Summer Running Schedule

Hello,

I hope everything is going well for you as school is winding down.

Here are the summer running dates scheduled:

Summer Practice Schedule:
All summer running sessions are optional, they are on Tuesdays and Thursdays and they will normally run from 7:00-8:30pm. Bring your friends! The invitation to run is for any Trinity students, alumni and friends of CC team members.
Tuesday, June 14th - at former Trinity School Site (now Evergreen Community Church on Old Shakopee Road and East 88th Street, Bloomington, MN)
Thursday, June 16th - at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan, MN)
Tuesday, June 21st - at Minnehaha Falls - meet at the parking ticket meter (4801 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN)
Thursday, June 23rd - at Thompson County Park - meet by Activity Center, just east of St. Croix Lutheran HS (1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul, MN)
Tuesday, June 28th - at Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Jensen Lake entrance (4601 120th St W, Apple Valley, MN)
Thursday, June 30th - at Battle Creek Regional Park - meet by aquatic center (2401 Upper Afton Road, Newport, MN)
*Tuesday, July 5th - at Minnehaha Falls - meet at the parking ticket meter (4801 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN)
*Thursday, July 7th - at former Trinity School Site (now Evergreen Community Church on Old Shakopee Road and East 88th Street, Bloomington, MN)
$Friday, July 8th - Distance Running Clinic at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan, MN) - registration is at 5:30pm, 6-9pm.
This is a free event for runners of all ages - current runners, potential runners, distance running alumni, parents and coaches!
Tuesday, July 12th - at Thompson County Park - meet by Activity Center, just east of St. Croix Lutheran HS (1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul, MN)
Thursday, July 14th - at Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Jensen Lake entrance (4601 120th St W, Apple Valley, MN)
Tuesday, July 19th - at Minnehaha Falls - meet at the parking ticket meter (4801 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN)
Thursday, July 21st - at former Trinity School Site (now Evergreen Community Church on Old Shakopee Road and East 88th Street, Bloomington, MN)
Tuesday, July 26th - at Battle Creek Regional Park - meet by aquatic center (2401 Upper Afton Road, Newport, MN)
Thursday, July 28th - at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan, MN)
*Tuesday, August 2nd - at Thompson County Park - meet by Activity Center, just east of St. Croix Lutheran HS (1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul, MN)
$Wednesday, August 3rd - Como Park Relays - Como Park in St. Paul, MN - 2-person, 8 x 1000m relay teams - event starts at 6:30pm
Cost is either $2 or $3 depending on age. More information can be found here:
http://www.runmdra.org/index.php/mdra-races/7-races/39-como-relay
*Thursday, August 4th - at Minnehaha Falls - meet at the parking ticket meter (4801 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN)
*Tuesday, August 9th - at Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Jensen Lake entrance (4601 120th St W, Apple Valley, MN)
*Thursday, August 11th - at former Trinity School Site (now Evergreen Community Church on Old Shakopee Road and East 88th Street, Bloomington, MN)
Monday, August 15th - Official High School Practice Begins - 8:00am at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan, MN)
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* - denotes Summer Running Sessions that are led as Captains Practices.
$ - denotes special events that we hope CC members will participate in over the summer.

Minnesota High School League rules prohibit coaching of students from July 1st-7th and also from August 1st until official school season practices start on August 16th.

Also, don't forget to count your cross-training activity as miles. Here's the conversion chart:
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
15 minutes on an elliptical machine = 1 mile running
20 minutes of a soccer game = 1 mile running
30 minutes of a soccer practice = 1 mile running
10 minutes of row machine = 1 mile running
20 minutes of a basketball game = 1 mile running
45 minutes of normal basketball practice = 1 mile running

If you are a Trinity CC runner, I hope to see plenty of you throughout the summer!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Trinity 2011 CC Schedule

Here's the 2011 Trinity Cross Country schedule:

Monday, August 15th - First Day of Cross Country Practice at Trinity School - 8am
Saturday, August 20th - Alumni, Family & Friends Run at Blackhawk Park in Eagan - 9am
Saturday, August 27th - 4-Hour Relay of Miles at Blackhawk Middle School in Eagan - 8am
Saturday, September 10th - Ron Kretsch Invitational at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal - 9am
Thursday, September 15th - Private School Championships at St. Catherine's in St. Paul - 4pm
Saturday, September 24th - Milaca Mega Meet at Stones Throw Golf Course in Milaca - 10am
Thursday, September 29th - Jaguar All-Terrain Challenge at Hyland Park Reserve in Bloomington - 4pm
Tuesday, October 4th - Trinity Invitational - Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington - 4:30pm
Tuesday, October 11th - MCAA Conference Meet at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal - 4pm
Thursday, October 27th - Section 4A Meet at Battle Creek Park in St. Paul - 4pm
Saturday, November 5th - State Meet at St. Olaf College in Northfield - 10am

Here are the key changes:
- It looks like we will replace the Bike n Run Relay with a new 4-Hour Relay of Miles.
- We have opted out of the Blaze Invitational in Burnsville and added the Jaguar All-Terrain Challenge to replace it on the same date.
- We had the Boys vs Girls Race on Saturday following the conference meet last season instead of Monday as we had in previous seasons...we are going to replace it with a time trial on the track.

