PROSPECT HILL 5K - A RAW SERIES EVENT (VOLUNTEERS NEEDED)

The Annual PBR 5K race - is a RAW SERIES event scheduled for Saturday, September 10 at 2:00.  The event provides a challenging, scenic 5K race through the trails at Prospect Hill on Totten Pond Road in Waltham.

Our Club provides volunteers the day of the meet to assist with set up, with registration and with course martials to guide runners through the course.  Volunteers are needed from 1:00-3:00.  If interested in being a volunteer, send us a message via this web site.  For info about the race or to enter the event, go www.rawseries.org

Proceeds from this event go to support our Club and the Raw Series

HIGH SCHOOL FALL CONDITIONING PROGRAM

Our high school Fall Conditioning Program has begun.  Registration form can be printed from our Forms page on this web site.

Sessions are held every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00 at the J Lee Gould Outdoor track at Leary Field, Bacon St., in Waltham.  General conditioning, flexibility, strength training with Olympic weights, speed training and athletic agility will all be included in the program.  The Program runs through the start of the winter indoor track season.

CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAM UPDATE

Registrations for our fall Cross Country Program are being accepted via our Familyid link at http://www.familyid.com/waltham-track-club/2016-youth-cross-country-program

Pre-season XC practices for all 13-14 year old members has already started and will be held every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday through August 28.  Practices for all ages will begin on August 28 and continue every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday thereafter through December.  All sessions are held at the J Lee Gould Outdoor Track at Leary Field, on Bacon St., in Waltham. 

Our first race will be the GBTC Youth Race at Elm Bank Reservation in Wellesley on September 11.  Members should use our Familyid sign up link if they plan to participate in this event- there is a $10 entry fee http://www.familyid.com/waltham-track-club/2016-gbtc-developmental-meet-registration

Our second competition will be the CVS Youth Races in Providence on September 18.  This is a tremendously fun event - all participants receive a t-shirt, race medal and goody bag.  There is no entry fee if members registered through the Club in advance.  We strongly encourage members to participate.  Sign up using our Familyid link at:    http://www.familyid.com/waltham-track-club/2016-cvs-youth-race-registration   

DISCOUNT RUNNING SHOES - Boston Running Shoe Co. currently has kids’ running shoes on sale (online only) for $29.98 – see link below – be sure to check all 3 pages of online shoes by scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking on the arrow for the next page. 

https://www.jackrabbit.com/featured-campaigns/marketing/kids-footwear-under-30.html?utm_source=storelist&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=kidsshoesale&smtrctid=AACEqA

PRACTICE UPDATE

Pre-season XC practices for all 13-14 year olds will begin Sunday, July 31 and will continue each Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday thereafter until August 28.  All sessions start at 6:00 p.m. and will be held at the J Lee Gould Outdoor Track at Leary Field, on Bacon St.   Register at http://www.familyid.com/waltham-track-club/2016-youth-cross-country-program

Fall Conditioning sessions for high school age and older, will begin Sunday, July 31 and will continue each Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday thereafter through November.  All sessions start at 6:00 p.m. and will be held at the J Lee Gould Outdoor Track at Leary Field, on Bacon St.  Registration forms can be found on the FORMS page of this web site.