News and Updates

Happy August!

The official kickoff for our 2024 season is just about two weeks away. To all the Vigilante runners who have been crushing their summer miles, great job! To all the Vigilante runners who haven’t started training yet, now is the time to get rolling!

Here are a few key dates for this month: 

• Physicals and Forms are due Thursday, August 15, 2024

• First Mandatory Practice is Friday, August 16, 2024 - The current plan is to kick off the season at 7:00AM, then regroup later in the day for a fun team dinner, families welcome. If you have other ideas for a fun team activity (like a sunset run or something similar) on the 16th, please let Coach Bailey know in the next few days.

• Time Trial is Saturday, August 17 - We’ll do a 3K time trial on the track at 7:00AM to check in on our fitness levels coming into the season. While this isn’t a meet, it’ll be a great opportunity to start dialing in our pre-meet prep. 

• Team Picture Day is Wednesday, August 21 - Time is still TBD, but hopefully it will be during our typical practice time. 

• “The August” is on Thursday, August 22 -  This is an awesome race put on by the Helena Vigilante Runners at Spring Meadow. All the proceeds go to local high school cross country programs (including us). Entries are $10, and while it isn’t mandatory, we’d love to see great turnout from EHHS XC runners and their families. 

• First Meet is planned for Friday, August 30 -  This one is not 100% set yet, but plan on racing in the last weekend of August. 

Get your team gear at: https://bit.ly/3VoCLmi ! The summer store closes 6/13/24. 

We'll meet at 3:45 on the track. Come ready go over our new warm-ups, strength training and more. It's optional... but you really should be there!