Summer Road Races

Hello,

There are plenty of road races to choose from throughout the summer months.

Here is a great calendar from MDRA (Minnesota Distance Running Association) that you can use to search registered races in and around Minnesota: http://www.raceberryjam.com/mdraschedule.php3

I encourage everyone to get out and experience road racing! It can be a great gauge of how your training is going and they are LOTS of fun with fans, food, t-shirts, and competition at all levels and ages.

I have listed a few races that are either favorites of mine or races recommended to me over the years.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse
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Recommended Summer Road Races-

Saturday, June 11th - I LOVE Burnsville Run - 5k - Burnsville, MN
Check here for more information: http://www.raceberryjam.com/iloveburnsville.pdf

Saturday, June 18th - Farmington Dew Run - 4-mile - Farmington, MN
Check here for more information: http://www.raceberryjam.com/farmington.html

Saturday, June 25th - Run for the Roses - 5k or 10k - Roseville, MN
Check here for more information: http://www.raceberryjam.com/roses.html

Saturday, July 9th - Lakeville Pan-O-Prog Run - 4-mile - Casperson Park in Lakeville, MN
Check here for more information:
http://www.lakeville-rapconnect.com/Activities/ActivitiesDetails.asp?ProcessWait=N&aid=41

Sunday, July 17th - Hopkins Raspberry Run - 5-mile - Hopkins, MN
Check here for more information: http://raspberryrun.com

Saturday, July 23rd and Sunday, July 24th - Warrior Dash - 3.02 miles - Afton Alps in Hastings, MN
Check here for more information: http://www.warriordash.com/register2011_minnesota.php

Saturday, July 30th - Challenge Cancer - 5k - Como Lake in St. Paul, MN
Check here for more information: http://charitieschallenge.org/html/challenge_cancer_5k.html

Saturday, August 13th - Run with the Celts - 5k - Harriet Island in St. Paul, MN
Check here for more information: http://www.irishfair.com/content/run

Summer Track Schedule

Hello,

For those of you that want to continue racing on the track, or maybe even just want to try some events you don't normally get to compete in, I have listed information on some of the summer series track meets throughout the summer in Minnesota.

It can be a fun time to go get a little racing and competition in with friends at some very low-key meets.

Let me me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse
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Summer Track Schedule-

Saturday-Sunday, June 18th-19th - 2011 USATF Minnesota Association Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships
at St. Louis Park High School - St. Louis Park, MN (6425 West 33rd St, St. Louis Park)
Check here for more information: http://www.usatfmn.org/jo-track--field

Tuesday, June 21st - USA Track & Field Summer Series Meet #1
5:15pm at St. Louis Park High School - St. Louis Park, MN (6425 West 33rd St, St. Louis Park)
Events: Shot Put, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Discus, 100m, Mile Run, 100/110m Hurdles, 200m, 800m, 4x400m Relay
Check here for more information: http://www.usatfmn.org/summer-league

Tuesday, June 28th - USA Track & Field Summer Series Meet #2
5:15pm at St. Louis Park High School - St. Louis Park, MN (6425 West 33rd St, St. Louis Park)
Events: Discus, Triple Jump, High Jump. Shot Put, 100m, 100/110m Hurdles, 400m, 1500m, 200m, 4x100m Relay
Check here for more information: http://www.usatfmn.org/summer-league

Thursday-Sunday, July 7th-10th - 2011 USATF Region VIII Junior Olympic Outdoor Track & Field Championships
at Klas Center, Hamline University - St. Paul, MN
Check here for more information: http://www.usatfmn.org/jo-track--field

Tuesday, July 12th - USA Track & Field Summer Series Meet #3
5:15pm at St. Louis Park High School - St. Louis Park, MN (6425 West 33rd St, St. Louis Park)
Events: Shot Put, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Discus, 100m, Mile, 100/110m Hurdles, 200m, 800m, 4x400m Relay
Check here for more information: http://www.usatfmn.org/summer-league

Tuesday, July 26th - USA Track & Field Summer Series Meet #4
5:15pm at St. Louis Park High School - St. Louis Park, MN (6425 West 33rd St, St. Louis Park)
Events: Discus, Triple Jump, High Jump, Shot Put, 100m, 100/110m Hurdles, 400m, 3000m, 200m, 4x100m Relay
Check here for more information: http://www.usatfmn.org/summer-league