Sorry for the delay in communication this week, I've been out sick but we're back to training. Make sure to stay up-to-date with your running!
Here are the running times/workouts:
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Sunday, November 23, 2025
Pre-Season Training: Week #3
Here are the days we're meeting this week. We are planning on running outside, so dress for the weather. If you can't make a session, get your 3 - 4 days of workouts in!
- Monday, November 24th
- Tuesday, November 25th
- Wednesday, November 26th
- ALHS Track (meet at caboose)
- 10 - 11 a.m.
If you can't make a pre-season session, here are the running times/workouts:
Saturday, November 22, 2025
State Meet Photos & Merchandise
State Meet Competitors & Parents:
The professional photos from the 7th & 8th Grade Cross Country Post-Season Invitational are now available at the links below. Additionally, if anyone did not get merchandise at the event, it can be purchased online from EA Graphics.
Photo Link: HERE
Merchandise Link: HERE
Monday, November 17, 2025
Pre-Season Training: Week #2
Here are the days we're meeting this week. We are planning on running outside, so dress for the weather. If you can't make a session, get your 3 - 4 days of workouts in!
- Tuesday, November 18th
- Wednesday, November 19th
- Thursday, November 20th
If you can't make a pre-season session, here are the running times/workouts:
Thursday, October 30, 2025
End-of-Season Notes & Pre-season Training
End-of-Season Notes:
- State Meet competitors:
- If you left any apparel at the OHSAA Invitational, I have it in my classroom (washed and dried). I'll keep it here for another week, then I'll be moving it to the Learwood Lost & Found.
- I have the programs left over from the meet as well, feel free to stop by and pick one up if you don't have your copy.
- All runners:
- If you haven't turned in your uniform, please do so! You can turn in washed uniformed to Coach Marlow in his classroom (labeled with your name and in a bag). Looks like we've got almost all uniforms.
- We will be updating our team's records by our showcase (right around the corner from my classroom) and the front hallway (by the collage of team pictures).
Pre-season Training:
- For those athletes interested in resuming training, we'll be meeting next week.
- Pre-season sessions will generally be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. We'll text out schedules on a weekly basis but those will be the typical days we meet. This week's schedule will be:
- Tuesday
- Thursday
- Run on own on third day (no practice Wednesday)
- We'll meet from 3:15 - 4 p.m.
- We will also go over core training to do as well (two days per week).
- All are welcome! Potential runners not involved in the fall season are allowed to join.
- If you cannot attend a session, or are training elsewhere, that's fine! We'll post our workouts for athletes so they can keep up with their training.
- Lastly, if you are interested in indoor meet opportunities, SPIRE has an indoor track schedule (see below).
- Any questions, let us know!
Thursday, October 16, 2025
End of Season Notes & OHSAA 7th & 8th Grade Invitational
END-OF-SEASON NOTES:
- Congrats on a great showing at SWCs! That was awesome, you really executed well! Thanks for your hard work this season, we appreciate it!
- Parents, thanks for all your help this season! Thanks for all the dinners, pictures, and flexibility this summer/fall! It's been a lot of fun.
- We will be updating some end-of-season items:
- We'll be emailing athletes updates of season times
- Updated TEAM records and INDIVIDUAL records will be done soon
- Once completed, we're going to post the records at Learwood
- Please turn in uniforms to Coach Marlow's classroom. Please wash your uniform and turn it into Coach Marlow. Please place everything in a bag and label it with your name. Don't forget to label it with your name!
OFF-SEASON TRAINING:
- Now that the season is over, our attention will transition to Track & Field season. If you're not running track this spring you can still train with us this winter. If you are running track this spring you absolutely should train with us this winter.
- We will take a break until after the holidays! We'll be meeting as a distance team prior to Winter Break, and we'll start pre-season training in January. This will be 3-4 days per week, but it will be much lighter than what we've done these last 3+ months. We will meet after school and will be done by 4 p.m. We'll text out a bi-weekly schedule throughout those winter months...if you can't make a session we'll post manageable running times.
- We will be taking interested athletes to indoor meets this winter. We'll send out information regarding this, but initially we're thinking of going to a couple Oberlin indoor races in January/February.
- We will be starting conditioning for Track & Field the first week of February. Once the calendar switches to February, we'll be back for track season. We'll be meeting 5 days a week.
OHSAA 7th & 8th Grade Invitational:
- Bus leaves Troy at 5:50 a.m. Be there at 5:45 a.m. We're taking one bus, please use the restroom before we leave.
- We should return around 4:30 p.m. This is an estimate, we'll text our arrival home to everyone.
- Pack a lunch! We'll let everyone know when to eat, but you'll need to eat breakfast and a light snack before your race. Of course, bring water as well.
