Bullseye Running
YOUTH
NOTES AND UPDATES - JUNIOR STRIDERS
5/15/13 - Summer Track registration is now available on the youth page of the Bullseye Running web site and it is due by Monday May 20 so check it out NOW and sign up if you want in! Don't forget to include a copy of the kids birth certificate if you have not given one to Coach Lang in the past. Note the results for the all the meets except the last meet at Westminster are in a file just under the Summer Track registration so check that also!
5/13/13 - SUMMER CAMPS - Here are the links through the Rec & Parks for the camps Coach Lang is overseeing this summer.
5/11/13 - Just three more practices (ends Monday May 20) so make them count! If coming to last meet (next Sunday at Catoctin High) you have to email coachlang@hotmail.com before Wednesday so the coaches can pick the events for the kids. Coaches pick events for kids this week!
4/23/13 - How about a big cheer to all the adults that pitched in and made such a great opportunity for over 800 kids on Sunday!
4/19/13 - Make sure kids wear uniform. Show up between 11:30 and 11:45, pay the $5 registration fee per child and get your stickers. Write their name, age they are turning this year and Howard County on the stickers. Put one sticker on their uniform and hold the others for events later in the day. Then meet with team in grass next to the bleachers that have the pressbox on the top. Find the age group and coaches that will help you get your child with their relay team. Unfortunately not every kid will get to run the relay so please be understanding, we are trying our best. The coaches will get them to the bullpen and they will run the relay and then they will come find you and the rest of the events of the meet will start.
4/16/13 - Congrats to those that came to the meet at Brunswick, we did well!
4/11/13 - Going to a meet notes. Some will come to their first meet this weekend and most will attend the home meet next week (Sunday April 21 at Oakland Mills) of course so here are a few notes that will help you.
Go to the youth page on the bullseyerunning.com web site, find the calendar, click on the school for the meet and print off the meet sheet, read it and bring it with you to the meet. Notice each meet costs $5 to participate in and you pay that when you arrive. They will give you a few stickers, an adult will write the kids first and last name, age and team on each sticker and our TEAM NAME IS SIMPLY HOWARD COUNTY. Note your child's age is the age they will be this year (for example if your child is 8 today but will turn 9 later this year like on July 4 then your child is 9 and will compete in the 9-10 age group). Coaches don't pick events for kids, actually we encourage you to let them try different events and certainly ones they want to do even if they have not practiced them yet. Major note - meets take several hours so consider picking events accordingly. If you don't want to be there all day then don't pick events at the beginning and the end of the meet schedule. Feel free to leave early and to arrive it a little late but be aware that there is no specific time schedule so once an event has happened it is over. Bring food and drinks or at least money to buy some at the concessions stand, warm and cool clothes, maybe sun tan lotion, a book, headphones, portable chairs, etc. Always have your child wear their uniform top when they compete and find the team when you arrive and sit together! Then listen to announcements when they call the different events and different age groups and get your kid ready and over to the bullpen for running events or to the field event for field events. Coaches will be around to help. Coaches pick up awards after the meet at sometimes even at the following meet and they will be given out at practices. Coaches will attempt to obtain results of all performances and will start a spreadsheet and post on the web site as well as pictures so make sure they are wearing the uniform and there sticker notes HOWARD COUNTY as the team name and names are legible so we can read them, thanks! Please come and let your kid(s) compete at some of the meets this Spring!
4/10/13 - We will be allowing kids to try some of the field events at practice but the coaches will determine if they can keep practicing those events during the rest of the season. Kids can compete in field events without practicing them at the meets so keep that in mind also.
Coach Pam will work with the 11 to 14 year old boys on high jump at Oakland Mills on Thursday 4/11 so come there if they want to try high jump but if from the Centennial practice group please email me to let me know you are coming.
On Thursday's Coach Thomas will work with kids who are 11 to 14 years old who practice at Oakland Mills on hurdles from 7-7:30pm starting on Thursday 4/11.
On Monday's starting on 4/15 Coach Pam will be at the Centennial location to work with the 11 to 14 years old that want to try the hurdles.
Coach Hannah will start working with kids on the shot put at Oakland Mills on Thursday 4/11.
Coach Ben has been working with kids at Oakland Mills on the long jump and will continue to regularly but we will switch the age groups up with no specific schedule set.
4/7/13 - Spring Break is over and we are ready for everyone to come to practice now :)! Last call to pick up your kids t-shirt, which everyone gets, and uniform or sweatshirt if you ordered one (you can also buy a uniform ($15) and/or hoodie sweatshirt ($20) if you want one - just ask Phil at Oakland Mills or Vicki at Centennial). First meet is next weekend (Sunday April 14) then our home meet is the following weekend (at Oakland Mills on Sunday April 21 and everyone is expected to compete there). The meet schedule and meet sheets are posted on the youth page of the Bullseye Running web site. Email coachlang@hotmail.com about volunteering at home meet and if definitely going to Brunswick for the first meet email me as well.
4/3/13 - A practice group was added at the Centennial site so practice groups have probably changed for your kid so please check the list on the right hand side of this page again, thanks. Also wanted to note registrations are still being accepted but only for another week, spread the word!
3/28/13 - Awesome fun had by most last night I heard!
Glad most of you showed up and have received your kids t-shirts. If you haven't yet, get them ASAP as sizes are running out. Also you can buy uniform tops ($15) and hoodie sweatshirts ($20) if you did not order them.
