Track Workouts at The Bolles School – San Jose Blvd. Campus
** We will have 3 girls/womens races and 3 boys/mens races
** The course will be all on grass
** Each loop will be 500m approx — everyone in the JV races stays in for at least 3-4 laps (1500m–2000m) and everyone in the varsity race stays in for 5-6 laps (2500m — 3000m) – (with the exception of any runner who is just too far off the pace; we will pull him/her sooner)
** After that, we will have the option of eliminating the runners who are falling off the pack. That option could range from not eliminating anyone on the 4th lap (because they are all still together) to eliminating up to ten on the 6th lap (because they have fell too far back from the main pack).
The number we eliminate will depend on the number of the main pack and the number of stragglers who have fell off from the main pack.
** As the “race” unfolds the goal is to eliminate runners who fall off the main pack until we are left with a small group – anywhere from maybe 4-6 going into last lap.
** We will have a zone area at the finish line that the leaders must remain in that zone area until the last runner has crossed a mark which will be about 100m or so before finish line (goal posts at San Jose side of field) – as soon as the last runner has crossed that marker the leaders can begin the next lap.
***** However, we have the right to change and make up rules as we go along – because in an event like this we need to be somewhat flexible.
Schedule – **** the times after the first race are approx.; we will go on a rolling schedule after the Boys Varsity race
Boys Varsity starts at 7:30 AM – up to 10 laps, 5000m
Girls Varsity starts at 7:55 AM – up to 10 laps, 5000m
Boys JV (JV runners) – 8:20 am – up to 8 laps, 4000m
Girls JV (JV runners) – 8:40 am – up to 8 laps, 4000m
Boys JV (novice JV runners) – 9:00 am – up to 6 laps, 3000m
Girls JV (novice JV runners) – 9:20 am – up to 6 laps, 3000m
**Distances are also approx.
** Coaches: please try to have at least 7 runners in the varsity races (obviously you can have more if you wish)
**Please keep in mind that the 3k races are meant for newer (slower) runners who will have difficulty with the pace and distance of the 4k races.
Track Workouts at The Bolles School – San Jose Blvd. Campus
The first Summer Beach Run was held in 1965 when the Beatles were taking the US by storm. Long hair with long sideburns was the rage, and we had not yet put a man on the moon. The first event consisted of 25 to 30 runners who were taken by truck to the starting line at Hannah Park. There were only men running the race that year. Most were high school cross country runners getting ready for the season. The race is those days was a straight shot down the beach to the Jacksonville Beach Lifeguard Station. The Seawalk Pavilion would not be built for another 40 years. Last year over 1,500 runners and walkers celebrated the 51st running of the event. After the conclusion of the run, a huge post-race celebration will be held featuring a live band, free beer, and tacos from Tijuana Flats.
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Join us at the race kickoff fun run and party on Monday, August 6 at 6 pm at Tijuana Flats Lakewood location! Discounted tacos, beer, and race registration!
Track Workouts at The Bolles School – San Jose Blvd. Campus