Practices for the Week of June 15

Here is the schedule for workouts this week. We will be going at noon this week due to the predicted weather and we usually are going to have the workouts closer to evening to make sure those that do either Brochman’s, run with the CC team or do the One Team training in the morning are able to come but also have time to recover in between.

Please bring your own water bottles, it will be important and needed. If you don’t have a water bottle holder or water pack, than bring a backpack/cinch bag as well to carry your water with.

Tuesday, 12:00 at Knox Hill (Wintercrest Park begins Hom). We will be on foot working on classic striding, so bring shorter poles

Thursday, 12:00 at Bunker Golf Course, Parking Lot 1. We will be working on double poling, so if you have classic rollerskis then bring them, otherwise just bring  what you have, shorter poles as well.  Helmets are needed!!

Friday, 12:00 at Salk Middle School in Elk River. 11970 Highland Rd NW
Elk River, MN  55330. We will be doing a double pole uphill time trial with other double work as well before and after. This will be more challenging, but I have different courses set for different abilities, so if you are wanting to get better but aren’t quite up to doing a harder hill, there will be other options.

Make sure you fill out the waiver in the previous post as well
Thanks
Denny

Summer Practice Schedule, Week of June 15

Below is a rough schedule of where and when we will be meeting for practices this week.  These are not mandatory practices, but they are important ways to be in better shape for the season when it starts in mid August.  Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

Monday: 8:00am, CR Dam, Visitor Center
Tuesday: 8:00am, CR Dam, Visitor Center
Wednesday: 8:00am, Moor Park (10921  Magnolia St) (best way would be to go off of Northdale Blvd to Olive S, go south to 112th Ave and go east (left) and it will enter the park lot.
Thursday: 8:00am, Bunker Golf Course, Parking Lot 1
Friday: 8:00am, Bunker Golf Course, Parking Lot 1

Summer Practice Can Begin on Monday, June 15

Good News,
We will be starting our Summer Running program on Monday, June 15!!  We have been given the ok to start workouts, with some restrictions and changes, but we are able to start getting everyone ready for the upcoming season. It is a small step, but very important to start getting everyone to a sense of normalcy after 3 months quarantine and restrictions.

Here are some items to know:
1. You will need to fill out this Waiver and bring it to me the first day that you practice.
2. We will be putting everyone into groups of no more than 10 on the first day and as of right now they will be expected to stay within that group the rest of the summer. Depending on numbers for summer training, we may stagger start times for each group, but those staggers will be 10 minutes.  It is hard to say how many groups we will have or who will currently be in what group.  It will depend on who is able to come.
3. I will post general information about the upcoming weeks practices, mainly time and location.  We will not be running at the school this summer due to the amount of construction going on inside and out, as well as due to the amount of restrictions currently for entering or using the buildings.
4. If an individual is unable to make practices, we would like for them to use the running2win.com web page where all of the workouts will be posted as well as the runners can post what they were able to do.  This allows myself to monitor, add comments, and help each runner even if I am not able to see them.

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

Workout Ideas for the Week of June 8

Below are the basics for workout ideas for this week.  Once again, we as coaches are unable to work with the runners until June 15, unless anything changes during this week.  When we get closer I will post more detailed information on how these practices will work, which may resemble what we will need to do during the season as well.

Also, due to the warmer weather last week, we decided not to do the weekly challenge, but look for one this week within the next day or two.

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

More detailed information on how each run and how to post times and/or distances can be found on running2win.com.  Follow the info below if you have not joined yet.

Monday - Off day.  Due to the heat and humidity, it is just better to not put extra stress on the body and then have it be a factor on how you feel the rest of the week.

Tuesday - 3-4 miles Level 2 with 6 x 20 seconds within the run at Level 4

Wednesday - 4 mile out and back, Level 2 to 3 on the way out, Level 3 to 4 on the way back, however only be about 5 to 10 seconds per mile faster on the way back.

Thursday - 30-40 mins at Level 2 to 3 on turf trails.

