Fall 2010 Information & registration will be available in august.

Mini Milers  March 23 - May 13, 2010
Workouts are Tuesdays and Thursdays
5:00 - 6:00 PM @ Glenwood Elementary
Ages 6-12

Registration is available in-store at Fleet Feet Sports Carrboro!

Objective
The goal of the Mini Milers In Training is to promote the activity of running through fun, dynamic running-related games and exercises. We want to help your children increase their respective levels of endurance by working up to a consistent regimen of running by the end of the 8-week program. Parents are welcome and encouraged to participate with their children!

Important Dates/Times
• Parent's Information Meeting March 18th at Fleet Feet Sports Carrboro – 6:00 PM
• First Workout – March 23rd, Glenwood Elementary
• All workouts will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Coaches
Jason Jabaut and Trish Nervo - Head Coaches/Program Coordinators

This spring will mark Jason Jabaut’s third season as the coach of the Mini Milers! After years of competitive running on the track, where he excelled at the one mile racing distance and the metric equivalent, the 1500 meters, Jason now runs recreationally and gets excited about silly things like skipping, jumping, and popsicle stick runs. Jason has run two sub-4 minute miles during his racing career and he hopes to relay his love for the sport of Track and Field to all of the participants in the Mini Milers. Jason will be assisted in his coaching duties by his wonderful wife, Trish Nervo, a former All-American distance runner at UNC-Chapel Hill. Trish and Jason currently live in Chapel Hill with their 7 year old son, Lucas, and have a baby boy on the way! We are extremely excited to have Jason and Trish back for another season!

Registration
Registration must be done at Fleet Feet Sports Carrboro.

Ages
All kids ages 6-12 are encouraged to join! All levels and ability are welcome.

Cost
$70 per child. This is an 8 week program.  Each participant will receive a shirt and a pair of Balega socks!

Volunteers Wanted!
• Pacers, sweepers, and helpers for each of the 3 groups
• Snack coordinator and volunteers for after-practice snacks (typically fruit like bananas or apples)
• Leader(s) for cool down stretches
• Cheer-Leaders (no pom-poms required)

Parents are encourages to participate in the program with their children!

Groups
In order to meet the individual needs of your children, we ask that you please review the following groups. Choose the group with the best description that fits your child’s current desire to run. We view our running program as a starting point for your child and will shift your child to another group if he or she is misplaced. We have purposefully avoided categorizing your children by age; instead, we’ve created three fun groups that we hope will suit your children’s needs based on their varying degrees of development.

Participant's will choose their groups during the first workout!

Springboks
Children who need frequent walking breaks while running or exercising. This child is able to sustain a running pace for less than 90 seconds without stopping. Typical practice for a young Springbok will consist of running-related games, relays, and activities that allow for frequent walking and water breaks. Our goal for this group is to increase the length of time we can run without needing a walking break.

Gazelles
Children who are able to run for 2 minutes or more without needing a walking break. Typical practice for a young Gazelle will consist of a variety of running workouts that will be geared toward increasing your child’s endurance so that he or she will be able to run between 1 and 2 miles without needing a walking break.

Pronghorns
Children who can run 1 mile or more (8 minutes) without taking a walking break. Ask your child if he or she has completed the mile for P.E. and whether or not they needed a break. A typical practice for a young Pronghorn will consist of a variety of running workouts that will be geared toward increasing your child’s endurance so that by the end of the program he or she will be able to run 2 miles or more without needing a walking break.

Typical Practice Schedule
• Warm up of easy jogging, dynamic exercises and stretches
• Short talk (topics are typically running-related, pertaining to the activity for that particular day)
• Split into groups for roughly 20 minutes of exercise
• Cool down including light stretches
• Water provided, snacks are organized with parent-volunteers