OVERVIEW
We are so pleased to welcome our new Running Athletic Director, AJ Giles!

“Hi, my name is AJ Giles—most kids and families know me as Coach AJ. I’m a youth athletic and personal trainer with a strong background in Track, Football, and Wrestling, having competed in Track and Football at the collegiate level. Over the last 8 years, I’ve coached athletes at the Pee Wee, high school, and private program levels, and that experience has helped me understand how to develop young athletes through fun, structured, and strategic programming.

As the new Athletic Director of the Tracyton Pee Wee Running organization, my vision is to build a highly versatile and progressive running program that teaches athletes of all experience levels how to move with power, purpose, and confidence. While the long-term goal is to explore all styles of running, we’re taking a focused, seasonal approach—starting with the art of track running. This season, we’ll emphasize running mechanics, sprint preparation, speed endurance, and injury prevention through dynamic drills, warmups, cool-downs, and foundational philosophies of sprint training.

Whether your athlete is new to running or looking to improve their skills during the offseason, this program is designed to help them grow, compete, and have fun doing it. I’m excited to help young athletes unlock their potential—one stride at a time.”

AJ has put a lot of hard work, time and determination into this program already, we are so pleased to have him on board and excited to see him do what he loves!

Ages: 4 years old - 14 years old. Pee Wee age is determined as of August 31st.

UNIFORM
Club Provided Running Gear: Running athletic T-shirt. Shirts are for the end of season race and can also be worn during practices if desired. Shirts will be given out as soon as possible during the season.

Parent Provided Running Gear: Athletic Shoes (running shoes preferable), athletic shorts/pants (not sweats), athletic shirt (if not using issued athletic shirt at practices), extra warm layer for cold weather. Runners should also bring water and, if necessary, wear sunscreen (apply before practice).

PRACTICE
Practices will begin August 4, 2025 and will be held at Ridgetop Middle School. More details to come.


Ridgetop Middle School
10600 Hillsboro Dr. NW
Bremerton WA 98383