PANCAKE RUN!!!

Come to Carrie's house for a long run and a stack of pancakes (from scratch) next Sunday, July 10th at 9:00 a.m. Don't miss the sweat and syrup! (Well, don't try them together...) Rumor has it that there might be chocolate milk too!

Where: 2908 Field Stone Court. Go south on Summerfield, take a left on Carissa Ave, 2nd right on Field Stone Court.

Be there!

JC Intervals, Summer Track Series, and the Kenwood Footrace

So much going on! First off, JC grass intervals begin this Wednesday, June 29. We start at 5 pm on the front lawn of Santa Rosa Junior College, where the sign is on Mendocino Ave. If you don't drive, you can get dropped off right there at the parking circle. If you do drive, the best place to park is at Santa Rosa High School over by the North Gym, which is in the parking lot closest to the JC parking garage. A group of us will be walking over from there. JC workouts don't last too long, so it's easy to bring a change of clothing and go to the market afterwards. We'll be having these every Wednesday at 5. 

The Summer Track Series is being held at our school this year! It's one of our fundraisers so both parent and athlete volunteers are needed to run this event (no pun intended). Please arrive at the track by 5:45 PM to assist with setup and registration. Athletes who wish to race should show up by 6 PM because the gun goes off for the mile at 6:30 PM. It's a very casual and fun event to help out with and participate in, please show up! It will be happening every other Tuesday, and the last one was Tuesday June 28.

Our largest team fundraiser is the Kenwood Footrace, which takes place on Monday, July 4th. This event requires the help of every athlete and parent on the team. We serve as course monitors, water station workers, and fruit choppers. Please arrive at the starting area by 6:15. I know that sounds extremely early, but remember this is what pays for the epic cross country yearbook, and we really need everyone's participation. If I, as a high school senior, can wake up that early one day of the summer, you guys can too. No excuses! Contact Doug at 528-0627 or ZEEMIE@aol.com to confirm your attendance.

Track Cleanup and Night Run

Tomorrow is the annual track cleanup, and even if you didn't do track we could really use your help! Basically it's a xc team event, we all meet at the high school track at 10 am, on Wednesday June 15. Wear cool clothes, lots of sunscreen, sunglasses, and a hat. Since it's too early for most people to meet before that for a run, and then too hot later in the day, we're gonna try something new. We'll be doing a fountaingrove night run, starting and ending at the high school track. Dress appropriately, wear the brightest colors you can (no black or navy blue), and get ready to have fun. If anyone has any glowing necklaces/bracelets, or knows where to get them, let me know and bring them!

First Slurpee Run Tomorrow!

Summer training is kicking into full gear, and our first slurpee run is tomorrow, Monday June 13, at 5 PM. We meet in the upper parking lot at Howarth Park, which is off of Summerfield Road in Santa Rosa. Turn into the park, and follow the driveways straight up the hill. Turn right across from the playground with the climbing wall, and enter into the upper parking lot. Runners will be at the trail entrance that's across the lot opposite from the snack shack/bathrooms/trains. This is closest to the lake, where the three yellow poles and dock are located. Parents can drop off their kids just before 5 and pick them up at 6, at which point we'll head over to the 7-11 on Mission Blvd for free slurpees! It's gonna be a ton of fun, don't miss out!

How to Earn a Sweet T-Shirt From Summer Training

For everyone who finished their track season at NBL's (and for those who finished earlier/graduated middle school/didn't do track), now is the time to start running again! Although the first slurpee run is Monday June 13, the official summer training clock starts today. Take advantage of this to get in miles and get your legs used to running again. When school starts, we give out two kinds of t-shirts to all the dedicated Panthers who trained hard over the summer. They are the 250 and 500 mile t-shirts. Since there are ten weeks in summer, you have to average 25 miles a week to get the 250 mile shirt. This comes out to a little over 4 miles a day, assuming you run six days a week and take one day off. The 500 mile shirt means a little over 8 miles a day, 6 days a week, with one day off. Talk to the coaches before attempting the 500 mile shirt; to be eligible you should be an upperclassman varsity runner. Our goal is to have as many people as possible earn summer training t-shirts, go for it!

A great way to keep track of your miles is to use a free service such as Map My Run or Google Maps Distance Calculator. Map my run requires you to create a free account, but has many more features including saved routes and workout logs. Google maps distance calculator is a no frills site that just gives you distances. Both are easy to use and extremely useful for finding out exact distances. You can try using these for measuring runs in the park, but I'd recommend buying an Annadel map or shirt from Heart and Sole.

If the last time you bought shoes was towards the beginning of track, or (gasp) last cross country season, you need to buy new shoes. Don't forget to mention you run xc for SRHS to get the 10% discount at Heart and Sole. Kick off the summer right, and go running!