Directions to Blackhawk Park

Hello,

The Alumni, Family & Friends Run is at Blackhawk Park in Eagan, MN.

Here's a link to more information about Blackhawk Park:
http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/HealthFamily/HealthyLiving/Fitness/EAGBlackhawkParkTrail.htm

Directions:
(from north metro)
Take 35E south to Pilot Knob Road,
take Pilot Knob Road south to Deerwood Drive,
take Deerwood Drive west (right) across a bridge over 35E to Murphy Parkway,
take Murphy Parkway north (right) for a couple blocks to the Blackhawk Park sign,
turn left into Blackhawk Park

(from south metro)
Take 35E north to Diffley Road,
take Diffley Road west (left) to Blackhawk Road,
take Blackhawk Road north (right) to Deerwood Drive,
take Deerwood Drive east (right) to Murphy Parkway,
take Murphy Parkway north (left) for a couple blocks to the Blackhawk Park sign,
turn left into Blackhawk Park

If you run into trouble finding the park tomorrow morning, give me a call on my cell phone at 612.991.9529.

Thanks,
Jesse

Trinity Cross Country 2009 Roster

Here are the 2009 Trinty Tri-Hawk CC runners:

Boys -
Karl Brummer - 12th
Patrick Earhart - 12th
Joe Hrbacek - 12th
Chris Johnson - 12th
Cody Sommer - 12th
Jeremy Troedson - 12th
JonElliott Brubaker - 10th
Charlie Leighton - 10th
Jonathon Valentas - 10th
Jacob Bellomo - 7th
John Michael Berns - 7th
Rob Kranz - 7th

Girls -
Theresa Gross - 12th
Carmen Quinlivan - 12th
Emily Brubaker - 11th
Catherine DeMarais - 10th
Rebecca Driessen - 10th
Katie Stephenson - 10th
Linnea Bellomo - 9th
Lucy Leighton - 9th
Sydney Kloster - 7th
Lotus Schifsky - 7th

Alumni, Family & Friends Run

On the first Saturday of the 2009 season (August 22nd), Trinity Cross Country will host the second annual Alumni, Family & Friends Run at Blackhawk Park in Eagan.

The Girls race will begin at 9am and have one-mile and two-mile race options for anyone willing to participate. The Boys race will begin shortly after the girls finish their race (roughly 9:30am) and they will have one-mile, two-mile and three-mile options for race distances.

The race is open to anyone that supports Trinity and the Cross Country program. 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.

I was shocked by the outstanding family participation last year when we had 32 total participants (15 girls, 17 boys), and I hope we can get even more people to turn out to run this year.

If there are enough runners, two separate teams will be scored for the varsity distances:
1) Current Trinity CC Runners
2) Any Trinity CC Alumni, Family & Friends...which includes siblings, parents, uncles, your neighbor, your classmates, etc.

Following the races, we will recognize any runners that have run 200+ miles for summer training and serve watermelon and ice cream treats.

The entire event should conclude by 10:30am, but people can stay as long as they like to mingle, play volleyball or throw a frisbee around.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse
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2008 Alumni Run Winners:
Girls: Sarah Ennis - 13:34 (2 miles)
Boys: Josh Schoen - 17:05 (3 miles)

Trinity CC - Practice Week One

Hello,

Trinity CC practice is less than a week away! I hope you are getting excited for the season to start!

We try to move practice around a little while we can before school starts for some variety. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Here's the Week One Schedule:
Monday, August 17th – at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan, MN) from 8-10am.
Tuesday, August 18th – at old Trinity School site, now Evergreen Community Church (on Old Shakopee Road and East 88th Street, Bloomington, MN) from 8-10am.
Wednesday, August 19th – at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan, MN) from 8-10am.
Thursday, August 20th – at Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Jensen Lake entrance (4601 120th St W, Apple Valley, MN) from 8-10am.
Friday, August 21st – at Dodge Nature Center (365 Marie Ave W, West St Paul, MN) from 8-10am.
Saturday, August 22nd – Alumni, Family & Friends Run at Blackhawk Park (1629 Murphy Parkway, Eagan, MN) - races start at 9am, runners should arrive no later than 8:30am.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Summer sessions and bad weather

Hello,

I wanted to submit a post about Trinity CC Summer Sessions and the stance on bad weather.

A coach (most likely me) will always show up to the official run site planned. If there is lightning and thunder or severe thunderstorms/tornado activity going on or planned in the near future, we will not run. Otherwise, I am always planning to continue to run in the rain.

