Titan XC Update- September 17, 2007

Titan XC Update September 17, 2007

INTRASQUAD MEET
Good job by those who ran our intrasquad meet Saturday. Several PR’s were set. Jake Rossmango ran 19:24 over the 5000 meter course to win the race. That is 1:41 faster than he ran at BYU over the same distance- great improvement. Preston Williams was close behind finishing in 19:42, 41 seconds faster than BYU.
For the girls, Abby Rich ran 1:12 faster than BYU finishing in 20:35. Hannah Williams was right with her running 20:36. Aubrey Eddy clipped 17 seconds off her BYU time to finish in 22:41. Man, I love to see the times drop. Great job to all who ran.

HOMECOMING PARADE
Fun times at the parade. It was fun running and letting people know who we are. I had many comment that it was great that we supported the parade and were, to some, the highlight of the event.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as Athletes of the Week were Abby Rich and Preston Williams. Both have been working hard since last May and are really coming on strong at the right time of the seasib. They also had big PR’s for 5k’s at the Intrasquad meet.

SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:
I’ve decided to skip the Weber meet Wednesday. It’s a course that isn’t conducive to our training goals. I think we can really use more training than racing this week. We will run Saturday at the Wahsatch Rendevous. This is a fun, different type of race. It really brings out the importance of the TEAM, not just the individual.
The Invitational is held at the Cottonwood Complex located at 4500 south 1300 east in Salt Lake City. The races begin at 9:00 am. The bus will leave Syracuse High at 6:30 am.

GOALS
I hope all of you have the goal of qualifying as a TEAM for the State Championships. To get there, we need to finish in the top five TEAMS at the Region One Championships October 10th. Let’s make the commitment, work hard, and enjoy the results.

IMPORTANCE OF THE TEAM
In the "day", pulling contests were a big part of county fairs, etc. They consisted of a TEAM of two horses pulling heavy weights over a certain distance. Weights were added until the TEAM could not pull it the designated distance. Earl Rees had a TEAM that always seemed to win. Together, they could pull up to 9000 lbs the designated distance and usually win the contest. Someone decided to see how much each of the two horses could pull individually. One of the horses could pull 3500 lbs, the other 4000 over the designated distance. Individually, they totaled 7500 lbs. Combined, they pulled 9000 lbs the same distance. Any questions about the strength of the TEAM? Work hard, help each and every member of the TEAM reach their potential.

None of us is as strong as all of us.