A New Project

Here we are. The holiday season has started, Thanksgiving has passed, and winter running has been going for a couple of weeks. I had intended on a couple of the guys to write a couple of blogs on Districts, State, and the season as a whole, but they haven’t done that yet, so I will leave all of the “filling in” to them if they ever do it.

Anyway, back to it.

As most of you know, we started a new off season racing and training squad called “Two Rivers Distance Project”. There are two purposes to this new team: to continue to develop as “racers” and not just runners, and to have a more concrete support group during the off season months. Racing during the off season a couple of times will allow us to maintain that feeling of what it’s like to race instead of going into track without hurting much outside of controlled workouts. It’s kind of like looking over class material during a long break; we will still get the relaxed atmosphere, but we will also maintain what it means to race. The team will also be . . . well, a team. Just like in cross country, the team will be there to support one another, hold each other responsible, and of course have fun.

Personally, I am pumped. It seems like most people are pretty psyched about it, which is awesome, but being motivated during the first weeks of winter running and being motivated after three months of a cold winter are two totally different things. This is why I am writing this blog now (and because one hasn’t been written since State). I don’t want a one or two week commitment; I want an entire off season. I want people to look at this cross country season and say, “we will do better” and I want to see the confidence when I hear people say it. If cool shirts will help with that, then so be it; they’re on their way.

-Adam Boehm