Instructor: Margo Gillen
Margo Gillen coached the boys and girls XC, Indoor, and Outdoor track teams for a total of 20 seasons. During those 20 seasons, she has worked with distance runners, sprinters, and all of the field events. She was chosen as the Indoor Coach of the Year twice by the MSTCA and was selected twice as the Coach of the Year by the Lowell Sun. Margo brings great energy and dedication to the sport of running and is very excited to share her love of running with younger athletes. Margo is also a teacher at the high school and has over 25 years of teaching Spanish at LHS!!
Margo has been leading the Youth XC and Spring Track & Field Programs for two years!
Fall Youth Cross Country Program Description:
Every Sunday athletes will learn the fundamentals of running. They will warm-up at the beginning of each workout, do technique drills to work on form, play games, have a running workout and stretch at the end. On the last practice, athletes will run a race. Athletes in grades K-2 will run a 1/2 mile and athletes in grades 3-6 will run a mile. Both the 1/2 mile and mile races will start at Fay Park and will continue through the same trails that the high school XC runners use to compete and practice.
Fall Schedule: Sundays for 6-weeks (9/7 - 10/12)
Grade Level: K-6 - 8:00am-10:00am
Cost K-6: $200R/$210NR
Location: Fay Park Littleton (across from Fire station @ 20 Foster St) and/or 57 Russell St School Track (depending on weather conditions)