- Bring money for food afterward! We're planning on stopping somewhere for a later lunch on the way home.
- The meet will be held at Fortress Obetz and Memorial Park
- We're tracking the weather! Right now it looks like rain, we'll go over what to bring to be prepared.
- Information for this meet can be found here: MEET INFO
- Parents, if you're attending get there early! This meet is different than the other locations in that the runners finish inside the stadium. You might want to get there early to get a spot in the stadium, and be aware of the crowds!
- GIRLS TEAM runs at 10 a.m.
- Gianna
- Ella
- Marissa
- Marion
- Addy
- Carlynn
- Hailey
- Emmy
- Lanie
- Olivia
- BOYS TEAM runs at 10:35 a.m.
- Daniel
- Everett
- Brock
- Tommy
- Caden
- Jack
- Wyatt
- Liam D.
- Liam M.
- Tobin
- GIRLS OPEN runs at 11:10 a.m.
- Sophia
- Helena
- Claire
- Amelia
- Ella
- Mia
- BOYS OPEN runs at 11:45 a.m.
- Gavin
- Cayden
Sunday, October 12, 2025
State Meet PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Here's the practice schedule for this week. We may end practice a little earlier than the posted times, but the times listed should be fairly accurate:
Friday, October 10, 2025
SWC Reminders & Team Video
SWC REMINDERS
Here are some reminders for tomorrow:
END OF SEASON VIDEO
And here's our team video. Thanks to all the parents who took videos and to Mrs. Walters for putting it together!
Monday, October 6, 2025
SWC WEEK
SWC WEEK:
- Please check Coach Rocco’s room for any missing items! At the end of our season we’re going to place all missing items in Learwood’s Lost & Found. Anything not claimed at year’s end will be donated to charity.
- Parents, while this final race is centrally located, make sure to remind kids to stick together!
- Time to get some rest! Eat healthy, drink a lot of water, stock up on sleep (9 hours, 15 minutes a night), and STRETCH before bed! Avoid soda, junk food, and limit sweets to one dessert a day!
- Parents: we've been very accommodating with the athletes' sports schedules this season...we are going to ask that those other sports be accommodating with us this week. We are tapering this week, and we need the kids to REST! We've been pushing them these last few weeks, and I know a lot of them are participating in multiple sports. We want them to peak at the right time, and that means they've got to rest this whole week. If you could adjust their sports' schedules this week, we would really appreciate it!
- Our End-of-Season Team Recognition will be held on Monday, October 20th. More information will be forthcoming!
- Bus leaves Troy at 7:35 a.m.
- The meet is held at Lorain County Community College (LCCC). This is the same course as our Avon Lake Early Bird earlier this season.
- Parents, LCCC is asking that you park at the following locations (not on the grass)...parents are to park in lots 1, 6, or 7 (disregard the red 'X' at lot 7...that's for buses to avoid): LCCC Parking
- We would like ALL athletes to ride the bus TO and FROM this meet! We would like the entire team to be present for the awards ceremony at SWCs! GO AVON LAKE!
- SWC Awards Ceremony is typically held to recognize the top 8 runners (All-SWC), then Top 9-16 runners (2nd Team All-SWC), then the SWC teams will be recognized.
- We should be back in Avon Lake around 11:15 a.m.
RACE SCHEDULE:
- 9:00 a.m. ALL GIRLS
- 9:30 a.m. ALL BOYS
- 10:15 a.m. SWC AWARDS CEREMONY
SWC WEEK Practice Schedule
Here's the practice schedule for this week. We may end practice a little earlier than the posted times, but the times listed should be fairly accurate:
- Friday is the last practice of the season for the entire team
- If we can't get buses we'll practice at an alternate location
- We are planning an SWC team meeting on Tuesday after our workout
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
HURON INVITATIONAL
Here's our weekly update:
- Continue to eat healthy, drink plenty of water, and stock up on rest! Our hard workouts will end this week. It’s time to rest, we are beginning to taper. For this last week, avoid all soda, eat very healthy foods, drink plenty of water, get a LOT of sleep (middle schoolers need to average 9 hours 15 minutes of sleep a night), and STRETCH after practice, on Sunday, and before you go to bed each night. It’s not what you do the day before a race, it matters what you do the WEEK before a race!
- If you are dealing with an ailing issue (Achilles, quads, hips, IT-band) let us know. We can help facilitate proper stretching to help you get healthy!
- Parents, let us know of any absences: An email/text will suffice. Thanks!
- All athletes & parents must sign a waiver in order to participate:
- We will provide hard copies of this at practice today
- Please return as soon as possible
- Be at Troy at 9:15 a.m. We should return to Avon Lake around 2:15-2:30 p.m.