Summer sessions are entirely optional and if you don't want to risk getting caught in a downpour, I understand...but some people love that part of running, so I don't want to turn anyone away that wants to run as long as it is safe.

If you ever have questions about this, feel free to give me a call.

Thanks,
Jesse

Summer Practice Schedule

Hello,

I hope summer vacation is treating you all well.

Here are the summer practice dates scheduled:
**Summer Practice Sessions**
All summer practice sessions are optional, they are always on Tuesdays and Thursdays and they will normally run from 7:00-8:30pm. Even non-CC Trinity students are encouraged to attend.
Tuesday, June 16th - Old Trinity School Site - run at Bass Ponds - Bloomington, MN
Thursday, June 18th - Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Eagan, MN - Jensen Lake entrance
Tuesday, June 23rd - Minnehaha Falls Park Area - Minneapolis, MN - meet at falls area
Thursday, June 25th - Battle Creek Regional Park - St. Paul, MN - meet by aquatic center
Tuesday, June 30th - Trinity School - run from parking lot - Eagan, MN
Thursday, July 2nd - no practice - Enjoy the long 4th of July weekend!
Tuesday, July 7th - Old Trinity School Site - run at Bass Ponds - Bloomington, MN
Thursday, July 9th - Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Eagan, MN - Jensen Lake entrance
Saturday, July 11th - Road Race - Challenge Diabetes 5k - Como Lake - St. Paul, MN
Tuesday, July 14th - Minnehaha Falls Park Area - Minneapolis, MN - meet at falls area
Thursday, July 16th - Battle Creek Regional Park - St. Paul, MN - meet by aquatic center
Tuesday, July 21st - Trinity School - run from parking lot - Eagan, MN
Thursday, July 23rd - Old Trinity School Site - run at Bass Ponds - Bloomington, MN
Saturday, July 25th - Road Race - Heart of Summer 5k/10k - Lake Nokomis - Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday, July 28th - Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Eagan, MN - Jensen Lake entrance
Thursday, July 30th - Minnehaha Falls Park Area - Minneapolis, MN - meet at falls area
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**Start of Captains Practices**
Tuesday, August 4th - Battle Creek Regional Park - St. Paul, MN - meet by aquatic center
Thursday, August 6th - Old Trinity School Site - run at Bass Ponds - Bloomington, MN
Saturday, August 8th - Road Race - Run with the Celts 5k - Harriet Island - St. Paul, MN
Tuesday, August 11th - Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Eagan, MN - Jensen Lake entrance
Thursday, August 13th - Minnehaha Falls Park Area - Minneapolis, MN - meet at falls area
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**Start of Official High School Practices**
Monday, August 17th - practice begins

There are 3 Road Races listed - Challenge Diabetes 5k, Heart of Summer 5k/10k and Run With the Celts 5k - these are optional events, but it would be a good way to get a decent run in with teammates and gauge your fitness level.

Here's a link to the Summer Training Mileage sheet if you want some help figuring up how many miles to run to reach your summer goals:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rkOCjhQweaIq1XBxndeNucw&single=true&gid=0&output=html

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Trinity 2009 CC Schedule

Here's the schedule for the 2009 season:

Monday, August 17th - First Day of Cross Country Practice
Saturday, August 22nd - Alumni, Family & Friends Run - 9:00am - Blackhawk Park in Eagan, MN
Thursday, September 3rd - Nokomis Invitational - 4:00pm - Lake Nokomis in South Minneapolis, MN
Saturday, September 12th - Red Knight Invitational - 9:00am - Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN
Thursday, September 17th - Private School Championships - 4:00pm - St. Catherine's in St. Paul, MN
Saturday, September 26th - Milaca Mega Meet - 10:00am - Stones Throw Golf Course in Milaca, MN
Saturday, October 3rd - Willmar Invitational - 1:00pm - Eagle Creek Golf Course in Willmar, MN
Thursday, October 8th - Blaine Invitational - 4:00pm - Majestic Oaks Golf Course in Blaine, MN
Tuesday, October 13th - MCAA Conference Meet - 4:00pm - Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN
Monday, October 19th - Boys vs Girls Race - 4:30pm - Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan, MN
Thursday, October 29th - Section 4A Meet - 4:00pm - Battle Creek Regional Park in St. Paul, MN
Saturday, November 7th - State Meet - 10:00am - St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN

Unfortunately, the Farmington Invitational is cancelled for the 2009 season.

Also, Meadow Creek Christian is the host of the MCAA Conference Meet this year and the location has changed to Bassett Creek Park.