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The 2011 Racing Team at Fleet Feet Sports Madison

Fleet Feet Sports Madison Racing Team

The goal of the Racing Team is to help each team member maximize their ability with year-round training opportunities focusing on local and regional races. Our athletes range in ability level but are all committed to training, racing, and Fleet Feet Sports. Team Members support each other, promote our store, demonstrate good sportsmanship, and give back to the running community. In addition to practicing and competing as a team at events, we will also compete internally using an age/sex grading formula (WAVA) for some great end of the year prizes from our vendor partners.

Team Eligibility:

Anyone can join the Fleet Feet Racing Team.  You do not have to be fast, or run a particular distance, or be a certain age.  We just ask that you be dedicated to the sport, our store, and the team. Thus, our only requirement is that you wear your Fleet Feet Racing gear when training and racing.  Most of all, we hope our team members continue to enjoy running and HAVE FUN!

Benefits of Team Membership:

Members of the Racing Team are able to participant in weekly group workouts, enjoy team social gatherings, and receive discount entry into several target events throughout the year.  Not only do members train together, but they race together too.  Carpooling to events, cheering each other on, and celebrating individual victories are all benefits to team membership. Members also receive discount on select Racing Team product and can participate in biannual team only shopping nights with food, drinks, and more discounts!

Team Workouts:

There will be various options for team workouts throughout the year. 

Speed Workouts:  Each Tuesday at Fleet Feet (March 6 – May 29 & Sept. 4 – Oct. 30) at 6pm.                    

Track Workouts: Each Tuesday at Madison Memorial High School Track (June 5 – August 28) at 7pm.

Pub Runs: Thursday’s at 6pm (rotating locations) – all year

Long Weekend Runs: 1-2x a month – all year

Coach Zeus will be developing and coaching the speed sessions and will utilize three speed categories, so everyone can find and train with those of similar pace.

In addition to the weekly speed workouts, all Racing Team members are strongly encouraged to attend Fleet Feet's Thursday Night Pub Runs.  These Runs will rotate among a number of local pubs and fulfill two important roles for the racing team; a mid-week tempo run and increased social outings! This summer the Capital Brewery and Sprecher's outdoor patio will be in heavy rotation along with other favorites such as the three Great Dane locations.

There will be at least one long weekend run each month organized around the various events for which the team is participating.  This schedule is developed about one to two months in advance and will be broadcast in the weekly Racing Team emails.  Sunday long runs will typically be out and back courses or loops that provide options for various races. 

Team and Individual Competition

When possible we will compete as a team or as several teams in local and regional events.  For individual team competition, we will use WAVA Tables (World Association of Veteran Athletes) which allows us to fairly compute scoring by taking in consideration age and gender.  After running an event you will submit your time and we will calculate your points.  Scores will be saved and added cumulatively for our athletes throughout the year. At the end of the year the cumulative total of your top scores in each distance category will be used to determine the award winners.  You can run as many events as you like and in any category, but only your top times will be used for annual awards. 

2012 Targeted Events

Awards:

Based on cumulative points in the Internal Team Competition, awards will be granted to the top men and women in each of the following distance categories – each winner will receive prize products from the vendor partner shown:

Saucony 5K-Top 3
Brooks 8K & 5 Mile- Top 2
Adidas 10K- Top 3
New Balance 10 Mile- Top 2
Nike Half Marathon- Top 2
Mizuno Full Marathon- Top scores
Fleet Feet Sports- Overall score winner

Annual Team Membership is $65 for new members, which includes the Racing Team Singlet, and $50 for current members which covers coaching expenses and track facilities.

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For more information email Coach Zeus: zeus@fleetfeetmadison.com or call the store 608-833-9999.

GROUP RUN CANCELLATION POLICY

Your safety is very important to us, and thus, there is a great deal of consideration in deciding to cancel group workouts. We will cancel runs if there are severe weather warnings of thunder and lightning, and tornadoes in the summer as well as blizzards in the winter. In addition, we will cancel runs if the summer heat index becomes unsafe (90 degrees plus) or in the winter if the temperature drops into the single digits (regular or with wind chills).  

Group workout cancellation notices will be sent out via email and also posted on our facebook site and yahoo group.  Please like our facebook page to get these updates or subscribe to the FF Training Yahoo group. Workout cancellations will often be a "game-time" decision or just before so please check both often leading up to the workout. You may also call the store at 608-833-9999.

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2011 Final Standings