First Week of Summer Training

Our first week and days of our summer training starts on Monday, June 3rd, just 4 days away!  We will start at 3:15 on Monday, meeting on the west end of the CRHS tennis courts, so that if there are any middle school athletes wanting to join us, they will be able to.  We will go at 3:15 Monday through Thursday, meeting at the west end of the tennis courts and then we will discuss with those that are there what time they would like to go on Friday.

A couple of things as we get going: 

- Please remember to let me know what your end of season 5k goal is so I can help you get your paces figured out for each workout.  

- If you are just completing a spring sport, please make sure you are listening to your bodies and taking at least a week off.  If you are not sure how much to take off, please let me know and we can figure out a plan. - If you are a first year runner or middle schooler, please know that we are not expecting you to be at every practice, especially the beginning of the summer.  We want to build you up and make sure we don't put too much on you and make it feel like it is too much.

- Lastly, a reminder that summer practices have no costs to them, nor are they mandatory. We will also give out the workouts for every day of the summer, so if your schedule doesn't allow you to run during our scheduled times, you will know what we will doing and you will be able to run the workout at a time that fits you.

If there are any questions, please let me know,
Thanks

Denny

Summer Training/Summer Camp

As we get ready for the end of the school year, we start to prep ourselves for summer training and getting ready for the 2024 CC Season.

We will be starting our summer training on June 3rd (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-Thursday that week so that anyone that is a Middle Schooler and interested in either joining or ready for their summer training.  Friday the 7th, we will discuss with those that are able to be there to see what time works best.  Starting June 10th, 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.

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.

The last item is our Summer Camp.  Camp will be July 22-24 at Saint Mary's University in Winona, MN.  This year, we are doing something new and we are inviting the whole team for this camp.  But, we know that some may not be able to attend due to other things, and a final list of who will be going will be posted after July 1st.  The runners will also need to be filling out their running journals that I gave to them (I will get them to those who have not received them yet) in order to go to camp as well.  The cost has not been finalized yet, but once I get all final details, I will pass along what it will be.  Do note, though, that this will be around $300, which will include meals, lodging, and transportation.  If cost is an issue, please let me know and we can come up with a plan.

Thanks and enjoy the rest of the school year!
Denny

Friday Morning Preseason Meeting

On Friday morning, May 17th, at 7:10, we will have a preseason meeting for the student/athletes in the Atrium Conference Room near the front entrance.  This will be a short meeting going over the upcoming season as well as the Summer months.  If there are any questions, please let me know.

Thanks,

Denny

Yard Signs

Addition: I will be handing out the signs shortly after school on Friday on the west end of the Tennis Court parking lot. 

To help with our recruiting efforts, we purchased 100 yard signs to put around Coon Rapids to help get our name out there.  What we would like is to have all current members have a sign in their yards as well as if there are any alumni, or parents of alumni, that are still living in Coon Rapids.  We will also talk with businesses in the community to see if we would be able to put a sign on their properties.  (If there are any you feel we should for sure talk with, let me know).  I am wanting to hand out the signs for our current and alumni families after school on Friday this week, May 10th.

If you have any questions, please let me know!
Thanks

Denny