Robbinsdale Armstrong Boys Cross Country Running

Plymouth Music in the Park 5K 2025

Music in Plymouth 5k 6/28

The Music in Plymouth 5k will be on 6/28 at 8am the Northwest Greenway Pavillion

5250 Peony Lane North in Plymouth. This is an optional opportunity to measure your training progress and gather with your team. Runners need to be registered to compete in this event. Runners will meet on site at 7:45am. Click here for registration information.

Captains' Practices begin on 6/9

Armstrong Boys Cross Country captains' practice will be held Monday-Saturday beginning on 6/9 and ending on 8/9. Practices typically last 1.5-2 hours. Athletes should come dressed to run with running shoes and a water bottle. Captains will lead the team through a workout based on the posted team workouts that can be found on the workouts page of this website. These practices are optional.

Summer Training Meeting

Click here for a link to the presentation from the Summer Training Meeting. The meeting was also recorded. Click here to watch the recording.

Remind APP

Parents and runners, if you have not yet signed up for the Remind App, please do so. Most of our information will be conveyed through this website with announcements on the Remind App. Here is a link to the sign up page.

Summer Training Virtual Meeting 5/29 @8:30pm

There will be a virtual meeting on Thursday 5/29 for all runners interested in participating in Cross Country for the 2025 Season. The event will be recorded if you are unable to attend. Parents are welcome to attend as well. Please spread the word to others! Click here for a link to the meeting.

Summer Mileage - 2025

Summer mileage is critical in preparing you for the cross country season. It will build strength in your legs, develop cardiovascular fitness, increase your confidence, and help prevent injuries in the process. Runners who complete and report the following mileage minimums over the summer will earn a Summer Mileage Club shirt and earn lots of lettering points!!!

Summer Mileage Club minimum mileages

Runners going into 7th or 8th grade - 200 miles

Runners going into 9th-12th grade - 300 miles

Running summer miles will help you to letter, make you mentally and physically tough as well as making our team better as a whole. Multi-sport athletes involved in other summer sports training programs need to create a comprehensive training plan approved by coaching staff prior to the start of summer training.

Every runner must keep an accurate running log including the date, cumulative time, average pace, and actual distance of each run
Weekly mileages are to be reported at the end of each week in the AHS CC 2025 - Boys Summer Mileage Form
Summer mileage begins Monday, June 9th and ends Sunday, August, 20th.
Do your best to follow the posted workouts using the 2025 Boys Cross Country Workouts
Runners can view their reported summer mileage AHS CC 2025 - Boys Summer Mileage Spreadsheet
If you are not sure what the distance of a run is, try using www.mapmyrun.com.
Owning a GPS watch is not required, but is extremely helpful for summer mileage and the entire fall cross-country season.

2025 Captains Practices

Armstrong Cross Country Captains’ practice will begin on June 9th and will be Monday- Saturday from approximately 8-10am. Athletes will meet the Armstrong Cross Country Captains in between the tennis courts and the athletic building at Armstrong These optional practices are a great opportunity to get to know others on the team, get in better shape for the season, or to try out cross country prior to the season. Have questions? You can reach out to one of the captains listed below.

Coach Kleyman Scholarship
The Coach Kleyman Scholarship started in 2021 recognizes a senior runner who has shown dedication to running. The Scholarship is in honor of long time Armstrong Cross Country and Track Coach Rick Kleyman. Rick coached Cross Country at Armstrong from 1970- 2002. https://sites.google.com/rdale.org/keymanscholarship/home

Scholarship recipients