A Long Day at the Office

With the Blogmasters having a busy weekend, it was a nice rest period for the Milk Table. We apologize to those who were waiting around to read. Wait no longer; we are back in action.

We stated by going over some stuff that we haven’t talked about in awhile but that’s still important: road safety. There was a noticeable whole today with some of the sophomores Ascending. Runner of the Week honors were announced. The winners were Seiler, Scherping, Beers, & Trunko. Click here to read their paragraphs (they might not be up yet though). The noteworthy one here was Seiler. It was his 5th time winning and as far as we know that is a record. How’d he do it? As a sophomore he earned both JV and Varsity honors.

The top 7 headed out for the first Bender 40 of the season. This run was a critical run for the Varsity guys last year and we hope it aids us again. Rob and I broke away and got some work in at a little bit faster pace. The story of the pack was again Scherping who has just started running with them. He stayed with them the whole way and did his now famous “Bridge Breath.”

During practice some of the guys talked about something that some of you might not know about. That something is the end of season Blog Party & Award Ceremony. The Milk Table has awards to give out and this is the when that happens. We get together to have some fun and recognize great work on the blog. If you are interested in more details check out the blog from the Blog Party after Track last year. We talked front-runners for the awards and all of them are still up in the air.

After stretching and getting the Rim Rock handout, the varsity guys had weights and core. That is why it was A Long Day at the Office. But a well-deserved chocolate milk and extra rest tonight make it worth it. While lifting there was some musical clashes. We couldn’t be convinced to stay on Joy or Z so we meet in the middle at 103.3 Rewind and it worked out well.

Quote of the Day: Today's is a little different. Blake Bender ('10) on the run that bears his name:

“The Bender 40 helps runners work thorough tough parts of races. The long stretch along Outer 40 gives the runner the urge to pack it in on the run. The long uphill stretch laid out in front of you resembles the point in a race when you have to make a decision to give it all for yourself, your team, and your school or to give up. Through running the Bender 40s runners develop their mental strength that will transfer over into race. Proven through science.”

Joke of the Day: “It looks like the bulldog has become the prairie dog.”- kabes. Everyone was sitting on the track but Madey who was kneeling and looking around frantically.

Best Dressed: Rob. He broke in some brand new shoes that glistened in the sunlight. He was also sure to match his shorts with them today. With the extra “spring” provided by the new kicks, Rob and kabes broke away from the pack and cranked out the Bender 40. Rob was also coming off a 5k championship. He won a race on Saturday in South City, and picked up a trophy and gift card. Solid work Rob!