Summer Training Camps
Thanks to the coaches, athletes and parents who made the commitment to an amazing event and for allowing lacxc.com to participate. The impact of high-altitude training may be short-lived but the memories will last a life time!
West Valley Bandits - Mammoth Mountain
July 30th - 31st, 2024
West Valley Runners were out en force at Convict Lake. Over 30 athletes made it up to Mammoth where the club does it “old school” in tents and sleeping bags.
(l-r) Kennedy Brannon, Aleina Imai, Sage Kodoma,
Anael Farkash, Alexandra Chase,
Kayla Tjenalooi, Keila Sakata
(l-r) Indie Hyman, Gabe Perez, Angel Rodriguez,
Ethan Barok, Hunter Bennett,
Carson Nguyen, Indie Hyman
Bottom: Alexandra Chase, Anael Farkash, Kayla Tjenalooi
Middle: Shannon Fabro, Aleina Imai, Kennedy Brannon, Keila Sakata
Top: Sage Kodoma
Ethan Barok and Hunter Bennet
stride out at Convict Lake
Seniors Kennedy Brannon and Kayla Tjenalooi
lead out a training run at ‘Lil Smokey
Instagram reel on lacxcnews
Mammoth Mountain - Palisades Charter
July 26th, 2024
Are the ‘24 Pali Girls the Best City Team Ever?
(l-r) Ella GIlyard, Louisa Mammen, Maya Bhasin,
Zoey Morris, Daila Harinck,
Maribel Henderson-MacLennan, Molly Liberman
Pali Boys Looking for 4-Peat
(l-r) Lajus Collins, Mako Holt, Zachary Cohen, Blake Sigworth, Andrew Razo, Jackson Taylor, Owen Lewicky
LULU MAMMEN puts the finishes touches on a strong summer program in hopes
of an epic junior year. Sub-18 miunutes?
Sophomore MAKO HOLT showing perfect form, could be a game changer for Pali this fall.
Mr. and Miss Congeniality,
LAJUS COLLINS and MAYA BHASIN,
still smiling after a 9-mile tempo run at 8,000 ft!
Instagram reel on lacxcnews
Never mind ‘double-thresholds’, that’s 2023! The Pali boys practice a ‘crouch-Lunge-Pounce’ starting technique modeled after the worlds fiercest apex predators.
Coaches Corner
CROUCH
LUNGE
POUNCE
Here’s the full sequence:
Stay tuned for its debut at Woodbridge :)
‘The Drive’
Is dedicated to LA City’s high school distance running community
The goal is to evangelize exceptional teams and athletes with high quality, curated content and editorial perspectives in an online periodic publication.
Each volume will include a ‘Special’ section, as well as Athletes of the Week/Month, ‘The Week in Pictures’ including a ‘Picture of the Week’, ‘The Numbers’, and ‘Heard on the Trail’.
ENJOY!