Running Club 10/12/16

The runners did an amazing job at running club yesterday afternoon. We are so thankful for beautiful fall weather so that we can get in some great running practice! The kids were split up into groups and worked on a variety of running activities. They practiced distance running, sprinting and even completed some strength activities.
 Our character trait of the week was Good Sportsmanship. Congratulations to 5th grader, Kelis and 4th grader, Luke for winning the Sportsmanship award. They are both so supportive of their teammates and love to run!  

Run for Hope 5k!

Hurricane Matthew couldn't slow down our amazing runners this weekend! Congratulations to Ella, Sola, Jack and Meghan on their 5k race this Sunday at the Run for Hope! We all met early Sunday morning after Hurricane Matthew blew through NC the day before, ready to run. All 4 runners were so positive, determined and impressive during their 5k runs! A few of our parents and coaches ran the race as well. We all had fun afterwards, enjoying live music, good food and games. Thank you to the Angus Barn for putting on such a wonderful event, and THANK YOU to all of the families who came out to the race today! We hope you had fun, and we can't wait to do another race together in the spring!

Running Club 10/5/16

Today we had our second 1 Mile Timed Run!

We had 73 runners show up to Running Club today to participate in our second 1 mile timed run!

Many students were super eager to find out their time right away from Ms. Pakes, so click this link to finally find out how fast our runners ran today!

Our character trait of the day was perseverance. With so many runners today our coaches found several students who were trying to beat their previous times and overcome obstacles.

However, two runners especially stood out from the crowd. Third grader Erin beat her previous time by 4 1/2 minutes! And fifth grader Bryce ran a super fast 7:42 with a broken arm! Way to go Erin and Bryce!


If you haven't signed up for the 28th annual Walk for Hope at the Angus Barn this Sunday, there is still time! You can visit our team page here:
https://donate.walkforhope.com/fundraise/team?ftid=90814 and sign up in the top right corner.

The Race for Steak and Walk for Hope are still on as current forecasts for Hurricane Matthew suggest that Sunday will be relatively clear! Hope to see you there!

Running Club 9/28/16

Distance Day!

Today, our runners worked on endurance and distance activities. We tried to "endure" the tough weather, but the thunder started to rumble and sent us running for the building. We finished out our practice with strength activities in the Music and Spanish Room!







Our character trait of the week was "Self-discipline." Congratulations to 5th grader, Zackery and 4th grader, Chase who both showed great self-discipline today by pacing themselves and knowing their limits during all of our activities!




Our shirts have been ordered and should be in very soon! We will see you next week....and we will welcome Track 1 back to school! :-) 

Running Club 9/14/16

All of the runners at running club yesterday ran the 1 mile timed run! See a list of the times here! It was HOT outside...about 90 degrees, so the runners were very good about staying hydrated. We also got to play Across the Ocean at the end of running club...Coaches vs. Runners. 

Our Character Trait of the week was Determination. Congratulations to Ella and Austin who showed great determination in our 1 mile run yesterday!T-shirts are being ordered! 

They should be here in a few weeks. Stay tuned for information on a potential 5k on October 9th at the Angus Barn. If you have not done so already, please join our group on Remind to receive important updates and reminders about running club.

Welcome to the Fall 2016 Season! 9-7-16

The runners had a fantastic first meeting today at Running Club! We got to use the ladders, rings and batons today to complete 3 different running stations. Our runners had so much fun playing fitness tic-tac-toe, running agility drills and pretending like they were in Olympic relays around the track!

 Each week we will choose 2 runners for our "Character Trait of the Week" Award. Today's trait was Enthusiasm. Congratulations to our 2 winners, Ashley and Benjamin. Both of these runners were cheering on teammates, excited about the stations, and smiling the entire time. We are so proud of them!


We will be in touch with more information about the possible team 5k on October 9th! Stay Tuned!

If you have not paid for your running club shirt yet, please turn in your $12 to Mrs. Lipetzky or Ms. Pakes by Wednesday, 9/14/16. We are extending the deadline one week!

