Headed up to Big John's Flat pretty early in the morning with some of the team. We took the Skyline Trail up until we got on the ridge, then we pretty much bush-wacked along the ridge through the trees until it opened up. When we got to the opening, Coach Thatcher said that he would give a pair of Smartwool running socks to the first person to Delano Peak. It was a little less than a mile of steep running/hiking to the top. I ran with Spencer for a little bit, then we took a short rest to grab some water and Scott joined up with us. We hiked for a little more, then when we could see the peak, Scott put on a little surge. Spencer took another rest, but I decided to reel in Scott. I caught him with about 100m to the peak and pushed through the burn to pick up the prize at the top. When everyone got to the top, we headed over to summit Mt. Holly. Some pretty technical running for the first little bit, but it was really fun. After that we ran back to Delano to meet with the team and come up with some individual and team goals. When we got there, we saw a group of 30+ mountain goats, pretty cool! Ran down from Delano back to the trailhead afterwards. Very fun run!
In the afternoon we did our camp relay by Puffer Lake. 7 runners on a team, and each runner ran 6x400m legs. I had high expectations, having been on the winning team for the past 2 years. We fought hard, but we just didn't have it this year. I ran an extra leg to try and pace Sage to go sub 70 on the tough loop.
Talent show later in the evening. It wasn't technically a competition, but me and Riley definitely won. After that we heard from some of the team alumni. Watched 'Prefontaine' after that. That movie is the bomb!
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