Alumni, Family & Friends Run

On Saturday, August 23rd Trinity Cross Country will host its first Alumni Run with a twist.

The event will be held at Blackhawk Park in Eagan. The Girls race will begin at 9am and have one mile and two mile options for race distances. The Boys race will begin at 9:30am and have two mile and three mile options for race distances.

The race is open to anyone that supports Trinity and the Cross Country program and is at least 10 years of age.

Girls varsity runners will run two miles and Boys varsity runners will run three miles. The shorter distances will be for more inexperienced and younger runners.

If there are enough runners, three separate teams will be scored for the varsity distances:
1) Current Trinity CC Runners
2) Trinity CC Alumni...this includes any former coaches and runners of the CC program
3) Family & Friends...which includes siblings, parents, uncles, your neighbor, your classmate, etc.

Following the races, we will recognize any runners that have run 200+ miles for summer training and serve watermelon and ice cream. The entire event should only take about one hour.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

2008 Trinity Cross Country Schedule

The 2008 schedule for Trinity Cross Country is now finalized.

All of the 2007 meets were retained and the Willmar Invitational has been added again, after being dropped a couple years back. Also, two additional unofficial races have been added - the Alumni, Family & Friends Run and the Boys vs Girls Race.

Here's the schedule:
Saturday, August 23rd - Alumni, Family & Friends Run at Blackhawk Park in Eagan - 9:00am
Saturday, September 6th - Red Knight Invitational at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal - 9:00am
Friday, September 12th - Private School Championships at St. Catherine's in St. Paul - 4:00pm
Saturday, September 20th - Milaca Mega Meet at Milaca Golf Course - 10:00am
Saturday, September 27th - Willmar Optimist Invitational at Willmar Golf Course - 1:00pm
Thursday, October 2nd - Farmington Invitational at Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington - 4:00pm
Tuesday, October 7th - MCAA Conference Championships in Bloomington - TBA
Monday, October 13th - Boys vs Girls Race at Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan - 4:00pm
Thursday, October 23rd - Section 4A Meet at Battle Creek Park in St. Paul - TBA
Saturday, November 1st - State Meet at St. Olaf College in Northfield - 10:00am

Summer Running Details

Summer training can be the biggest factor for success in Cross Country. Runners can turn a 13-week high school CC season into a 26-week season to more fully develop their cardiovascular fitness and to make better use of the in-season training.

I plan to reward runners that are willing to put in the necessary time in the summer to make the most of their Cross Country season in the fall.

Here the rules and rewards for summer training:

- June, July and August months will be counted for summer mileage.

- August mileage totals include running mileage accrued once official practice starts.

- Runners need to document a monthly total of their mileage at a minimum (...a running log showing daily/weekly mileage is preferred).

- Be sure to count your cross training mileage (...see the conversions listed below).

- Any runner that logs 200+ miles will get a Trinity Cross Country t-shirt.

- Runners that achieve 250+ miles will be listed in the Trinity CC records from year to year at 50-mile increments (example: 250-mile club, 300-mile club, 350-mile club, etc.).

Let me know if you have any questions. I hope to see everyone ready to go on Monday, August 11th.

Thanks,
Jesse
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Cross Training Mileage Conversions:
4 miles biking = 1 mile running
2 miles rollerblading = 1 mile running
1/4 mile swimming = 1 mile running
10 minutes pool running = 1 mile running
2 miles on an elliptical machine = 1 mile running

Updated Summer Schedule

Hello,

A few runners have expressed a desire to change up some of the Thursday night runs to not always be at Moir Park. I thought it was a good idea. We will still be at Moir Park this Thursday, but then Thursday runs will rotate to other locations as well. Please see the revised schedule for the remainder of July:

Tuesday, July 8th - Run in Groups- 7pm at Lebanon Hills Park in Eagan
Thursday, July 10th - Run in Groups - 6pm - followed by Ultimate Frisbee - 7pm at Moir Park in Bloomington
Tuesday, July 15th - Run in Groups - 7pm at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis
Thursday, July 17th - Run in Groups - 6pm - followed by Ultimate Frisbee - 7pm at old Trinity School site/Bass Ponds in Bloomington
Tuesday, July 22nd - Run in Groups- 7pm at Battle Creek Park in St. Paul
Thursday, July 24th - Run in Groups - 6pm - followed by Ultimate Frisbee - 7pm at Trinity School in Eagan
Saturday, July 26th - Morning Run - 8am at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis
Tuesday, July 29th - Run in Groups - 7pm at Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan
Thursday, July 31st - Official Practice Discussion/Run in Groups - 6pm - followed by Ultimate Frisbee - 7pm at old Trinity School site/Bass Ponds in Bloomington
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Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse