Dates Set for the Cross Country Summer Camp

We had a good meeting Wednesday night to discuss the cross country summer camp.  The dates for the camp were decided and the plan is to hold this on Tuesday 7/19, Wednesday 7/20, and Thursday 7/21.  And it looks like we will have really good attendance.  Also, things are coming together with folks signing up to bring lots of what we need.  I'll post updated details and remaining needs in a day or two.  Thanks!!!!

Information meeting about Cross Country summer camp

Information meeting about Cross Country summer camp on Wednesday, 6-22-16 at 6:30 PM in the Hornet’s nest.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the dates, who is bringing what, who is going and permission slips.

For any high school student who is interested in cross country this season

Summer Camp Details

We are trying to plan a summer camping trip for the boys and girls high school cross country teams.  Plans are not certain yet and this is not yet a sure thing, but this document outlines our tentative plans and ideas.

 

IMPORTANT:  Here are a few things we need you to do after reading through this document:

1. First, if you are interested in taking part, talk to your parents and let us know if you can go.  We need to get a count.  You can message us on the team FB page or post a reply to this blog entry or let us know at the morning fun runs.
2. Second, let us know if there are and weeks in July that you currently know will not work for your schedule.  We are currently considering the following dates
   >  July 18, 19 & 20
   >  July 19, 20 & 21
   >  July 25, 26 & 27
   >  July 26, 27 & 28
3. Let us know if you have any fund raising ideas that we should consider.
4. Let us know if you can bring any food.  We've outlined some ideas for meals and we know that we could use any of the following:
   >>  Hamburger, brats, pork chops or other grilling things.
   >>  Kraut
   >>  Beef, pork or venison roasts (if we make venison, we will have another option like
                                                                     pork or beef for the folks (Kim) that won't touch venison)
   >>  Potatoes, carrots or other root vegetables for a crock pot roast.
   >>  Popcorn
   >>  Ground pork
   >>  Eggs
   >>  Salad greens, lettuce, onions, tomatoes
   >>  Anything that you can donate from your garden
   >>  Hamburger buns, brat buns, hoagie or sandwich buns or bread, flour tortillas
   >>  Milk, cheese & butter
   >>  Pancake mix
   >>  Potato salad
   >>  Spaghetti noodles
   >>  Deli meat or other meats or subs or sandwiches to make for our way back
   >>  Condiments like ketchup, mustard, mayo, salsa, relish
   >>  Zip-lock bags or sandwich bags
   >>  If you have other things available, let us know and we can try to modify our meal plans to work them in.

Meal Ideas:  Here are some meal ideas that we have been working on.  We can modify this list to match what food can be donated.
Breakfast ideas – Breakfast burritos.  Omelettes in a bag or scrambled eggs & toast.
Lunch ideas – Make your own subs for trip home on Day 3.
Dinner ideas – Brats & burgers on the grill w/ kraut, onions, lettuce and tomatoes.  Beef, pork or venison roasts in slow cooker (Italian beef, beef w/ root veggies, shredded pork, bbq pork, southern coke roast) with salad and veggies.


TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:  We are currently planning to do this during the week on a Mon-Tue-Wed or Tue-Wed-Thur in July.  Let us know if there are any weeks in July that will not work for you.

DAY 1. 
7am – noon:            Drive 5 hours to cabin in Eagle River.  Leave from WHS at 7am sharp!  Bring a sack lunch
                                   so that we don’t have to stop on our way up.
noon – 1pm:            Unload, acclimate & chill
2pm – 6pm:            Afternoon activity – Stand-Up Paddle Board (SUP) at cabin
6pm – 7pm:            Evening run:  20minute SUP “runs”.
7pm – 8pm:            Dinner (grill burgers & brats)
8pm – 10pm:          Popcorn & movie (bring Stir Crazy popcorn maker) and/or campfire

DAY 2. 
7am – 8am:            Morning run & cooldown & stretch.  Run north Three Eagle Trail.
8am – 10am:          Make & eat breakfast (breakfast burritos)
10am – noon:          Work on 2016 CC clothing design, then freetime (swim, canoe, paddle boat)
noon – 2pm:            Make & eat lunch (spaghetti)
2pm – 6pm:            Afternoon activity – Go carts & Laser tag
6pm – 7pm:            Night run on area hiking trail & cooldown & stretch. 
7pm – 8pm:            Dinner (slow cooker dinner)
8pm – 10pm:          Popcorn & movie and/or campfire

