Lots of rain so no practice today.
Get a 30 to 45 min run in when you can.
Archive for August, 2020
Exciting first two weeks. Amazing athletes. We are blessed to have each practice together and each meet is like opening a pile of presents!
Please keep up our standards when it comes to COVID-19 precautions and preventions. Our kids deserve to have a complete season. Fill out the daily check-in. Do not come to practice if you are not well. Keep coaches informed if things change. Fill out the attendance reporting form when kids will miss practice or a meet.
WE need about 6 people to help take the course down after the meet. Email Coach LaFontaine if you are able to help.
Monday, August 31st and Tuesday, September 1st. Lester Park. Practice will be 1 ½ hours long.
Let coaches know on Monday if you want to run the 3K on Thursday.
8 am – 7th/8th graders arrive
8:30 am – 9th/10th graders arrive
9 am – 11th/12th graders arrive
Wednesday, September 2nd Practice will be at EHS – Meet by the baseball field
Practice will be about 1 hour.
3 pm – 7th/8th graders arrive
3:30 pm – 9th/10th graders arrive
4 pm – 11th/12th graders arrive
Thursday, September 3rd at Lester Park Golf Course at 10 am.
10 am Girls 3 K
10:30 am Boys 3 K
11:00 am Girls 5 K (senior and junior girls)
11:30 am Girls 5 K (10th, 9th grade girls and any younger girls running a 5 K)
12:00 pm Boys 5 K (seniors and Blake)
12:20 pm Boys 5 K (11th, 10th, 9th grade boys and any younger boys running 5 K)
Spectator Expectations – For every meet this season
Stay clear of the finish line and start line.
No spectators near camps.
Portable Restrooms are for team and coach use only.
Please do not arrive early and leave as soon as your race is complete.
We must keep our overall numbers low for the day.
Remember to social distance and wear a mask. This is for the safety and success of our season.
No Practice on Friday, September 4th
Monday, September 7th – practice at Chester Bowl – Meet back on the soccer field.
5 pm – 7th/8th graders arrive
5:30 pm- 9th/10th graders arrive
6 pm – 11th/12th graders arrive
Practice will be 1 ½ hours long.
Tuesday, September 8th
8 am – 7th/8th graders arrive at Lester Park
8:30 am – 11th/12th graders arrive at Lester Park
3:45 pm – 9th/10th graders arrive at EHS – by baseball field
Wednesday, September 9th
8 am – 9th/10th graders arrive at Lester Park
8:30 am 11th/12th graders arrive at Lester Park
3:45 pm 7th/8th graders arrive at EHS – by baseball field
Thursday, September 10th – Meet Pine Valley Ski Chalet in Cloquet 4 pm
(Race order will be shared soon)
We are taking a bus but students may get a ride from family. A travel release form must be collected by practice on Tuesday, September 8.
Travel Release Form We will have some at practice if you are unable to print this.
Friday, September 11th
Varsity only – determined by coaches, 8 am Lester Park
Monday, September 14th
8 am – 7th/8th graders arrive at Lester Park
8:30 am – 9th/10th graders arrive at Lester Park
3:45 pm 11th/12th graders arrive at EHS
Tuesday, September 15th
8 am – 7th/8th graders arrive at Lester Park
8:30 am – 11th/12th graders arrive at Lester Park
3:45 pm – 9th/10th graders arrive at EHS
Wednesday, September 16th
8 am – 9th/10th graders arrive at Lester Park
8:30 am – 11th/12th graders arrive at Lester Park
3:45 pm – 7th/8th graders arrive at EHS
Thursday, September 17th – Meet at Marshall High School 4:15 pm
(Race order will be shared soon)
No transportation provided.
Friday, September 18th
Varsity only – determined by coaches, 8 am Lester Park
Thanks for reading to the end. As always, reach out to coaches if you need anything.
Thank you parents/families/friends and the amazing East athletes for a fantastic first race!! So proud of all of you!!
Results should be up on this page by noon on Friday under the results tab.
Please have athletes at the meet 30 minutes prior to the start of their race. Please leave as soon as your race is completed.
10 am Girls 3 K
10:30 am Boys 3 K
11:00 am Girls 5 K (senior and junior girls)
11:20 am Girls 5 K (10th, 9th grade girls and any younger girls running a 5 K)
12:00 pm Boys 5 K (seniors and Blake)
12:20 pm Boys 5 K (11th, 10th, 9th grade boys and any younger boys running 5 K)
COVID 19 – Daily Check-In Form/Cross Country Running We need every athlete to do this before they come to the meet tomorrow. They can use the tab on the website. Temperatures must be taken Thursday morning before athletes come to the meet. Thank you for keeping our team safe and successful.
