Rebel Cross Country team,
I hope you are enjoying your summer. In several weeks we will be starting practice so I am sending a reminder about a few things. Number one, RUNNNNNN!!! I ran the Nicolet Plastics run in Lakewood and saw Jake down there. Everyone missed a great race day. I also did the 10K Hodag run and took 2nd place in my age group. My next race is Armstrong Creek on July 24th and I hope to see some of you there. If you have not been running at all work on endurance and put one speed workout a week. Remember you should be able to run at least 40 minutes nonstop before practice begins. Do this gradually over the next of couple of weeks. I expect my varsity runners in shape on the 1st day of practice.
Second reminder, don’t forget about your physicals or alt. year cards. This must be done before you can practice. Ask your athletic directors which one you need.
Third reminder, Practice will start at 5pm Monday Aug. 15th at Laona High School.
This reminder is only for Wabeno athletes. You have a mandatory meeting with your athletic director August 1st 7pm in the auditorium. You and your parents must attend in order to participate in athletics.
Finally, ACT’s exams are coming up in the fall the weekend of SPASH and Sectionals. If you plan to one of these, please choose the SPASH date so we don’t have any problems on which one to choose.
Equipment athletes will need. 1. shoes(duh), go to a good store like East Bay or Scheels. If you are really serious and have money you will need a pair of cross country spikes and a pair of training shoes. Look on the internet for Eastbay for deals. If you only want one pair of shoes, buy a light pair of trail shoes like Teva, Salomon, Saucony or Brooks are great shoe companies. Choose what works for you. 2. Black pair of shorts for the meets. Nothing below the knees and without writing. 3. Water bottles, our practices get long and we run in the heat and you will need to stay hydrated. We have had issues with drinking out of the same bottles and getting sick so each person will have to bring their own bottles for practices and meets. We will have coolers.
If you have questions call me at school. I am usually here from 8-10 am. You can call me at home, good luck at reaching me. You can also go on the Rebel Blog which has all the information. Looking forward to seeing everyone in several weeks.
Why run cross country?
- Going to State is there anything else
- Good way to outrun a bear
- Get cool T-shirts with awesome sayings
- Improves your tan
- Souper run is August 7th (Yes do it!!!)at Silver Lake Beach
- Coach runs at 6:30am(yes in the morning)
- Eat more and not feel guilty
- See your teammates
- Run against national caliber athletes: Chris Solinsky American record holder in the 10K, Molly Seidel , and Allie Woodward who is running for Oregon Univ.
- Your coach (or God) told you to run
Mr. Sorenson and Mr. Twardowski
