Lindbergh Cross Country

This Saturday, Sept. 8th, is the Tahoma Coed Relays at Lake Wilderness State park.  At the end of the meet we will have a team/family potluck.  Everyone is invited.  Team members have all signed up to bring something.  Here is the schedule for the day:

Tahoma Coed Relays Saturday, September 8^th 

Meet Location:  Lake Wilderness State Park, Maple Valley

 Times in Bold are set times.  Everything else is an estimate. 

6:45     Arrive at Lindbergh

7:15     Arrive at Lake Wilderness

7:45     Begin Warm-up for people in the Open Race

8:15     First Leg of Relay begins warming up

8:30     Open Race Starts  (everyone who is not on a relay team runs in this race)

9:00     Relay Race starts  (all team members check in at the start)

10:30   Awards ceremony

11:00   Begin Potluck/picnic

1:00     Back at school

Relay Teams

Team #1  Matt, Anna, Nate, Michelle, Trevor

Team #2  Brian, Ivy, Stephen, Sarah, Craig

Team #3  Kevin, Whitney, Nate T., Rachel, Scott

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Falcon Running Camp at Camp Casey on Whidbey Island just ended.  Everyone who went to camp had a great time, learned a lot, and put in quality miles.  I just added some pictures of the week (although some didn't load correctly–I'll try to fix that). 

Cross Country practice begins in just three weeks.  If you don't have a physical, then you need to get one now!  You will also need to go to school and do your athletic clearance.  Very soon I will post all of the clearance info. 

Keep on running!  Every mile you run now will benefit you greatly later in the season.

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Today nine runners and I are off to running camp on Whidbey Island.  We get back on Friday.  Next weekend I will post some pictures and hi-lites from camp.  Everyone who is not going to camp needs to keep running.  We are one month away from the start of cross country season.  If you don't already have a physical, now is the time to start making an appointment with your doctor.  When I get back from camp I will send everyone the clearance information. 

At the end of week #7 I have hit 247 miles for the summer, after running 42 miles for the week.  From here on every week needs to be between 40 and 50 miles in order to reach my goal of the the 500 mile club.  Trevor is also on schedule.  Matt dropped behind by a few miles, but he will certainly catch back up by the end of running camp.  At last report, James was also on track to hit 500.  He just returned from North Dakota yesterday–I'm looking forward to running with him at camp.  Anna is on track to surpass the 250 mile club.  Michelle just returned from a three-week family trip to Oregon and California. 

Have a great week.

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Week #6 is now over, which means that we have now reached the half-way mark of the summer training schedule.  This is the time of the summer that is the most crucial–and the most difficult–in terms of training.  The early excitement of summer has worn off.  The start of the new year seems like a long ways away.  Getting up in the morning to run is harder and harder because everyone is going to bed later and later.  This is the time to really dig in and run consistently, however.  If you can keep training these next few weeks, then you will be in good shape.  Once we hit August, the first cross country practice will only be a few weeks away, which will provide more motivation for you.  Believe me, those who are training now will have a HUGE advantage once the season starts. 

Next week is running camp, and several of our team members will be participating.  They are:  Matt, Trevor, Nate, Joe, James, James, CJ, Thanh, and Anna.  I will also be at camp all week.  Everyone else needs to just keep running. 

At the end of week #6 I have finally broken the 200 mile mark–205 miles to be exact.  This is 20 miles ahead of schedule for the 500 mile club.  So far I am staying healthy and feeling good.  I need to start working in more long runs–8 – 10 milers. 

 Last week on Wednesday was the hottest day of the summer so far–98 degrees.  Only a few people had the guts to show up and run on such a hot day.  Those who did were rewarded with ice cold water and popcicles.

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It has been great to run with so many people, and to see others running on their own.  Off season mileage is the key to success during the season.  Click below for inspiration and mileage updates.

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Each week this summer I am going to post a blog entry that I am going to call the Rettblog.  I will discuss events that happened during the week or that are planned for the coming weeks.  I will give a sampling of the summer mileage logs of various team members so that we can see what people are doing.  I will also include my own running log so that you can see that even old people like me have goals and have to work to achieve them.  Occassionally I might tell funny or inspirational running stories.  I will also include candid pictures from our summer runs and events.  Be sure to check the site regularly througout the summer so that you can keep up with what's going on.  You can email me your weekly mileage, or anything else, and I will include it on the site.  Use my home email account, not the one at school:  jrettmann@hotmail.com

My goals for the summer:  1)  stay healthy  (My calf has been giving me problems, as many of you know.  The past few summers I have had to take time off).  2)  Run 500 miles (of course, this depends on the being able to accomplish goal #1)

My week #1 mileage:  30 miles

 Keep running!

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Thursday, May 31 at 2:10 in my room we will be having a Cross Country team meeting.  Spread the word.

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Good Luck to everyone on the up coming track season. Hope everyone has a fun and exciting season, girls looking for an 7-0 repeat and guys all I'm going to say is All-City, All-City, All-City.

I will be posting some workouts and my race results on the forums if you would like to know. 

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The key to improving as a runner is to train on the off-season.  Training with your teammates makes running more fun.  Monday through Friday meet by the locker rooms at about 2:20ish.  See you there.

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