Schedule for Week of Sept 29--Oct 5

MON: Warm-up + Drills/Strides + Whistle workout + weights

TUE: Distance Run

WED: Easy run (ALL: 2-3 miles) + Drills + Strides
PRE-MEET DINNER @ Nate Rue’s. 750 Maryland Ave W.

THU: Blaine Invitational @ Majestic Oaks G.C. Bus leaves @ 2:15 p.m.
Directions: located on Bunker Lake BLVD, 1.5 miles north of hwy. 242 and .5 miles west of hwy. 65. DO NOT PARK ON BUNKER LAKE BLVD.
• 3:45 – Boys Varsity (white div.)
• 4:05 – Girls Varsity (white div.)
• 5:15 – Boys JV.
• 5:35 – Girls JV

Return to school around 7:00 p.m.

FRI: Easy run + ULTIMATE FRISBEE

SAT: 9:00 A.M. Kramers’ house. (Hansons host). 992 Hoyt.

Roy Griak Invitational Results

The Como Park Cross Country teams competed at Saturday's Roy Griak Invitational, held at the Les Bolstad Golf Course at the University of Minnesota.

The boys, led by Evan Vogel's personal best performance of 17:59, took 33rd place out of 51 teams in the Maroon Division, a great improvement on the 43rd place finishes of the last two seasons.

The girl team was incomplete, but had strong performances by Leah Roth, Jane Kramer, and Geneva Cole.

Complete results are available HERE.

The webcasts of the races can be viewed HERE.

Schedule for Week of Sept. 22-29

MON: Distance Run + Drills + Strides
6:00 PM: PRE-MEET DINNER @ Brian Ciaccio’s. 958 Como Ave.

TUE: St. Paul Grade-by-Grade @ Conway Rec. Bus leaves @ 2:15 p.m.
Directions: I-94 east. Exit Ruth St. Left on Ruth. Right on Conway. The course is on the right.

• 3:30 – 9th and 10th grade girls.
• 3:50 – 11th and 12th grade girls.
• 4:10 – 11th and 12th grade boys.
• 4:30 – 9th and 10th grade boys.

Return to school around 6:00 p.m.

WED: 12:30 p.m. (EARLY RELEASE). Strength + Biathlon + Distance run

THU: Warmup + Drills/Strides + 200 meter repeats (1600M race pace)

FRI: Easy run (ALL: 2-3 miles) + Drills + Strides
PRE-MEET DINNER @ Leah Roth’s. 952 Nevada Ave.

SAT: Roy Griak Invitational @ U of M Golf Course, Falcon Heights
Bus departs school @ 1:30 p.m. Returns to school around 5:00 p.m.

3:10 p.m. – Maroon Boys 5k
3: 55 p.m. – Maroon Girls 5k

Arlington Invite on Tuesday

This week's meet is the Arlington Invite, which takes place on the rugged trails behind Arlington High School. We will run over to check out the course for practice on Monday. Teams participating in the meet will be Como Park, Arlington, Johnson, and Humboldt. New this year...trophies to the top 5 individuals.

From Arlington coach Diana Morton:

"We're looking forward to seeing you this Tuesday at Arlington. A couple of reminders:
The course is about 2.5 miles. Boys and girls run the same course.
Varsity and JV run together.
It's pretty rugged. Please remind runner to be careful.
The course will be clearly marked with spray paint, cones and/or flags.
Someone will be on hand to read the mile splits.
Trophies will be awarded for individual 1st through 5th place at the end of the meet.
Girls race at 3:30 pm.
Note: The schedule says Boys at 4:30 pm, but I think we could have them go right after the girls finish about 4:00 pm unless anyone has objections."

Schedule for Week of Sept. 8--14

“Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.”
– Albert Camus

MON: Distance Run + Drills + Strides

TUE: Twin Cities Grade-by-Grade @ Como Park XC course.
Meet at school @ 2:30. Jog to course.
4:00 – 11th-12th grade Girls 4k 4:30 – 11th-12th Boys 5k
5:00 – 9th-10th Girls 3200 meter 5:25 – 9th Boys 3200, 10th Boys 4k

WED: Distance run or Rollerski (double-pole workout) + weights

THU: Warmup + Drills/Strides + 1200 meter repeats

FRI: Warm-up + Strength circuit + Centipede Run + Easy run

SAT: 9:00 a.m. @ TBA. Long, easy run, followed by food and drinks.

Como Park Invitational Results

Como Park Invitational
Date: 9/5/08
Teams: Como Park, Humboldt
Conditions: Breezy, 65 degrees, overcast

Girls 4k
1-Emma Lee, CP 16:36
2-Leah Roth, CP 17:33
3-Alisha Wilbur, CP 18:11
4-Jane Kramer, CP 19:53
5-Sarah Davy, CP 19:55
6-Geneva Cole, CP 22:38
7-Ginny Almquist, H 23:12
8-Virginia Godfrey, CP 25:52
9-Catherine Yang, H 26:30
10-Laura Burnes, CP 26:53

Boys 5k
1-Ross Anderson, CP 17:13
2-Evan Vogel, CP 18:45
3- Luke Rustad, CP 19:30
4-Mark Dooley, CP 19:50
5-Nate Rue, CP 19:53
6-Evan Hanson, CP 19:54
7-Chris Hutton, CP 21:01
8-Henry Cole, CP 21:47
9-Lia Yang, CP 21:48
10-Richard Konkol, CP 21:49
11-Jose Rodriguez, H 22:31
12-Phil Kramer, CP 22:36
13-Brian Ciaccio, CP 22:40
14-Adrian Nofzinger, CP 23:46
15-Dean Shaff, CP 23:47
16-Garrett McGraw-Hansen, CP 23:48
17-Collin Davis-Johnson, CP 24:35
18-Aldrin Robella, H 24:54
19-Ryan Sourignavong, CP 28:28
20-Mario Luna, H 33:47

Saturday Practice at Godfrey's

This week's Saturday practice will be held at the Godfrey residence, 1357 Canfield Ave.

Click HERE for a map.

Como Park Invite Friday

The Como Park Invitational will take place on Friday, Sept. 5. The meet will utilize the normal Como Park cross country course, and will give runners a chance to preview the route used for the St. Paul City Conference cross country meet. This will be a dual meet between Como Park and Humboldt. Ribbons will be awarded to the top 7 runners in each race. The time schedule is below:

Girl's 4k, 3:15 PM
Boy's 5k, 3:45 PM

Here is a copy of the course map:



For purposes of orientation, the intersection at the upper right of the map is Lexington and Horton. The pool and tennis courts provide useful points of reference as well.

Results will be posted on this site Friday evening.