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Today’s practice started with a medal meeting in the cafeteria with the whole team. There was lots of hardware given out—medals from Vianney, Clayton, and MCCs. Scherping picked up a total of 5 and Abernathy had 4. O’Connor, Waller, Martini, Potter, and McGann were among the other distance guys that picked up a medal.


It was time for practice and it was hot. Everyone that was not Scherping and Abernathy had a workout today. They were running 200s and 400s at “really freaking fast.” It was a good workout to get everyone prepped for their final races. I ran 20 plus laps on the track watching the workout for the first part of my 70 minute run. Then Scherping came out after finishing AP Physics and we ran for another 40 minutes or so. A nice run over to the shady Malcolm Terrace Park.

After practice while icing our legs we talked about the importance of getting enough sleep: 8-10 hours. This is especially important for us seniors who are now on a different routine with being out of school.

Don’t forget to bring your uniform for pictures tomorrow. And be on the lookout for our MCC Champions t-shirt.

Quote of the Day: “Coach, will you miss me when I’m gone? And me saying ‘hi coach’ very peppy everyday?”- Scherping to Coach Traughber after practice.

Joke of the Day: “He probably forgot to switch his clock to daylight savings time.”- Seiler on why he thought Scherping was late to practice.

Title: You could hear that noise before and after practice with so many guys carrying lots of medals.

Sunday Sunday Sunday

In order to be in the best possible situation for a great workout, the famous Prom Legs Workout was pushed to Sunday. Abernathy, Potter, and Scherping were joined by freshmen sprinting star, Tristan. With T-bone also in attendance there were only the five of us around.

After a pleasant mile warm-up, skips, and drills, it was time for the fun to begin—hard, butt-kicking workouts. Abernathy had a full Sean Nun Specialty. Scherping and the gang had a really fast 800 race simulator. The seniors brought out the flag shorts for this monumental day (first Sunday practice & Prom Legs+1). Potter and Scherping represented Canada and Abernathy had Ireland.

The Sean Nun Specialty was first created by Coach Traughber and another Missouri coach, Sean Nun. A few years ago, Connor Callahan was the first guy to it. I ran an abbreviated version of it last year. This year I got the whole thing which includes: a couple tempo miles, 800s, and 400s to finish it up. A challenging workout, but a fun one. I was able to nail my paces and then really hammer the 400s. After 3.75 miles of work, I was able to close in 61.5. That topped off a great workout.

Potter and Tristan ran the first set of the workout and then helped Scherping get through the second rep. It involved running a 400 on pace then resting before running a 400 all out. Scherping battled and looks like he is ready to break two this weekend.

This was Tristan’s first day with the distance squad. He ran a record setting 800 (MCC Freshmen, 2:07) on Thursday. That was while also running at 100, 200, and 400. Tristan had a good workout and we hope to see him around more often in the future.

Looking around after the workout, you could tell it was Sunday—everyone was lying around. But unlike at home it wasn’t because it was a lazy Sunday morning, but because all of us were worn out from the tough workout. Then we had a nice barefoot mile cool down. Coach got us some chocolate milk while we were stretching.

Potter vs. Food. Food won again today. We are no longer sure how many points each have. But we are confident in saying that Potter is getting crushed.

Happy Mother’s Day to all our moms out there! Especially the ones that let their sons go to practice on their day. Liz that includes you too.

Quote of the Day: “No matter what happens the rest of the way I want you guys to have fun and know that I have really enjoyed coaching you over the last couple years.”- Coach Traughber to the three senior while they were stretching.

P.S. It’s been a busy week, and there is a lot of good stuff that will be putting up soon. Stay tuned.