Loppet Roundup

Registration for most programs opens August 5 at 9am. See the below for a list of every program offered by age.

Check out the following webpages for more information on specific program offerings and fall registration links:

For Juniors:

• Loppet Run 365 (LR365) Juniors Development Team – Designed to introduce running as a sport as well as a means to improve performance in other sports.
  • Activities Include: running,
  • Skill Level: novice – intermediate
  • Age Range: 13 -15 for Development, 6-11 for Mini Devo
  • Offered in both Somali and English languages
• LR365 Junior Competition Team – Designed to prepare runners ages 15-19 to compete at a state and national level.
  • Activities Include: running, competition based
  • Skill Level: Advanced
  • Age Range: 16 – 19
  • Offered in both Somali and English languages
• LNR Juniors Development Team – Training for this young nordic skiers. The “Devo” group will be more varied than the Comp Team, and often less ski specific.
  • Activities Include: nordic ski technique, physical conditioning
  • Skill Level: intermediate
  • Age Range: 13 – 16
• LNR Juniors Competition Team – The LNR competition team for 16-19 year olds and will continue to be focused on year round training with the goal of competing regionally and nationally.
  • Activities Include: nordic ski technique, physical conditioning, year round program
  • Skill Level: intermediate
  • Age Range: 16 – 19

For Adults (18+):

• LCW Adults Fundamental Skills Clinics: Ideal for those who are already comfortable riding a bike on flat and even terrain looking to advance their mountain bike skills and technique. Please note that these clinics are focused on skills with little to no trail riding.
  • Activities Include: mountain biking
  • Skill Level: all levels welcome
  • Focused on skills, less trail riding
• LCW Progressions Skill Clinics: For riders who have taken our Fundamental Skills Clinic, this Progressions Clinic is your next step in furthering your fundamental skills and learning a host of new skills to keep you riding safely with increased speed, control, and confidence.
  • Activities Include: mountain biking
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
• LNR Fall Dryland: Get in shape for skiing with pre-season dryland training. Experienced coaches will lead sessions that include pole hiking/running, hill bounding, interval work and strength/conditioning. Balance work, ski specific circuit strength, and perfecting basic skiing motions will be woven throughout the sessions. Bring CLASSIC LENGTH ski poles to workouts.
  • Activities Include: pole hiking/running, hill bounding, interval work and strength/conditioning
  • Skill Level: Intermediate – advanced
  • *Also offered as Women’s Fall Dryland
• LNR Rollerski: Sessions focus on interval training, specific strength and technique development for skate skiing. Initial focus on rollerski skills – balance, stopping, gliding. Then working on legs only skiing and double poling. Finally perfecting V2, V2Alt, and V1.
  • Activities Include: rollerski, legs only skiing, double poling
  • Skill Level: intermediate – advanced
• Adult Strength for Endurance Athletes: Focuses on building a solid base for nordic skiing, running, and other endurance sports by utilizing body weight movements, barbells, free weights, and plyometrics.
  • Activities Include: strength training
  • Skill Level: intermediate – advanced
• Fall Yoga: Yoga geared toward the athlete who wants to supplement their training routine as well for those who want to explore and deepen their yoga practice.
  • Activities Include: yoga
  • Skill Level: intro – advanced

Break the Cycle

Events and clinics for BIPOC young adults to learn about bicycle maintenance and careers in the bike industry.

• P3 Community Ride: Pizza, pedal, professors is designed to empower the Twin Cities communities we serve to engage with bicycles at a level the neighborhoods want.
• Bicycle Tech Lab: Bicycle maintenance educational courses to BIPOC community members interested in learning how to take care of their bicycle.

• Red Bull Urban Portage (August 27): Save the date for the Red Bull Urban Portage! This event includes both marathon-distance and half-marathon-distance paddle and portage race on the Mississippi River. Stay tuned for more details!
• Hennepin Healthcare Field Day & Surly Brewing Co. Trail Loppet (September 17 -18): The Hennepin Healthcare Field Day on Saturday is a fun-filled day of both competitive and non-competitive events for all ages and abilities. Our most popular trail running event of the season, the Surly Brewing Co. Trail Loppet on Sunday is a day of rugged, urban trail running in Minneapolis’s largest regional park. The Half Marathon and Half-Half (6-8 miles) races in Theodore Wirth Park are the ultimate urban trail running experience. Stay tuned for registration!
• Community Celebration (October 13): Come join us from 5-7pm on Thursday Oct 13 at The Trailhead for a social evening like no other!