Congratulations team on the first meet of the season!  Always special to have it be a “Home Opener” as well!  Results are posted so you can begin to make goals for yourself this season and watch your improvement each week by lowering times, increasing position finishes and challenging yourselves.  Great start.

Monday-  Snowflake Ski Center off Rice Lake Road for practices  8:00 Am-10:00AM  BRING WATER!! Order forms for Sven and Ole’s Pizza after the Grand Marais meet will be available.  Cash only.  (captains meet with coaches after practice)

Tuesday- Snowflake Ski Center off Rice Lake Road for practices  8:00 Am-10:00AM  BRING WATER!! Order forms for  Pizzas due Wednesday.   Optional Spirit Wear online orders DUE

Wednesday-Snowflake Ski Center off Rice Lake Road for practices  8:00 Am-9:30AM BRING WATER!! Sven and Ole’s Pizza forms due!!!!!

Thursday-  MEET in Grand Marais See below for race times/expectations and travel information

Friday- NO PRACTICE- long weekend get out and run for 60-90minutes and a shorter run on another day.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3- LABOR DAY  PRACTICE at Chester Bowl 5:00PM  start in back of park on field.  Will be done at 6:30PM.  BRING WATER

LOOKING AHEAD:

School starts Tuesday, Sept. 4 PRACTICES WILL BEGIN AFTER SCHOOL at 3:40PM East High School-BRING A LOCK FOR LOCKER ROOM, bring your practice clothes, shoes etc to school!

There are actually 2 meets the first week of school.  You will only be in one.  Most student-athletes will race on Thursday at Nemadji Golf Course.  Top 10 girls and top 10 boys will be at Cambridge Friday, September 7. Those attending Cambridge will be posted Friday, August 31.

Grand Marais MEET:   Leave East High School at 11:00AM.  Board at 10:45AM.  We take school buses.  One stop on way at Tettegouche State Park ( restroom/stretch)  break.  Pre ordered pizzas from practice will be dinner, or on your own in Grand Marais.  There is a concessions this year at the meet also.  If planning on arriving or leaving with a parent make sure to turn in the TRAVEL RELEASE FORM (in your handbook) or available outside Athletic Director office.  Estimated return time is 10PM.  Bring your Secret Buddy items, snacks for self, water for self and money for food after meet in town.

RACE ORDER:

  • Location – Pincushion Trails, Cook County Road 53, 2+ miles up the Gunflint Trail (County 12) from Grand Marais.
  • Time – racing starts at 3:00, coaches meeting at 2:00 at chalet
    • Race times and distances –   3:00 Junior High boys and girls                2.6 k

3:30 Junior Varsity boys and girls                                          4.0 k

4:00 Varsity girls (unlimited entries, 7 score)                        5.0 k

4:30 Varsity boys (unlimited entries, 7 score)                        5.0 k

  • Awards – immediately after races at Pincushion Chalet.  Trophies for varsity boys and girls 1st and 2nd place teams, individual medals for top 15 varsity. Medals to top 10 junior varsity and junior high (9th grade and under), boys and girls.
  • Course Description – Junior high race is 1 figure-eight lap, the JV race is 1 and ½ laps and the Varsity boys’ and girls’ races are 2 laps.  Lots of great viewing opportunities.  All races will be conducted on the Pincushion Ski Trails.  These trails are maintained by the NSSRC, and used for trail running and racing.  We will be using the flatter and smoother sections of the trail system (west overlook and lower pincushion loops).  Be advised, however, that the courses will be hillier and rougher than the typical golf course race. Trails will be mowed as low as feasible.  It will be possible to run in spikes, but some hazards will exist (EG rocks and uneven terrain). On the plus side it is a great early season training race.