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2010 Cross Country Information
Next Race will be the Middle School Rusty Bucket on Thursday, September 2nd. The race will be held at Cottonwood Park and we will race after the High School Rusty Bucket. Starting time for the middle school boys will be 5:30 and for the girls it will be 5:50. Note - This is a change in schedule!
Coming soon - Race Results and Photos 2010
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Coach Contact Information
Dan McGurren home phone - 530-1929
School Phone: (701) 323-4550
Dan McGurren
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Congratulations to Horizon boys for winning the Dickinson Becky Wells Invitational and girls for a strong 2nd place finish.
Note - Middle school cross-country is the only sport that competes with the high schools. Both high school websites do an outstanding job of providing all necessary information for all races including start times, maps, results, and PHOTOS. Please see the links below for help.
Horizon Middle School - Cross Country 2010
Dear Parents/Guardians and Runners:
Welcome to a new year of cross country. This is my fifth year heading the program and I'm very excited to share it with you. I think we'll have a great season.
Our races consist of various courses of 3000 meters or about 1.8 miles. The 7th and 8th boys race together and the girls race together most of the time. There may be a race where 7th will compete separately and 8th too.
Cross country is a team sport with the first five runners per team counting towards the total points. The team with the fewest points is the victor. As an example let's say we place 1st 3rd 7th 12th and 20th. Adding those numbers gives us a total score of 43. Your 6th 7th, etc runners are very important as well because the runners they beat increase the score of opposing teams. In addition running is a sport where you compete against your best competition and against yourself. The goal for the season is to make improvements each meet. We'll work hard and have some fun as we progress towards the last meet of the year.
We will meet everyday that we have school at 3:30. Practice will last between an hour and 90 minutes. There will almost always be running involved but I also plan to incorporate two days a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) to core training which is very much like Pilates. Our emphasis will be on the muscle groups of the stomach, back and legs.
Success in cross country is determined by the quality and effort of each individual runner. Many factors play into this success including nutrition, rest, attitude, and training. I will do my best to train you for your meets with the goal of your personal improvement and having your best races in October. It is therefore important that you attend practice every day. Nevertheless, we coaches understand that there are many conflicting interests and activities and at times you cannot make practice or you are involved in another sport or extra curricular activity during cross country practice. Please see me about these times and I will do my best to accommodate your schedule. Again, success in cross country is determined by how much you are willing to put into it. If you cannot make a practice, see what we're doing that day and try to do it on your own if you are getting little physical activity in your conflicting area.
Before anyone is allowed to race they must have a physical (or form B for 8th grade), pay the fee, and watch the video. I am very pleased you have decided to run cross country for Horizon Middle School. I have a personal bias for runners. It seems to me those who have dedicated themselves to the work of running and racing acquired important life skills that have served them well in their successful post racing lives.
Sincerely,
Daniel McGurren
Racing Schedule for Horizon Cross Country 2010
Race Date Place Time/transport
1 Saturday, August 28 Dickinson
2 Tuesday, September 2 Rusty Bucket (Cottonwood) 5:30 (boys) 5:50 (girls)
3 Saturday, September 11 at Mandan Municipal Golf Course 1:00
4 Thursday, September 16 at Minot 2:00
5 Saturday, September 25 at Beulah 11:00
6 Thursday, September 30 at Horizon = Candy Bar 4:30
7 Saturday, October 9th at Bismarck Tom O'Leary = WDA 1:00
• The three middle school boys' and girls' teams will ride the same bus to and from the three out of town meets. We will meet in the southeast parking lot of Bismarck High School. If there is a change in the time of departure, it will be announced as soon as possible. In most cases the varsity will run first and the junior highs will run last. Our return time has been between 4 and 6 pm and we encourage the kids to make calls as we approach home. Runners may ride to and/or from the out of town races with their families but PLEASE notify me.
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