Summer Running Schedule

2012 Trinity Cross Country 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 12th - at former Trinity School Site (now Evergreen Community Church on Old Shakopee Road and East 88th Street, Bloomington, MN)
Thursday, June 14th - at Minnehaha Falls - meet at the parking ticket meter (4801 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN)
Tuesday, June 19th - at Thompson County Park - meet by Activity Center, just east of St. Croix Lutheran HS (1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul, MN)
Thursday, June 21st - at Battle Creek Regional Park - meet by aquatic center (2401 Upper Afton Road, Newport, MN)
Tuesday, June 26th - at Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Jensen Lake entrance (1350 Carriage Hills Drive, Eagan, MN)
$Thursday, June 28th - Running and Olympic Trials Event at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan, MN)

This is a free event - it will be a normal summer running session with Olympic Trials coverage afterward in the auditorium with popcorn and refreshments!
*Tuesday, July 3rd - at Minnehaha Falls - meet at the parking ticket meter (4801 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN)
*Thursday, July 5th - at former Trinity School Site (now Evergreen Community Church on Old Shakopee Road and East 88th Street, Bloomington, MN)
Tuesday, July 10th - at Thompson County Park - meet by Activity Center, just east of St. Croix Lutheran HS (1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul, MN)
Thursday, July 12th - at Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Jensen Lake entrance (1350 Carriage Hills Drive, Eagan, MN)

$Friday, July 13th - 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 17th - at Minnehaha Falls - meet at the parking ticket meter (4801 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN)
Thursday, July 19th - at former Trinity School Site (now Evergreen Community Church on Old Shakopee Road and East 88th Street, Bloomington, MN)
Tuesday, July 24th - at Battle Creek Regional Park - meet by aquatic center (2401 Upper Afton Road, Newport, MN)
Thursday, July 26th - at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan, MN)
Tuesday, July 31st - at Thompson County Park - meet by Activity Center, just east of St. Croix Lutheran HS (1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul, MN)
*Thursday, August 2nd - at Minnehaha Falls - meet at the parking ticket meter (4801 Minnehaha Avenue Minneapolis, MN)
*Tuesday, August 7th - at Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Jensen Lake entrance (1350 Carriage Hills Drive, Eagan, MN)
*Thursday, August 9th - at former Trinity School Site (now Evergreen Community Church on Old Shakopee Road and East 88th Street, Bloomington, MN)
Monday, August 13th - 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 practice starts on August 13th.

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
1/2 mile swimming = 1 mile running
10 minutes pool running = 1 mile running
10 minutes stair climber = 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

Log Your Summer Miles

Log Your Summer Miles on Running2Win.com:

The Trinity CC team uses Running2Win to log and track our summer mileage as a team. The website has lots of great features and will be a big benefit to us if everyone gets on board by registering and using it.

There's plenty of time before official summer running starts (Memorial Day – May 28th), so I wanted to get this information to you to allow time for everyone to check out the Running2Win website and get familiar with it.

In 2011, Trinity CC runners had the best summer of training ever…and it was no fluke that both the boys and girls teams were the most successful in school history as well.  Off-season training is the key for any cross country program that wants success.  Please register at Running2Win and contribute to help make Trinity CC as strong as ever in 2012!

Here's how to register/signup:

- Go to http://www.running2win.com and click on the green 'Get Started' button.

- Create a username and password, enter your contact information, and register your running2win account.

- Once you are registered, click on the Teams/Groups tab and select 'join a team'.

- You will then be asked to enter a Team ID - the Trinity Team ID to enter is: T-38595111004-03

The website will send me a message to approve your request, and I will add you to the team. Unfortunately, the approval message won't go to your normal email - it will go to your running2win inbox, so please check it.

We would like all Trinity runners (past or present) and any of our running support family to register and log miles with us.

The more we can stay connected over the summer, the better we will become as a group. There is strength in numbers and if you are able to login and see that other teammates are running, it will be extra motivation to keep up with them.

The website can also be used to connect with teammates about getting together to run and share information about different road races over the summer.

If you have any problems or questions with the website, please let me know.

