PINNACLE Racing Team
Designed specifically for Middle School to High School Distance Runners (Boys and Girls) offering runners an opportunity to train together 3-4x'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 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 solid tradition of amazing high school distance runners.
Pinnacle Session Details
Fall-Winter Season 2026-2027Registration: Opens September 21st
Cost: Full Package: $500 (each additional sibling will be $400) Duration: - November 9th - February 27th 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. To kick the season off this year we will be heading to Brooks XC Regional Championships in Holmdel, NJ then we will switch over to focusing on track. Race Dates: 3-4 races 11/21/26 - Brooks XC Regional Championships 11/ 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. Once they do I will update the race schedule and practice schedules accordingly *Races are not mandatory, but they are a lot of FUN **Races are paid for by athletes NOT by Pinnacle Practice Dates 56 practices: 11/13, 11/14, 11/16, 11/18, 11/19, 11/21(RACE), 11/23, 11/25, 11/27, 11/28, 11/30, 12/2, 12/6, 12/7, 12/9, 12/12, 12/14, 12/17, 12/19, 12/21, 12/22, 12/23, 12/24, 12/28, 12/29, 12/30, 12/31, 1/4, 1/7, 1/9, 1/11, 1/13, 1/15, 1/16, 1/18, 1/21, 1/23, 1/25, 1/27, 1/29, 1/31, 2/1, 2/3, 2/5, 2/7, 2/8, 2/10, 2/13 or 2/14, 2/15, 2/18, 2/21, 2/22, 2/24, 2/26, 2/27 Practice Duration: Roughly 2hrs long - Exact practice schedule will be sent out with exact times but weekday practices will roughly be 530-730pm - weekend practices will be in the morning. Practice Locations: Weekday practices will be at Lehigh University Track, DeSales University or Muhlenberg College Track - details with availability are still being worked out. Weekend practices will rotate between DeSales University, Lehigh University and Bicentennial Park. Most practices will be held outside. Over Christmas Break we will be able to train on an indoor track. ** Please note: I will do everything I can to make up practices that are cancelled due to inclimate weather but can't promise I will be able to do so Training Covered:
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Pinnacle 2027 Altitude TRAINING TRip - Mammoth Lakes, CACLICK BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SUMMER TRAINING TRIP TO MAMMOTH LAKES, CA
Summer Session 2026Registration: Closes May 1st 2026
Cost: $450 (additional siblings $375) - one time payment Duration: May 19th - August 8th 2026 Structure of Program - This program is structured to prepare our athletes for their High School or Middle School XC Seasons. We will be utilizing Muhlenberg College or Lehigh University 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 4x'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: 5/19, 5/21, 5/23, 5/25, 5/26, 5/28, 5/30, 6/2, 6/4, 6/6, 6/9, 6/11, 6/13, 6/15, 6/17, 6/19, 6/20, 6/22, 6/24, 6/26, 6/27, 6/29, 7/1, 7/3, 7/4, 7/6, 7/8, 7/10, 7/20, 7/22, 7/24, 7/25, 7/27, 7/29, 7/31, 8/1, 8/3, 8/5, 8/7 Time: Will vary slightly but roughly - 500-730pm (practice 1 500-630pm and practice 2 600-730pm) - there will be two practice groups one for our older more experienced runners and one for our younger runners. Athletes will be put in groups within their practices based on performance and ability level. Once you register your athlete and the schedule is finalized the information will be sent out Location: We will utilize Muhlenberg College or Lehigh University 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 and/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 the Gring's Mill 5K - again races are not mandatory 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