Trinity CC Practice - Week Eight

Hello,

We had a bunch of great performances out in Willmar on Saturday, and surprisingly...considering the hilly course, some fast times too.

Here's the Week Eight Schedule:
Monday, September 29th - at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan, MN) - from 3:30-5:30pm.
Tuesday, September 30th - at Trinity School - from 3:30-5:30pm.
Wednesday, October 1st - Run On Your Own.
Thursday, October 2nd - Farmington Invitational at Dakota County Fairgrounds - leaving immediately following school, meet starts at 4:00pm.
Friday, October 3rd - at Trinity School - from 3:30-5:30pm.
Saturday, October 4th - at Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Jensen Lake entrance on Pilot Knob Road, between Cliff Road and McAndrews Road (4601 120th St W, Apple Valley, MN) - from 9:00-11:00am.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Willmar Invite Results

Here are the Trinity CC results from the Willmar Optimist Invitational:

Girls Results (Girls Varsity course was 50 meters long...wrong turn by golf cart - times are adjusted in parenthesis)-
Trinity Team Time: 1:31:22 - 9th place of 10 teams
Range: 2:09
17:18 (17:08) - Sarah Ennis - 31st of 72 in Girls Varsity
17:48 (17:38) - Theresa Gross - 47th of 72 in Girls Varsity
18:08 (17:58) - Rebecca Driessen - 54th of 72 in Girls Varsity
18:41 (18:31) - Carmen Quinlivan - 62nd of 72 in Girls Varsity
19:27 - Katie Stephenson - 47th of 90 in Girls JV
20:15 (20:05) - Katie Gerdes - 70th of 72 in Girls Varsity
21:20 - Catherine DeMarais - 73rd of 90 in Girls JV
13:18 - Maria Stephenson - 6th of 30 in Girls JH (3000m)

Boys Results-
Trinity Team Time: 1:38:59 - 10th place of 10 teams
Range: 3:29
17:41 - Luke Gross - 17th of 74 in Boys Varsity
19:13 - Cody Sommer - 54th 0f 74 in Boys Varsity
20:07 - JonElliott Brubaker - 62nd of 74 in Boys Varsity
20:48 - Chris Gross - 68th of 74 in Boys Varsity
21:10 - Charlie Leighton - 73rd of 74 in Boys Varsity
22:11 - Joe Hrbacek - 58th of 76 in Boys JV
22:46 - Jonathon Valentas - 61st of 76 in Boys JV

Full results can be found on the Willmar HS website at:
http://www.willmar.k12.mn.us/srhigh/content/cross-country

Running Book Library

I have an abundance of running-related books. I figured I could post a list of them, along with noting my five favorites, so if anyone on the team was interested in reading them, they could let me know.

1-Once a Runner - John L. Parker, Jr.
My all-time favorite running book. Running fiction, but very true to a college running team atmosphere and camaraderie. I usually read it once a year...a very inspiring tale for running miles after miles and the benefits of hard work.

2-Staying the Course: A Runner's Toughest Race - Dick Beardsley, Maureen Anderson
This is basically the life story of Dick Beardsley, a home-grown Minnesota runner. It's much more than running as he goes into great detail on growing up in Minnesota, addiction to pain medicine and the long road to recovery from a severe injury on the farm.

3-Running with the Buffaloes - Chris Lear
Chris Lear follows the University of Colorado Cross Country team for the entire season. The focus is on coach Mark Wetmore and running standout Adam Goucher, but you get an inside look at how a Division I college program trains and see the struggles and hardship the team endures in the process.

4-Daniels' Running Formula - Second Edition - Jack Daniels, PhD
A book filled with great running methodology and training strategies. Daniels is known as THE coach on running and has a long resume of success at Division III school SUNY Cortland. You can seem smarter just by putting his information to use.

5-Developing a Successful Cross Country Program - Steve Telaneus, Stephenie Jordan
If you are thinking of coaching a high school cross country team, pick up this book. It has the season outline, training program, organization and details from a top running program and how they do things year in and year out. It's not ALL going to apply, but it's filled with some great information and ideas.

