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A Great Start | Coach Dusty

1/27/2019

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"Wow, what is this group?"
I heard this question asked by an adult passing by witnessing the first ever practice of the Delta Hawks Youth Racing Team. So great to see such a big turnout. We had 33 kids, ages 7 - 14 show up for our first practice. Today is an incredible day for these kids and for our community.  We want to thank each of you who came out and encourage you to come back and bring your friends. 

PARENTS
You have homework --
If you haven't, take some time to read the website. You'll find info on what a typical week looks like, how the age groups are broken up, what our race schedule is and much more. Second - communicate. If you have questions ask. I know new sports can be intimidating and sometimes there can be lingo and details that seem like a foreign language. I will do my best to catch myself and explain everything, but if I don't be sure to ask. Don't become frustrated with not understanding something about practice, races, training, etc. Just ask.

Week 1 (Jan. 28 - Feb. 3)
Monday

- All ages: Rest Day (other sports ok)

Tuesday
Hawks Practice at 5:30pm at The Boat House
- All ages: warmup, drills, workout, cooldown, stretch and strength
- Workout 20 minutes of  alternating 1 minute fast running and 1 minute easy running.
The workout this week is called a fartlek (yes, all of the kids will laugh). Fartlek is actually Swedish for "Speed Play". This type of training is an amazing way for the kids to get exposed to some more structured workouts without the intimidation of a track or intervals or timing them just yet. Keep in mind, we are just trying to build the foundation at this point.

Wednesday
-All ages: Rest Day (other sports ok)

Thursday
- Age 7/8 and All Kids New To The Sport: Rest Day (other sports ok)
- Age 9 - 14 that are not new to the sport: Easy 2 - 3 miles

Friday
Hawks Practice at 5:30pm at The Boat House
- All ages: warmup, drills, workout, cooldown, stretch and strength
- Age 7/8: 4 Loops (this will be a new loop I call the Big Swamp)
- Age 9/10: 5 - 6 Loops
- Age 11-14: 7-8 Loops
The focus of this practice will be really to learn our drills and start to teach this kids about proper running technique.

Saturday
- All ages: Rest Day (other sports ok)

Sunday

Hawks Practice at 10:00am at The Boat House
This Sunday practice will be held at 10:00am due to the Superbowl. Sundays will normally be at 3:00pm.
- All ages: warmup, drills, "LONG RUN", cooldown, stretch and strength
- Age 7/8: 3-4 Lake Loops (this is the loop we did at our first practice)
- Age 9/10: 4 - 5 Loops
- Age 11-14: 6 - 7 Loops

​GO HAWKS!!!!!








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Course Change

1/19/2019

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PictureCoach Bruns at one of Matthew's races.

Coach Phil.

When I was in 7th grade at Bates Elementary School in Courtland, my school hosted the Walnut Grove Rotary Invitational track meet. It was part of our PE class and the 8th grade Math class “burned” the “track” into the large grass field.
I ran the mile – and it changed my life. I didn’t train for it. I wasn’t coached. I don’t think I ran particularly well. But that day set a new course for my life, a course
I never knew existed.
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Unbeknownst to me, Chuck Bruns, a new English teacher and passionate track coach at Delta High School attended the meet. He came up to my brother and I after our races and said, when you guys get to Delta, we’re starting a Cross Country Team!
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My answer: “What is Cross Country?”

Growing up in the Delta in the 80’s and 90’s, your sport options were Football, Baseball, Basketball and Soccer. I had never heard of distance running as a sport all to itself. Sure enough, when we got Delta High, Coach Bruns helped us pull together a Cross Country team. By the time we reached our Junior year, with little more than 5 people on the team, we won the Section title and a trophy in the school hallway.
My senior year, with Collegiate hopes, they cut the program.
BUT, the course had already been set. I walked on to the Fresno State Cross Country Team as a freshman and my second semester I earned a scholarship. I loved being a part of a team of runners. I loved challenging myself and testing my limits. I have deep friendships today that came from those distance running crews.

Because Coach Bruns walked up to a 12 year old, and two years later started a team, I got the bug. It gave me confidence in myself, life-long friendships, trained me in leadership, and paid for my college education.
I am coaching with Delta Hawks Racing to give the next generation of you the same opportunity that Coach Bruns gave me. I want to make sure that our kids have the foundation of running by the time they reach high school, we have the depth in the community to field a team, and to change the course of many of our youth in the Delta.


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The First Step | Coach Dusty

1/18/2019

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PictureCoach Dusty with son Caleb.
30 years ago this spring I took my first step. Well not exactly, but it was my first step as a competitive runner.

Our motivations to start may come from very different places. For me, my best friend was an amazing runner, he ran track and cross country and I figured if I joined the team he and I could hang out more. Little did I know my first step would lead me to learn so much.

Sure, running has its obvious benefits; better health, strength, endurance, etc. But what does it really provide? Here are some things that stand out over the last 30 years.
  • Community: the people I am closest too and have stayed friends with had a connection through running
  • Nature: its scientifically proven that when humans experience nature regularly they are happier and healthier
  • Perseverance: no question running teaches you how to persevere through bad weather workouts, the pain involved in pushing your body beyond its comfort and probably most importantly improvement only comes from being consistent
  • Respect: take a step back and look at the sport of Track & Field and Cross Country it truly is like no other;
    • after a hard fought race you'll see competitors high fiving and congratulating each other on a great race
    • boys and girls training together, race together - you don't see that in any other sport
  • Support
    • I learned early on you warm-up as a team and cool-down as a team. And here is an amazing thing that my coaches instilled in me that I carry forward with any team I coach. We do our warm-ups and cool-downs on the race course (when allowed) so that we can cheer for the other racers - not just our team.

The list goes on and on....I hope you take from this that with one simple step into the running community you are joining a community that will impact your life in meaningful ways and will be there for you for life. By the way - my best friend and I celebrate 40 years of friendship this year and we spend most of our time running, mountain biking and being in nature with our families.

GO HAWKS!

Coach D

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