May 27th

We will be having our second to last running club on May 27th.  For this running club we will be running a mile for all students to see how they are doing with their pacing, endurance, and overall running.  We are in need of parent volunteers to participate in the run, but also parents that would be time keepers and record the students' times. Please email Michele Hamilton if you would be able to participate in time keeping or recording.  I hope everyone has a wonderful three day weekend and we will see you on the track Tuesday.  As of today the weather doesn't look the most promising, but we are optimistic about being able to run.

Running Club for 4/29

Due to inclement weather will be canceling our running club. 

From WRAL -- Mostly cloudy, windy and very warm with showers and storms possible this afternoon and evening. Highs in the upper 70s-mid 80s. That stationary frontal boundary that was upon the area yesterday is still over us today. This feature will help lend any storms that develop this afternoon to take on some rotation and hence perhaps form a tornado. We do also have the potential for some large hail and some heavy rainfall that could prompt flash flooding. Tomorrow we may have a greater focus of strong to severe storms as the actual cold front arrives.

Third Running Club

We are excited about having our third running club of the spring season tomorrow.  We will be meeting at the track at 3:45.  Please be sure to bring appropriate clothes, water, and some energy. We will be dividing up into groups to work on the students fitness goals. 

Some good info -- http://www.runnersworld.com/tag/kids-running and http://kidfitnessexpert.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/how-to-teach-proper-running-to-kids/

1/2 mile run for the 2nd Running Club

We had a great second running club with 52 members!  We completed our first timed half mile runs.  WE have some fast runners!  We will be dividing our runners into groups next week based on their goals.

3:00 - 4:00 1/2 mile runners

Frank B

Amanda U

Hunter C

Bryant G

Ben M

Abbey S

Lucas M

Megan H

Travis D

Max B

Ryley O

Andrew G

Hutcheson C

Jenny C

Kees de V

Julia Miles F

Cecelia N

Joshua P

Karishma K

Renee B Sarah G Giovanni S Jack K Jessie Y

First Running Club

We had a great turn out for our first running club. We had forty-nine students and nine adults.  We worked on intervals and were able to run/walk for fifteen minutes and then complete three relays around the school.  The best part of the running club for me was hearing the runners' goals.

• "be a faster runner"
• "Beat my older brother running"
• "be able to run longer without stopping"
• "be the best runner"

Looking forward to meeting these great goals!  See you all on April 9th.

First running club April 1st

We are very excited about starting on spring running club, unfortunately the weather is not cooperating with us.  Due to forecast of cool weather and potential icy conditions we will be postponing our first running club meeting until April 1st (no fooling).  We can't wait to get on the track and get back to running at Brassfield.  

Spring 2014 Sign up

Calling all third, fourth and fifth grade boys and girls that enjoy running and would like to prepare for a race (1 mile, 2 mile, or 5k).  Then you should join the Brassfield  running club.   During our weekly runs, we will work on building endurance and speed while fostering a love of running.  The club will begin on March 25th and meet weekly from 3:45-4:45.  Our last running club will be May 20th.  The runners must be picked up promptly at 4:45 in the bus parking loop.  We expect that all students participating in our running club with exhibit PAWS behavior.  If you have questions, feel free to contact Michele Hamilton mhamilto@unch.unc.edu or Travis Shillings tshillings@wcpsss.net.  Happy Running!  Sign up Form