High School Wasn't Like This!

Where the heck have we been?! Geez, long time no post!

Last night was the Twin Cities kick-off of the fall season and we had a GREAT turnout! Everyone had a good time and the excitement level was high - everyone is full of energy and anxious for the training to start. For the fall season we will be doing the Disney World Triathlon in Orlando, FL, the Nike Women's Marathon & Half Marathon in San Francisco, CA, and the local Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. If you'd like more information on Team In Training you can visit www.teamintraining.org. We'd love to have you join us!

Julie will be the staff person for both the Nike and Twin Cities events. The teams are already big and we'll still be getting sign-ups for the next month! These are two great events, and if you're a single guy I'd strongly recommend doing the Nike event. Even though it's called the Nike "Women's" Marathon it is open to men. In fact, men are outnumbered on the course 15 to 1, plus the only way you can do this event is through TNT as it is already sold out to the general public.

So, the kick-off last night was at Hopkins High School. I know it's been a while since I've been in high school but this place is incredible. Not only is it huge compared to my HS but it felt like a mall. Although, it didn't make sense that the school was "pop free" (or "soda free" if you prefer) while also having a coffee shop. Students can buy lattes or cappuccinos but NO POP. They also had a full service cafeteria better than most large companies. Do students really need all this? Aren't they there to learn? I thought that was the whole point of school. I was shocked that there wasn't an Abercrombie & Fitch store in there. Should our taxes go to letting Johnny get a latte or to actually educate Johnny? I would sure hope the answer is obvious.

This Saturday is a HUGE 45 family garage sale being held on the 4900 block of Newton Avenue South in Minneapolis. The entire block will be closed so they can take over the whole street. All the proceeds from this event go to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and it runs from 8 AM to 5 PM. Please stop out and support this event. They have EVERYTHING (honestly) plus a huge bake sale. KARE 11 will even be on hand to film the event live, so please stop out and buy some stuff and support the Society! Her goal is to raise more than $5,000 in this one day, which she has done before.

I'm getting a little sleepy. I think I'll head over to Hopkins High School and get a latte.