Monday, May 21, 2012

2012 Cross Country Information

Attention Parents and Athletes,


If you are interested in joining the Learwood Cross Country team, please fill out the form below.  








Monday, February 13, 2012

Saturday Running Club Details


Attention all Learwood Running Club athletes & parents:

We will be starting to run on Saturdays in the Rocky River Metro Parks from now through the month of March. All cross country runners are welcome to attend. Coach Rocco will be running with interested runners, and we hope to meet the high school boys & girls’ teams at the metro parks as well. We will be meeting at 9:30 a.m. at Troy Intermediate School, and a bus will take us to the metro parks and back. We should be back around 11:30 a.m., but athletes are encouraged to bring a cell phone to contact parents just in case (we may get back later…I’ll have to see about this for our first time out). Dress for the weather and bring water & a snack. If the weather does not cooperate, we will update the schedule via email and blog posting.  Parents, I will have a medical kit on hand and I’ll also bring the med. forms from our cross country season.

Distance runners need to be running 2-3 times a week prior to these Saturday running sessions! If you think you can make it, or if you have any questions, please stop by room 404 to see Coach Rocco!
Saturday Running Sessions
9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Rocky River Metro Parks
We will meet and be brought back to Troy Intermediate School via bus!
Dress properly, bring water/snacks, and remember your cell phones!

Running Club Saturday Sessions
February 18th
February 25th
March 3rd
March 10th
March 17th
March 24th

Tuesday, January 3, 2012


Cross Country Parents & Athletes:

Here is the schedule for the next 2 weeks! Running days may change due to the weather. If his happens, athletes will be notified on the announcements. Athletes are expected to continue running on their own! We are moving toward 'treadmill season' so make sure to get your miles in regardless of the weather conditions.

Wednesday        1.4     3 - 4 p.m.            32 minutes
Thursday             1.5     3 - 4 p.m.            40 minutes
Friday                   1.6     3 - 4 p.m.            38 minutes

Monday               1.10    3 - 4 p.m.          38 minutes
Tuesday               1.11    3 - 4 p.m.          42 minutes
Saturday              1.12    3 - 4 p.m.          40 minutes

In addition to the schedule, there are a few things to note:

1)  If you are planning on running Track & Field, you DEFINITELY need to start running NOW. You CANNOT just show up in March and start conditioning for April/May meets. So if you have not been running at this point, it's time to start! It's not too late to start running now but if you wait until March it will be too late!
2)  Because of this, I will be requesting runners meet with me weekly so we can review what they've done that week. You can stop by my room during Academic Support on Tuesdays, or meet me after school.
3)  Since the weather is going to get colder, we usually only hold running sessions if the temperatures are around 30 degrees or above. Again, if the weather is an issue we'll notify athletes on the announcements!
4)  We will not hold Saturday running sessions during Ski Club weeks, so our schedule will change slightly.
5)  Please check the blog site for distances! We will be holding running club sessions for another 6-7 weeks, until the start of Track & Field conditioning.

Have a Happy New Year!

Coach Rocco
Coach Walters

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Cross Country Schedule Revision


Cross Country Parents:

Our schedule this week has changed, due to a few meetings I have to attend. Here's the updated schedule for 12.11-12.17:
Week of December 11th (12.11 – 12.17)
Wednesday, Dec. 14th    3 – 4 p.m.            Learwood            30 minutes
Thursday, Dec. 15th        3 – 4 p.m.           Learwood            34 minutes
Saturday, Dec. 17th        8:30 - 10 a.m.     ALHS Track          32 minutes

I'll send the schedule for Winter Break next weekend!

Coach Rocco

Friday, December 2, 2011

Running Club Update


Cross Country Athletes & Parents:

Here is the Running Club Schedule for the next two weeks. Please be advised that, in the event of inclement weather, our sessions may be canceled. In that case, runners are responsible for running on their own. Again, runners need to run 3 days a week! No more, no less! As long as they get 3 days in, they’re good to go. Also, don’t worry about bulking up the miles just yet! Right now we’re around the 3 – 3.5 miles per day, 3 day-a-week plan. We’re going to build this up, though, so runners are expected to be in shape when Track & Field conditioning starts in late February!

