Not much running. Just on the course during races. Maybe a mile, maybe a bit more, but I'm not counting it... First race of the season was awesome! The work that most of these kids did this summer totally paid off. Everyone who ran last year was 1-2 minutes less (in one case, 4 minutes less) than where they were last year. It's going to be a good season! The girls team took 2nd, which really took us by surprise. This was on the strength of only our top 4. Our #5 was ill, so the girl that was our #5 today was 3 minutes behind our #4. I was pretty happy, since most of those teams are in our regional too. The only bad thing is that we'll never touch the 1st place team. They have some wicked talent. They beat us by 60 points, if that tells you something. The boys team took 4th, which was also a pleasant surprise! They usually get clobbered, but we have cultivated some talent. Now I need to work on convincing my 2-5 runners that they will be better as a pack. There's some animosity among some members of the group, so I know I have my work cut out for me. These boys are way more petty than the girls, really.
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