August 6th-12th, 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
Sunday, Walnut Creek CC 8:30am

Noteworthy: Last Walnut Creek practice of the summer is this weekend Sunday August 13.

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.

We, Maria and the coaches, are coming up with an Open Water Games on Labor Day morning (8:30am) at the pond as a farewell to open water. Maria had such a fantastic turnout on the 4th of July that she thought that this would be a fun tradition to start. 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!

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Upcoming Events:
August 13 Last day of Sunday Walnut Creek CC practices for summer
August 14 Michigan Senior Olympics (Oakland U)
August 20 Swim to the Moon
August 23 TRex TRI

September 5 Open Water Games Workout

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

Event Details/Results:

From the Coaches:
Maria: Melissa will be coaching the pond workouts on Aug. 8 and Aug. 15. Come out and enjoy Melissa’s coaching and input! You must bring a BRIGHT color cap (& wear it, duh). Please also bring your safety buoys for the deep swims.Arrive 6:15pm, so you can all be swimming by 6:30! I will see you all at Kent Beach on tuesday, Aug. 22 at Kent Beach. This is the last chance to swim the T-Rex course this year. We meet at the transition area, by the “Swim In” sign. Make sure you bring safety buoys for this!
Melissa: Swim to the Moon Update:
We now have 18 people signed up from MAC. Plenty of time to still join our MAC attack on the beach! Come join us!
There are 510 total participants already registered – last year’s event had 483.
Did you know…
You can sign up on race day?
There will be two waves this year for the 10k – set 3 minutes apart
There are new STTM bathing suits this year – check out the race day information page to learn more: https://epicraces.com/swim-to-the-moon-race-day-information/
Saturday morning group swims at Trout Lake continue – 7:45 a.m. meet up at 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: This week we finish off our time at Walnut Creek CC. I am so thankful to Kris and her staff for giving us the fantastic opportunity of training in this facility. Thank you all for making it a great summer at this pool. If you haven’t yet been to this pool you get one more chance this weekend. I hope to see you there!
On a Personal Note: Michigan Masters is finishing up the Summer Nationals today with some fantastic performances. Some of our own, Clisty and Patrick Sturdy and Chuck Olsen, are cleaning up in the medal category! Take a look at just some of the accomplishments from the meet!
Patrick: 4th 400 IM, 5th 200 Fly, 5th 100 BK, 7th 200 IM
Clisty: 7th 200 BR
Chuck: 4th 400 FR, 5th 100 FR, 3rd 50 FR

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
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