Hey there!
Quick reminder about the banquet on Tuesday!
Captains have sent me a message asking me to spread the word...they are collecting donations for Coaches' gifts. Suggested donation is $5. Donations can be given to any of the captains on Monday or Tuesday at school or at the banquet. They can also be left in the athletic office for the captains to be picked up there.
For the banquet...from Brett's notice (a week or so ago):
7th & 8th: Dessert
9th: Salad
10th: Bread
11th: Beverage
12th: Guests of honor!
Also, don't forget to turn in singlets to the Athletic Office (with your name on it!!) or at the banquet!
Thanks! See you Tuesday!
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Sunday, November 9, 2014
PTSA Program
Dear Mayo Running Families,
Just a quick reminder regarding the PTSA sponsored program "Social Aggression through the Social Media in our Teen Population" which will be held Monday evening in room 2-254/257 at 6:30 pm.
We are excited to welcome a panel of contributors from the Olmsted County Sheriff's Department, the Rochester Police Department, and the Olmsted County Community Service. Their presentation is fascinating...and eye-opening! You won't want to miss it!
Thanks!
Kristin Sorenson, PTSA President
Marianne Couser, PTSA Programs
Thursday, November 6, 2014
State Meet and Housekeeping
Okay...too many days have gone by and I apologize to Chad for that. This post should have happened several days ago!
Warmest congratulations to Chad Couser for his performance at the State Meet this past Saturday! It is a tough position to run at State without any teammates beside you...Chad did an awesome job and finished at 16:44.8. This was 82nd out of a field of 176 runners...at a pace of 5:24...this is a fantastic finish to the season! IM-PRESS-IVE!
Congrats also the the Century team who finished 9th and to Emma Christensen (15th!) and Aly Welch from Century (44th). An exciting opportunity for all of the Rochester runners!
An interesting bit that I found while I was looking for State Meet results: http://www.startribune.com/local/281415471.html. This article is what we love about Cross Country and the kids that run it. Although the title starts out "2 runners disqualified," look how it ends: "for helping rival finish the race." Please note that the girls KNEW that they would be disqualified...
These are not unusual Cross Country stories. I love this sport.
Housekeeping: Two awesome water bottles left at the Spartan 5K on Saturday. One is a Camelback and the other is a Contigo. Please let me know if you think they are yours!
Warmest congratulations to Chad Couser for his performance at the State Meet this past Saturday! It is a tough position to run at State without any teammates beside you...Chad did an awesome job and finished at 16:44.8. This was 82nd out of a field of 176 runners...at a pace of 5:24...this is a fantastic finish to the season! IM-PRESS-IVE!
Congrats also the the Century team who finished 9th and to Emma Christensen (15th!) and Aly Welch from Century (44th). An exciting opportunity for all of the Rochester runners!
An interesting bit that I found while I was looking for State Meet results: http://www.startribune.com/local/281415471.html. This article is what we love about Cross Country and the kids that run it. Although the title starts out "2 runners disqualified," look how it ends: "for helping rival finish the race." Please note that the girls KNEW that they would be disqualified...
These are not unusual Cross Country stories. I love this sport.
Housekeeping: Two awesome water bottles left at the Spartan 5K on Saturday. One is a Camelback and the other is a Contigo. Please let me know if you think they are yours!
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Spartan 5K Success!
Good morning! (Hard to believe that it is still morning!)
Great thanks to all who came out to participate/help/support the Spartan 5K this morning! It was a chilly, windy morning but at least the sun was shining!
We had a very nice event today, collecting about $1400 in donations. It was a low-key event and great to see so many families out to support the Cross Country and Track and Field programs.
Thank you to Doreen Ryan for taking pictures today. They can be found here:
http://s1082.photobucket.com/
Thank you to the banana donors: Marianne Couser, Lisa Luetmer, Kelly Turner, Michele Bleskan, Allison Benike, Angela Cramer.
Thank you to the volunteers: Kate Mallmann, DeAnna Schleusner, Angela Cramer, Allison Benike, Marianne Couser, Jaime Gathje, Tamara McBane, Erin Truesdale, Katherine Moore, Jeff Werning, Nancy Werning, Elizabeth Sorenson, Nell Pennington, Macie McKinley, Elizabeth Parney, Joel Poppen, Peter Luetmer, Jacob Gathje, Ethan Couser, Steve Sine, Toby Mallmann, Norm Turner, Kay Kushwaha, Michele Bleskan.
Thanks to Coach Brett for the timing and organizing of the event!
If you were not able to participate today but you would still like to donate to support the Mayo Running programs, we would love to have your donation! Please send your tax-deductible donation to Friends of Mayo Running, Cross Country program, Mayo High School, 1420 11th Ave SE, Rochester, MN 55904.
See you at the banquet on the 18th!
Great thanks to all who came out to participate/help/support the Spartan 5K this morning! It was a chilly, windy morning but at least the sun was shining!
We had a very nice event today, collecting about $1400 in donations. It was a low-key event and great to see so many families out to support the Cross Country and Track and Field programs.
Thank you to Doreen Ryan for taking pictures today. They can be found here:
http://s1082.photobucket.com/
Thank you to the banana donors: Marianne Couser, Lisa Luetmer, Kelly Turner, Michele Bleskan, Allison Benike, Angela Cramer.
Thank you to the volunteers: Kate Mallmann, DeAnna Schleusner, Angela Cramer, Allison Benike, Marianne Couser, Jaime Gathje, Tamara McBane, Erin Truesdale, Katherine Moore, Jeff Werning, Nancy Werning, Elizabeth Sorenson, Nell Pennington, Macie McKinley, Elizabeth Parney, Joel Poppen, Peter Luetmer, Jacob Gathje, Ethan Couser, Steve Sine, Toby Mallmann, Norm Turner, Kay Kushwaha, Michele Bleskan.
