Run for RET Tomorrow!

Meet tomorrow! After an awesome retreat, I'm excited to see what many of you will do in your first 5K...the Run for Ret. Meet on HH Prep's campus in the middle school gym at 7am. The race starts at 8am. Since uniforms aren't in yet, wear comfortable running attire and if possible something representing HHCA. Go Eagles!!

Week 3 Practice Schedule

Hey Everyone,

Here is the practice schedule for week 3.  Because of the upper school retreat, I will be gone Wednesday-Friday, but will see you at the Run for Ret on Saturday.  On Thursday, this week, please run on your own to keep in shape for the weekend race.  On Saturday morning, meet at 7am in the middle school gym on the campus of Hilton Head Prep.  Since we likely won’t have uniforms yet, wear running attire with something representing HHCA if possible.  We will get your bib numbers and get ready for our first team 5K that morning!

Week 3 Practice Schedule
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Monday, August 25th

4pm - Meet by Cafeteria @ HHCA
We will ride over to the library across the street and run down Beach City Road
Pickup @ 5:20pm at HHCA

Tuesday, August 26th

3:45pm - Meet by the Cafeteria @ HHCA
We will be traveling down to the Sea Pines Forest Preserve on the back end of HHP’s campus to practice the course for Saturday
Pickup @ 5:30pm at HHCA

Thursday, August 28th - I’ll be on the retreat

Run on Your Own (ROYO)
2-mile easy run
3-5 half mile interval repeats (race pace)

Saturday, August 30th

RUN for RET
Meet in the MS Gym on the campus of HH Prep @ 7am
Race kicks off @ 8am!

Have a great week!

- Coach Berry

Week 2 Practice Schedule

Hey everyone...I hope you've had a great weekend!  It was awesome seeing some of you come out for the Bluffton Scorcher and we had some great times to build on.  I noticed that some of you that ran the same race last year took a significant amount off of your time from last year - great job!  Please turn in your financial agreements early this week and I will be collecting sizes for uniforms.  Here is the practice schedule for this week:

Monday, August 18
4:15-5:30pm
Jarvis Creek Park
Tempo Run
(Note: I am available to give any MS students a ride over to Jarvis from HHCA @ 4pm, please plan on picking up students at Jarvis Creek Park)

Tuesday, August 19
3:45-5:00pm
HHCA
Interval Workout
(Note: Due to back-to-school night, we will start a bit earlier to be done by 5)

Thursday, August 21
4:00-5:15pm
HHCA
Long Run

Saturday, August 23
8:30am-10:00am
Crossings Park
Cross-Island Bridge Workout

Great day at the Bluffton Scorcher!

We had 8 runners come out today for the optional Bluffton Scorcher 5K held in Hampton Hall. Sam Gilman came in 2nd overall for the boys ages 13-15 with an impressive time and PR of 17:52. Callie Haertel came in 5th for the girls ages 13-15 with a time of 22:35. Full official results will be available soon. Great job Eagles!

Hello runners,

There will be no practice today, because there is a 95% chance of thunderstorms at 4:00pm.  On your own time before Thursday, do a warm-up run and then 6 half mile intervals timed, with a 3-5 minute rest in between.  Also do some strength exercises such as push-ups, sit-ups, crunches and squats.  See you Thursday!  Thanks!

- Coach Berry

Week 1 Practice Schedule

Hey everyone,

Great workout and great turnout today at our first day of practice! It was hot, humid and downright miserable to run in, but you all did a great job!  Here is our schedule for week 1 of the 2014 edition of HHCA X-Country.  If you would like to run in the Bluffton Scorcher 5K on Saturday, please make sure that you register at this link: http://www.palmettorunningcompany.com/bobcat-scorcher.html

Bring comfortable running attire, shoesand plenty of water to all practices and invite any interested friends! 

Tuesday, August 12th
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Interval and Strength Workout
4:00-5:15pm
Meet @ HHCA Cafeteria

Thursday, August 14th
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4:00-5:30pm
Run to Folly Field Beach
(Transportation will be provided backto HHCA)

5:30-6:00pm
Parent and Athlete InformationalMeeting

Saturday, August 16th
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Bluffton Scorcher @ Hampton Hall in Bluffton (Off Buckwalter Pkwy)
8:00am Race Time, 7:00am call time for runners, 7:30am call time for spectators
Come and cheer on our HHCA runners in this meet!

See you tomorrow!

Hey everyone - tomorrow is our first practice for the 2014 season!  See you at 4pm by the HHCA cafeteria an bring your friends.  Be sure to wear appropriate running attire and bottled water.  See you then!  -Coach Berry

Welcome to XC 2014

Hello friends,

I would like to invite you all to be a part of the HHCA Cross Country team in our 2nd year as a new sport at Hilton Head Christian Academy.  If you are new to cross country, it is a sport where you will mentally and physically challenged to run long distances over varied course terrain.  We have 10 meets scheduled for this fall, including some incredible local meets and 5Ks and trips to Columbia and Charleston.  All meets include a 5K race for boys and girls with the top 5 runners from each team counting for a combined score.  We will practice on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays typically from 4-5:30pm @ HHCA and then an additional practice on Saturday mornings at various locations.  Meets are typically on either Saturdays or Wednesdays.  

The benefit of doing cross country is not only will it get you in incredible shape for any other sports, but it will challenge you in new ways to persevere and support your teammates.  I think that there are many spiritual and life applications to running cross country and we get to enjoy some of the most incredible scenery on Hilton Head as we run across different parts of the island.  

Currently, I am on a 10-day worship music tour / missions trip, but will be returning in time for our first practice, which will be held on Monday, August 11th @ 4pm.  Let’s meet outside the cafeteria with your running clothes and shoes on ready for our initial workout.  I do ask that all participating students be able to run 2 miles (12-20 minutes), without stopping before coming to practice.  For parents, we’ll have a parent information meeting on the Cross Country team on Thursday, August 14th @ 5:30pm after practice.  If students are committed to doing another sport, but would still like to join cross country, let’s see if we can work something out to have them be a part of the team.

For any students ready to jump into a 5K right away, please sign up for the Bluffton Scorcher and drop it off at Palmetto Running Company in Bluffton or Hilton Head.  The application is due by this Wednesday and since I’m away, I need you to register yourselves, so we can have some runners represented in that race.  The cost is $20 and the application is attached.  

If you know of any other students interested in the cross country team, please forward this e-mail to them and I’ll look forward seeing them on August 11th!  To stay in touch with all announcements, I will send out a weekly e-mail, visit our blog (hhcaxc.blogspot.com) or join our Facebook page @ facebook.com/hhcarunning.  We have some excellent volunteer assistant coaches as well including Mark White and Doug Gilman, so it’s going to be a fantastic season.  Take a look at the 2014 schedule attached and I’ll see you soon!

- Coach Berry

jberry@hhca.org

843.290.7916