HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE

Yes, we built it!

But guess what?

We've got to do some remodeling now and a home improvement.

Team pictures on Monday and then we've got to get back to work...there is this OTHER meet we have to make some noise in, it's called the State Sectionals!

Rest up this weekend, we have 14 days of work ahead!

WHAT TO DO...

Drills. Ab work. Rest. Balanced diet.

WANT IT MORE!

TUESDAY PRACTICE

Weather is more severe than originally outlined.



Log onto TrackCentral.net and read the message board. On it has today's workout. If you have any questions, contact Coach Budd at (413) 364-1168.



We shall likely work out either at school or at Attain on Wednesday.

WANT IT MORE!

Just one week after Killer was named Athlete of the Week by the Springfield Republican, Boomayay sets the school record in the 55 hurdles.

The Ladyspartans have now won 40 consecutive dual meets covering nearly 5 seasons. The road ahead gets tougher. We MUST get up for the challenges that await.

"Don't worry about the horse being blind...just LOAD UP THE WAGON!

MEET OFF/PRACTICE ON

All schools have canceled. Meet is off, therefore we shall have a mandatory practice on Saturday along with the 4 x 800 relay scheduled for that afternoon.

Distance runners report to the LARGE GYM before 8:00am on Saturday. We have that gym from 8 to 9. Everyone else report to the SMALL GYM at 10:00. We have that gym from 10 to 12.

Bus is scheduled for 4:00 Saturday to Smith for the 4 x 800 relay. I have entered THREE relay teams for the event. There is no cost to run, BUT I shall be collecting money from the Relays.

Any questions contact Coach Budd on his cell. Check out the message board on Track Central for any updates.

ALL SCHOLASTIC CROSS COUNTRY

Finally! Keep in mind Coach Budd was NEVER notified!

First team - Meredith McGowan

Second team - Giorgi Bengston and Ashley Madison

All-Academic - Kristina Pioggia

LEAGUE MEET/CLASS RELAYS

Big weekend for Boomayay. After soundly defeating her Gael counterpart and anchoring the 4 x 400 relay with a blistering 61 ( and taking out the superstar Tigerette), she led the long jump team to victory at the State Class Relays and helped the 4 x hurdle team to a school record time ( 2nd place finish). Also, anchoring the 4 x 200 team which almost snatched the school record.

Flojo,Fed Raven, CSI and Kazbah were also double medal winners as they combined to finish 3rd in the 4 x 50 shuttle dash.

Overall, the Ladyspartans finished 4th as a team...the best finish ever.

RED RAVEN, RED RAVEN!

Red Raven secured three medals yesterday. 2nd in long jump, 5th in the 55 and 6th on the 4 x 200 relay teaming with Dr. Dulittle, Red Robin and Milwaukee.

Let's not forget the Pooh Bear earned third place in the shot put!

MEET IS ON!!!

Try to get to the school as early as possible. Coach has to come through Springfield and is leaving soon. Streets in the City have not been plowed,so be patient...he still has not received his Snowspeeder from the Rebel Alliance!

NEW RECORD

The Ladyspartans were led by Killer setting a new school record in the 600 and just missing tying one in the high jump.

Boomayay took the hurdles as well as the long jump.

The streak has been extended to 35, but a wake up call in the 4 x 200 means there is much more work to be done!

CAN & BOTTLE DRIVE

Saturday morning we have to do the first of our two Can & Bottle drives. It IS the first weekend after New Year's!

Captains and Team Leaders not attending the Freshman/Sophomore Championships are responsible for running the event!

LADYSPARTANS SECOND

Killer, Boomayay, Red Raven, Pooh Bear and Bootstrap combined to finish with 2938 points to finish second in the Team Pentathlon!

The 4 x 200 meter relay also combined to finish first and secure the 4th fastest time in the State at 1:49.72. This included Flojo, Killer, Red Raven and Boomayay!

TUESDAY PRACTICE

9AM to Noon. We'll be trying to get prepared for tomorrow's meet.

If you still owe for the meet tomorrow, bring your moolah in this morning.

NO PRACTICE MONDAY

There is no practice today due to the weather.

Watch this site later today to determine the schedule for tomorrow. It is likely we shall be training in shifts to get all the necessary work in for Tuesday's meet.

We shall also institute a broadcast plan so that when an emergency arises there is a system in place so that this is handled a little better.

Captains and team leaders shall be in communication with you.

