News of the week:Sept. 26- Oct. 1

Practice Week of Sept.26- 30
Daily Practice time is 2:30-5:25 mon-thurs and 2:30 -4:50 on *fridays (unless otherwise noted)- Meet in your coaches classroom (Boys - Coach Simmons) (Girls - Coach Zoll)
* The activity bus only runs at 5:00pm on friday

Mon. 26th - bus to McNair park
Tues. 27th - bus to Queeny park - tour the course
Wed. 28th - Phs campus
Thurs. 29th - Phs campus
Fri. 30th -Ron Jorgenson Inv. - details below
Weekend -Saturday off, long run on Sunday

Ron Jorgenson Memorial Invitational
Location: Queeny Park
Date: Friday Sept. 30
Race Schedule: (All races are 5K)
4:00 Fresh Boys
4:30 JV Girls
5:00 JV Boys
5:30 Varsity Girls
6:00 Varsity Boys
6:30 Awards

Directions to Queeny Park:
- South Hwy 270
- West Hwy 40
- Exit on 141 south (also called Woods Mill Road ) go 1 1/2 miles to Clayton
- Exit on Clayton and go left 1/2 mile to Weidmann.
- Turn right on Weidmann Rd. The main park entrance is 2 1/2 miles down on your left. It is marked clearly with a sign.
Inside the park take the first left and the race will start near the upper parking lot.

Upcoming Events and Announcements:
Meet Schedule change:
You may have noticed that the Dual Meet with Fort Zumwalt East is no longer on our agenda for Tuesday. This particular "practice like" meet was very tentatively scheduled and it was agreed by both schools to pass on holding it this year, partially due to difficulties with new rules governing meets.

Friday Oct. 7th - No school and "Apple Run" (optional)
Meet in the morning at the high school and car pool to Pere Marquette state park for a trail run. Afterwards we will go to Eckert’s Orchard to pick apples. We will return to the high school in the late afternoon. This could turn into a "pumpkin run"with an alternate location if apples are in short supply this late in the season.

Saturday Oct. 8th - Morning Practice (Varsity required) - all team members looking to be the best they can be should participate.

Saturday Oct. 15th - Conference Meet at Koch Park

Monday, November 21- Cross Country Awards Night 6:00-8:00pm(tentatively)-I know it's a ways off, but mark your calendars now. Details in a later post.

Quote of the week:
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. ~Sir Edmund Hillary

News of the Week: Sept. 19 -24

Practice Week of Sept.19- 24
Daily Practice time is 2:30-5:25 mon-thurs and 2:30 -4:50 on *fridays (unless otherwise noted)- Meet in your coaches classroom (Boys - Coach Simmons) (Girls - Coach Zoll)
* The activity bus only runs at 5:00pm on friday

Mon. 19th - PHS campus ** Wear your team shirt to the pep assembly at the end of the day at meet in the commons before the assembly.
Tues. 20th - PHS campus
Wed. 21st - PHS campus
Thurs. 22nd-PHS campus
Fri. 23rd - Hazelwood West Inv. at Koch Park (details below) Bus leaves stadium at 2:35
Saturday 24th - Homecoming
Sunday 25th - run a long run on your own..or even better join some teammates.

Hazelwood West Invitational - Friday Sept. 23
Location: Koch Park
Bus Leaves Stadium immediately after school at 2:35. We will not make it back for the activity bus, please make arrangements for a ride home from school after the meet.

Race times:
4:00 Varsity Boys
4:30 Varsity Girls
5:00 Junior Varisty Boys
5:30 Junior Varsity Girls

Directions to Koch Park:
- take 27o east/north
- exit at McDonnell and turn left off exit ramp
- McDonnell becomes Howdershell - stay straight
Koch Park is located at the corner of Charbonier and Howdershell - Turn left onto Charbonier and then another left into the park.

Upcoming Events:

September 30- Ron Jorgeson Inv. - Queeny Park

Mark your calendars on Friday, October 7 for an (Optional)“Apple Run” We will meet in the morning at the high school and car pool over to a park for a trail run. Afterward, we will go to a nearby orchard for some apple picking good times. Please note, if apples are in short supply this late in the season it could turn into a "pumpkin run" instead. We will return to the high school in the late afternoon. Watch the blog for more specifics toward the end of the month.

While marking your calendars, Varsity runners (required) and those looking to push themselves to be the best they can be, will have a morning practice on Saturday Oct. 8 (the day after the Apple run)

Quote of the week “When work, commitment, and pleasure all become one and you reach that deep well where passion lives, nothing is impossible.” - Author unknown

News of the Week Sept. 12-17

Practice Week of Sept.12- 17
Daily Practice time is 2:30-5:25 mon-thurs and 2:30 -4:50 on *fridays(unless otherwise noted)- Meet in your coaches classroom (Boys - Coach Simmons) (Girls - Coach Zoll)
* The activity bus only runs at 5:00pm on friday
Mon. 12th - PHS campus *** bring a small inexpensive camera if you have one.***
Tues. 13th - carpool to Creve Coeur Upper level (if not enough cars then we stay on campus)
Wed. 14th - Bus to Sioux Passage for a tour of the course **Bring a Towel**
Thurs. 15th - PHS campus
Friday 16th - PHS Campus- Varsity required, and those who can arrange for early transportation are also encouraged to stay but not required. (practice finished by 3:45)

