GCR Club XC Season

Gulf Coast Runners is pleased to announce the continuation of our youth team with the 2023 Fall Cross Country Season. 

Middle School Practices
  This session is a training group aimed at high performance during the cross country season.  

  Coach Moomaw is the head coach at Elevate Performance Training and he leads our Gulf Coast Runners Youth Team.  He will be conducting our middle school sessions on Monday and Wednesday nights from 5:30 - 6:30pm at the Naples High School track.  This group has SEVERAL RACING OPPORTUNITIES throughout the cross country (dates/schedule will be forthcoming)

• Training Sessions (5:30 - 6:30pm at Naples HS.  Meet at the track off of 22nd Ave):          We meet MOST Monday's and Wednesday's that CCPS has school, except when Naples HS is having their events.  Please check back for the official calendar once our lease is approved.                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Racing opportunities (more info to be disseminated at practices)                                                                                                                                                                         

• August 19 - Dunbar Invite (Buckingham Park)
• October 28th - FLYRA STATE MEET

Elementary practices - 

A new session will begin August 23rd and run through the second week in October at the Naples High School track.  Coach Brad Malick-Beltran, Coach Certa, Coach Barone, and H.S. volunteers will be conducting these practices from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM.  This will focus on skills, drills, fundamentals and fun!  The team is a perfect spot for an elementary runner looking to get in some great workouts, and alternatively for those looking to get involved in for the first time.  All elementary students should have independent bathroom skills and be able to tie their shoes.  Sylvie Certa is the contact person for all elementary athletes.  Her email is certasy@gmail.com