Friday - 3-4 miles Level 2

Saturday - Go for a 10-15 mile Bike Ride

What everyone would need to do is to create a profile on running2win.com.  Once you have a profile, go under Menu and look for Find/Join a team under Team /Groups.  Type in Coon Rapids CC and request to be a part of the team.  Once I am notified you have sent a request, I will accept you and give you access to the team "Training Plan" schedule.  You will then be able to see the suggested workouts for the day/week and eventually full month.  Click on the highlighted area for the day and it will show you details of what to do and if there is anything different to look for.  Remember, these are just suggested workouts, but we also want to make sure we don't have anyone over doing their miles in May and either leveling off too soon or even burning out during the season.  We have to assume that not many have been able to get many miles in, so we are playing on the safe side for May workout ideas.

There are a couple of ways to add ones completed workouts to the page, one is through the website by clicking on the highlighted part of the day and select Perform Workout (this is the easiest), or by creating it yourself through the app or the website under Menu and Log a Workout.  Either way, it will bring you to the same form to fill out.  Another function of the app is that you are able to map out your run, give you mileage and time your workout so you do not have to enter the time.  It will just figure it all out for you.

There are a few other items that each runner should fill out in the form for logging the workout and they can be found scrolling down "Other Run Data."  Just click on the down arrow and enter "Hours of Sleep," "My Attitude during the run," and "My Perceived Exertion."  The only other one we would like to see if need is "Injury Type of Pain" and injury comments only if there are issues.  These are helpful for the runners so they can see how they were feeling on certain runs and why they may have done well or if they are struggling.  The rest of the items can be helpful for each runner, but that would depend on how much they want to put into it.

I know this is a lot, but once we have it up and more people using it, we will have another form of communication between myself and the runners, but can give us a way to work together by staying safe.  There are many other things that can be found and done on the web page, so the more comfortable everyone gets the more you can figure out.

Summer Training Can Start June 15

Below is some information that was shared with all of coaches today in regards to summer training and contact period with coaches.  We are not able to have any scheduled practices until June 15th as of right now, which may change at any minute, and how we interface and interact with the athletes will need to be altered as well.  Captains can however put together workouts, so pay attention for those.  They have been informed that they need to be in groups of 10 or less and the basic social distancing requirement.

Once we are able to start getting together as a team, we will have to be in "pods" of no more than 10 athletes and they all need to remain the social distancing requirements apart within their "pod."  Once someone is in a particular "pod" they will not be able to switch to a different one.  I cannot tell you what those "pods" are going to look like right now because we are not sure what the numbers over the summer month will look like.  I personally am going to call them Groups and they will most likely be based on performance abilities.

Any questions, please let me know and I will be putting out updates as they happen,
Thanks,
Denny

Here is the information we were sent though:

Coaches,

The following information is the result of many meetings discussing MSHSL, MDH, CDC, etc. rules and recommendations.

Here are the parameters agreed to by the ADs of AH at this time.

June 1st - June 14th:

• Coaches can only have virtual contact with athletes that would promote leadership, build relationships and share workouts.  No assessment or evaluations are allowed.

June 15th - July 2nd:  

• Coaches can meet in person with athletes for training provided all current recommendations/requirements of CDC, MDH, etc. are followed.
• In all cases, social distancing must be maintained and workouts must be structured so that no physical contact can occur.
• Adhere to facility or field-specific guidelines for COVID-19.

July 6th - August 7th:

• To be re-evaluated based on recommendations as we approach the No Contact Period of MSHSL Summer Waiver Period.

You must obtain parental permission for any of the athletes participating in workouts with you after the June 15th date.

Here is the link to the current version of the MDH Youth Sports Guidelines

And lastly, here is a link to a DRAFT Document where we have attempted to summarize what some of this looks like per sport as of June 15.

You will notice that the Location setting for most of these at this time is Outside because currently, there are no plans to open AH Indoor Facilities for access prior to July 6.

Summer Training

Good Evening,
Well, this is quite the Spring that we are dealing with, and even though Spring Sports/Activities have been cancelled, we are not allowed to start an practices or Captain's practices until June 1st, for now (may change depending on what the Governor says and then the State High School League).

However, we would like those that are able to start getting in some easy miles to prep themselves for the summer months.  None of this is mandatory, and in no way am I forcing anyone to do this, just going to give out some suggested workouts to help everyone.

With this, we have created a team page on a website an app called Running 2 Win that will allow us to be in touch with each other despite not being able to see each other.  On this site, runners will be able to see some ideas for workouts as well as be able to post the workouts they have done themselves so they, as well as we as coaches, can see how they are doing and make any suggestions, especially if they are struggling.  We are going to test it in May and if it seems to work well then we will continue it through the summer, especially if we are not able to work with the runners until July, which is a possibility.

