Camp

There is lots to update on. First off our first day of camp we had a 3K Time Trial. To see what type of shape everyone was in. The results were as follows.

NAME 800 1600 2000 3000 Finish

Kyle Smith 2:26 5:00 6:17 9:31 1
Shaun Griffin 2:37 5:15 6:34 9:41 2
Mike Baxter 2:22 5:02 6:25 9:52 3
Matt Brown 6:11 11:38 4
Zach Dowling 3:13 8:30 12:51 5
Dan Meibaum 3:22 7:08 13:42 6
Fred Miller 3:45 14:08 7
Ben Denton 20:13 8

Brittany Delker 3:35 7:10 8:55 12:57 1
Katie Logan 3:30 7:07 8:55 13:05 2
Torey Fry 3:30 7:09 9:05 13:40 3
Kati Beam 3:35 7:11 9:01 13:43 4
Krissa Fuentes 3:34 8:06 10:25 13:39 5
Alycia Faust 3:33 7:54 10:06 15:22 6
Paula Carpenter 3:34 8:05 10:14 15:26 7
Katey Taylor 4:42 9:52 16:12 8

All in all it was not a bad start. We are going to need some people to set up to fill in the gaps we have but I feel by Nov we can make that happen. We have a lot of new faces who are eager to run and get better. There is a lot of room for improvement and I imagine that we will have big drops in time from our first TT to our second.


Slip N Slide

Bottom of the hill

Bay Watch Run



The day after the time trial we left for Mt. Hermon in Toganoxi KS. It was a perfect place for us to get away from campus, get to know each other and train. We had a nice camp area with open fields, a sand volleyball court, basketball/four square court and grass areas for core. Just outside of camp was a state park with fishing lake and dirt roads as far as the eye can see. The group was great, they spent the whole time doing activities together as a team and really got to know each other. We had different groups in charge of each meal for prep and clean up. We got a great long run a great workout and several solid core workouts along with several recovery runs in. I am excited to see how this group progresses and where they go as a team. It was exciting to see the team take charge of camp and do activities on their own without poking or prodding from the coaching staff. Each day and night the team could be found around camp playing games or just hanging out talking to each other. It was just what I had hoped for.


Coaches Dominating Sharks and Minos


Benji taking over the twister game

After 4 days away at camp we came back to campus and were greeted by hot humid weather. We have been back for two days and have been hammering away at the miles and core work. Most of the team is very sore but are still in very good spirits. As we get closer to our first meet I still am placing a very low emphasis on the race as we will be very tired and sore going into the race. This week and next will be our highest two weeks of the season, which for a lot of my athletes means more miles than they have ever run. To me it is ok because our main focus is on the November and running fast at the championship meets.

Who/What/When

The coaching staff will come up with a who/what/when to determine what meets and events you will be participating in. Each athlete will have an individual meeting with the head coach and possibly the event coach to discuss the meets that were picked out. These meets will be picked out to prepare each athlete to compete their best at their final meet of the year whether that is conference, last chance or nationals. This is a very big part of our individualization at McPherson, and the athlete input is always taken into consideration. Competing unattached at a meet, road race or any other non school competition without permission from the head coach will result in immediate dismissal from the team. We set up your schedule for the purpose of having you compete to the best of your ability at the end of the season for your team. Compete outside of the McPherson Team schedule compromises this and will not be tolerated.

7 days

Its seven days till the athletes arrive back on campus. I am excited and anxious to see how everyone's summer training has gone. The Time Trial on Friday night will tell no lies. I hope the team has put in their homework over the summer. Cross Country season is always a special time and the first few days back on campus is even more special. I cant wait to see everyone and be able to work with them one on one on a daily basis.