Lake to Bay 2025 recap

By the numbers, there were 61 teams this year, seven more than 2024, and a new event record in both teams and total participants. There were three 100k Ultra runners, three teams of two runners, two teams of three runners, and a myriad of 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-person teams. 

Highlights from the 2025 event include:

• 3 for 3! All three 100k ultra runners completed the course!

  • A new 100k course record was set! Congrats to Osman and Hamish for the 1-2 finish, now owners of the first and second fastest 100k L2B course times! Congrats to Rita on becoming the first female 100k Lake to Bay (starter and) finisher!

• Another 3 for 3! All three 2-person teams finished the 100k course!

• All teams who started the relay, finished the relay! In a day where everyone gets a medal, at Lake to Bay, everyone earns their medal!

Check out the race recap on the Whisper Blog!

Whisper Team Corner

(new training schedule begins September 1)

Beginning September 2025, there will be three training classifications: 

• 9U Fundamentals. Designed for ages 7-9, training will be offered on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 4:30-5:30pm. This group will learn fundamental movements to enhance proprioception (balance, reaction time, coordination, etc.), while building a fitness base to eventually advance to the Developmental Program.

• Developmental Program. Designed for mature 9yo and older, training will be offered on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 5:30-6:45pm. Training focus will include a variety of training (running) types to enhance overall fitness, preparing runners to participate in 3k races on the team schedule.

• Performance Program. Designed for mature runners committed to racing, travel meets, and post-season Junior Olympics. Runners will be expected to:

  • Attend Monday and Wednesday practices (unless a school meet is scheduled on the same day), 5:30-6:45pm.

  • Attend weekend meets (obviously things come up…)

  • Have 2-3 active rest days each week

  • Complete one long run each week (typically weekend, miles = grade level).

  • Complete 4-5 days of running each week (each person will have a prescribed amount of running each day - simple, yet consistent).

This new routine may take some getting used to, but in order to best coach the most dedicated runners in the program, forming groups is necessary.  If your child is in the Developmental Program but wishes to commit to the Performance Program, they must be, A) emotionally and physically ready, and B) be a very good teammate.  This means they must be attentive, committed toward improvement, have healthy eating and sleep schedules, and aspire to be the best runner they can be. Please inquire if your child wishes to train alongside a different group.  Also, runners should only show up to the group they are assigned.

Click here to view Google Sheet Training Groups (Programs) page (note there are two tabs - Age Brackets and Training Groups). If your child is missing from one or the other, please let me know ASAP.

All of this can be found on the new Fall XC page, which will be updated in the coming days.

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