VACATION TRAINING SCHEDULE

December 22: 2pm through 5pm

December 23: 11am through 1pm

December 24: OFF

December 25: OFF

December 26: OFF

December 27: 9am through 11am

December 28: 9am through 11am

December 29: Bus leaves at 7:00am for Reggie Lewis

December 30: 9am through 11am (Big gym)

December 31: OFF

January 1: OFF

January 2: OFF

January 3: 2pm through 3:30pm 5:30pm through 7pm (hurdlers)

Nice article about us on Masslive!
http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/12/east_longmeadow_girls_open_ind.html

STREAK CONTINUES

The Ladyspartan Indoor squad continued it's dual meet winning streak by trouncing Pioneer ( 87-8) and Central (89-6). Keep in mind this is a dual meet streak of 32 consecutive wins.



Eighty burgers are nice, but it's performances that truly count. Killer registered her peraonal best in the 600. Bootstrap did the same in the 1000. Pooh Bear followed suit in the shot put. In all there were 18 personal bests and a dozen post season qualifying performances.

MORE XC PRESS!

Coach Budd IS really proud of what this team accomplished this year.

East Longmeadow High School girls cross country: TRUE CHAMPIONS
Published: Monday, November 29, 2010, 5:00 AM Updated: Monday, November 29, 2010, 12:43 PM
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The East Longmeadow High School girls cross country team didn’t win any championships this season.
But in some people’s eyes, coach Michael Budd and his Spartans are true champions.

And next season, Budd wants other teams to become champions as well.
After spending hours and days with each other at practices and meets, East Longmeadow spent hours and days with each other away from the cross country course, and the benefactors of that time were various people and groups in Greater Springfield.

“I can’t pinpoint one thing (that was my favorite) because we did so much this season and we truly had so much fun and did a lot for giving back,” senior captain Jocelyn Kane said.

When Budd took over as the girls cross country coach this season, he didn’t want to be just another coach and he didn’t want his team to be just another team. He wanted more.
“I realized when I took over we weren’t going to have a very powerful team,” Budd said. “And one of the things I learned from watching (cross country coach) Art Keene at Amherst was he did a lot of community-effort type of things, and they did those together. I had been away from cross country for six years and I wanted us to be like Amherst.

“We wanted to be more involved.”

That “more involved” started in September when Budd took his 17 runners and two managers to the Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Anti-Bullying 5K Road Race and 2-Mile Walk in Springfield. The event was in memory of Walker-Hoover, an 11-year-old from Springfield who committed suicide in 2009 after being repeatedly.

Kane, an honor roll student said, “Getting out there and running it, and afterward seeing all these people from different towns all coming together to celebrate somebody’s life . . . We were line dancing, and there was a song we didn’t know so we were going to get off (the dance floor), but a couple women told us to stay and said they would show us how to do it.

“There was so much love and togetherness. It was great.”

The Spartans had held a few car washes prior to the Walker event and planned on buying a new tent for their big meets. But the team instead donated their funds to the foundation in Walker-Hoover’s name.

“We had a great time there,” Budd said. “We saw a lot of people. We figured ‘What more can we do for the community?”

And they did more. On Oct. 30, with the players dressed in Halloween costumes, the team collected canned goods to donate to the open pantry in Springfield. Budd made the delivery last week.

“Instead of going unnoticed this year, coach Budd really told that ‘I know this is our growth year and I know we’re not going to have the best record, but why don’t we do what’s best for our community so we don’t go unnoticed’,” Kane said.
The Spartans hope they, as well as other teams, don’t go unnoticed next season. Budd is already planning on have teams participating in the Ted Dutkiewicz Memorial Races to bring canned goods to the 2011 event. He’s also tinkering with challenging other teams to a canned goods collection at a different point in the season.

East Longmeadow was selected as this year’s winner of the Ted Dutkiewicz Award, a statewide award which goes to the cross country team which best exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship.

Sure sounds like a true champion.

East LongmeadowGirls Cross CountryRoster Coach: Michael Budd Runners: Jocelyn Kane, Ashley Madison, Julianne Downie, Kristina Pioggia, Giorgi Bengston, Hannah Bernard, Anne Leighton, Meghan Salvon, Carly Driscoll, Kelsi Ford, Breanna Hobbs, Liann Simonds, Nicole Howell, Meredith McGowan, Catherine Merton, Nina Pham, Sarah VennManagers: Alexandria McMahon, Candace Kasper

LADYSPARTAN MOTIVATIONAL VIDEO

For Saturday, we'll be utilizing this as our motivation: NO PAIN!

YouTube - Rocky 4 - Training Scene - Hearts On Fire.mpg

BILLY MILLS

This is the greatest distance race ever run on this planet, run by my favorite distance runner of ALL TIME!

YouTube - Tokyo Olympics Last Lap