Half way mark

Here we are at the half way mark.  I know a few are writing their miles down on a calendar.  These are the number from those that have been reporting.  I also put what you are on pace for.  This also does not count the weight room attendance, which I plan adding at the end of the summer.  This does NOT mean that some cannot get your individual mileage goals some are well within reach of that it will take some re-dedication but what you do from here on to the start of the season is only going to help you.  NOW is the time to start if you have not already.  This year everyone is a piece to the puzzle. 

For fun, I put the coaches on too. 

Miles½ way through the Summer

I am sharing this image that I saw on a blog that I follow and thought that it says a great deal of information to us without a great deal of words.  The only way to connect the two circles is by hard work.  The more hard work you do and the more you get out of your comfort zone the bigger the goals can be.  

Sauerkraut Days Run this Saturday

Hope to see you at the race Saturday in Henderson.  Run begins at 8:00 am.  Make sure to check in so that we know you were there.  There have been a couple wild card races announced.  Wild card races are make up races that you will have to pay registration for.  You may also run a race of your choosing to make up for any that you miss in the series.  The wild card races are the Freedom Fun Run in St. Peter on the 4th of July http://www.raceberryjam.com/freedomfunrun.html and the Lesueur Crazy Dayze 5K on July 13th.  Check the calendar for more information.

Warmer Weather

We are well into the summer running time.  It was nice to see some of you at the MRC day camp in Jordan.  There was a good amount of fun was had and some good information was given by some very knowledgeable coaches from other teams. 

As we get closer to warmer weather, I would suggest paying attention to the weather as it will be warmer earlier and you might have to plan accordingly.  This might mean running earlier or later depending on what you can do.  This means that you need to take safety into account when running.  First stay hydrated by drinking water. A few other things to consider if you are running near dawn or dusk, wear bright clothing reflective clothing this will make you visible to traffic.   Assume that traffic does not see you and slow down for them.  Take the motherly advice and look both ways before crossing the street.  Let other know where you are going to run before you go and do not change course.  Do not plug in, run without earphones so that you can HEAR your surroundings.  What also helps is running in groups.  I know that there are groups that do meet at the school.  During this middle of the summer stretch, it is important to get together and work through the difficult times.  This will pay off during the season. 

  As we are getting close to the midway point some of you also might not be on pace any more for your mileage goal.  If this is, you do not stop running, any miles that you run in preparation for the season is going to help the team and you for the upcoming season.   Hope to see you at the Sauerkraut Days 5k this Saturday.  

Cross-country Day Camp this Friday

Come and join a day filled with fun and information about training and running cross-country.  The day is hosted by Jordan coach Ben Nylander and is chalk full of great training tips, advise by elite athletes, equipment demonstrations, and good old cross-country fun.  You can sign up by filling out this form Cross-country Day Camp Registration  Please Email coach Nylander you are planning on coming so he can have an accurate count for supplies.   See you Friday.

Schedule change

The evening running session has been changed to meet at 6:30 pm monday thru thursday.

MRC Summer racing series

It was good to see so many of you at the Arlington 5K on Saturday.  Congratulations to Carter Olson on his second place finish and for being the only BP athlete not strollered by Mr. Pederson.  Next race in the series will be held Saturday June 29th in Henderson as part of the sauerkraut days celebration.  Hope to see you all there.  Keep logging those miles.

Summer Miles 1 month In

Here is the summer miles that have been reported thus far.  SUMMER MILES

If you are not on the list, report your miles.  If you have a zero by your name and there should not be one,  report your miles. If you have ran more miles than it shows ...........Yup you guessed it report your miles.  If you have a zero by your name and have not started running yet.......no better time to start than now.

The most difficult steps are the ones to get out the door.
The summer miles are just a piece to the puzzle to accomplish our team goals. To accomplish our team goals it will take everyone to run their summer miles.  

Meet at the High School

Every morning Monday thru Friday and every evening Monday thru Thursday runners are meeting at the High School to run.  At 8:45 am in front of the High School and again at 7:30 pm kids are meeting to run.  Come and join the group.  Remember to log your miles.  You can log them on this blog or click on the link to runningahead.com and set up your own free account.  I have heard of some good mileage coming in.  Keep up the good work.  Enjoy your summer.  See you this weekend at the Arlington road race.

Summer Running

The Cross-country Advisory Counsel met this morning and have several exciting things planned for the summer.  Mentioned were a bike ride, bonfires, a camping trip, and morning and night running.  The leaders are excited to have you all involved.  Check out your school emails, you should already have some information.  If you don't, let an upperclassman know.

"We are the 99%"

The more you do the more we can do!