FIRST RUNNING CLUB SESSION: Tuesday May 5th 6 to 7pm
Highland High School Track
6pm, Parents, Athletes, Coaches all gather to hear about the program.
6:15pm athletes and coaches warm-up and stretch as a group.
6:30pm break into grade groups for training session.
7pm finish session.
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PLEASE BRING A WATER BOTTLE AND AND MAKE SURE ATHLETES HAVE RUNNING
SHOES WITH LACES. A SWEAT TOP AND PANTS OVER SHORTS AND A T-SHIRT IS
THE BEST ATTIRE.
PLEASE DON'T FEED THE ATHLETES A LARGE AMOUNT OF FOOD BEFORE THE TRAINING SESSIONS!
Sessions will be canceled if there is lightning.
Sessions will continue in rain.
All sessions will last one hour, from 6 to 7pm.
Sessions will continue at Highland High School for the first two
weeks of May. On Tuesday May 19th the Running Club will move to SPA
track until the last session, Thursday 16th July.
There will be no sessions during the week of Independence day.
All sessions will start at 6pm and finish at 7pm.
Coaches assigned to each grade:
Second grade: Melissa and Dan
Third grade: Keith and Jacqui
Fourth grade: Sophie and Nara
Fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade:: Rick and Jacqui
We will host our own running meet three times during the ten weeks.
We will only compete against each other for fun, ribbons will be awarded to all finishers.
Please note these dates, the running meet will replace the regular training session on that date:
Tuesday May 26th
Tuesday June 16th
Tuesday July 14th
TO MAKE THESE MEETINGS A SUCCESS WE NEED A LARGE ARMY OF PARENT VOLUNTEERS. PLEASE RESPOND TO HGRARUNNING@MAIL.COM
IF YOU CAN HELP OUT IN ANY WAY. NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY! We
need starters( you get to fire the pistol!), timers, lane assigners,
Long Jump Judges, Softball throw judges, PA., lane judges, Ribbon
Presenter.
There will be opportunities to compete against other athletes/clubs if desired.
Northstar United Track Club in Eagan hold meetings on Saturdays,
May 17th is the first meet.
http://www.northstartrack.com/id70.html
Saturday/Sunday, June 20/21 - USATF Minnesota Junior Olympic Outdoor Championships. Location to be determined.
See the link:
http://www.usatfmn.org/track--field
Please ask me for more details if you are interested in going to these events.
This is our first year, so bear with us as the Running Program evolves.
if you have any questions please direct them to hgrarunning@mail.com