Saturday, September 17 - Paul Enke/Hazelwood Central Invitational at Sioux Passage County Park

Be at the High School stadium by 7:15 am
Bus leaves at 7:30am

Race Times and Awards:
9:00 Varsity Boys (40 medals/ 3 team awards)
9:35 Varsity Girls (40 medals/ 3 team awards)
10:10 JV Boys (30 medals, 1 team award)
10:50 JV Girls (30 medals, 1 team award)
11:30 Boy's & Girl's Freshman Combined (we are not running anyone in this race)
12:15 Awards (1-10 in each race and team awards)

Course Distance : all races will be 5k

Directions to Sioux Passage County Park

- I -270 North/East

- Take Exit 25B (go North) Lindberg

- Left on Old Halls Ferry Rd.

- Right on Vaile Ave

- Left on Old Jamestown Rd

- Follow Old Jamestown for just under 1/2 mile and look for the park entrance on your right.

- Once inside the park, follow the park road straight until you reach the gravel lot at the base of a huge hill.

UPCOMING MEETS:
Friday Sept. 23 - Terry Meatheany/Hazelwood West Inv.- Koch Park

Other News:

Mark your calendars on Friday, October 7 for an (Optional)“Apple Run” We will meet in the morning at the high school and car pool over to a park for a trail run. Afterward, we will go to a nearby orchard for some apple picking good times. Please note, if apples are in short supply this late in the season it could turn into a "pumpkin run" instead. We will return to the high school in the late afternoon. Watch the blog for more specifics toward the end of the month.

While marking your calendars, Varsity runners (required) and those looking to push themselves to be the best they can be, will have a morning practice on Saturday Oct. 8 (the day after the Apple run)

A call for Photography from Parents and PHS XC fans : If you happen to have some photos from meets or other team activities during the season you are willing to share, we could really use the help in obtaining images for our season end slide show. They don't need to be just racing, but all the times in between are also appreciated, from group stretching, cheering or those crashed out in the tent after a hard race. If you would like to share we can send home a thumb drive on which you can quickly drop a copy of images. Thanks as always for your support and let us know if you can help.

Team T-shirts: We have a limited supply of team shirts left and available to family and freinds. The price is $10.oo a shirt (after previous purchase of the first team member shirt) and will be sold on a first come - first serve basis. Team members should see Coach Zoll to purchase these shirts.

-SWEATS - While this week looks to be a bit warm, cool and rainy days will come soon enough. Be prepared and bring extra socks/shirt and sweats from here on out. As it gets cooler hats and gloves will also be necessary. Please remember meet sweats are only for meets. Don't spend a fortune on sweats, any nylon sweats from Target, Kohls or Walmart will work great. You can get cotton garden gloves for $1.00 at most stores and I found a great hat myself for two bucks at walmart.

- Meet Attendance- If for some reason you can not attend a meet (and it needs to be a really good reason), please let your Coach know as soon as possible. An email or simply a hand written note is fine. This information is very helpful to the coaches when entering meets.

Quote of the week :"Love hills and they will love you back." -Author unknown

News of the Week: Sept. 5- 10, 2011

Practice Week of Sept.5- 9
Daily Practice time is 2:30-5:25 mon-thurs and 2:30 -4:50 on *fridays(unless otherwise noted)- Meet in your coaches classroom (Boys - Coach Simmons) (Girls - Coach Zoll)
* The activity bus only runs at 5:00pm on friday

Mon. 5th- Labor Day - Enjoy a run on your own. A good day to hit the trails.
Tues. 6th - Sioux Passage (bus) -finish at 5:15pm
Wed. 7th - PHS Campus- finish at 5:15pm
Thurs. 8th - PHS Campus -or we may carpool to a local park if we have enough drivers -finish at 5:15
Fri. 9th - Varsity only (everyone else off) -PHS campus- finished early

Saturday Sept. 10th - Forest Park XC Festival
Information:
website: http://www.bigriverrunning.com/fpxc.php
Location: Forest Park Central Ball Fields - Directions below
Times: Meet at the stadium no later than 6:45am (tardiness may mean missing the bus)
Bus leaves for the meet at 7:00am sharp.

Pattonville is in the "White Division" for all races, only our race times are listed below.
8:10 JV Boys (5k)
9:20 JV Girls (4k)
10:30 Varsity Boys (5k)
11:30 Varsity Girls (5k)
12:40 Freshman Boys (3k)
1:00 Freshman Girls (3k)
2:00 Awards

Directions: Forest Park Cross Country Course

The XC course is located on the Central Ball Fields in Forest Park.

- Hwy I- 70 east

- South on Hwy I- 170

- East on Forest Park Parkway (left turn off the exit ramp)

- Follow the Lindell Exit off Forest Park Parkway

- Left on Lindell (once on Lindell look immediately to your right for Government Dr. into Forest Park)

-Right on Government Drive into the park

- quick Left on Grand Dr. cross over a small bridge and you will be facing the Central Fields. Veer left on Grand on to Jefferson… OR right on to Union and find a parking spot.

UPCOMING MEETS:
Saturday Sept. 17 - Paul Enke Invitational at Sioux Passage Park 9:00am

Quote of the week: "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right".- Henry Ford