This morning brought more favorable weather on the track. Everyone was asked to show up to practice determined to dominate tempos after an overall unsatisfactory workout last week. During the warm up skips and stretches, all of the runners carried on the usual jokes and chatter, but when it came time to tempo, we were ready. Last week's workout didn't phase anyone this time. To Coach Traughber's delight, the groups rolled in, one after another, nailing each of their paces. Also, we were even lucky enough to receive cross country race simulation! The varsity soccer squad (congrats to Justin Abernathy, Kevin's younger brother, for making the team) ran their 2-mile race while we were tempoing, so we were weaving and wiggling our way through their pack like a real race. Hopefully this workout is foreshadowing what is to come later in the season: Domination. But this will be no easy task, especially because we are going into the season as the complete underdog. We need to keep up the fantastic workouts like these, great work runners!
Shout out to Alex Potter for making an appearance today at practice! It was great to see him again and talk with him before he heads back to Columbia for his second year at Mizzou. We wish him luck as he will join the Mizzou Running Club. #freepotter
After practice, most of the team took a trip over to Coach Boland's house for the beginning of the season pool party. Coach Boland, accompanied by Coach Russo, Williams, Traughber, and Mahood, barbecued the most hot dogs I had ever seen, and good thing because a high school runner sure gets hungry after tempos. The pool water was a bit chilly because it had not warmed up yet, but since when does temperature affect a DeSmet cross country runner? Despite the cold water, we all had a great time playing in the pool. The Boland family deserves a big thank you for their hospitality, so thank you!
Thank you for reading. Cheers, my friends.
You my friend, are very good at this.
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