Lindbergh Cross Country

Saturday, Oct. 20th is the Sub-District meet. This meet includes the Seamount League 2A teams AND the SPSL 2A teams. There will be a total of 15 2A teams competing at the meet. This is the final race of the season for the JV runners. It is on the same course–Fort Steilacoom–that we ran earlier in the season. The 3A and 4A schools will also be competing at the same location. Here is the schedule for the day.

7:00 Bus leaves Lindbergh
9:30 JV girls race 2A and 3A combined
10:15 2A girls race
10:45 3A varsity girls race
11:15 2A varsity boys race
12:00 3A varsity boys race
12:30 JV boys race 2A and 3A combined
1:15 Awards
2:00ish leave
3:00 Back at Lindbergh

This Saturday, Oct. 13th, is the Seamount League Meet. It takes place at Evergreen High School (the same location as the Class Meet). All eight teams from the league will be there. Here is the schedule for the day.

9:00 bus leaves Lindbergh
11:00 Varsity girls race
11:30 Varsity boys race
12:00 JV boys and girls
1:00 Awards Ceremony in the gym
2:00 back at Lindbergh

Twilight Invitational
Saturday, Sept. 29th
At Cedarcrest Golf Course, Marysville

**There is an admission charge for spectators at this meet (sorry–I don’t like it either). $4 for Adults, $2 for students, and $10 for a family.

12:30 Leave Lindbergh
1:45 Arrive at course
3:15 9th/10th JV race (DuPree, Viet, Will, Andriy, Kegan, Ian, Yaphet)
4:20 girls JV race (Brenda, Ashley S, Giselle, Stacey, Sarah)
4:50 11th/12th JV race (Grant, Matt, Dominic, Stepan, Jacob, Joey, Jayden, Ramsey)
5:25 boys Varsity (Mo, Omelyan, Colton, Mitchell, Ismael, Evan, David)
5:55 girls Varsity (Thuong, Cindy, Ariel, Christine, Stassney)
7:15ish Leave course
8:15ish Back at Lindbergh

**If you are planning on going to homecoming, try to plan for someone to pick you up at the course as soon as your race is over. Be sure to get a note signed by Mr. Hennig ahead of time.

Meet Location:
Cedarcrest Golf Course
6810 84th Street Northeast
Marysville, WA 98270

Directions:
405 North until it meets I-5
I-5 North
Exit 199 for State Route 528 E toward Marysville
Right onto 4th St/State Route 528
Left onto 67th Ave NE
Right onto 84th St. NE/Getchell Rd.
Golf Course on the right
Merge onto I-5 N

Here is the info for our road trip this weekend to Bellingham for the Mt. Baker Invitational.

We are staying at the Bellingham Travelodge (360 733-8280).

The meet takes place Saturday at Silver Lake, which is about 45 minutes away the hotel.

Directions to Silver Lake
I-5 North
Exit at Sunset Dr. / Mt. Baker Highway East
Drive 26 miles
Left on Silver Lake Road
Drive 4 miles to the park

Friday
2:45 Leave Lindbergh
5:00 Arrive at the Travelodge
5:30 Drive to Lake Padden for a run
6:30 Back at hotel—dinner and free time
8:30 Everyone must be in the hotel
10:00 In your rooms
11:00 Lights-out

Saturday
7:30 Wake-up, breakfast, pack
9:00 Pack up the vans, leave for the meet
9:45 Arrive at Silver Lake, set up camp
11:00 JV girls warm-up
11:45 JV Girls
11:45 JV boys warm-up
12:30 JV Boys
12:30 Varsity girls warm-up
1:15 Varsity Girls
1:15 Varsity boys warm-up
2:00 Varsity Boys
3:00 Awards
3:30 Leave Meet
4:30 Dinner in Bellingham
5:30 Leave for home
7:30 Arrive at Lindbergh

Fort Steilacoom Invitational Saturday, Sept. 15th

Meet Location: At Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood, WA
Park Address: 9601 Steilacoom Boulevard, Lakewood, WA 98498 (look it up in googlemaps)

This is a very long day, so be prepared. Bring healthy snacks, water, and a lunch (or money for lunch). They will sell race t-shirts if you want to buy one. Bring plenty of clothes to stay warm and dry.