Spectator Expectations
Stay clear of the finish line and start line.
No spectators near camps.
Portable Restrooms are for team and coach use only.
Please do not arrive early and leave as soon as your race is complete.
We must keep our overall numbers low for the day.
Remember to social distance and wear a mask. This is for the safety and success of our season.
No Practice Friday, August 28th. Get a short run in one day and a longer run in another day this weekend.
We are keeping the same time schedule and groups of kids for next week for practice Monday, August 31 – Wednesday, September 2. Practice will be 1 ½ hours long.
8 am – 7th/8th graders arrive
8:30 am 9th/10th graders arrive
9 am 11th/12th graders arrive
We have another meet next Thursday, September 3 at Lester Park Golf Course at 10 am.
No Practice on Friday, September 4th.
On Monday, September 7, we will practice at Chester Bowl.
5 pm – 7th/8th graders arrive
5:30 pm 9th/10th graders arrive
6 pm 11th/12th graders arrive
Practice will be 1 ½ hours long.
Meet at Lester Park Golf Course for practice on Wednesday. Athletes can get picked up there as well. We will be doing final preparations for the meet.
Please check this site Wednesday evening for final race instructions.
Just a friendly reminder COVID 19 Procedures
COVID 19 – Daily Check-In Form/Cross Country Running needs to be done every day before practice. Athletes can scan a QR code or use the tab on the website. This is critical and temperatures must be taken each morning before coming to practice. Thank you for keeping our team safe and successful.
Thank you for your patience and hard work. We had a fantastic first week. If you have not been getting the emails with updates about practice, email laura.lafontaine@isd709.org to get on the list. We need fast and accurate communication this season.
ATTENDANCE
This is a unique season and keeping track of our 110 team members is super important. If an athlete is not going to be at practice or a meet, please complete this form. There is also a tab for this on our website.
COVID 19 Procedures
COVID 19 – Daily Check-In Form/Cross Country Running needs to be done every day before practice. Athletes can scan a QR code or use the tab on the website. This is critical and temperatures must be taken each morning before coming to practice. Thank you for keeping our team safe and successful.
ELIGIBILITY
Please make sure you have completed the district online Eligibility Form. Payments can be made to the parent portal.
District ONLINE ELIGIBILITY Form
We need to have all of this completed before the first meet.
FIRST MEET and PRACTICE THIS WEEK
Thursday, August 27th, at 10 am at Lester Park Golf Course we will have our first meet. Every practice is a gift and so is this first meet. We can not wait to watch them run!!
On Monday, August 24th – athletes should let coaches know if they want to run the 3K or 5K race.
They can fill in this form. Meet Sign-Up for 8/27/2020 We are limited, due to COVID 19 precautions, on how many kids can be in a race. We need to know to plan the race schedule. Each race will be hand timed and scored. Results will be posted by Thursday evening on our website. We will have a very specific arrival time posted Wednesday for the meet. Athletes should run their race and then leave. So different from years past when everyone stayed and cheered. WE MUST keep our overall numbers low for the day. Thank you for supporting these precautions so we can have a safe and successful season. Lester Park Golf Course will have plenty of space for us to social distance. More details about the meet will be posted Wednesday.
This week we will use the same time schedule for practice. Monday – Wednesday. Our meet is Thursday and NO Practice on FRIDAY, August 28th.
8 am – 7th and 8th graders arrive
8:30 am – 9th and 10th graders arrive
9:00 am – 11th and 12th graders arrive
JERSEYS
We will also be selling jerseys at practice Monday – Tuesday. The older style jersey is $15 dollars and the newer style jersey is $35. If your athlete is running track, they will want the new style jersey. If your kiddo has a jersey from past seasons, they may wear that. Typically, athletes wear black shorts.
Please bring a check (made payable to Duluth East) or the exact amount to practice on Monday or Tuesday.
Reach out to any of the coaches if needed.
David Wicker – Head Coach 218-576-9871 dhwicker5009@gmail.com
Scott Keenan – Assistant Coach scottkeenan4@gmail.com
Laura LaFontaine – Assistant Coach (218) 336-8845 ext. 2334 laura.lafontaine@isd709.org
Due to the impending thunderstorm with potential lightening, practice for today has been cancelled. With so many runners, we are not able to find shelter and socially distance safely.