Feet First, the locally owned running store and Striders unofficial headquarters, has expanded their sale for the Junior Striders to this entire Holiday Weekend March 29-April 1). 20% off shoes all day Friday, all day Saturday, all day Sunday and all day Monday as well as from 5-8pm on Tuesday April 2. Stop in the Hickory Ridge Village Center and check their stuff out.
There is practice over Spring Break!
Start planning to attend the home meet which is at Oakland Mills High on Sunday April 21! All kids are expected to come and compete and many parents will be needed to volunteer for the meet. It is the second meet on the calendar as our first meet is on April 14.
The middle school mid-distance runners (and any adults) who love XC might want to consider the Queen Anne's race 5k on Sunday April 7 at Western Regional Park as it is a bike path and wood trail 5k course which should be lots of fun. You can get more details and register at the link on the Bullseye Running web site.
Go to the youth page at www.bullseyerunning.com for the meet schedule and other details about the program all season long.
The practice groups list is posted on the web site as well and will be updated with all new registrations on Sunday (March 31).
Tell your friends they can still join but need to register online before they come to practice - thanks!
If any of the kids in the mid-distance group at Centennial think that was too much running last night and would like to switch to the sprinters group at Oakland Mills please email me and we can make the switch but you need to email me first, thanks!
Welcome all!
3/25/13 - Thanks to the many of you who came out and picked up the t-shirts, uniforms and/or hoodie sweatshirts last night. For those that did not, remember every kid gets a t-shirt and if you ordered a uniform top ($15) or hoodie sweatshirt ($20) or want to buy one please stop by the table and pick those up at the first practice you attend.
I am sure you are all expecting practice to be cancelled tonight (March 25) with the unexpected late March snow and you are correct there will be no practice tonight.
TWO OTHER BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS - Feet First in the Hickory Ridge Village Center has kid size running shoes (size 2 and up) and sprinter spikes (size 4 1/2 and up) and the next two Tuesday evenings from 5 to 8pm I will be working there and offering 20% off on those shoes to the Junior Striders so stop in if you need something.
2nd BIG ANNOUNCEMENT - the sprinters will meet on the field hockey field next to the track at Oakland Mills for practice this Thursday (March 28) and the mid-distance runners will meet on the blacktop right behind the school where the XC group meets at Centennial for practice this Thursday (March 28) as both stadiums will be hosting lacrosse games.
SORRY FOR THE CRAZY START TO THE SEASON!
3/21/13 - Junior Striders will have a pick up at the Oakland Mills High track from 6-7pm on Sunday March 24. Every kid gets a t-shirt and those that ordered a uniform top and/or hoodie sweatshirt can pick those up before the first day of practice to avoid the rush. Pass the word!
3/4/13 - Junior Striders spring track registration is open, see the link on the right side of this page. Register now to avoid late fee! Option to purchase a hoodie sweatshirt this season :)! Practices start Monday Match 25. Link to the right has a lot of details including the meet schedule so check it out. Email me after you read all the info on the link if you still have questions, coachlang@hotmail.com.
2/21/13 - Junior Striders Spring Track is just days, maybe even hours, away. As soon as the Board of Ed sends us the approval we will open registration. Plan on the same set up as last, practices Monday and Thursday evenings, sprinters and field events at Oakland Mills and mid-distance runners and 6 and under kids at Centennial with practices starting on March 25. Registration will offer 4 options, just registration, registration with a uniform top, registration with a hoodie sweatshirt or registration with a uniform top and a hoodie sweatshirt.
The time has come to sign up for the Travel Team if you want to compete at the AAU Junior Olympic XC National Championships! Check out the registration info on the right hand side of this page!
The Junior Striders XC Program is scheduled to have its last practice on Thursday 10/25/12 and will compete in their last meet on Sunday 10/28/12. It has been a great season and check the Bullseye Running home page to see there are 2 trail 5k runs for the whole family in November and all the kids and parents should consider running and there will be a special Bullseye event in December as well so we are hoping and looking forward to seeing all of you a few more times this year. Don't forget to sign up for the Youth Runners Indoor Program that the Junior Striders, Bullseye Running and the Howard County Rec & Parks put on in January and February, registration link on the right hand side of this page.
If planning to compete in the youth meet the Lightning Running Club is hosting in Linganore on Sunday 10/28 you must email coachlang@hotmail.com prior to 10/14/12 so flood my email box NOW!
Sign up for the Harvest Harrier 5k (kids and adults) on Sunday morning October 7 at Rockburn Branch Park in Elkridge for $25 now! Just click on the link on the calendar to the right.
Nearly 400 kids competed at the Junior Striders Home Youth XC Meet on Sunday September 23. Results of all the races are on the Results tab above. Congrats kids and thanks volunteers!
Hoping all the Junior Striders come out for the home meet Sunday September 23 at Centennial High. All kids are welcome from other teams and if not on a team. Click on the link to the right for the meet sheet with all the details.
TUESDAY September 18 Junior Striders XC practice cancelled!
Congrats to the nearly 60 Junior Striders that competed at Brunswick in the first XC meet of the year.
The Junior Striders represented themselves and the club very well at the USATF Junior Olympic National Track & Field Championships in Baltimore the last week of July. Many personal bests were achieved and 5 medals were earned. Congrats to all the athletes that competed!
Congrats Junior Striders! Many great performances including 29 individuals qualifying for nationals, many on 4x800 relay teams!
