West Michigan Harriers Winter Training Group

The West Michigan Harriers is a competitive club team for high school (9th-12th grade) endurance runners coached by USATF Level 2 certified coach, Jackson Fox. Practices typically take place on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays beginning on Monday, December 9, 2024 and concluding Thursday, February 27, 2025. Runners will compete in the Michigan Indoor Track Series (MITS) which take place at various locations. Each runners is responsible for the entry fees and travel expenses related to competing in the MITS meets. We will have athletes qualify for the New Balance Nationals Indoors which will be held in Boston, MA in 2024. The $300 club fee includes the cost of the competition singlet, indoor track rental fee, and other coaching / club related fees. Please be aware that we practice outside in addition to using the Aquinas College indoor track starting in January. We also have to follow the Aquinas College policies for all indoor practices and competitions. We typically meet for group practices 3 days per week and the practice schedule is sent out each week on Sunday. Below are the tentative days runners will have coach supervised workouts:

Monday 4-5:30pm - Hills at John Ball Park

Thursday 4-5:30pm - Run at John Ball Park (we move to the indoor track from 5:30-7pm in January)

Saturday 9-10:30am - Tempo Run at John Ball Park