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
