Another good turnout for our final session at McHenry's today! We did our plyometric drills and movement drills. We also ran a couple miles, with hill!, and did some stretches. This is something that all runners need to continue doing from now until the first day of practice on August 11.
The important dates to mark on your calendars are as follows:
August 4 - 8, Captain's practice with Lauren and James from 4:30 to 5:30. Meet at the Middle School doors.
Practice starts on August 11 at 9:30 til 11:30. The first week M, T, W and F will be that time. Thursday, 8/14 we are trying for a pool practice from 3:30 to 5:00. This will be confirmed.
Wednesday, August 20, we will all travel to Eagle Bluff for a group challenge course followed by lunch and then the high ropes course til 4 p.m.for team bonding. Cost to runners $15. The Boosters will pick up the other half of your cost. Departure time will be set later but plan for an early departure (7 or 8 a.m.)
Monday, August 25 will be our last a.m. practice. That evening we will also meet at Heather's house for a team dinner before our home invitational on Thursday, 8/28. Sue Lofgren will be contacting you about volunteer help that we will need for the home meet.
On Tuesday, August 26, we will begin practice after teacher workshops. Definite time will be posted later but it will be afternoon. This will continue through that week. Thursday, August 28 is our first meet, at Bear Cave Park, The Stewartville "Bill Glomski" Invitational.
Continue to run on your own or phone a friend to take with you. Also, do situps and pushups as basic conditioning as well as other stretches as needed.
See you all August 11th at 9:30 a.m.! Now get running! :D
Coach T.
Second Wednesday CC Session, Check! And other news!
We had a good time at McHenry's with our second session. Another group of 10 were there. We would like more to join as you can! Keep running and entering mileage in Flotracker!
James and Lauren are planning captain's practices to run from 4:30 to 5:30 beginning August 1 meeting at the MS doors. Plan to attend as many as you can so you aren't HURTING the first weeks of practice! This will go through August 8th. They are also continuing to meet on Sunday nights at 7 p.m. meeting at the MS doors for a run. Join in the fun!!
Eagle Bluff is looking more probable. Working on details for August 20 at the moment. Stay tuned! Courses, group challenge and high ropes, would run from 8 to 12 and 1 to 4.. More info. to follow!
First Wednesday Run, Check!
We had eight runners show up for our first Wednesday session, three coaches and a volunteer hostess for the site and snack. Thank you Coach Parry and Melissa King (former junior high track coach at SMS) and Jenny McHenry for the great smoothie and hosting at your place! Perfect weather, a good run and a smoothie to top it off! It was so nice to see you all again and nice to see that the run didn't kill anyone! Keep up your running!
Everyone, please check your school email accounts (and possibly in the spam folder) for an invitation from Flotracker. I've entered all of you as a member of the Stewie CC team and the invite has been sent to you. I would like you to register (free!) and start your running log. I can then view your daily/weekly mileage. You will be able to see what your teammates are doing as well so we will have some accountability! These summer days will fly by and soon we will be RACING and we want to be ready!
REMINDERS: Sunday night run with James and Lauren from 7 to 8 pm, meet by the West doors (by the bell).
Monday night is Fall sports registration; plan to attend!
Next Wednesday run; Departing from the west parking lot at 9 a.m. SHARP! Return to school at 11:00. Let me know in advance if you need a ride. I will have the mini-bus that will accommodate 14. We will go each week to McHenrys by Root River Park on 80th Street off County Rd. 1.
Coach Parry will be our official photographer so we will try to upload some pictures to the Flotracker team site as we get going. Looking forward to the next session!
CC Runs for July & Summerfest Run!
Runners! I hope your summer vacation is going well and you are able to "cross-train" with many enjoyable activities including your running! Don't forget to keep track of your mileage on a sheet of paper with the date of your running activity.
Get ready to meet as a group on each Wednesday in July beginning July 9, from 9 to 11 a.m. I will meet in the NW parking lot with the mini-bus for anyone that needs a ride. Upperclassmen can meet us at McHenry's if they'd like. The bus will accommodate 14 riders. You can get to McHenry's by taking Hwy. 30 east from Stewartville, turn North on Cty. Rd. 1 and just before the interstate on 80th Street, turn right. There is a sign for the Root River Park of Olmsted County, head for that and keep going on the gravel another 1/4 mile.
Wear your running clothes and plan for the weather. If it is going to rain, we will still hold the a.m. session, but if storms are predicted, we will plan to meet from 4 to 6 p.m. weather permitting. Check the blog for the updates!
Each day we will learn a new drill, do some stretches, do a run / running activity and introduce you to a healthy snack! It is our hope that you continue to build on your running mileage each week.
I am looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible next Wednesday. Please comment on this post whether you can or cannot make it so we can plan accordingly for riders and snacks. If you cannot make this time-frame, please indicate what day or time of day is workable for you. It will provide an option to change the time/day in order to work with the majority. Check your email for updates!
Summerfest Run! Reminder that helpers are needed on Thursday, July 3rd with setup down at Lake Florence. Contact Sue Lofgren if you are able to help. Also, Friday the 4th helpers are needed for the race cleanup afterwards. It would be great to see you racing and hanging around for cleanup as needed!
Finally, just a reminder that James and Lauren are happy to run with any and all that can show up on Sunday nights at the school from 7 to 8 p.m.!
Happy July! See you soon!
Coach T.
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