There will be about 50 schools at this meet.

7:30 Leave Lindbergh
8:30 Arrive at Fort Steilacoom
9:20 Open Race (coaches, family members, team members who don’t have 10 practices)
9:55 Youth Race (2 kilometers for runners up to 8th grade)
10:15 Boys JV “team” (Top 5 JV).
10:40 Girls JV “team” (Top 5 JV)
11:15 Boys Flight 1 (Varsity #’s 5, 6, 7, & 8
11:20 Girls Flight 1 (Varsity #’s 5, 6, 7, & 8
11:50 Boys Flight 2 (Varsity #’s 1, 2, 3, & 4)
11:55 Girls Flight 2 (Varsity # 1, 2, 3, & 4)
12:30 Boys Junior Varsity #2 race (all remaining JV)
1:05 Girls Junior Varsity Race (all remaining JV)
1:45 Awards
2:30 Leave Fort Steilacoom
3:30 Arrive at Lindbergh

Monday is a holiday, but we are going to practice anyway. We will practice at the regular time on Monday–2:30 – 4:30.

This meet is a fun one to begin the season with. There will be lots of teams (about 40 schools). The course is about 1.5 miles (although it always varies a little from year to year). You run on stretches of single-track trail where it is hard to pass people, and you run waist-deep for about 100 meters through Lake Wilderness. Some people will run in the open race, and some people will run as part of a 5-person coed relay.

We would like to invite all parents and family members to not only come to watch the races, but to join in on a potluck afterwards. This is a chance for parents and coaches to meet one another, and for parents to meet other parents as well. There will also be a short informational meeting while we are eating.

It takes place at Lake Wilderness in Maple Valley.

Here is the schedule:
6:45 Team arrives at Lindbergh and loads bus
7:00 Bus leaves
7:20 Arrive at the park/unload
8:30 Boys Open Race
8:40 Girls Open Race
9:15 Relay
10:45ish Awards
11:15 Team and Family Potluck
12:30ish Leave park to return to Lindbergh

What to Bring to the Potluck:
Freshmen: Sweets (cookies, brownies, etc)
Sophomores: Salads/sides
Juniors: Main Dish type thing
Seniors: drinks

This Thursday, Sept. 6th is the Seamount League Class Meet. There are eight teams in the Seamount League. At this meet all of the freshmen race each other, followed by the sophomores, juniors and seniors. The race is a 2-mile race. Boys and girls run in the same race.

Location: Evergreen High School (starts behind the school near the track)

Map and directions: http://www.bing.com/local/details.aspx?lid=YN926x196041604&qt=yp&what=Evergreen+High+School&where=Seattle%2c+Washington&s_cid=ansPhBkYp02&mkt=en-us&q=Evergreen+High+School+Seattle&FORM=LARE

Race Times: 9th race: 3:30, 10th grade race: 4:00, 11th grade race: 4:30, 12th grade race: 5:00, Awards: 5:30

Back at Lindbergh: about 6:30ish.

Click on the “Schedule” link on the right to see the 2012 Cross Country Schedule.

The season is about to start–make sure you are ready.

–Get Cleared! See the post below for info
–Get new shoes if you need them (and you probably do)
–Keep running! (or start running for some of you!)

Monday, August 20th at 2:30. Meet under the skybridge (or as close to it as the construction will allow). Remember, you can’t practice until you have completed your athletic clearance.

Since we begin practice two weeks before school starts, we will follow our normal practice schedule:

Monday – Friday 2:30 to 4:30, Saturday 9:00 – 11:00.

If you have any questions, contact the coach: jeffery.rettmann@rentonschools.us