Thanks,
Jesse

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 16th - Farmington Dew Run - 4-mile - Farmington, MN
Check here for more information: http://www.raceberryjam.com/farmington.html

Saturday, June 23rd - Run for the Roses - 5k or 10k - Roseville, MN
Check here for more information: http://www.raceberryjam.com/roses.html

Wednesday, July 4th - Firecracker Runs - 10k or 2-mile - Excelsior, MN
Check here for more information: http://www.raceberryjam.com/firecracker.html

Saturday, July 7th - 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

Saturday, July 7th - Challenge Diabetes - 5k - Como Lake in St. Paul, MN
Check here for more information: http://charitieschallenge.org/html/challenge_diabetes.html

Saturday, July 14th - Stillwater River Run - 10-mile or 5k - Square Lake in Stillwater, MN
Check here for more information: http://www.frontrunnerusa.com/event/stillwater-river-runs

Sunday, July 16th - Hopkins Raspberry Run - 5-mile - Hopkins, MN
Check here for more information: http://www.raceberryjam.com/hopkins5.html

Saturday, July 21st - Rosemount's Run for the Gold - 4-mile - Community Center in Rosemount, MN
Check here for more information:
http://www.ci.rosemount.mn.us/vertical/sites/%7B9EB5E841-C29C-4154-8A28-AC41E049797A%7D/uploads/Run_for_the_Gold_brochure_-_2012.pdf

Saturday, July 28th - Challenge Cancer - 5k - Como Lake in St. Paul, MN
Check here for more information: http://charitieschallenge.org/html/challenge_cancer_5k.html

Saturday, August 4th - Derby Days Turf Run - 5k - Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN
Check here for more information: http://www.shakopeederbydays.com/5kTurfRun.php

Saturday, August 11th - Get Your Green On - 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 and around 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-

Thursday-Sunday, June 14th-17th - 2012 USATF Minnesota Association Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships
at Eagan High School - Eagan, MN (4185 Braddock Trail, Eagan, MN)
Check here for more information: http://www.usatfmn.org/jo-track--field

Tuesday, June 19th - USA Track & Field Summer Series Meet #1
5:30pm 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 26th - USA Track & Field Summer Series Meet #2
5:30pm at St. Louis Park High School - St. Louis Park, MN (6425 West 33rd St, St. Louis Park)
Events: Discus, Pole Vault, Long Jump, High Jump. Shot Put, 100m, 400m, 1500m, 200m, 800m, 4x100m Relay
Check here for more information: http://www.usatfmn.org/summer-league

Thursday-Sunday, July 5th-8th - 2012 USATF Region VIII Junior Olympic Outdoor Track & Field Championships
at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh - Oshkosh, WI
Check here for more information: http://www.usatfmn.org/jo-track--field

Tuesday, July 10th - USA Track & Field Summer Series Meet #3
5:30pm 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, 400m, Mile, 300m Hurdles, 200m, 4x200m Relay
Check here for more information: http://www.usatfmn.org/summer-league

Tuesday, July 24th - USA Track & Field Summer Series Meet #4
5:30pm at St. Louis Park High School - St. Louis Park, MN (6425 West 33rd St, St. Louis Park)
Events: Discus, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put, 100m, 100/110m Hurdles, 800m, 3000m, 200m, Distance Medley Relay
Check here for more information: http://www.usatfmn.org/summer-league

Tuesday, August 7th - USA Track & Field Summer Series Meet #5
5:30pm at St. Louis Park High School - St. Louis Park, MN (6425 West 33rd St, St. Louis Park)
Events: Discus, Long Jump, Pole Vault, Shot Put, 100m, 400m, 800m, Mile, 200m, 4x200m Relay
Check here for more information: http://www.usatfmn.org/summer-league

Trinity 2012 CC Schedule

Here's the 2012 Trinity Cross Country Schedule:

Monday, August 13th - First Day of Cross Country Practice at Trinity School - 8am

Saturday, August 18th - Alumni, Family & Friends Run at Blackhawk Park in Eagan - 9am

Saturday, August 25th - 4-Hour Relay of Miles at Blackhawk Middle School in Eagan - 8am

Saturday, September 8th - Ron Kretsch Invitational at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal - 10am

Thursday, September 13th - Private School Championships at St. Catherine's in St. Paul - 4pm

Saturday, September 22nd - Milaca Mega Meet at Stones Throw Golf Course in Milaca - 10am

Thursday, September 27th - Jaguar All-Terrain Challenge at Hyland Park Reserve in Bloomington - 4pm

Saturday, September 29th - St. Paul CAA Jr. High Meet (5th-8th grades) in Maplewood - 8am

Tuesday, October 2nd - Trinity Invitational - Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington - 4:30pm

Thursday, October 11th - MCAA/MCSC Conference Meet at Bassett Creek Park in Crystal - 4pm

Thursday, October 25th - Section 4A Meet at Battle Creek Park in St. Paul - 4pm

Saturday, November 3rd - State Meet at St. Olaf College in Northfield - 10am

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The only real change from 2011 is the addition of the CAA Junior High Meet.