We’re excited to get the team back together for our first cross country practice on August 17th at 8am at the Lester Park Pavillion! Here are other important early season dates to stick on your calendar.

SAVE THE DATE:

Fall Sports Information Meeting: August 13th, 5:30pm (East High School)

1st Practice: August 17th, 8am (Lester Park Pavillion)

Duluth East Twin Ports XC Meet: August 27th, 10:30am (Lester Park Pavillion)  

Grand Marais XC Meet: September 3rd, all day (Grand Marais, MN)  

XC Meet Schedule: 2026 Schedule

XC Practice Schedule: Prior to the start of the school year, we practice M-F 8:00-9:45am at Lester Park, with some exceptions. Once the school year starts, we practice M-F 3:45-5:30pm at East High School. Each week, we post our weekly practice schedule here.

Summer miles are key for helping you run fast this fall and avoid injury. All are encouraged to attend captains’ practices this summer to run with friends and teammates. “Captains’ practices” are FREE practices, led by captains, intended for all levels of runner.

CAPTAINS’ PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Mondays at 5:30pm – Bagley campground

Wednesdays at 5:30pm – Alternate between Hawk’s Ridge parking lot (7/29 & 8/12) and Chester Bowl playground (8/5)

Friday mornings at 9:00am – Lester playground

Friday evening at 7:00pm – Alternate between Park Point beach house (7/31 & 8/14) and Lester playground (8/7)

We have been watching the weather closely and are excited by the forecasted improvements in AQI during the scheduled race time.

We look forward to seeing you at Snowflake on Saturday morning and remember that if you haven’t registered yet you can still do so on race day!