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2026-06-16

Youth Camp Time Trial Results - Day 1

Youth XC Camp Time Trial Results

Great effort by all campers — tough, confident, and getting better!

Place Camper Grade Time
1James Eskelsen6th Grade3:49
2Mary Crawford7th Grade3:49
3Emma Jones7th Grade3:50
4Noah Putinski7th Grade3:54
5Clark Crawford5th Grade4:00
6Oscar Lancianese5th Grade4:04
7Frank Ragon6th Grade4:15
8Taishi Nakaher4:19
9Donovan Driscoll8th Grade4:19
10Vince Ragon6th Grade4:21
11Calvin Savage8th Grade4:24
12Theo Savage6th Grade4:26
13Hailey Quester7th Grade4:27
14Felix Stewart4th Grade4:30
15Jett Roth5th Grade4:33
16Yuka Nakaher4:34
17McKearan4:36
18Alexandra Herrera7th Grade4:40
19Lucas Osterland5th Grade4:40
20Morgan Fister4:41
21Emme Capper8th Grade4:41
22Anthony Dodson4th Grade4:41
23Tony Ragon2nd Grade4:43
24Gabriel Herman3rd Grade4:45
25Ahearn Iyer4:50
26Sanaya Revankal3rd Grade4:56
27Ben Book4th Grade4:56
28Finn Barrett2nd Grade5:05
29Colton Lynn7th Grade5:15
30Adam Kharis5th Grade5:16
31Chase Shavers2nd Grade5:19
32Charlie Carswell8th Grade5:21
33Mark Cole5:28
34Blake Sharren5:28
35Soren Agard4th Grade5:30
36Blaire Lee7th Grade5:40
37Adler Vania7th Grade5:43
38Hugh Demiray7th Grade5:50
39Benjamin Turner1st Grade6:06
40Kessa Doppelheuer3rd Grade6:12
41Kauja Iyer6:24
42Calvin Cohen4th Grade6:30
43Lizze W6:45
44Jacob Eskelsen1st Grade7:07
45Miles Markovich1st Grade8:37
—Liam Stewart8th GradeNT
—Maisie Agard2nd GradeNT
—Ana Camila Rodriguez Vidal3rd GradeNT
—Caleb Sernoffsky4th GradeNT
—Emmett Keenan1st GradeNT
—Atticus Roth1st GradeNT
—Stephen Blasko1st Grade
—Jocelyn Braude2nd Grade
—Devyn Carew2nd Grade
—Casey Chapman5th Grade
—Lewis Cohen2nd Grade
—Charles “Charlie” Reich8th Grade
—Harvey Sturm2nd Grade
—Adler Vania7th Grade
—Morgan Y8th Grade
Strong running, great attitudes, and a lot of future Copley XC talent on display!
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2026-06-14

Copley XC Week of June 15th - 21st

Copley XC Weekly Update

Youth Camp • Summer Training • Alumni Night • Fartlek Week

🏖️ Youth Camp: Tomorrow (Monday) – Thursday

Our Youth Camp runs tomorrow through Thursday, and we are excited for a great week with our campers! Emails have gone out with important camp information.

View Youth Camp Information

🏋️ Summer Strength Training

Beginning on Tuesday, June 16 and Thursday, June 18 at 7:00 AM, Coach Rod will be offering lifting sessions in the High School Weight Room.

These sessions will continue throughout July on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

✅ Training Plans & Consistency

Training plans are out for those who have asked! Make sure you are marking your work complete. If you are ready to start training and are not on a plan yet, please let me know.

The goal is to be at 100% consistency. I know things come up, and perfection isn't always possible. Athletes will miss various things as we know it is summer break. But if we want to be successful this fall and establish ourselves as one of the top TEAMS in the area, the work we do this summer is necessary.

Al Ali proved last fall that a good, solid block of summer work can take an athlete from outside of varsity to the podium at the State Meet.

The teams that achieve their goals in November are the ones that put in the work during June, July, and August—especially on the days they don't feel like it.

🔑 CONSISTENCY IS KEY!!

Stay consistent. Trust the process. Keep stacking good days together.

View Training Plans

🏃 Key Workout of the Week: Fartlek

This week's key workout is the Fartlek. Please take a second and read about Fartlek runs and why they are such a valuable training tool.

Read About Fartlek Runs

Fartlek Training

🎉 Alumni Night: Friday at 8:00 PM

Friday we will have Alumni Night at the Stadium at 8:00 PM. All are welcome to attend!

If you are racing or attending, please RSVP below:

Alumni Night Registration

📝 Final Forms & Remind

Final Forms is OPEN! Make sure to get registered there for Fall Cross Country and get those physicals up to date.

Complete Final Forms

Our HS Remind code is CFHSXC23. Make sure to join for quick updates throughout the season.

Let's Have a Great Week!

Coach Driscoll

Eric Driscoll
Copley High School Cross Country Coach
Copley High School Assistant Track Coach | Distance
Copley-Fairlawn Schools
Stay Connected with XC & TF

🌐 Stats Website: www.copleyrunning.com

🔔 Remind: CFHSXC23

📸 Instagram & Facebook: @CHSXC

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2026-06-14

Fartlek Runs

Training

What Is a Fartlek?

A fartlek is a run that mixes faster running with easier running. The word comes from the Swedish phrase "speed play", and that's exactly what it is: learning how to change gears while still running relaxed.

A Little History

Fartlek training was developed in the 1930s by Swedish coach Gösta Holmér. Looking for a way to help his athletes become more competitive against dominant Finnish distance runners, Holmér encouraged runners to vary their pace naturally over trails and rolling terrain. Instead of rigid track workouts with exact distances and rest periods, athletes would surge up hills, accelerate between landmarks, and recover whenever needed. The result was a training method that built both endurance and speed while keeping running fun and engaging.

See Fartlek Training in Action

Watch this quick video to see how runners use "speed play" to mix faster and easier efforts throughout a run.

Why We Use Fartleks

  • Builds endurance and speed at the same time
  • Teaches runners how to change pace during races
  • Feels less rigid than track intervals
  • Develops body awareness and pacing skills
  • Can be done on roads, trails, grass, or the track

Example Workout

20-Minute Fartlek:

Run easy for 2 minutes, then faster for 1 minute. Repeat that pattern for 20 minutes. The faster sections should feel controlled, about your 5K effort, not like an all-out sprint.

Coach's Reminder

Fartlek running is about learning rhythm. Run the faster sections with good form, stay relaxed, and use the easy sections to recover while still moving forward. Some of the best fartleks don't require a watch at all, just pick a tree, a mailbox, or the next hill and play with your pace.

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