August 13th-19, 2017

Weekly Schedule:

Monday, MHS 9:15-10:45am
Tuesday, LHS 5:15-6:45am, posted
Spring Mill 6:15-8:00pm
Wednesday, MHS 9:15-10:45am
Thursday, LHS 5:15-6:45am, posted
Friday, Milford YMCA 9:30am (Dryland Training)
Saturday, Trout Lake 8:00am

Noteworthy: Remember Jim is offering a dryland training session on Fridays starting at the Milford YMCA at 9:30 on Friday morning. Great cross-training for swimmers!

Swim to the Moon Sunday 20!!!!!

For the month of August you will be receiving 2 weekly emails; one from Shutterfly as usual and one from @milfordathleticclub.org. If you do not receive the new email please let me know at: h2oranger@hotmail.com. Please make sure that you check your junk/spam folder, my email from @milfordathleticclub.org was in that folder.

Look for the Open Water Games on Labor Day morning (8:30am) at the pond as a farewell to open water. This workout will be all fun and a lot like the 12 Relays of Christmas that we traditionally put on. More details to come as we get closer to the event but put this on your calendars now!

Password for the Weekly Communication section of the website is: macswimmers

Please make sure that you sign up for Remind!

Go to: www.remind.com
1. Click Sign Up. You will be prompted for a phone number or email address. If you enter a phone number you will get a 4 digit code texted to you for verification. If you entered an email address, you will not get the 4 digit code.
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Upcoming Events:
August 14 Michigan Senior Olympics (Oakland U)

August 20 Swim to the Moon

August 23 TRex TRI

September 4 Open Water Games Workout

September 5-10 No Practices

September 11 Fall Season Start (MON, WED, FRI, SAT)

September 19 TU/TH Start – Fall Season

May 10-13, 2018 Masters Short Course Spring Nationals Indianapolis, IN

Event Details/Results:

From the Coaches:
Maria: Come join Melissa on tuesday night Aug 15, at Spring Mill Pond for another open water workout! Arrive 6:15pm, bring a bright cap and your swim buoys.
T-Rex is next week, Aug. 23. Volunteering is a chance to give back to your fellow athletes (events don’t happen without volunteers), and to learn a few things if you’re considering a future race. Sign up at www.rfevents.com . You get a cool t-shirt & a $30 race voucher towards a future RFEvents race. And, you’re giving back! (Yes, I feel strongly about that part!)
Melissa: We now have 22 people joining in on our MAC Attack for Swim to the Moon on Sunday! For everyone joining us….fire up, channel your inner BA, and let’s go have some fun!!
Team MAC has 4 swimming the 1.2 mile, 14 the 5k and 4 the 10k.
Online registration ends Friday (8/18) at midnight.
In-person registration is available at the clinic on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m., and race day registration is available and begins at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday – and remember, there is a half mile distance too!!
Here is the link for more information:
https://epicraces.com/event/swim-to-the-moon/

1. Kim Yarima and I will be taking Saturday, 8/19 off from our informal group swim to rest for STTM. However, Kim has agreed to lead a group swim on Thursday morning (8/17) at 9:00 a.m. for all of those interested. Meet her in the usual spot in the Kent Lake parking lot.
Jim: Milford Trail/Dry Land Circuit Workout. Join me Friday mornings in August at 9:30 am. We meet at the Milford YMCA Parking lot and walk along the paved Milford Trail (about 2 miles), with a series circuit workout stops along the way. This workout will be a fun yet challenging way to get some cross training. All ability levels welcome. It will take about 90 minutes. The workout will be “cash donation based”, (pay whatever you’d like) benefiting the MAC Young Gun fund. Bring hydration, and a hand towel. Any questions, please send me an email: jimjtg@icloud.com
Kris: Gone for summer season
Dianne: Walnut Creek CC practices are officially over and we could not have had a better day! We had a great season swimming at this wonderful facility! Thank you again to Kris Goodrich and her outstanding staff for making this possible for the second season in a row.

On a Personal Note: Good Luck to Tom Welsh, he left Sunday to compete in the World Masters Championships in Budapest, Hungary! We look forward to watching the results and getting the full run down when he gets back.

Swim to the Moon is this coming Sunday! There is still time to sign up. I will camping with my family in the area over the weekend and can’t wait to see the competition on Sunday! I had such a great time last year; I am excited to see what the competition has to offer this year. Maybe one of these years I’ll compete!

Communication: If you have questions for any of the coaches don’t hesitate to ask! Here’s a quick list of emails to make that a bit easier!
www.milfordathleticclub.org
Dianne: h2oranger@hotmail.com
Kris: akachops17@aol.com (Back in September)
Jim:jimjtg@icloud.com
Maria: carpelacusnatavi@gmail.com
Melissa: jrichardson90@comcast.net
Shutterfly Share Site: www.shutterfly.com
Facebook: MAC Swimmers – Unofficial team communications
Remind: www.remind.com