- Trophies will be awarded to 1st & 2nd place teams
- Medals will be awarded to 1 - 10 places
- Ribbons will be awarded to 11 - 20 places
- Results will be posted on Ohio Milesplit
- This race will be held at BGSU Firelands (1 University Drive, Huron, OH 44839).
- Meet information can be found here: HURON INVITATIONAL
- Here's the schedule:
- 11:45 a.m. ALL BOYS
- 12:15 p.m. ALL GIRLS
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
CVNP INVITATIONAL
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Woodridge) Invitational
Parents:- The race will be held at Virginia Hills at the Pine Hollow entrance: 5465 Quick Road, Peninsula, OH 44264
- Meet information can be found here: MEET INFORMATION
- There is NO parking alongside the road of this race.
- Woodridge will run several shuttle buses from their high school to the meet, so you might want to get there early so you are not rushed.
- This race will have chip timing, so we will help runners with their chips at camp. Runners will return their chips to the coaches back at camp.
- There are concessions and apparel at this meet
- The buses will leave TROY at 9:30 a.m. (be at Troy at 9:20 a.m.)
- GIRLS run at 12:05 p.m.
- BOYS run at 1:05 p.m.
- We should return by 3 p.m.
Race Information:
- This race will run as ONE GIRLS' RACE
- There will also be ONE BOYS' RACE
- If you look at the race schedule on the website, Avon Lake will run in the WHITE DIVISION (the larger division)
Sunday, September 14, 2025
AMHERST-AVON LAKE CANDY RUN
We will be hosting the 11th Annual Avon Lake-Amherst Fun Run at ALHS/Kopf Reservation. Here's important information regarding the race:
- Athletes are to bring their uniforms, normal running shoes (no spikes), two bottles of water, and normal apparel to wear pre- and post-race.
- Runners will change after school, eat their snacks, and then will be bussed to the high school. Bring everything with you! We will not be returning to Learwood.
- You do NOT have to ride the bus, however. If you want to go home first, then ride your bike or get a ride to the high school, that's fine.
- If you're not riding the bus please be there by 4:15 p.m. to help out and to cheer the athletes in the first race.
- Since we're in town, athletes are allowed to carpool and we do NOT have to sign athletes out afterward.
- We will meet between AL Memorial Stadium & the baseball field--the same place we practiced this summer. Parents, the start and finish are the same place!
- It's not a 'fan-friendly' course...so we apologize in advance. It's a fun route for the kids, and usually both teams like the course, but we'll be hanging out at the start/finish.
- The race will be an informal 1.8-mile loop through Kopf Reservation.
- We will be yelling out times but you will have to listen for them.
- Top finishers will be getting candy!
- Here's the schedule:
- 4:40 p.m. 8th Grade Girls
- 5:00 p.m. 8th Grade Boys
- 5:20 p.m. 7th Grade Girls
- 5:40 p.m. 7th Grade Boys
See everyone Wednesday!
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Wooster
Wooster (ATHLETES):
- We will meet at Troy at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, and we should return around 3:15 p.m.
- Eat a good breakfast for this one! You don’t have to wake up super early. Parents, the athletes should pack a good, healthy lunch and a snack to eat when they get to Wooster. Food high in carbohydrates are preferred. Remember that food helps build up the necessary glycogen, which produces the energy needed in races.
- Bring water AND a sports drink. You can also bring money for concessions (only to be eaten after races).
- We'll check the weather and make sure everyone's prepared.
- There will be food and t-shirts available.
- BOYS are in alleys 15 - 16
- GIRLS are in alleys 17 -18
- Individuals placing 1 - 25 receive awards at the chute
- Team trophies are awarded to the top 3 teams
- Day-of-race results will be posted here: https://onthemarktiming.com/past_results/results.2025/woosterHs25/
- Results will also be posted on Ohio Milesplit.
Wooster (PARENTS):
- Information can be found here (including a link to the course map): WOOSTER INFORMATION
- We will meet at Troy at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, and we should return around 3:15 p.m.
- Make sure kids get a healthy breakfast and that they pack a healthy lunch.
- We will text you where our camp is so you can find us!
- The race is held at Wooster High School (515 Oldman Road, Wooster, OH).
- There is a $10 parking fee (cash only)
- Traffic and parking info can be found HERE
- Course map can be found HERE
SCHEDULE:
- Boys run at 12:20 p.m.
- Girls run at 12:50 p.m.
Monday, September 1, 2025
SWC Preview Results GIRLS
Here are the results from the SWC Preview. Some of the times may be inaccurate. If so, just let me know. The other teams' results are incomplete, so I'm just including the places and team scores.
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