Here are the rest...
5K and 10K Training - Brian Clarke
Advanced Marathoning - Pete Pfitzinger, Scott Douglas
Bannister and Beyond - The Mystique of the Four-Minute Mile - Jim Denison
Better Runs - Joe Henderson
Better Training for Distance Runners - Second Edition - David E. Martin, PhD, Peter N. Coe
Bowerman and the Men of Oregon - Kenny Moore
Coaching Track & Field Successfully - Mark Guthrie
The Competitive Runner's Handbook - Bob Glover, Shelly-lynn Florence Glover
Complete Book of Running - Edited by Amby Burfoot
The Courage to Start - John Bingham
Four-Minute Mile - Roger Bannister
God on the Starting Line - Marc Bloom
High-Powered Plyometrics - James C. Radcliffe, Robert C. Farentinos
Jogging with Lydiard - Arthur Lydiard, Garth Gilmour
Jumping Into Plyometrics - Second Edition - Donald A. Chu, PhD
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner - Alan Sillitoe
Lore of Running - Fourth Edition - Tim Noakes, MD
Marty Liquori's Guide for the Elite Runner - Marty Liquori, John L. Parker, Jr.
Modern Track and Field - Second Edition - J. Kenneth Doherty
The Olympian - Brian Glanville
On the Run - Marty Liquori, Skip Myslenski
Run Down, Fired Up and Teed Off - John L. Parker, Jr.
Run Strong - Edited by Kevin Beck
Run with the Champions - Marc Bloom
The Runners' Repair Manual - Dr. Murray F. Weisenfeld with Barbara Burr
The Runner's Literary Companion - Edited by Garth Battista
Running Encyclopedia - Richard Benyo, Joe Henderson
Running Tough - Michael Sandrock
Sub 4:00 - Alan Webb and the quest for the fastest mile - Chris Lear
Training for Young Distance Runners - Second Edition - Larry Greene, Russ Pate

Willmar Optimist Invitational

Here are the details for the Willmar Optimist Invitational:

Race: Willmar Optimist Invitational
Date: Saturday, September 27th
Place: Eagle Creek Golf Course in Willmar, MN
Time: Trinity runners should be at the Willmar race site by noon. Our first race is at 1:00pm.
Drivers: Sally Ennis, Kim Kelly-Sommer and Jesse Schoen. I will be picking up runners at the old Trinity School site at 9:30am. We are meeting at the Amoco station at the intersection of Hwy 12 and Lake Street in Long Lake at 10:00am to caravan to Willmar from that point.
Directions: take 394 West or 494 West to US Hwy 12 West...take US Hwy 12 West all the way to Willmar, turn right on US Hwy 71 North/MN 23 East, take the Civic Center Drive exit and turn right on Civic Center Drive, turn right on 23rd Street NE, take a slight right on MN 294, which turns into 26th Avenue NE...turn right on Willmar Golf Course Drive.
Lunch: Kim has taken sandwich orders from runners, and we will have some items to make sandwiches after the race as well. Students should bring $5 for lunch costs.

Race Distances:
Boys Varsity and JV races: 5000m
Girls Varsity and JV races: 4000m
Boys and Girls Junior High races: 3000m
Mighty Mites race (open to any elementary age students): 800m

Schedule of Events:
This is loosely formed, as only the first race (Girls Varsity) has a start time...other races will start immediately following the previous race. Be prepared as the schedule may run ahead of projected times.
1:00pm - Girls Varsity
approximately 1:25pm - Boys Varsity
approximately 1:50pm - Girls JV
approximately 2:15pm - Boys JV
approximately 2:45pm - Girls Junior High
approximately 3:10pm - Boys Junior High
approximately 3:30pm - Mighty Mites

Awards:
Varsity, JV and Junior High Races: Medals for top 20 individual finishers in each race, ribbons for all finishers.
Varsity Boys and Girls Races: Trophy for 1st place team.

Teams Participating:
Alexandria, Bismark Century, Canby/Minneota/Lincoln HI, Dassel-Cokato, Fargo North, Hopkins, Hutchinson, Moorhead, Trinity School at River Ridge and Willmar.

Trinity CC Practice - Week Seven

Hello,

I was pleased with our effort in the larger field of runners at Milaca on Saturday. We had great weather and some impressive performances.

