rd Overland Park, KS).
Days & Times:
Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 9:00 am. Also, for Juniors and Seniors, and other potential Varsity, there will be a highly encouraged weekend run at differing locations.
What to bring:
A 'yoga' style mat is encouraged. Water is highly recommended. After practice snacks if you'd like, sharing is welcome, preferably healthy items.
Purpose:
Summer training is key to a successful season. It takes time for ones body to adjust to new stresses. Thus summer training is a great way to build endurance and injury resistant bodies.
What to expect:
The first half of the summer will be almost entirely easy running and cross training to help prevent injuries and build a foundation for the seasons competition. The second half of the summer we will be easing into some faster runs and begin some longer less intense intervals.
Other:
My purpose is to further the athletes understanding of Christ in the dire importance of a relationship with him. There are times of euphoric joy and times of intense discomfort and pain involved in running just as in a life spent following Christ. It helps develop godly character and provides a measure of understanding that life is not always easy but the road less traveled is worth it. I have some great team captains this year and along with their ideas and any other suggestions I hope to have plenty of team building experiences in training and outside of there of. Everyone is welcome at the summer practices! God bless.
Coach Jonathan Ford's Contact Info:
Email: JONANDROBFORD@hotmail.com
Phone: 913-227-9530 (call or text)
