Intramural Sports

We have had a great time in the Intramural Sports Program at School 7. I would like to see more students in grades 7 and 8 participating. Now that the program is already almost half over I am excited about the 6th graders being able to participate next year! Also, the 8th graders in the program played a very intense game of floor hockey. Hockey is a great sport that is not very popular in our school, but I think that will change in the coming years.

Mr. Goldstein

Recovery

On Saturday, I participated in many different sports including a cycling training ride, a flag football game and a little bit of basketball as well. I ran on Sunday and Monday and cycled to school and back on Monday. After all of this activity and training I felt a little soreness in some of my leg muscles so I will be resting on Tuesday from training. It is important to rest during training to ensure the best possible performance.

Extra Credit for 7th and 8th Graders

Bring in a piece of paper with the answer to this question for extra credit points on your Phys Ed grade...

What is the main nutrient which helps grow and repair muscle???

Sincerely,

Mr. Goldstein

Race Day

On Sunday morning I was supposed to have a race that involved both running and cycling. Unfortunately, the rain came down so hard on Sunday morning that it was too dangerous to have the cycling part of the race. I ended up just running a 10,000 meter race which is 6.2 miles in length. I finished in 44 minutes which is about 7 minutes and 20 seconds per mile. I finished in 18th place out of over 5o runners. It was my first time racing at that distance so I am confident I will be able to improve a lot with training.

Mr. Goldstein

Monday 5/9

Welcome back to school, I hope everyone had a great weekend and Mother's Day. Today I plan on doing some muscular endurance work during the day with a push-up/pull-up routine that I sometimes do. Also, at the end of the day I brought running clothes with me to run the trails at Garret Mountain after school. I really enjoy running there because there are great views of the city of Paterson and it is very relaxing. Trail running also takes my mind off thinking about the act of running itself compared to running on the roads or the track. It sometimes makes me forget that I am actually tired while running!

Extra Credit- Bring me a slip of paper with your name and tell me which part of fitness (out of the five we have been learning about) running on a trail works on before the end of the week.

Spring Break Exercise Update

I spent a lot of my spring break training in Virginia as I visited family members there. I am preparing for a big race on May 15th. I cycled most days for about 30-40 miles each day and also did a lot of running. The weather there was very hot at times so I had to go earlier in the morning to prevent working out in more intense heat. The scenery there was very pleasant. I believe that when you run or ride through a place, you get to experience more than simply driving through it.

Good Luck on NJASK tests coming this week!

Mr. Goldstein