Thanks to our coaches! Ms. Pakes, Mr. Flahive, Mr. Colon, Mrs. Lipetzky, Ms. Koester, Mrs. Nolan and Mrs. Crain! Also, thank you so much to our awesome parent volunteers who came out and helped us out today....Mrs. Wascher and Mrs. Roof! :) 

Running Club 5/24/16

We are SO proud of all of the runners this week! They completed a 2 mile run and some runners even went above and beyond to continue running the FULL 24 minutes. We were battling the heat and sun, but we did it! Great work!

Congratulations to Benjamin, Evan Kate and Arjun....the 3 winners of the self-discipline award this week! Benjamin pushes himself each and every week, keeping track of his pace and setting goals. Evan Kate showed great self-discipline and perseverance as she continued her run and finished her 2 miles after hitting a rough patch! Arjun finished his 2 miles strong and yelled to his friends that he wanted to keep going to try to run for a full 24 minutes. Way to go!

See times below. We will see you next week for fun running games and maybe even a special treat to end our season!

	Best 1 mile time	1 mile 4/15/16	1 mile 5/11/16	2 mile 5/11/16	2 mile 5/24/16
Abby	12:14	12:14
Alexander
Anderson	10:38	10:38			24:00:00
Arianna	10:45	10:45
Arjun	7:49	7:49	7:59		22:21
Ashlyn	8:08	8:25	8:08
Austin	7:31	7:31		16:17
Ava	8:14	8:14	8:31		19:11
Ben F	9:05	9:05
Benjamin G	6:06	6:06			13:55
Breckin	8:56		8:56		19:11
Brianna	10:12	10:12		19:00
Bryce	7:29		7:29		19:11
Campbell	10:12	10:12	10:19
Caroline	8:34	8:34			20:48
Charlie	9:41	9:41
Chase	9:50	9:50			17:22
Delaney	8:29	8:29
Edward					20:49
Elijah	16:08	16:08		19:00
Ella	8:32		8:32		17:42
Ellie	9:55		9:55		22:34
Evan Kate	8:54		8:54		22:12
Geoffrey	9:17	9:17
Giada	11:16	11:16		18:00
Grayson	10:54	10:54
Griffin	7:03	7:03	8:15		21:37
Henry	7:48	7:48	7:56		22:14
Isabelle	7:11		7:11		16:05
Jack M	7:38	7:38
Jacob	7:50	7:50			19:29
John "Jack"	8:08	8:16	8:08		21:29
Jonah	8:59	8:59	10:42		21:00
Jordan	12:14	16:08	12:14		24:00:00
Justin	9:08		9:08
Kambrie
Kathryn	8:12	8:12	8:34
Katie A	7:37		7:37		19:58
Kelis	8:46	8:46	9:05		19:55
Kira	16:08	16:08		19:00
Liam
Lotanna	7:41	7:41	8:17		20:01
Lucia	8:27	8:27		17:02
Lucy	6:49	6:49			15:52
Luke	9:27	9:27
Lydia	9:10	9:20	9:10		21:21
Machaon	9:08	9:08
Maddy	6:39		6:39		15:58
Megan	9:28	9:28			21:21
Nate	6:38	6:38			17:18
Nick B	7:03	7:11	7:03
Olivia
Olivia N	7:53	7:53			19:58
Olivia p	12:14	12:14			24
Parker B	8:46	8:46	10:15
Peyton	9:05	9:19	9:05		20:01
Randi	8:39	8:39		19:00
Rebecca					22:39
Ryley	7:37	7:37
Sam B	16:08	16:08		19:00
Sam N	8:27	8:27		17:58
Sam R	8:06	8:33	8:06		24:00:
Sama	10:47	10:47		19:00
Samuel C	10:30	10:30	11:59
Sawyer	6:50	6:50			15:41
Sloane	9:07	9:07			23:00
Spencer	13:00	13:00		19:00
Tanner	6:29	6:34	6:29		17:09
Tori	7:50	7:50			19:26
Tyler	8:05	8:05			19:20
Tyler	9:12	9:12			24:00:00
Tyler	9:25	9:25
Vishal Subramanian	12:10	12:10	14:14
Xander	6:30	6:46	6:30		14:23
Zackery	9:10	9:10			22:58
Zoe	9:49	9:49			22:42