We started with a cool warm up. We went on the beach next to the Missouri River, on to the pier, and to the Lewis & Clark statue before heading back to the parking lot. We continued by doing Freestyle Skips, a Katie Trail favorite. At this time Coach Traughber was so amazed that we were all skipping in random directions that he threatened that he was going to leave. He did. We then decided it was a great time to start practice.
Some background is needed to understand this part. There are two directions on the Katy Trail: Right & Left. We have gone right every time this year. We asked if we could go left. Coach said no because there is no water stop that direction. Starting practice without coach, we obviously went left. After about 6 minutes, Coach appears on the road next to us and tells us to turn around. Not quite as left as we wanted to go, but we’ll take it. If we qualify, we get to go LEFT!!!
We found and destroyed a Droid phone during the run. Don’t freak out. It was already broken (cracked screen and no battery). It was fun.
A special thanks to Goetz and his truck. His truck was an excellent spot to watch film in the Katy Trail parking lot.
Quote of the Day: “Matt. Matt. Matt.”- Seiler for like seriously 20 minutes trying to get Matt to show some emotion.
Joke of the Day: “I’m the first result on Google!”- Seamus talking about his radio show.
Best Dressed: In his first practice after becoming District Champ, kabes went back to his roots. He borrowed his brother’s Freshmen White Team Soccer shorts. He is the last remaining piece of the White Team Era (Boyle, Bender, Potter, Abernathy) on the Cross Country Team. Some would say that his success stems from the Trees Poelker had the team run every day and the mailbox + 400 race for the rainy Saturday practice. He paired the shorts with the light blue winter training shirt and his blue hat. He rose from the humble beginnings of a wing back on the White Team to a district champion and still knows the importance of looking good.
REMEMBER: The Milk Table Shirts are in. Potter will be in 204 after school. Go there with $8 to pick it up.
If the team makes it for one more week Coach Williams will be able to use some serious Google Earth skills and find a water stop to the left. Its just half a mile from the end of the trail at a little place I like to call 38°48'17.15"N and 90°27'58.81"W
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