Cross Country and Distance

Approach

The under 13 program focuses on building an aerobic fitness to run for a sustained period time, mixing easy running with hills, sprints, fartlek and relays....fun and fitness. Athletes are encouraged to attend 3 practices per week. The 13 and over program takes a more serious approach to interval training, hill running, drills and core strength runs addressed. A mixed level of abilities at this age group results in a variety of workout prescriptions on any given day. Athletes are encouraged 3 to 5 practices depending on their age, development and fitness level.

Coaches

Graeme Fell - Jack Byron

** These practises will be canceled on weeks when there are races.

Practise Schedule

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
5:00PM ST.GEORGES		5:00PM ST.GEORGES		5:00PM ST.GEORGES **	9:30AM ST.GEORGES **

HIGH SCHOOL and UNIVERSITY

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
5:00PM ST.GEORGES	5:00PM ST.GEORGES	5:00PM ST.GEORGES		5:00PM ST.GEORGES	9:30AM ST.GEORGES **

Competition Schedule

Grade 7 and under - Cross Country schedule 2008

Elementary Age Athletes are expected to participate in 4 meets, including the Provincial Championships in Stanley Park on Oct 25th.
Those marked LMS are part of the Lower Mainland JD Series. Runners will be scored on their 3 best completed races. Any completed races count towards the series. Points are assigned as follows: 1st = 30 points, 2nd = 27, 3rd = 25, 4th = 23, 5th = 21, 6th to 25th each place drops 1 point. The series age categories are based on the year of birth 1993, "94, "95, "96, "97, "98, "99, with trophies going to the first 3 boys and girls in each age group.
We are dependent on parent volunteers and by everyone helping with driving we can spread the load.

Sep 20	Pinetree Classic	Coquitlam	LMS #1
Sep 27	South Fraser Cross Country	Surrey	LMS #1
Oct 4	Festival of Cross Country	South Surrey	LMS #1
Oct 11	BC Elementary & Jr High Schools Cross Country	Richmond
Oct 18	Frank Reynolds Memorial	North Vancouver	LMS #4
Oct 25	BC Cross Country Championships	Vancouver	LMS #5

Track and Field Competition Schedule 2009

The Vancouver Thunderbirds Track and Field Club believes that competition is an integral part of the track and field experience Ð it helps young athletes measure their progress, gives them a venue to perform the skills that they have practiced, and contributes to learning the value of sportsmanship. We understand that some children prefer to attend as many competitions as possible, while others would like to do only what is required. Below is the schedule that we will follow during the coming Track Season, which will allow families to plan well ahead of time. Exact dates have not been published yet, but we will send an email when the competition weekends have been finalized.
Our Expectations of you: We encourage all elementary aged members to participate in the 5 meets marked by a ÒYÓ in the table below. Of these, the most important is the BCJD Championships (for which the club pays the entry). At all events marked with a ÒYÓ your coaches will be there to assist you with your warm up and competitions. Should you not be able to participate in one of these meets, we have provided some alternate meets, marked by an ÒOÓ which you can enter to make up your 5 meets. We cannot guarantee, however that coaches will be at those alternate meets. In some cases you will compete as representatives of your school, and this will still count towards your club meets.

Y	April	VOC Elementary Meet	Point Grey
O	May	Norwesters Elementary Meet	Swangard (Burnaby)
Y	May	Junior Olympics	Bear Creek (Surrey)
O	May	BC Elementary Meet	Minoru (Richmond)
O	June	Jessie Bent Memorial	Coquitlam
Y	June	Langley Pacific	Langley
O	June	BCJD Pentathlon	South Surrey
Y	June	Jack Brow	Kelowna
O	June	Trevor Craven	Swangard (Burnaby)
O	June	BC JD Championships	TBA

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