Get a 30 t0 40 minute easy run in today when it is safe to do so.
See you at practice on Friday, Aug. 21.
Great practice today! Lots of hard working and kind kiddos!
One change is that practice is only going to last 1 ½ hours. It is so different having smaller groups that we can navigate through practice and transitions faster. Thank you for your patience as we figure out this new normal.
We do plan to have practice Monday – Friday, with meets on Thursdays.
There will be no practice on Friday, August 28th.
FANTASTIC first day of practice!!! The last day to join cross country is Wednesday, August 19th.
Just a couple reminders, please make sure you have completed the Cross Country Running Google Form Registration 2020
The COVID 19 – Daily Check-In Form/Cross Country Running needs to be done every day before practice. This is critical and temperatures must be taken each morning before coming to practice. Thank you for keeping our team safe and successful.
Social Distancing at practice is going to critical for the success of our team. Please, we need to work together to make this season a success. With over 100 runners, we must keep athletes in their groups.
Practice
Athletes should be able to run 3 miles comfortably the first day of practice. This is a varsity sport.
August 17th – September 4th at Lester Park. Meet at the Pavilion by the playground.
To help with social distancing we are going to do a staggered start for practice for the first week. Practices will be about 2 hours in length.
8 am – 7th and 8th graders arrive
8:30 am – 9th and 10th graders arrive
9:00 am – 11th and 12th graders arrive
Families with multiple team members can arrive at any of the time spots.
September 7 -Labor Day, Practice is at 6 pm at Chester Bowl.
When school starts on September 8th, practice will be twice a day to give students options and hopefully keep our numbers smaller. Morning at 8 am and after school Monday – Friday. More information to follow on morning locations. After school will be at East.
Please reach out to any of the coaches if you have any questions.
David Wicker – Head Coach 218-576-9871 dhwicker5009@gmail.com
Scott Keenan – Assistant Coach scottkeenan4@gmail.com
Laura LaFontaine – Assistant Coach (218) 336-8845 ext. 2334 laura.lafontaine@isd709.org
Thank you for helping our team have a great season. We know this is a lot of information to read but is important for the safety and success of our team. This website is constantly being updated. It will be a great reference for the season.
A few reminders before our first practice tomorrow. Students must be in attendance at practice everyday. This season is very unique and we need students to commit to the team. We can not have student athletes do cross country part time. We need to know who is going to be at practice daily. For students new to the district, and 7th and 10th graders, please make sure your physicals are updated and completed physical forms are given to the activities office. No physical, no practice. All athletes should complete the Online Athlete Registration under ELIGIBILITY in the black header on the website.
Athletes will bring their own water and hand sanitizer. Masks will be required during the informational meeting at the beginning of sessions and after workout is completed. This is for the safety of coaches and athletes. Social distancing is required during workouts.
Attendance and COVID 19 – Daily Check-In needs to be accurate. There will be an option to scan the QR code and fill in a google form when athletes get to practice. The form can also be done at home before coming to practice. This form is necessary for attendance and follows expectations set by the MSHSL and ISD 709.
Temperatures must be taken at home before coming to practice.
Here is a link to the attendance and health questioning form. This form needs to be filled in for every practice and meet your athlete attends. It is also on our website.
COVID 19 – Daily Check-In Form/Cross Country Running
Practice
Athletes should be able to run 3 miles comfortably the first day of practice. This is a varsity sport.
August 17th – September 4th at Lester Park. Meet at the Pavilion by the playground.
To help with social distancing we are going to do a staggered start for practice for the first week. Practices will be about 2 hours in length.
8 am – 7th and 8th graders arrive
8:30 am – 9th and 10th graders arrive
9:00 am – 11th and 12th graders arrive
Families with multiple team members can arrive at any of the time spots.
September 7 -Labor Day, Practice is at 6 pm at Chester Bowl.
When school starts on September 8th, practice will be twice a day to give students options and hopefully keep our numbers smaller. Morning at 8 am and after school Monday – Friday. More information to follow on morning locations. After school will be at East.
Please reach out to any of the coaches if you have any questions.
David Wicker – Head Coach 218-576-9871 dhwicker5009@gmail.com
Scott Keenan – Assistant Coach scottkeenan4@gmail.com
Laura LaFontaine – Assistant Coach (218) 336-8845 ext. 2334 laura.lafontaine@isd709.org