the bayshore project
South Tampa Youth Running Club
A youth running club for 5th through 8th graders in South Tampa — open to every school and every ability level.
The Bayshore Project builds a community of middle school distance runners, promoting fun and fitness while developing character, discipline, and lasting friendships. Runners train together, race together, and get better together.
Whether your runner is preparing for a high school cross country team, cross-training for another sport, or lacing up for the very first time, there’s a place for them here. Endurance makes every athlete better.
Fall Cross Country season is here. Practices run three days a week, and new runners are welcome to join us any time — no experience needed. See the full schedule and dues.
NEWS
Madie Muller Named Florida Gatorade Player of the Year
Congratulations to Bayshore Project alum Madie Muller for being named the Florida Gatorade Player of the Year! We’re extremely excited and thankful to share that Madie has selected The Bayshore Project as the recipient of her Community Grant.
This $1,000 grant helps support youth athletes in our programs and expands access to the benefits of sport in our community.
We’re also grateful to the MEB Foundation for serving as our fiscal sponsor and partnering with us to receive this grant.
“I don’t run to add days to my life, I run to add life to my days.” – Ronald Rook
Running Seasons
Spring Track
For Bayshore Project members, track season is a way to work on speed and lay a foundation for fall cross country. As such, we do not train for the shortest track events (100M, 200M). Bayshore Project runners primarily focus on the 1500M (almost 1 mile) but also frequently compete in the 400M and 800M. We ask that all BP runners participate in at least two of our team’s scheduled meets.
Summer conditioning
Bayshore Project runners do the important work of creating a base of mileage over the summer to prepare for the fall cross country season. The summer running will consist of longer, steady-paced running and will not include any speed work. We do not participate in any competitions as a team over the summer. Summer conditioning begins early June and runs through August.
Fall Cross Country
Bayshore Project runners compete in 3k races through the XC season as a middle school club team. The workouts progress from steady-paced running to also include track work to improve speed as we move into the later portions of the season with the goal for the runners’ performances to peak for the state meet. We ask that all BP runners participate in at least two our team’s scheduled races.
Coaches
Head Coach – Tim Scheu
Conditioning Coach – Kelly Verra
Developmental Coach – Stephanie Frans
Progression Coach – Sydney Bice
Performance Coach – Thure Claire
“In running, it doesn’t matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, ‘I have finished.’ There is a lot of satisfaction in that.” — Fred Lebow, New York City Marathon co-founder
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