Time to qualify for Nationals! Best of luck Howard County at the meet on June 14-17!
June 2 meet at Watkins Mill High for Summer Track team starts at 9:30am and is the first qualifying round for the USATF Junior Olympics. GOOD LUCK Junior Striders!
5/15/13 - Summer Track registration is now available on the youth page of the Bullseye Running web site and it is due by Monday May 20 so check it out NOW and sign up if you want in! Don't forget to include a copy of the kids birth certificate if you have not given one to Coach Lang in the past. Note the results for the all the meets except the last meet at Westminster are in a file just under the Summer Track registration so check that also!
5/13/13 - SUMMER CAMPS - Here are the links through the Rec & Parks for the camps Coach Lang is overseeing this summer.
Track & Field 1/2 day camp 7/1-5/13 (https://activenet012.active.com/howardcounty/servlet/registrationmain.sdi?source=adet.sdi&activity_id=24773) (40 spots left).
Cross Country full day camp 7/22-26/13 (https://activenet012.active.com/howardcounty/servlet/registrationmain.sdi?source=adet.sdi&activity_id=24773) (scroll to bottom to click cross country link) (45 spots left).
5/11/13 - Just three more practices (ends Monday May 20) so make them count! If coming to last meet (next Sunday at Catoctin High) you have to email coachlang@hotmail.com before Wednesday so the coaches can pick the events for the kids. Coaches pick events for kids this week!
4/23/13 - How about a big cheer to all the adults that pitched in and made such a great opportunity for over 800 kids on Sunday!
It was the first meet for many and it looks like everyone learned how to participate in a meet. I like to call them organized chaos so don't feel like you were the only feeling like is was crazy. To make matters even more crazy, that was the biggest of the year!
Congrats to all your kids on competing and I hope you consider and plan to bring to them to many more meets in the future.
The results for meets are typically not posted anywhere but I do compile the results for our entire home meet and will have them on the youth page of the Bullseye Running web site later this week and I also compile the results of our kids at the other meets and will put a spreadsheet of our entire team with their performances at the first 3 meets on the web site next week.
Awards from the first 2 meets will be handed out at the end of practice Thursday night.
Hope to see many of you at the meet this Sunday, print off a meet sheet from the web site and join in on the fun!
4/19/13 - Make sure kids wear uniform. Show up between 11:30 and 11:45, pay the $5 registration fee per child and get your stickers. Write their name, age they are turning this year and Howard County on the stickers. Put one sticker on their uniform and hold the others for events later in the day. Then meet with team in grass next to the bleachers that have the pressbox on the top. Find the age group and coaches that will help you get your child with their relay team. Unfortunately not every kid will get to run the relay so please be understanding, we are trying our best. The coaches will get them to the bullpen and they will run the relay and then they will come find you and the rest of the events of the meet will start.
4/16/13 - Congrats to those that came to the meet at Brunswick, we did well!
This is the most important week of the season for us. To be a team we need to support each other this week. Our home meet is Sunday April 21 at Oakland Mills High.
I have three important requests so please read, talk to other parents and email back as requested ASAP!
First - the 4x100 relay is the first event of our home meet and the coaches want EVERY SINGLE KID to be on one of the relay teams! Distance runners, sprinters and those that have never run a meet before - EVERYONE! If you can be at Oakland Mills High by 12pm on Sunday April 21 to participate please email Linda Bunyard at lbunyard@verizon.net and tell her your child's first and last name and age they will turn this year. She will keep track of everyone and I will help her put the teams together.
Second - we need a lot of help hosting a meet so if you can chip in with writing up the ribbons, or at the long jump, or high jump, or shot put or as a timer please email me and let me know ASAP, no experience necessary.
Now finally I know everyone can help with the concession stand so if you are not going to help with the ribbons, or meet events please help with the concessions stand for a little bit. Email Marie Hamilton at marierules87@gmail.com and let her know you can help with the concession stand.
Hoping to see everyone at the home meet for at least one event!
4/11/13 - Going to a meet notes. Some will come to their first meet this weekend and most will attend the home meet next week (Sunday April 21 at Oakland Mills) of course so here are a few notes that will help you.
Go to the youth page on the bullseyerunning.com web site, find the calendar, click on the school for the meet and print off the meet sheet, read it and bring it with you to the meet. Notice each meet costs $5 to participate in and you pay that when you arrive. They will give you a few stickers, an adult will write the kids first and last name, age and team on each sticker and our TEAM NAME IS SIMPLY HOWARD COUNTY. Note your child's age is the age they will be this year (for example if your child is 8 today but will turn 9 later this year like on July 4 then your child is 9 and will compete in the 9-10 age group). Coaches don't pick events for kids, actually we encourage you to let them try different events and certainly ones they want to do even if they have not practiced them yet. Major note - meets take several hours so consider picking events accordingly. If you don't want to be there all day then don't pick events at the beginning and the end of the meet schedule. Feel free to leave early and to arrive it a little late but be aware that there is no specific time schedule so once an event has happened it is over. Bring food and drinks or at least money to buy some at the concessions stand, warm and cool clothes, maybe sun tan lotion, a book, headphones, portable chairs, etc. Always have your child wear their uniform top when they compete and find the team when you arrive and sit together! Then listen to announcements when they call the different events and different age groups and get your kid ready and over to the bullpen for running events or to the field event for field events. Coaches will be around to help. Coaches pick up awards after the meet at sometimes even at the following meet and they will be given out at practices. Coaches will attempt to obtain results of all performances and will start a spreadsheet and post on the web site as well as pictures so make sure they are wearing the uniform and there sticker notes HOWARD COUNTY as the team name and names are legible so we can read them, thanks! Please come and let your kid(s) compete at some of the meets this Spring!
