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How it began. We were hoping for lightning fast runs on the Wingfoot course on Saturday. Little did we know it the evening would be started with an actual lightning delay for almost two hours. As a coach, the thing that I want the least is an injury or illness for a runner ocurring during a race. After that, in no particular order, are delays, changes to schedules, and unplanned co-ed races. While we escaped with no major injuries on Saturday, we were hit with the triple w

Hello JRCXC Nation! It was a great weekend this past Saturday at Warpath. As expected, Personal Records (PRs) fell by the wayside...33 to be exact! New runners are rounding into form as they grasp the concepts of cross country and embrace Doing Hard Things! A flatter course and cooler temperatures certainly helped, but when PRs fall by 30, 60, 90 seconds, that's more because of excellent efforts than any conditions. Special congrats to two 6th graders who entered the JRCX

We came in to Boling Park for the second time this season with a goal of a top 3 finish on both sides, and we left having accomplished our goal. The rain softened up our course slightly, but had the effect of finally giving us some cooler temperatures to race in. Over 230 girls lined up for the first of two middle school races, to be followed by 345 boys, making for some very crowded and highly competitive races to round out the 2026 edition of Fleet Feet's Warpath Invitati

Hello Jr Cougar Nation! This week we return to Bolling Park in Canton for the 32nd Annual Fleet Feet Warpath Invitational. Quick reminder to all parents. If you know the W's already, please feel free to skip below this section to the preview (GREEN HIGHLIGHT) ---- We will run for the second time this year at Bolling Park, where we started the season with the Summer Elite mileage runners several weeks ago. A favorite for JRCXC, this course is flat, usually fast (weather per

Hello Junior Cougar Nation, This is a few days later than normal due to the holiday this week and some general busy-ness this time of year. This is email 1 of 2 for today, recapping the weekend's meet from last Saturday. Preview and notes for Warpath will be arriving later this afternoon. You can watch Coach J's race highlights video here We were finally invited to participate in the AT&T Starrs Mill XC invitational in Fayetteville this year. For everyone who made the trip

Hello Jr Cougar Nation! Quick reminder to all parents. If you've read the W's already, please feel free to skip below this section to the preview (GREEN HIGHLIGHT) ---- This week we travel to Fayetteville for the AT&T Starr's Mill meet. Another first time meet for JRCXC, we'll be on a brand new course for our runners. Here's what you need to know, all the W's: Who: all runners are invited. Where: ONE Church campus. (2130 Redwine Rd., Fayetteville, GA 30215) When: Saturday

How do you know cross-country season has officially begun? In my book, I know when the first Saturday arrives on which I have to wake up hours before dawn, drive to the meet location, have the tent set up and begin checking in runners before the sun even crests the horizon. And usually, somewhere along the way, I forget my coffee. That was last Saturday. Complete with the absence of a caffeine fix. We had our first full-team meet on August 29th at the North Georgia Cross

Hello Jr Cougar Nation! Quick reminder to all parents. If you've read the W's already, please feel free to skip below this section to the preview (GREEN HIGHLIGHT) ---- This week we kick off the main portion of the fall with a meet at the North Georgia Cross Country Championships in Commerce, GA. Here's what you need to know, all the W's: Who: all runners are invited. Where: East Jackson High School in Commerce. (1435 Hoods Mill Rd. Commerce, GA 30529) When: Saturday, Aug

Good afternoon Jr Cougar Nation, and welcome to the "All In" start of the season for every runner on our team. We've completed the "pre-season" or "summer runners" portion of the fall. From this point until the end of September, every meet is open to every runner. If you are receiving this email, your runner is invited to participate in every one of our following meets. Last Friday night our summer runners raced in Jasper for the Pickens Preview meet. You can read the full

Parents, Thank you for a great week this week with your runners. I hope everyone had fun. We had scavenger hunts, capture-the-flags, agility drills, fun runs, yoga, mobility exercises, tag, a triathlon, a 5k, and of course our half-mile pacing challenge (Congrats to Angela who ran three half-miles over the week all within 1 second of each other!). Oh, and popsicles. Lots of popsicles! You can read about the triathlon and check out Coach J's video here. https://www.jrcou