What everyone would need to do is to create a profile on running2win.com.  Once you have a profile, go under Menu and look for Find/Join a team under Team /Groups.  Type in Coon Rapids CC and request to be a part of the team.  Once I am notified you have sent a request, I will accept you and give you access to the team "Training Plan" schedule.  You will then be able to see the suggested workouts for the day/week and eventually full month.  Click on the highlighted area for the day and it will show you details of what to do and if there is anything different to look for.  Remember, these are just suggested workouts, but we also want to make sure we don't have anyone over doing their miles in May and either leveling off too soon or even burning out during the season.  We have to assume that not many have been able to get many miles in, so we are playing on the safe side for May workout ideas.

There are a couple of ways to add ones completed workouts to the page, one is through the website by clicking on the highlighted part of the day and select Perform Workout (this is the easiest), or by creating it yourself through the app or the website under Menu and Log a Workout.  Either way, it will bring you to the same form to fill out.  Another function of the app is that you are able to map out your run, give you mileage and time your workout so you do not have to enter the time.  It will just figure it all out for you.

There are a few other items that each runner should fill out in the form for logging the workout and they can be found scrolling down "Other Run Data."  Just click on the down arrow and enter "Hours of Sleep," "My Attitude during the run," and "My Perceived Exertion."  The only other one we would like to see if need is "Injury Type of Pain" and injury comments only if there are issues.  These are helpful for the runners so they can see how they were feeling on certain runs and why they may have done well or if they are struggling.  The rest of the items can be helpful for each runner, but that would depend on how much they want to put into it.

I know this is a lot, but once we have it up and more people using it, we will have another form of communication between myself and the runners, but can give us a way to work together by staying safe.  There are many other things that can be found and done on the web page, so the more comfortable everyone gets the more you can figure out.

In the end though, it all comes down to each individual and what their goals are for the summer as well as for the season.  We will put more out there, do some virtual time trials to change things up and give prizes for the winners, as well as have gifts for those that reach mileage goals by the end of August, which the Captains and I are working on to come up with the gifts as well as the mileage goals.

Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny

One other thing of note, in order to get to the teams page once they are approved, just click on Menu in the top right and click on Teams/Groups and then click on Coon Rapids CC. Any questions, let me know,

Personal Property Pick Up

Below is a message that many of you have read already, but we as coaches were asked to send it out as well, mainly for those that may need to get things out of your locker in the locker rooms. Thanks and I hope all the best for all of you!! Denny

Coon Rapids High School Families,

To be ready for distance learning on March 30, we are asking students and families to pick up personal items at school tomorrow Wednesday, March 25th.  Students will be allowed to enter the building through the new main entryway to gather their materials (personal property in school and athletic lockers, musical instruments, etc.) and then immediately exit the building. Staff will be present to help ensure social distancing recommendations are followed and to assist in gathering belongings as efficiently as possible. If you already have what you need, please do not come to school.  See specific pick up schedules below.

The pickup schedule has been created to:

• Minimize the number of people in and near the building at one time
• During pick up, we ask students and families to:

• Keep at least six feet of distance between them and others during the pickup process and stay home if sick. 
• Move quickly and efficiently to pick up what they need. This is not a time to socialize with friends. We ask parents to remind their children of this before they come to school.
• Only pick up what is essential for learning in the coming weeks. We continue to work from the assumption that school will resume sometime this spring. If it doesn’t, there will be another opportunity for families to pick up other materials at a later date.

Coon Rapids High School Pick Up Schedule

8:30 am - 9:45 am Student last names beginning with A-E

9:45 am - 11:00 am Student last names beginning with F-J

11:00 am - 12:15 pm Student last names beginning with K-O

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Student last names beginning with P-T

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Student last names beginning with U-Z

Lastly, we hope that this message finds you and your family well.  We know how quickly all of our lives have changed and how difficult this is for our students, parents/guardians, staff and community. We did not anticipate the school year having this challenge, and as our staff plans this week, we will be communicating ways for us to work together to support academic as well as emotional needs for our students.

Know that we miss seeing our students at school, but we will embrace this challenge as CR|ONE TEAM and support each other through it.  Above all, please be safe and take care. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out- we are here to help.

Go Cardinals!

CRHS Administrative Team and Staff