4/10/13 - We will be allowing kids to try some of the field events at practice but the coaches will determine if they can keep practicing those events during the rest of the season. Kids can compete in field events without practicing them at the meets so keep that in mind also.
Coach Pam will work with the 11 to 14 year old boys on high jump at Oakland Mills on Thursday 4/11 so come there if they want to try high jump but if from the Centennial practice group please email me to let me know you are coming.
On Thursday's Coach Thomas will work with kids who are 11 to 14 years old who practice at Oakland Mills on hurdles from 7-7:30pm starting on Thursday 4/11.
On Monday's starting on 4/15 Coach Pam will be at the Centennial location to work with the 11 to 14 years old that want to try the hurdles.
Coach Hannah will start working with kids on the shot put at Oakland Mills on Thursday 4/11.
Coach Ben has been working with kids at Oakland Mills on the long jump and will continue to regularly but we will switch the age groups up with no specific schedule set.
4/7/13 - Spring Break is over and we are ready for everyone to come to practice now :)! Last call to pick up your kids t-shirt, which everyone gets, and uniform or sweatshirt if you ordered one (you can also buy a uniform ($15) and/or hoodie sweatshirt ($20) if you want one - just ask Phil at Oakland Mills or Vicki at Centennial). First meet is next weekend (Sunday April 14) then our home meet is the following weekend (at Oakland Mills on Sunday April 21 and everyone is expected to compete there). The meet schedule and meet sheets are posted on the youth page of the Bullseye Running web site. Email coachlang@hotmail.com about volunteering at home meet and if definitely going to Brunswick for the first meet email me as well.
4/3/13 - A practice group was added at the Centennial site so practice groups have probably changed for your kid so please check the list on the right hand side of this page again, thanks. Also wanted to note registrations are still being accepted but only for another week, spread the word!
3/28/13 - Awesome fun had by most last night I heard!
Glad most of you showed up and have received your kids t-shirts. If you haven't yet, get them ASAP as sizes are running out. Also you can buy uniform tops ($15) and hoodie sweatshirts ($20) if you did not order them.
Feet First, the locally owned running store and Striders unofficial headquarters, has expanded their sale for the Junior Striders to this entire Holiday Weekend March 29-April 1). 20% off shoes all day Friday, all day Saturday, all day Sunday and all day Monday as well as from 5-8pm on Tuesday April 2. Stop in the Hickory Ridge Village Center and check their stuff out.
There is practice over Spring Break!
Start planning to attend the home meet which is at Oakland Mills High on Sunday April 21! All kids are expected to come and compete and many parents will be needed to volunteer for the meet. It is the second meet on the calendar as our first meet is on April 14.
The middle school mid-distance runners (and any adults) who love XC might want to consider the Queen Anne's race 5k on Sunday April 7 at Western Regional Park as it is a bike path and wood trail 5k course which should be lots of fun. You can get more details and register at the link on the Bullseye Running web site.
Go to the youth page at www.bullseyerunning.com for the meet schedule and other details about the program all season long.
The practice groups list is posted on the web site as well and will be updated with all new registrations on Sunday (March 31).
Tell your friends they can still join but need to register online before they come to practice - thanks!
If any of the kids in the mid-distance group at Centennial think that was too much running last night and would like to switch to the sprinters group at Oakland Mills please email me and we can make the switch but you need to email me first, thanks!
Welcome all!
3/25/13 - Thanks to the many of you who came out and picked up the t-shirts, uniforms and/or hoodie sweatshirts last night. For those that did not, remember every kid gets a t-shirt and if you ordered a uniform top ($15) or hoodie sweatshirt ($20) or want to buy one please stop by the table and pick those up at the first practice you attend.
I am sure you are all expecting practice to be cancelled tonight (March 25) with the unexpected late March snow and you are correct there will be no practice tonight.
TWO OTHER BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS - Feet First in the Hickory Ridge Village Center has kid size running shoes (size 2 and up) and sprinter spikes (size 4 1/2 and up) and the next two Tuesday evenings from 5 to 8pm I will be working there and offering 20% off on those shoes to the Junior Striders so stop in if you need something.
2nd BIG ANNOUNCEMENT - the sprinters will meet on the field hockey field next to the track at Oakland Mills for practice this Thursday (March 28) and the mid-distance runners will meet on the blacktop right behind the school where the XC group meets at Centennial for practice this Thursday (March 28) as both stadiums will be hosting lacrosse games.
SORRY FOR THE CRAZY START TO THE SEASON!
3/21/13 - Junior Striders will have a pick up at the Oakland Mills High track from 6-7pm on Sunday March 24. Every kid gets a t-shirt and those that ordered a uniform top and/or hoodie sweatshirt can pick those up before the first day of practice to avoid the rush. Pass the word!
3/4/13 - Junior Striders spring track registration is open, see the link on the right side of this page. Register now to avoid late fee! Option to purchase a hoodie sweatshirt this season :)! Practices start Monday Match 25. Link to the right has a lot of details including the meet schedule so check it out. Email me after you read all the info on the link if you still have questions, coachlang@hotmail.com.
