Lindbergh Cross Country

The season has finally started, and we are off to a fantastic start.  Everyone has a great attitude and is working hard.  We have about 40 people on the team this year, and since we played the name game today everyone now knows all of their teammate's names.

Our first meet is coming up soon–Saturday, Sept. 6th at Lake Wilderness State Park in Maple Valley. This is a fun practice meet where the runners actually run through the lake in one section.  The meet starts at 8:30 a.m., and the awards ceremony will be over by about 11:00.  At that point we will have a team / family potluck.  This is a great chance for parents, coaches, and athletes to meet one another, and it is a fun tradition we have had for quite a few years.  Everyone on the team will be assigned to bring something to the potluck.

Freshman     main dish type thing

Sophomores     drinks

Juniors     snacks/desserts

Seniors     plates, cups, napkins, plastic forks, etc.

See you there.

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Summer Mileage Begins June 1st

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2007 Cross Country Awards Banquet

Thursday, Nov. 15th,  6:00 – 8:00ish in the Lindbergh Library

This is a potluck.  Here are the assignments for what to bring:

Freshmen:  Dessert

Sophomores:  Main Dish

Juniors:  Side Dish/salad

Seniors:  Drinks

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Sorry I haven't posted info for the district meet sooner, but here it is.

The meet is this Saturday at American Lake Golf Course, which is on the American Lake VA campus. 

Schedule: 

10:30  Meet at Lindbergh

1:00  Girls race

2:30  Boys race

5:00 back at Lindbergh

 There is an admission fee, so come prepared.

Click below for directions.

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Nike paid a visit to Lindbergh Cross Country on Friday, and everyone had a blast.  Nike has three big trucks that drive around the country going to invitationals and visiting schools to get feedback about running gear and to support high school running.  Only a handful of schools in the entire state of Washington have been visited by the Nike truck, and Lindbergh was one of them.  Alec Wall, former high school and college running star and all around cool dude, drove the truck to Lindbergh.  Alec went on a run with us; he showed us cool videos of the Nike Team Nationals; he gave us free Nike stuff; he bought us pizza and gatorade; he even made his mark on the cross country rock that we re-painted after our run.

Check out the pictures from Nike Day in the photo gallery.  Thanks Alec Wall and Nike for a great afternoon!

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Saturday, Oct. 20th is the League Meet at Evergreen High School.  The start times for the races have been changed to accomodate the student athletes who are taking the PSAT test that morning.  Here is the new schedule:

Team members arrive at Lindbergh ready to go  10:45

Bus leaves at 11:00 

Varisty Girls:  1:00

Varsity Boys:  1:30

JV Boys and Girls:  2:00

There will be an awards ceremony following the JV race.  The team should be back at Lindbergh around 4:00.

The top 4 teams and the top 20 individual runners at the league meet qualify for the district meet the following Saturday. 

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This Friday the Nike truck is going to make a visit to our practice.  Nike has three trucks that tour the U.S. visiting high schools and setting up at meets.  We met the driver of one of these trucks at running camp this summer.  He is Alec Wall, who was one of the top runners in the U.S. when he was in high school, and he ran for the Unversity of Oregon.  He is going to meet with us to get some input on running shoes and clothing from the people on our team.  He will give away some freebies.  He will have some running shirts, etc. to buy (I think everything is $10).  Alec is probably going to run with us, and then after practice he is going to buy the team pizza. 

We are one of only a handful of teams that the Nike truck is visiting in the entire state, so this is pretty cool.  Bring some money to buy stuff if you want. 

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Thursday, Oct. 11th is the All-City meet.  It takes place at Seward Park.  The start of the race is at the highest point of the park, near the amphitheater.  Follow the road that winds up to the top of the park, and find a place to park nearby the start.  The races begin at the usual times:  JV Boys  3:30,  Girls  4:00,  Varsity Boys  4:30.  See you there.

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Saturday, Sept. 29th is the Mt. Baker Invitational.  This is a great meet that is run on a beautiful course.  Click below for details.

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This Saturday, Sept. 15th is the Fort Steilacoom Invitational.  Click below for the schedule for the day.

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