Summer Captain's Practices & Benefits of Proper Summer Training



Summer Captain's Practices
"To do anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."
                                                                        -Steve Prefontaine

Captain's Practices:

These training runs will be held at the following locations.  These practices are not mandatory, although we are hopeful that you will be able to attend some of these group workouts.  It is what we do now that is going to determine the success of our entire season.  These practices are also a great way to meet new team members before the start of the school year.

Monday:      5:30PM Fort Wetherill, Jamestown
Tuesday:      6:00PM The RI Desert Division Street West Warwick
Wednesday: 6:00PM URI Fun Run @ Keaney Gym
Thursday:     5:30PM Narragansett Sea Wall Narragansett
Saturday:      Goddard Park (7AM In The Beach Area) or an alternate location at 8AM.  See the calendar for details.

All Family members are invited to join us in a walk / run at these times.


**Click on the Calendar page and the event to get a map of our meeting location and use the written directions seen here.

Directions:

Monday @ Fort Wetherill:

  • Take Route 138 across the Jamestown Bridge, then coming off the Jamestown Bridge follow Route 138 to the Jamestown exit (last exit before the toll booths for Newport's Pell Bridge).
  • Follow this road (Conanicus Ave.) through town, past the waterfront, bear left at the Ft. Wetherill State Park sign.  The parking lot in which we meet will be on the rigt hand side about a 1/4 mile after the split. 
 Tuesday @ The Rhode Island Desert:

  • Take Route 4 North until exit 8b.  Exit will guide you on to Division Street in a westerly direction.  Go straight past the movie theatre, Ruby Tuesday's and Outback Steakhouse and accross Route 2.
  • Continue straight for 5 miles.  You will pass through two stop signs.  Parking will be right off the road on the right side. 
  • You will see the dunes to the right prior to reshing the parking area. 
  • Here is a preview of what the desert is like:   RI Desert Discovery
  • Video of an actual race on the desert course:  Desert Race 2014
  
Wednesdays @ URI:

  • Take Route 1 South
  • Take RI-138 W turn Right
  • Right at URI Athletic Complex Outdoor Marquee into parking lot. Go straight until you reach the end of the parking lot go right into large parking area.
  • We will be directly accross the road in the field next to the Mackal Fieldhouse.
Thursdays @ Narragansett Beach:

  • Take Route 1 South until reaching the Narragansett exit.  At the bottom of the ramp take a left when the light turns green (Take a look around and make sure traffic has stopped even if you have a green light.  There are a lot of accidents here from drivers not seeing the light as they drive under the bridge). 
  • Go under bridge and enter rotary.  Proceed with caution as the rotary can also be dangerous. Upon entering the rotary take the second exit and go straight past the medical office building on the right and then after about a 1/4 mile you'll pass a church on your left. 
  • Proceed straight on Kingstown Rd.
  • At first light go straight.
  • At second light take a left.
  • Road will bend to the right and you will reach another traffic light.  At this light you will go left.
  • The entrance to the beach lot will be on you right in about 100 yards.  Once in the lot go right until you reach the end of the lot.  We meet where the seawall meets the parking lot.
Saturdays @ Goddard Park:

  • Take Route 1 North into East Greenwhich.  Take a right on to Ives Road. 
  • Take the second main entrance (third if counting the horse stables) on the left into Goddard Park between the large rock pillars and Goddard Park Sign.    Follow straight through the unmanned guard booth. 
  • At the split turn left.
  • We are at the first parking lot on right next to the bathrooms.















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