2/21/13 - Junior Striders Spring Track is just days, maybe even hours, away. As soon as the Board of Ed sends us the approval we will open registration. Plan on the same set up as last, practices Monday and Thursday evenings, sprinters and field events at Oakland Mills and mid-distance runners and 6 and under kids at Centennial with practices starting on March 25. Registration will offer 4 options, just registration, registration with a uniform top, registration with a hoodie sweatshirt or registration with a uniform top and a hoodie sweatshirt.
1/9/13 - Happy New Year to all! The Winter indoor program has SOLD OUT again this year even though we increased the program limit from 100 to 150. The Spring track & field registration details are being finalized and should be available by the end of January. Expect practices to be Monday and Thursday evenings starting March 25. We had 360 kids on the team last year, will we break the 400 barrier this Spring?
12/5/12 - I had to wait a couple days before writing my follow up email to all of you as the excitement had my thoughts all over the place.
This past weekend was the best day in the history of the Howard County Junior Striders and Bullseye Running! With 59 kids competing at the National Meet, most very well I must add, and the parents, friends and relatives supporting the entire team at the meet and then celebrating together at Fort Mill BBQ (we literally filled the place), I gained a greater feeling that this group/program really is a team. Many view running as an individual sport but I have always looked at it as a team sport. A
team needs all the individuals involved caring for each other and doing more, not just for their own good but for the good of the whole. It was very evident to me this past Saturday the way the parents and kids acted that if we were not a team before, we certainly are now! Thanks parents for being apart of this and allowing your kids the opportunity to be apart of this and please thank the kids for me for giving their very best out there and doing it not just for themselves but also for their teammates!
If you have not heard all the details, here is a short recap: we placed 2nd in the overall team competition (let's win it next year!), we had 4 age group teams place 2nd (1 missed 1st by 1 point), we had 7 individuals make it to the podium (8th or better) including 2 National Champions and 4 kids just missed the podium by finishing 9th (darn). Times were great, places were great and effort was better than great! Here is the link to the results (AAU 2012 XC Nationals). The local paper should have the details in there this week as well so get that for the scrapbook!
Maybe many of you parents and kids will join us for the holiday festive Rudolph Run or Relay on Sunday 12/16/12, go to the web site for a registration form or the online registration link.
Maybe many of you will run with us this winter at the Meadowbrook Facility, go to the youth page of the web site (almost sold out).
Maybe many of you will join us in the spring for the track program which will start in late March (practices are Monday and Thursday evenings).
Maybe many of you will join us next summer when we head to Disney World for the AAU Club Championships Track Meet the week of July 8-14 (consider vacation plans now :)).
Maybe many will return for the XC season and Nationals next year!
Whatever the case is I am sure we will see each other soon but for now we wish you all a very Happy Holidays!
The time has come to sign up for the Travel Team if you want to compete at the AAU Junior Olympic XC National Championships! Check out the registration info on the right hand side of this page!
The Junior Striders XC Program is scheduled to have its last practice on Thursday 10/25/12 and will compete in their last meet on Sunday 10/28/12. It has been a great season and check the Bullseye Running home page to see there are 2 trail 5k runs for the whole family in November and all the kids and parents should consider running and there will be a special Bullseye event in December as well so we are hoping and looking forward to seeing all of you a few more times this year. Don't forget to sign up for the Youth Runners Indoor Program that the Junior Striders, Bullseye Running and the Howard County Rec & Parks put on in January and February, registration link on the right hand side of this page.
If planning to compete in the youth meet the Lightning Running Club is hosting in Linganore on Sunday 10/28 you must email coachlang@hotmail.com prior to 10/14/12 so flood my email box NOW!
Sign up for the Harvest Harrier 5k (kids and adults) on Sunday morning October 7 at Rockburn Branch Park in Elkridge for $25 now! Just click on the link on the calendar to the right.
Nearly 400 kids competed at the Junior Striders Home Youth XC Meet on Sunday September 23. Results of all the races are on the Results tab above. Congrats kids and thanks volunteers!
Hoping all the Junior Striders come out for the home meet Sunday September 23 at Centennial High. All kids are welcome from other teams and if not on a team. Click on the link to the right for the meet sheet with all the details.
TUESDAY September 18 Junior Striders XC practice cancelled!
Congrats to the nearly 60 Junior Striders that competed at Brunswick in the first XC meet of the year.
The Junior Striders represented themselves and the club very well at the USATF Junior Olympic National Track & Field Championships in Baltimore the last week of July. Many personal bests were achieved and 5 medals were earned. Congrats to all the athletes that competed!
Congrats Junior Striders! Many great performances including 29 individuals qualifying for nationals, many on 4x800 relay teams!
Time to qualify for Nationals! Best of luck Howard County at the meet on June 14-17!
June 2 meet at Watkins Mill High for Summer Track team starts at 9:30am and is the first qualifying round for the USATF Junior Olympics. GOOD LUCK Junior Striders!
Howard County Striders Summer Track for high school kids as well as middle and elementary school kids. Consider competing with us this Summer against kids (7 to 18 years old) from across the country at the AAU Club Championships in Orlando (Disney World the week of July 8-14) or in the USATF Junior Olympic meets! 3 options, check them out but 2 of the 3 options require you sign up by May 20 so HURRY up! Option 1 and 3 - First meet is June 1 except for high school kids whose first meet will be June 13-16. Click here for the registration form.
