PINNACLE Racing Team - 2025
Designed specifically for Middle School to High School Distance Runners (Boys and Girls) offering runners an opportunity to train together 3x's a week for the entire season. A supportive environment will be set up for different ability levels. In order to achieve the goals, you have set, you need to train in an environment that pushes and propels you forward.
Coached By: Kenrick Smith – Owner of K17SPORT Management Incorp & Professional Endurance Coach - Certified USA Track & Field Coach, USA Triathlon Coach, USA Weightlifting Certified Coach
As a Professional Coach and passionate runner/endurance athlete myself, I want to create a competitive, supportive and fun environment for the distance athletes and help them reach even higher levels – developing faster times, stronger runners, more mentally tough athletes, and all around better runners. This program aims to continue and further enhance Lehigh Valley’s rock solid tradition of amazing high school distance runners.
Pinnacle Session Details
Fall-Winter Season 2025-2026Registration: Opens September 10th
Cost: Full Package: $450 (each additional sibbling will be $350) Duration: - November 5th - March 1st Team Info: This is a middle school and high school distance club program that will competing on indoor tracks. We focus on mid-distance to distance events - 800, 1500/1600m, 3000/3200m with the occasional 400 or 5K events. Race Dates: 3-4 races Races are TBD - Races will be indoor track meets - trying to get 2-3 races on the schedule. I am waiting for different facilities to put their Winter schedules up *Races are not mandatory, but they are a lot of FUN **Races are paid for by athletes NOT by Pinnacle Practice Dates 48 practices: 11/4, 11/9, 11/11, 11/14, 11/15, 11/19, 11/22, 11/25, 11/28, 11/29, 12/1, 12/2, 12/5, 12/7, 12/9, 12/12, 12/14, 12/16, 12/17, 12/20, 12/22, 12/24, 12/26, 12/28, 12/29, 12/31, 1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/9, 1/11, 1/14, 1/16, 1/18, 1/21, 1/23, 1/25, 1/27, 1/30, 2/1, 2/3, 2/6, 2/8, 2/10, 2/11, 2/17, 2/18, 2/22 Practice Locations: Details are still being worked out. Waiting for facilities to let me know what times and days are available for us to use. Most practices will be held outside. Over Christmas Break we will be able to train on indoor track. Not all sessions will take place on a track ** Please note: I will do everything I can to make up practices that are cancelled due to in climate weather but can't promise I will be able to do so Training Covered:
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Pinnacle 2025 Altitude TRAINING TRIP to Flagstaff, AZCLICK BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SUMMER TRAINING TRIP ARIZONA
Summer Session 2025Registration: Closes May 1st 2025
Cost: $400 (additional siblings $325) - one time payment Duration: May 25th - August 8th 2025 Structure of Program - We are going to use this program to prepare our athletes for their High School or Middle School XC Seasons. We will be utilizing Muhlenberg Track once a week for speed workouts and other locations to work on different cross-country skills throughout our training - for example hill work, threshold workouts, tempo runs, interval work, long runs, etc. We will typically be training together 3x's week. A weekly running program will be given to every athlete to guide our runners when we aren't practicing together. There will be 3 races we will be competing in - they aren't mandatory, but they are FUN!! I would highly recommend them to all of our runners. Practice Dates: 5/25, 5/26 (Memorial Day), 5/31, 6/2, 6/4 (Race Day?), 6/6, 6/7, 6/9, 6/11, 6/13, 6/16, 6/18, 6/20, 6/23, 6/25, 6/27, 6/30, 7/2 (Race Day), 7/5, 7/7, 7/9, 7/21, 7/23, 7/25, 7/28, 7/30, 8/1, 8/4, 8/6 (Race Day), 8/8 - then school seasons should start but we will race one more time on 8/18 Time: will vary but roughly - 530-730 pm - once you register your athlete and the schedule is finalized the information will be sent out Location: We will utilize Muhlenberg College Track and other local locations in the Lehigh Valley to vary our training (hills, grass, cinders, trail, long runs, etc) Equipment: Athletes will be required to bring water or electrolyte drinks to stay hydrated, bring training shoes, racing flats/spikes (if they have them) Races: We are going to utilize the LVRR Summer Running Series to compete in and then a destination Race - again races are not mandatory ++LVRR Summer 5K Series - Located in the Lehigh Valley Parkway - 6/4, 7/2, 8/6 PLEASE NOTE: LVRR Races are free - you will just need to register your athlete to compete |
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For more information please contact Kenrick Smith at [email protected] or 484-560-1751