Here's the Week Seven Schedule:
Monday, September 22nd - at Trinity School (601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan, MN) - from 3:30-5:30pm.
Tuesday, September 23rd - at Trinity School - from 3:30-5:30pm.
Wednesday, September 24th - Run On Your Own.
Thursday, September 25th - at Trinity School - from 3:30-5:30pm.
Friday, September 26th - at Trinity School - from 3:30-5:00pm.
Saturday, September 27th - Willmar Optimist Invitational at Eagle Creek Golf Course in Willmar - leaving at 9:30am, to arrive at course by 11:30am.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jesse

Milaca Mega Meet Results

Here are the Trinity CC results for the Milaca Mega Meet:

Girls Results-
Trinity Team Time: 1:31:02.8 - 8th place of 28 teams (17 complete teams)
Range: 2:05.7
17:12.6 - Sarah Ennis (6:38, 7:12, 3:22) - 23rd
17:27.0 - Theresa Gross (6:38, 7:17, 3:32) - 29th
18:21.3 - Rebecca Driessen (7:12, 7:34, 3:35) - 55th
18:43.2 - Carmen Quinlivan (7:03, 7:43, 3:57) - 69th
19:18.3 - Katie Gerdes (7:36, 7:55, 3:47) - 79th
19:18.5 - Katie Stephenson (7:34, 8:00, 3:44) - 80th
21:52.0 - Catherine DeMarais (8:08, 9:15, 4:29) - 116th
(130 total girls varsity runners)

Boys Results-
Trinity Team Time: 1:39:30.2 - 6th place of 29 teams (15 complete teams)
Range: 3:37.2
17:40.6 - Luke Gross (5:27, 5:41, 5:53, :40) - 9th
19:40.6 - JonElliott Brubaker (6:01, 6:23, 6:34, :42) - 48th
19:47.3 - Cody Sommer (6:02, 6:21, 6:42, :42) - 52nd
21:05.8 - Charlie Leighton (6:30, 6:50, 7:03, :43) - 91st
21:17.7 - Chris Gross (6:29, 7:00, 7:04, :44) - 99th
22:17.7 - Joe Hrbacek (6:43, 7:10, 7:39, :45) - 111th
23:46.0 - Jonathon Valentas (7:21, 7:58, 7:52, :47) - 124th
(131 total boys varsity runners)

Full results can be found on the RaceberryJam website at: http://www.raceberryjam.com/maincc.html#resultscc

Milaca Mega Meet

Here are the details for the Milaca Mega Meet:

Race: Milaca Mega Meet
Date: Saturday, September 20th
Place: Stones Throw Golf Course in Milaca, MN
Time: Trinity runners should be at the Milaca race site at 10:00am. Our first race with Trinity runners will be 10:45am.
Drivers: Sally Ennis, Kim Kelly-Sommer and Jesse Schoen. I will be picking runners up at the old Trinity School site at 7:45am. We are meeting at the Holiday station on the exit of 35W and Hwy 96 (County Road G) at 8:30am to caravan to Milaca from that point.
Directions: 694 West to 94 West, take 94 West to Rogers then take 101 North to 169 North. Stay on Highway 169 past Milaca. Exit at County Rd 9, (Unclaimed Freight Store) drive west for 400 meters and then left on Central Avenue and park on the left or right side of the road.
Lunch: Kim is putting together a sandwich bar-style spread for lunch following the race. Students should bring $5 for lunch costs.

Race Distances:
Boys Varsity, JV, 10th grade and 9th grade races: 5000m
Girls Varsity, JV, 10th grade and 9th grade races: 4000m
Boys and Girls 8th grade and 7th grade races: 3200m

Schedule of Events:
This can be found on the Milaca Mega Meet website - http://megameet.googlepages.com/schedule.
Here are the races that are scheduled to have Trinity runners:
10:45am - 7th grade Girls
12:00pm - Varsity Class A Girls
12:15pm - Varsity Class A Boys
12:45pm - Awards Class A Girls
12:55pm - Awards Class A Boys

Awards:
1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams: trophies
1st place team members: gold medals
1st - 7th place individuals: trophies
8th - 25th place individuals: ribbons

Teams Participating (Class A):
Blooming Prairie, Braham, Carlton, Concordia Academy-Bloomington, Concordia Academy-Roseville, Cromwell/Floodwood, East Central, Heritage Christian Academy, Hills-Beaver Creek/Ellsworth/Edgerton, Hinckley-Finlayson, Kingsland, Math & Science Academy, Mankato Loyola, Maranatha Christian Academy, The Marshall School-Duluth, Mayer Lutheran, Meadow Creek Christian, Mille Lacs, Minnesota Valley Lutheran, Montgomery-Lonsdale, Mounds Park Academy, Morris Area, Nevis, Ottertail Central, Paynesville, Pelican Rapids, Providence Academy, Royalton, Rush City, Trinity School at River Ridge, Wadena-Deer Creek, West Central Area, Wrenshall.