2013 Team Meet Results- Click to see results from all meets, if we are missing any email coachlang@hotmail.com so we can make the updates. The results from the meet at Westminster are not available yet but will be soon.
2013 Spring Track Meet Schedule
(click school name for meet sheet)
April 14 1:00pm - Brunswick High
April 21 12:30pm - Oakland Mills High
April 21 Meet Results
April 28 12:45pm - Linganore High
May 4 9am - Randallstown High
May 11 9am - Westminster High
May 11 Meet Results
May 19 12:45pm - Catoctin High (events kids will compete in)
June 2 11am - Long Reach High, Hershey Track & Field Meet (this meet is for kids 9-14 only and you can register for $5 per event ahead of time on line or through the Howard County Rec & Parks office or for $7 per event on location till 12:30)
June 18 7pm - Centennial 1 Mile Fun Run for kids and adults, in neighborhood across from Centennial High (Junior Striders night so please come and wear your Junior Striders uniform!)
July 1-5 Howard County Rec & Parks track & field 1/2 day summer camp at Howard High.(https://activenet012.active.com/howardcounty/servlet/registrationmain.sdi?source=adet.sdi&activity_id=24773)
July 22-26 Howard County Rec & Parks cross country full day camp at Western Regional Park.(https://activenet012.active.com/howardcounty/servlet/registrationmain.sdi?source=adet.sdi&activity_id=24773)
Junior Striders Spring Track - closed. MUST REGISTER ONLINE BEFORE ATTENDING YOUR FIRST PRACTICE! Practices are from 6-7:15pm on Monday and Thursday from March 25 to May 20. 2 practice locations - sprinters at Oakland Mills High and mid-distance runners at Centennial. Meets on the weekends if you want to compete. Come when you can. Huge team, over 300 kids, so everyone finds a place!
SOLD OUT - 2013 Youth Runners Indoor Program - The Howard County Rec & Parks has agreed to partner with the Striders and Bullseye Running again to have a program in the winter at the Meadowbrook Park indoor facility. The program was increased from 100 to 150 this year. It is for kids age 7 through 18 with the majority being distance runners but there will be a couple sprinter coaches there to work with one group of sprinters. It is just $50 and each participant gets a shirt and lunch sack. There are 8 practices, each Saturday starting January 12 and ending March 2) from 4:30 to 6:15pm. The Rec & Parks web site is https://activenet12.active.com/howardcounty/ and the activity number RP6953.201.
2012 TRAVEL TEAM! The Junior Striders have accepted registrations for the travel team that will compete in the AAU Junior Olympic Meets this Fall. They competed on Sunday 11/11/12 in Frederick at the MD Youth XC Championships and won 2 age group team titles and had 3 individual winners. Practices will continue on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (except for Thanksgiving) from 5-6pm and Saturday mornings from 10-11am at Oakland Mills in preparation for the AAU Junior Olympic National Championship Meet on Saturday 12/1/12 in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
2012 Junior Striders XC Program - 9/4/12-10/25/12, practices are 5:45-6:45pm at Centennial High School every Tuesday and Thursday starting September 4. For more information and a paper registration form to register at practice click here. Email coachlang@hotmail.com with questions. All are welcome!
Click here for alphabetical list of entire team with practice group and results from all meets (including AAU Nationals where the club placed 2nd in the overall team competition!).
Meet Schedule (come if and when you can):
Junior Striders Fall Sprinters Program- We are expanding the program this Fall for sprinters (only serious competitive athletes from 2nd to 12th grade). Two days a week for 8 weeks (Wednesday's from 6-7pm and Saturday's from 10-11am at Oakland Mills High) for only $50. The program will start on September 12. Download form here.
SUMMER STRIDERS XC Base Training Program- 6:45 to 8pm, Monday's at Oakland Mills High, Wednesday's at Rockburn Branch Park off of Landing Rd and Thursday's at the Howard Community College Gym parking lot. THE PRACTICE DATES FOR THE LAST WEEK OF PRACTICE THIS SUMMER ARE JULY 30, AUGUST 1 AND AUGUST 2! WE HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT SUMMER WITH US!
Summer Track- USATF Junior Olympics (travel team track)! 68 athletes signed up this summer and we want to wish them the very best as they start competing on June 2 and try to advance though several rounds of competitions with the goal of competing in the National Championships in Baltimore in late July!
2012 Junior Striders meet results (click results for the link and click on tab for different age groups and find athletes alphabetically girls then boys), note the results from the Junior Olympic meets are not up yet but the rest are.
Track Meet schedule (click school name for meet sheet)
April 15 12:30pm - Brunswick High
April 22 12:30pm - CANCELLED Catoctin High
April 29 12:30pm - Linganore High
May 6 12:30pm - Oakland Mills High - Click here for results.
May 12 9:30am - North Carroll High
May 20 12:30pm - Middletown High
June 3 11am - Hershey Track & Field Meet Long Reach High (meet is for kids 9-14 and you can register between 11-12:30 race morning so come on out!!!)
Howard County Junior Striders Spring Track
2011 Junior Striders XC Program Race Results
Click orange underlined date for full results of the home meet or click orange underlined team roster for all results for all Junior Striders!