Thanks to Coach Brett for the timing and organizing of the event!
If you were not able to participate today but you would still like to donate to support the Mayo Running programs, we would love to have your donation! Please send your tax-deductible donation to Friends of Mayo Running, Cross Country program, Mayo High School, 1420 11th Ave SE, Rochester, MN 55904.
See you at the banquet on the 18th!
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Spartan 5K is almost here!
Thank you so much to all of you who have signed up to volunteer, donate or run this Sunday! The Spartan 5K is almost here and we are very excited!
Although we waited a little long to get going on this, things are falling into place nicely :). A very special thanks to Great Harvest Bread Company, who agreed to provide race rolls with very short notice! Please thank them if you get a chance!
A special plea to please not wait until the last minute to register to run! It will be much easier if Brett can have that information ahead of time to get everything into the computer for the chips. Sign up right away so that there is not much left to do on Saturday morning!
Register to run here: http://tinyurl.com/
Volunteer here: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/
Although we waited a little long to get going on this, things are falling into place nicely :). A very special thanks to Great Harvest Bread Company, who agreed to provide race rolls with very short notice! Please thank them if you get a chance!
A special plea to please not wait until the last minute to register to run! It will be much easier if Brett can have that information ahead of time to get everything into the computer for the chips. Sign up right away so that there is not much left to do on Saturday morning!
Register to run here: http://tinyurl.com/
Volunteer here: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/
Monday, October 27, 2014
Rochester Nordic Ski Team
Usually I mention this earlier in the season... but now is as good a time as any! There is a good chance that your runner has talked about joining the Nordic Ski Team this winter season. This is the direction that many XC runners (and others) go for a fun sport in the winter. Here is a little bit about this team/sport: The Rochester Nordic Ski Team is an All-City team under the umbrella of the Rochester Active Sports Club. It is run by volunteer coaches who have a wonderful focus of teaching kids the lifelong sport of XC skate skiing. Skate skiing is very different from classic skiing, which is what many people think of when they think of XC skiing. Skate skiing uses more of a skating motion, is faster (once you know what you're doing), and is a great workout!
The team meets Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from the end of November through February. Attendance is taken but the atmosphere is relaxed. If there is not snow or the temperature is too cold to be outside (usually below 0), dryland practices are usually scheduled. Some winters this happens too often but hopefully this season will be a good one for skiing!
It is possible to letter in XC skiing through participation in practices, meets, technique proficiency, and service hours.
Because the team is an All-City team, the kids will meet lots of new people from other schools-many of them are also XC runners for their school. Fun to ski with the same kids that they run against at a different time of year!
For more information about this year's program and for registration information, visit www.rasc-mn.org. If you have questions, send me an email! Registration night is Monday, November 3 at Century High School. It is recommended that you register online ahead of time if possible and then attend the registration for all of the information!
The team meets Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from the end of November through February. Attendance is taken but the atmosphere is relaxed. If there is not snow or the temperature is too cold to be outside (usually below 0), dryland practices are usually scheduled. Some winters this happens too often but hopefully this season will be a good one for skiing!
It is possible to letter in XC skiing through participation in practices, meets, technique proficiency, and service hours.
Because the team is an All-City team, the kids will meet lots of new people from other schools-many of them are also XC runners for their school. Fun to ski with the same kids that they run against at a different time of year!
For more information about this year's program and for registration information, visit www.rasc-mn.org. If you have questions, send me an email! Registration night is Monday, November 3 at Century High School. It is recommended that you register online ahead of time if possible and then attend the registration for all of the information!
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Spartan 5K
Moving right along to the Spartan 5K on Sunday, November 2. We hope that your family will participate! (I see that some of you have already begun to sign up! Hurray!) There will be race-day registration available but we are hoping that as many people as possible will sign up ahead of time. This will make race morning much simpler!
Runner/walkers sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UAwSYSNCgv1QIvAIPirF_VgdclSY9WclNyxYLysMwPo/viewform
Volunteers sign up here (please note that Brett is hoping that those who can do the run/walk will choose that option!):
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e054ea9ad2ba57-20141
This event has a suggested donation of $10/participant (remember, this is our team fundraiser! We never sold cookie dough!). Current potential plans for donations include the addition of a shed on the track dedicated specifically to XC/Track and Field Equipment.
If you are not able to make the event but would like to make a donation, mail it or drop it off at the Activities Office: Spartan 5K, 1420 11th Ave SE, Rochester, MN 55902.
It would be super-fun to have the runners recruit their non-XC friends to participate in this activity as well! Encourage them to spread the word!
Also...random comment...Great Harvest made my day today when they agreed to donate race rolls. I did not expect to get them as a donation because ordinarily businesses expect at least a month in order to consider the request! Shout out to Great Harvest!!
Runner/walkers sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UAwSYSNCgv1QIvAIPirF_VgdclSY9WclNyxYLysMwPo/viewform
Volunteers sign up here (please note that Brett is hoping that those who can do the run/walk will choose that option!):
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e054ea9ad2ba57-20141
This event has a suggested donation of $10/participant (remember, this is our team fundraiser! We never sold cookie dough!). Current potential plans for donations include the addition of a shed on the track dedicated specifically to XC/Track and Field Equipment.
If you are not able to make the event but would like to make a donation, mail it or drop it off at the Activities Office: Spartan 5K, 1420 11th Ave SE, Rochester, MN 55902.
It would be super-fun to have the runners recruit their non-XC friends to participate in this activity as well! Encourage them to spread the word!
Also...random comment...Great Harvest made my day today when they agreed to donate race rolls. I did not expect to get them as a donation because ordinarily businesses expect at least a month in order to consider the request! Shout out to Great Harvest!!
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