Any questions, let us know!

Coach Rocco
Coach Walters

Week of December 4th (12.4 – 12.10)
Tuesday, Dec. 6th              3 – 4 p.m.            Learwood            28 minutes
Thursday, Dec. 8th            3 – 4 p.m.            Learwood            32 minutes
Saturday, Dec. 10th          9:30 – 11 p.m.    ALHS Track          30 minutes (Kopf Trail Run)

Week of December 11th (12.11 – 12.17)
Tuesday, Dec. 13th           3 – 4 p.m.            Learwood            30 minutes
Wednesday, Dec. 14th    3 – 4 p.m.            Learwood            34 minutes
Thursday, Dec. 15th          3 – 4 p.m.            Learwood            32 minutes

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Running Club

Parents & Athletes:

Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, we will not be meeting to run this week. Runners are expected to run 3 days this week for 25-30 minutes. A few things to note:

  • All runners are expected to run 3 days a week! While we're not meeting this week due to the holiday, athletes need to stay in running shape this off-season!
  • Next week we are going to start documenting each runner's mileage per week. Runners will meet in Coach Rocco's room once a week to document their workouts for the week if they cannot meet to run after school.
  • We are going to post workouts on the blog until the start of conditioning for Track & Field.
  • Happy Thanksgiving and we'll see you after the break!
Running Schedule:

Thanksgiving Week we will not meet -- run 25-30 minutes 3 days a week independently!

Week of 11.27 - 12.3

1)    Tuesday    11.29    Learwood        3 - 4 p.m.            26 minute run
2)    Thursday   12.1     Learwood        3 - 4 p.m.            30 minute run
3)    Saturday   12.3      ALHS Track     9:30 - 11 a.m.      28 minute run

Week of 12.4 - 12.10

1)    Tuesday    12.6    Learwood        3 - 4 p.m.            28 minute run
2)    Thursday   12.8    Learwood        3 - 4 p.m.            32 minute run
3)    Saturday    12.10  ALHS Track     9:30 - 11 a.m.      32 minute run (hard run)

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Cross Country Running Club

Cross Country Runners & Parents:

We are planning on starting our off-season running this week! The schedule for the next two weeks is as follows:

    Wednesday, Nov. 9th 3 - 4:15 p.m. Learwood
    Thursday, Nov. 10th 3 - 4:15 p.m. Learwood
    Saturday, Nov. 12th 9:30 - 11 a.m. ALHS Track

    Monday, Nov. 14th 3 - 4:15 p.m. Learwood 
    Wednesday, Nov. 15th 3 - 4:15 p.m. Learwood
    Saturday, Nov. 18th 9:30 - 11 a.m. Cahoon Park, Bay Village (more info. to follow on this)

Sorry for getting this out to everyone so late! We will be more prompt in getting information on the blog. We will post workout sessions every other week until track conditioning starts in mid-February.

Just a few notes about off-season running:

1) Off-season running is similar to conditioning, where anyone can join and no forms are needed. We will bring the forms we have from the cross country season, but any new runners should let us know of any medical conditions.
2) Since this is the off-season, we cannot 'coach' athletes. We are allowed to run with athletes and set up a general program for each session, but we are prohibited from 'coaching' athletes. We are going to keep it simple at first, but we will also start hill work and we hope to meet with the varsity distance runners on some workouts.
3) Our main focus is to keep athletes in shape, get heart rates up, increase aerobic respiration, and maintain what we've done in cross country for the upcoming track season.
4) If you are involved in other sports and cannot participate in off-season running, it is still important that you run 3 times a week. Please stop by my room starting this week to get workouts! We are also planning on running on Saturdays so you are more than welcome to join us!
5) I want to keep track of each runners' mileage so everyone is accountable! Please help with this by checking in with me weekly! I will keep a log in my room so you can stop in and log in your miles.
6) Our mileage will not be excessive! Again, we're going to keep it simple. We just want athletes to be in shape when track starts. Still, we're going to be doing workouts that are more than manageable! 

Hope to see everyone out this week and next!

Coach Rocco
Coach Walters