-Sunday September 25
-Team roster with individual results by age group
Junior Striders XC Program Race Options
Click orange underlined date for a detailed meet sheet
-Sunday 9/18/11 12:30pm - Brunswick High, Brunswick, MD 21758 (youth XC meet)
-Sunday 9/25/11 12:30pm - Centennial High, Ellicott City, MD 21042 (youth XC meet)
-Sunday 10/2/11 12:45pm - Catoctin High, Thurmont, MD 21788 (youth XC meet)
-Sunday 10/9/11 11:45am - Kemptown Park, Monrovia, MD (youth XC meet)
-Sunday 10/16/11 12pm - Sudbrook Middle Magnet School, Pikesville, MD 21208 (youth XC meet)
-Sunday October 16 12:15pm - Agriculture Center, Olney, MD (youth XC meet)
Junior Striders XC Program - Practices are at Centennial High from 5:45 to 6:45pm on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Practices started on Tuesday August 30. Click here for the registration form and note the new concussion information sheet that is required. Pass the word!!!
Junior Striders Fall Sprinters Program - We are having a program this Fall for sprinters. One night a week for 9 weeks (Tuesday's from 5:15 to 6:30pm at Oakland Mills High) for only $25. The program started on September 6.
Summer Striders - We hope you like the awesome yellow shirts and wear them with pride this fall! Best of luck to all of you. Thanks to everyone who is supporting the program as 2011 was the biggest and best training group for high school and college age runners since we started in 2001!
Junior Striders Spring Track Team Results Spreadsheet, Meet Schedule and Meet Sheets (click orange links for meet details)
2011 Junior Striders Track Team Results
2011 Spring Track Program Meet Schedule
5/15/11 Home Meet Results
2013 Team Meet Results- Click to see results from all meets, if we are missing any email coachlang@hotmail.com so we can make the updates. The results from the meet at Westminster are not available yet but will be soon.
2013 Spring Track Meet Schedule
(click school name for meet sheet)
April 14 1:00pm - Brunswick High
April 21 12:30pm - Oakland Mills High
April 21 Meet Results
April 28 12:45pm - Linganore High
May 4 9am - Randallstown High
May 11 9am - Westminster High
May 11 Meet Results
May 19 12:45pm - Catoctin High (events kids will compete in)
June 2 11am - Long Reach High, Hershey Track & Field Meet (this meet is for kids 9-14 only and you can register for $5 per event ahead of time on line or through the Howard County Rec & Parks office or for $7 per event on location till 12:30)
June 18 7pm - Centennial 1 Mile Fun Run for kids and adults, in neighborhood across from Centennial High (Junior Striders night so please come and wear your Junior Striders uniform!)
July 1-5 Howard County Rec & Parks track & field 1/2 day summer camp at Howard High.(https://activenet012.active.com/howardcounty/servlet/registrationmain.sdi?source=adet.sdi&activity_id=24773)
July 22-26 Howard County Rec & Parks cross country full day camp at Western Regional Park.(https://activenet012.active.com/howardcounty/servlet/registrationmain.sdi?source=adet.sdi&activity_id=24773)
Junior Striders Spring Track - closed. MUST REGISTER ONLINE BEFORE ATTENDING YOUR FIRST PRACTICE! Practices are from 6-7:15pm on Monday and Thursday from March 25 to May 20. 2 practice locations - sprinters at Oakland Mills High and mid-distance runners at Centennial. Meets on the weekends if you want to compete. Come when you can. Huge team, over 300 kids, so everyone finds a place!
SOLD OUT - 2013 Youth Runners Indoor Program - The Howard County Rec & Parks has agreed to partner with the Striders and Bullseye Running again to have a program in the winter at the Meadowbrook Park indoor facility. The program was increased from 100 to 150 this year. It is for kids age 7 through 18 with the majority being distance runners but there will be a couple sprinter coaches there to work with one group of sprinters. It is just $50 and each participant gets a shirt and lunch sack. There are 8 practices, each Saturday starting January 12 and ending March 2) from 4:30 to 6:15pm. The Rec & Parks web site is https://activenet12.active.com/howardcounty/ and the activity number RP6953.201.
2012 TRAVEL TEAM! The Junior Striders have accepted registrations for the travel team that will compete in the AAU Junior Olympic Meets this Fall. They competed on Sunday 11/11/12 in Frederick at the MD Youth XC Championships and won 2 age group team titles and had 3 individual winners. Practices will continue on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (except for Thanksgiving) from 5-6pm and Saturday mornings from 10-11am at Oakland Mills in preparation for the AAU Junior Olympic National Championship Meet on Saturday 12/1/12 in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
2012 Junior Striders XC Program - 9/4/12-10/25/12, practices are 5:45-6:45pm at Centennial High School every Tuesday and Thursday starting September 4. For more information and a paper registration form to register at practice click here. Email coachlang@hotmail.com with questions. All are welcome!
Click here for alphabetical list of entire team with practice group and results from all meets (including AAU Nationals where the club placed 2nd in the overall team competition!).
Meet Schedule (come if and when you can):
Date Meet (click on orange for youth meet sheet and register at meet location or for open races click on orange for more details and to pre- register)
Sunday 9/23 Howard County Junior Striders afternoon youth
home meet - click on the Results tab above to see the meet results
home meet - click on the Results tab above to see the meet results
Sunday 9/30 Catoctin afternoon youth meet
Sunday 10/7 Harvest Harrier 5k Trail Race for kids and adults at Rockburn Branch Park, click Harvest Harrier to register online or click here to download an entry
form. Special 1 year age groups for kids 8-14 years old, medals to top 3 plus clothes with the Bullseye Running logo for the adult age group award winners.
form. Special 1 year age groups for kids 8-14 years old, medals to top 3 plus clothes with the Bullseye Running logo for the adult age group award winners.
