CC Candyland

Anyone else play that board game when you were a kid? In this variation, we make maps and send them out looking for treats: some healthy, some not so much. The group who was sent first to the bucket with raisins asked if the whole thing were a joke. :D Each bucket also has a colored marker in it so the group can prove they were there. Fun!

CC Poker

Because sometimes long runs need a little distraction...

2017 Track & Field: First Day!

Ahh, Minnesota in March. The first day of the 2017 Track & Field season was mentally tough running indoors, but this crew was on it. I have to say how impressed I was with the overall positivity out there! Of course I was too busy to think about taking pictures during the run, so you'll have to take my word for it. What does the t-shirt say, "Our sport is your sport's punishment"--or is it "Your sport is our sport's cool down"? :D O.K., we do have a few basketball players and other sharp-shooters on the team, and the rest were good sports about picking up a lively game of Lightning at the tail-end of practice. And first-day juice boxes for all. :) Thanks to everyone for being patient and flexible with these early day-to-day changes!

Candyland

Last official day of practice: CC Candyland! We normally do this *much* earlier in the season, but we had a very wet year for the course, and it never quite fit into the schedule. Better late than never! It's always amazing how hard runners will work for treats. ;)

Games

"Whipemsockoff" is a new game in development, for which we need to work out a few quirks. :D But overall everyone was a good sport about it, and we'll see if it survives the end-of-season popularity poll!

CC Poker

This year's game of CC Poker ended up more like 7-Card Draw--because we kept sending them out for more cards. :D Fun gauge of improved endurance over last year. And a great way to learn how to use a map!

Chilly

What do you do for end-of-season morale when it's cold and raining? Go for a run, play a game, and come back to the barn for hot cider and popcorn. Of course you do. ;)

Poker Run

In our continual pursuit of running gimmicks, we've introduced our newest game: Cross Country Poker. We sent the runners out with maps of the neighborhood, showing them where to find cards. Teams had to report back to Home Base after retrieving each card. Five card draw, best hand wins.

Candyland

New and improved Cross Country Candyland this year, after putting our daughter in charge of the redesign. Of course that meant running for *real* candy...but only in certain buckets, and they had to *work* for it. ;)