DAY 3. 
7am – 8am:            Morning run on area hiking trail & cooldown & stretch.
8am – 10am:          Make & eat breakfast (pancakes & scrambled eggs or omelettes & toast)
10am – noon:          Downtown Eagle River shopping (behave!) or hiking
noon – 2pm:            Eat leftovers & make subs for trip home & clean and vacuum cabin (leave it better than we found it!)
2pm – 7pm:            Drive 5 hours home to WSHS

Costs & Funding.  We will likely have to fund raise to cover costs for this event to cover the costs noted below.  As mentioned earlier, food donations also accepted which would help significantly reduce food costs.  There are also some funds available from selling CC clothing last year.  We could consider fund raising too.  One idea would be selling food at the PdC summer farmers market.  If you have other fundraising ideas, contact us with those.
6/6/16 update:  The Booster Club has agreed to help out with gas costs which is the main portion of the estimated travel costs below.  This addresses one of the largest costs for the trip and will go a long way to making this trip a reality.  Be sure to thank the Booster Club and be available to help out this fall in the concession stand at ball games if necessary.

Lodging:  We will stay at Dean’s family cabin so there will not be a charge for this.                     $0
Estimated Travel costs:  Rent school vans or use multiple personal vehicles plus gas cost       $350
Food:  Cook at cabin.  Two dinners, Two lunches and Two Breakfast                                           $TBD
Activities budget:  Stand up Paddleboard (SUP), Laser Tag & Go Carts                                     $60 per person

• Stand Up Paddleboard; Budget $20 per person for four hours
  including lessons, 2 persons sharing one board
• Laser Tag;  $8.25 for first round, $6.25 for second round
  so budget $15.50 for two rounds each
• Go Carts; $2 to $3 per ride so budget $15
• Alternative future ideas:  Zip-Lines ($105 for 9 zip tour), Horseback Riding,
  WI River Canoeing ($21), Hiking, Tubing ($20), Rafting ($24)

   Fun:  Fun trip with great teammates                                                                              $ priceless!

What to Bring:  Kids will need to bring (this list is a work in progress so check back occasionally):

• Sleeping bag and pillow
• Sack lunch for day one on the way up
• Swim suit
• Enough changes of clothes for the three days.  We need to fit everyone luggage in the vehicles, so it's better to pack lighter though, we can always do a load of laundry while we are up there.
• Running shoes and running clothes (there is a wash machine, so we can wash the clothes while we are up there so they don't get too disgusting)
• Fishing license if you want to fish during your free time and money for bait (we have poles up there)
• $60 per person for fun activities as listed above
• Additional souvenieur shopping money if desired
• Any food that you sign up to bring.
• Warmer clothes for at night around the campfire.
• Water shoes if you want
• Sun screen (waterproof variety)
• Life preserver if you have one, otherwise we have some at the cabin also
• Water shoes if desired
• Insurance cards
• Necessary medications (need form filled out)

Summer Fun Runs

The summer fun runs are scheduled for Monday through Thursday starting on Monday June 6th.  They will run   The runs will be from 8:30 to 9:30.  The weight room will be open before the runs and usually open after the runs when Kim is there.  There will be a free meal available in the lunch room after the fun run for anyone that ran.  There is also an opportunity to win a free T-shirt for anyone that participates in 25 or more runs. 

We want everyone to work on shortening and speeding up their stride over the summer.  A shorter stride results in less impact to your legs and therefore helps avoid problems like shin splints and foot and joint problems.  The ideal pace is 180 steps per minute.  It is helpful to load a tempo app on your iPod or smartphone to sound out a 180 step per minute pace while you run.  There are many free Tempo apps available (I use the iPhone app "Metronome: Tempo Lite" by Frozen Ape).  Anyone that has a smartphone or iPod, please get an armband (or you could get crazy and make one with duct tape) and bring your device with a Tempo app loaded.  I've seen reasonably priced smart phone armbands at Hibbitts Sports in PdC and at Dicks Sporting Goods in Madison and Lacrosse.  We need you to work on your stride and have it improved before the Cross Country season starts on August 15th!!  Please consider using this offseason to work on stride improvement!  It will speed you up and reduce the chance of impact related injuries.

See you all MONDAY!