Mellow Monday

For today’s practice, I got to run with some guys that I haven’t run with all season. It was different and made the pre-race Mosley rather enjoyable. Other guys had a workout on the track that went well. It was the second straight practice with a celebrity appearance. This time it was former Spartan distance runner and current Big River employee Rob Garwitz. It’s always nice to have alumni come back and offer encouragement and expertise.

Milkman’s Minute: Coach Leeman, aka the Milkman, started a new thing this week and I wanted to extend it to the blog. He selected four runners to be the first ever “Milkman’s Runners of the Week.” With the new prestigious award comes recognition on the bulletin board and a free Chocolate Milk. This week’s winners were Abernathy- 1600 (4:29), O’Brien- 800 (2:23), M. Callahan-3200 (11:24), and Husmann- 1600 (5:03). Along with all this he included an inspirational running quote: “The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare" – Juma Ikangaa 1989 New York City Marathon Champion.

Quote of the Day: “I’m prepared for all weather; I just left my other clothes inside and I don’t want to waste any of your valuable time” – Coach Traughber to the team upon borrowing Hillmer’s hoodie. Hillmer showed that even as a freshmen he knows what it means to be a Man for Others.

Best Dressed: Bob. He might have been a little behind the times, but it was still a great look. He had dark blue matching hat-shorts. Even though, it was not the weather he was planning on (it got a little cool today), the short-shorts, a new thing for Bob, worked just fine. To make it even more legit, the shorts say Chicago Marathon on the back.