Holland Christian Cross Country

Monday, July 9, 2018

Message From Coach Dave :)

HCXC Team,

I am reminded today (looking at the calendar) that one month from today is the first day of the official 2018 cross country season! I am very eager to begin the season and can send this email out to you after completing the HC dead week where coaches may not contact athletes or hold any organized conditioning activities.

We have had a great turn out of both middle school and high school kids conditioning on Mondays and Wednesdays which will resume on the 9th at the DOW at 7:00pm.

Please make sure you are staying consistent with your conditioning now. This will be very important for the season. What should you be doing???

Example:

Monday - Tempo run (1 1/2 mi warm up, 2-3 mile tempo, 1 mile easy)

(tempo is 40s - 60s slower than 5k race pace/mile)

Tuesday - 2-5 mi easy

Wednesday - hill workout (Tunnel Park area works well) or VanRaalte hill

Run up pretty hard and easy down 6-8 times

Thursday - 3-4 mi

Friday - easy

Saturday - 40 - 60 minutes comfortable pace

Sunday - day off

If you have not been running, start slow (10 mi/week)

Been running (20 - 30 mi/week)

Serious (build to 30 - 40/week by mid August)

Dates: Tuesday, Aug 7 btw 8:00 - 9:00am Check In HC Main Street
(uniforms and paperwork)

Wednesday, Aug 8 Practice from 5:00 - 6:30pm

XC camp Tuesday - Friday August 14-17 (info attached)

http://hollandchristiancrosscountry.blogspot.com/p/live-calendar.html
https://www.facebook.com/groups/hollandchrxc/
http://hollandchristiancrosscountry.blogspot.com/

Please send me any emails that I missed or you would like added - I did not have them all but did my best with what I could find.

Looking forward to meeting all of you soon and using our talents to bring glory to God.

In Christ,

Coach David DeKruyter

c 616 834-1985

Friday, June 22, 2018

FACEBOOK GROUP

https://www.facebook.com/groups/hollandchrxc/

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Summer Events

Twlight run for Mental Health- June 8
http://1in5marathonrelay.com/

Seaway Run- June 23
https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Muskegon/MercyHealthSeawayRun

Zeeland Zoom- June 26
https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Zeeland/ZeelandZoom5k

Run for the Sun- July 18
https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/MI/Holland/CampSunshineRunfortheSun

Coast Guard Festival- July 28
https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/GrandHaven/YMCACoastGuardFestivalRun2016presentedbyNorthOttawaCommunity

Riley Trails Marathon Relay- August 18
https://ultrasignup.com/entrants_event.aspx?did=55841

Run for the Sun 2018

Run for the Sun - Sign Up

Again this Year HC runners have the opportunity to participate in the Run for the Sun 5k for Free !!

Event is Wednesday July 18

6:30 PM

From the DOW Center, Downtown Holland

Monday, November 6, 2017

I am SPEED!!!

This was Pretty much our motto for the day at State !!

State Cross Country Meet

RESULTS
https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=132028#13032

Well... That was a FUN day a little bit LOOONG but fun !! We made it to MIS around 11:00 got the tent and vans all set up and in place for the day. It was a little bit chilly but not to bad. We were watching the weather .. really hoping we could get the races in before the rain was supposed to hit.

1:30 Girls D2 Race !!! It was exciting to watch and tiring MIS really makes you RUN around if you want to spectate and see the runners multiple times on the course. As team the Girls team came in 6th Place and we are so proud and excited for them.

2:50 Boys D2 was supposed to run but.... THUNDER and RAIN ahhh so we were delayed 30 minutes.
3:25 Boys D2 ok please NO more THUNDER lets get this race started. Jacob had a great race. It was a little bit rainy and muddy but he left it all out there.

6:45 Dinner Time at Outback Steakhouse !!! It was so funny to see how many of them ordered Steaks for dinner.. They Ran hard why not celebrate with a good meal.

8:40 Headed Home, but no rest !! We Rocked out the entire drive back to Holland thanks to DJ Lizzy. From what I heard the other Vans had similar parties going on.

Sorry it was Dark but you get the idea !!! haha

This was our Media Crew :) Yes !!!

How they talked there way into this I DON'T know, but it was fun for them and they got some GREAT pictures b/c they were allowed closer to the action then we were.