Sunday 10/14 Middletown Knight Striders afternoon youth meet
Sunday 10/21 Open Road 5k or 1 mile Fun Run (kids & adults) at Northfield Elementary School
Sunday 10/21 Open Road 5k or 1 mile Fun Run (kids & adults) at Northfield Elementary School
Sunday 10/28 Lightning Running Club afternoon youth meet
Saturday 11/3 Open XC 5k (kids & adults) at Rockburn Branch Park Young Life 5k & 1 mile Fun Run
Sunday 11/18 Run for Food 5k trail run and 1 Mile fun run (kids & adults) in Western Howard County
Sunday 12/16 Rudolph Run and 2 Person Relay (kids & adults) at Rockburn Branch Park
Saturday 11/3 Open XC 5k (kids & adults) at Rockburn Branch Park Young Life 5k & 1 mile Fun Run
Sunday 11/18 Run for Food 5k trail run and 1 Mile fun run (kids & adults) in Western Howard County
Sunday 12/16 Rudolph Run and 2 Person Relay (kids & adults) at Rockburn Branch Park
Junior Striders Fall Sprinters Program- We are expanding the program this Fall for sprinters (only serious competitive athletes from 2nd to 12th grade). Two days a week for 8 weeks (Wednesday's from 6-7pm and Saturday's from 10-11am at Oakland Mills High) for only $50. The program will start on September 12. Download form here.
SUMMER STRIDERS XC Base Training Program- 6:45 to 8pm, Monday's at Oakland Mills High, Wednesday's at Rockburn Branch Park off of Landing Rd and Thursday's at the Howard Community College Gym parking lot. THE PRACTICE DATES FOR THE LAST WEEK OF PRACTICE THIS SUMMER ARE JULY 30, AUGUST 1 AND AUGUST 2! WE HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT SUMMER WITH US!
Summer Track- USATF Junior Olympics (travel team track)! 68 athletes signed up this summer and we want to wish them the very best as they start competing on June 2 and try to advance though several rounds of competitions with the goal of competing in the National Championships in Baltimore in late July!
2012 Junior Striders meet results (click results for the link and click on tab for different age groups and find athletes alphabetically girls then boys), note the results from the Junior Olympic meets are not up yet but the rest are.
Track Meet schedule (click school name for meet sheet)
April 15 12:30pm - Brunswick High
April 22 12:30pm - CANCELLED Catoctin High
April 29 12:30pm - Linganore High
May 6 12:30pm - Oakland Mills High - Click here for results.
May 12 9:30am - North Carroll High
May 20 12:30pm - Middletown High
June 3 11am - Hershey Track & Field Meet Long Reach High (meet is for kids 9-14 and you can register between 11-12:30 race morning so come on out!!!)
Howard County Junior Striders Spring Track
There will be two practice locations this spring. All sprinters and field event athletes born in 2005 or before will practice on the track at Oakland Mills High on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6-7:15pm starting March 26 and ending May 21. Register here to practice at Oakland Mills: http://www.active.com/running-training-program/columbia-md/howard-county-junior-striders-sprinters-and-field-events-spring-track-program-2012.
All distance runners born in 2005 or before and all kids born in 2006 or 2007 will practice on the track at Atholton High on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6:30-7:45pm starting March 26 and ending May 21. Register here to practice at Oakland Mills: http://www.active.com/running-training-program/columbia-md/howard-county-junior-striders-distance-runners-or-6-and-under-spring-track-program-2012.
Email coachlang@hotmail.com with any questions.
2011 Junior Striders XC Program Race Results
-Sunday September 25
-Team roster with individual results by age group
Junior Striders XC Program Race Options
Click orange underlined date for a detailed meet sheet
-Sunday 9/18/11 12:30pm - Brunswick High, Brunswick, MD 21758 (youth XC meet)
-Sunday 9/25/11 12:30pm - Centennial High, Ellicott City, MD 21042 (youth XC meet)
-Sunday 10/2/11 12:45pm - Catoctin High, Thurmont, MD 21788 (youth XC meet)
-Sunday 10/9/11 11:45am - Kemptown Park, Monrovia, MD (youth XC meet)
-Sunday 10/16/11 12pm - Sudbrook Middle Magnet School, Pikesville, MD 21208 (youth XC meet)
-Sunday October 16 12:15pm - Agriculture Center, Olney, MD (youth XC meet)
Junior Striders XC Program - Practices are at Centennial High from 5:45 to 6:45pm on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Practices started on Tuesday August 30. Click here for the registration form and note the new concussion information sheet that is required. Pass the word!!!
Junior Striders Fall Sprinters Program - We are having a program this Fall for sprinters. One night a week for 9 weeks (Tuesday's from 5:15 to 6:30pm at Oakland Mills High) for only $25. The program started on September 6.
Summer Striders - We hope you like the awesome yellow shirts and wear them with pride this fall! Best of luck to all of you. Thanks to everyone who is supporting the program as 2011 was the biggest and best training group for high school and college age runners since we started in 2001!
Junior Striders Spring Track Team Results Spreadsheet, Meet Schedule and Meet Sheets (click orange links for meet details)
2011 Junior Striders Track Team Results
2011 Spring Track Program Meet Schedule
5/15/11 Home Meet Results
