Tuesday Weather

With the current weather, please come prepared to be in the lazy river or to run. It appears the rain will be through by 8:00, but not sure what their policy will be. If they are open, we will do the lazy river, if not, we are then prepared to run. My vehicle will be available for towels and other items for those that are being dropped off if we do have to run. Thanks!!

Tuesday, Bunker Beach Lazy River Run

For the lazy river run at Bunker Beach tomorrow, please arrive by 7:50 and I have $11. If you don’t have an Anoka County Parks car pass, you will have to pay for a one day pass or you can park outside the park and hike or run in. Have some sort of water shoe to help your feet grip as well as plenty of water to drink. Any questions, please let me know. 

Thanks!

Denny

Summer Training, Week of June 29

Here is the schedule for the week of June 29.  We are going to change things up a bit due to the warming trend and the higher dew points and humidity.  We will also be paying attention to the runners and making sure everyone is safe and if we need to shorten or shut down a practice, we will.  Extra water will be needed by the runners and I will have some more and some cold wet rags for certain days. Wednesday also could be a stormy day, so we will be paying attention to that and make and changes as necessary.  Look for practices to be around an hour and 15 mins to an hour and a half.

Monday, CRHS - West end of the Tennis courts (We are intending to run on a 2 mile course so the runners can be making more frequent stops if needed).
Tuesday, Meet at Bunker Beach at 7:50am.  We are going to do our workout in the lazy river during the Cardio Club.  The cost this year is $11.  If this is an issue, please let me know.
Wednesday, CRHS - West end of the Tennis courts
Thursday, Bunker, Golf Course Parking Lot 1
Friday, CRHS - West end of the Tennis Courts.

Thursday, July 2nd, is the 4th of July Parade and we will be walking in it to help spread the word for our team and sport.  For those that will be able to be with us, please wear something CR Cross Country and we will be meeting around 5:30 at Boulevard Plaza Park, which is adjacent to CRIC, and we will be in spot #15.  ALL parade participants will enter the staging area off of Coon Rapids Boulevard and Mississippi Boulevard to 109th Lane, left on Flora Street and drive into the line-up area on the Ice Arena grounds. The parade will start at 6:00. 

One other item, Saturday is the CR Firecracker 5K at the CRIC. Come out and race, help at one of the water stops, or cheer! For those helping at the water stops, meet by the registration tents at 7:15. 

Thanks!!

Denny

Summer Training, Week of June 22

Here are our locations for practices this week, June 23rd.  One thing of note is that the Coon Rapids Firecracker 5K is on Saturday, July 4th at the CRIC.  We will be in charge of the two water stops, so if there is anyone that would like to help, runners or family, please let me know, otherwise, it's a great chance to get an early summer 5K in to see where you are at!

All practices starting at 8:00am
Monday - Riverview Park, North side
Tuesday - CRHS West End Tennis Court Parking Lot
Wednesday - Riverview Park, North side

Thursday - Bunker Golf Course Parking Lot 1

Friday - CRHS West End Tennis Court Parking Lot

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks,
Denny

Summer Training: Week of June 15

Below is the information for the upcoming week of practice.  Please note that we are not allowed to schedule any type of practice on Friday, June 19th.  Weather is looking to be positive, but if anything changes we will notify everyone.

Monday - North end of Riverview Park

Tuesday - CRHS, West end of the Tennis Court Parking Lot

Wednesday - North end of Riverview Park

Thursday - Bunker Golf Course, Parking Lot 1

Friday - June 19th, no scheduled practice.

Lastly, we are still looking for a couple of chaperones for our Summer Camp Trip.  We are still in need of two female chaperones, and possible a male chaperone.  Camp is on July 27-29 and the cost for Chaperones is $205.   If you have any interest or questions, please let me know.  

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks

Denny

Summer Training: Week of June 8

Below is the locations for our practices for the Week of June 8.  We will be starting each practice at 8:00am.  If you are someone in need of a ride, please let us know so we can help line up a ride for you.  Also, if you are unable to make any of the practices, and you do not have a summer workout sheet, please click on this link  or click on the link on the right side of the blog to get one.  Expect total time for these practices to be between 1 hour and an hour and 15 minutes.

These practices are a great way to get ready for the season and to be in a better position to reach goals, but we are also wanting these to be a way for those interested in joining the opportunity to see what our sport and team are all about.  

Monday - North side of Riverview Park

Tuesday - CRHS, West end of the Tennis Court Parking Lot

Wednesday - North side of Riverview Park

Thursday - Bunker Golf Course Parking Lot 1

Friday - CRHS, West end of the Tennis Court Parking Lot

Lastly, for those that signed up for the Lutsen Running Camp, the total cost is going to be $225.  This cost may change due to the gas and food prices, but we are also overestimating at this time to make sure we have enough.  Any money that is left over will be given back after camp.  You can also start making payments or pay for the whole thing.  If you have been on this trip in the past and have payed through Venmo, please do not at this time.  I have been having issues and will be creating a new account.

If there are any questions, please let me know,

Thanks,
Denny

Summer Training

As we get ready for the end of the school year, we start to prep ourselves for summer training and getting ready for the 2026 CC Season.

We will be starting our summer training on Monday, June 1st (We can work with the athletes from June 1st-July 31st, minus a week over the 4th of July), and we will be going at 3:15 Monday-Friday that week so that anyone that is a Middle Schooler and interested in either joining or ready for their summer training can be apart of it.   Starting June 8th, we will be having our practice time be at 8:00am, to beat any heat, Monday through Friday.  Locations for practices for the upcoming week will be posted a couple of days before the beginning of the week, but expect locations to be as follows for most weeks: Monday - Riverview Park; Tuesday - CRHS West end of Tennis Courts; Wednesday - Riverview Park; Thursday - Bunker Golf Course Parking Lot 1; Friday - CRHS West end of Tennis Courts.

One item that will need to be looked at for each athlete individually is when to begin their training.  If someone is still competing in an activity at the time we begin practices, we want them to focus on that.  If it is an activity, like Track, that just finished the week before, we want those runners to take some time off, at least a week, if not two, before they join us for practices.  The first week of practice is for those that were not in a spring activity or have been done for at least a week.  Rest and recovery from previous activities is just as important as building up mileage.  If there is anyone that is not sure what they should do, please contact me and we can discuss what should be done.

If there are any questions, please let me know.

Thanks and enjoy the rest of the school year!
Denny