XC Update - August 2

GREAT HIGH ALTITUDE CAMP
This was the 12th year I’ve taken athletes to the Uintah’s for the High Altitude Camp. And it was the best ever in most respects. This was due to two big factors: The efforts of Coach and Stacie Wilcox and Frank Kelly, and the great behavior of the entire TEAM. The meals were great, the help preparing them and cleaning up was great, and the efforts in the workouts were great. Some of the highlights:
#1. Rob, Stacie and Frank doing all of the shopping, organization, and preparing great meals!!!!
#2. Kyle, Austin and Jake working their butts off about every minute they weren’t running. The workouts were probably easier than the work they put into making the camp run smooth.
#3. Rob and Taylee hobbling the entire 23 miles to and from Red Castle.
#4. Austin and Jake making it to Red Castle in just under two miles.
#5. Everyone who started the Red Castle run/hike making it to the top.
#6. Great efforts on the two toughest workouts (excluding Red Castle)- the 8 x 800's with a 400 jog and the Bridger Lake Run.
#7. The “kamikaze’s” on the rope swing- we were lucky to only have a couple injuries to Rob and Preston.
#8. A great week of training and getting to know each other better.

A huge thanks to the Wilcox’s, Mr. Kelly and the Yardley’s for their help at the camp. Also to Mr. Peterson and Mrs. Larson for the transportation. And thanks to all Titans for making it a great week. Your hard work and cooperation was greatly appreciated. The unanimous choices for the Camp MVP’s (those who did the most to ensure the success of the camp) were no-brainers with Rob, Stacie and Frank as well as Jake, Kyle and Austin. In your voting for others that did the most to help make the camp a success, the winners were Hannah and Preston.

TEAM WORKOUT THIS WEEK
Monday: Trails- meet at the school at 6:30 am or at Fernwood Campground at 7:00 am.
Tuesday: I had put “Hills” at “TBA”. We will meet at the school at 7:00 am- we got in enough hills last week. The workout will be a Fartlek Run- distance TBA.
Thursday: Meet at Jensen Park at 7:00 am.

TRAILS AUGUST 10th
We may meet at the south end of the trails on Monday, August 10th. We are considering a little trail race with Davis- just for fun- with a breakfast after the race/workout. It could be a fun event. I’ll keep you posted.

MILEAGE
Send in your mileage updates. Without the mileage from last week included, here are the current mileage leaders:
BOYS (3550 total this year- last year at this time it was about 3100)
376 - Kyle Kelly
367 - Jake Rossmango
338 - Tyrell Pearce (missing a week)
330 - Josh Flores (missing a week)
254 - Austin Costley
GIRLS (1283 total this year- last year at this time it was about 1650)
(all girls except McKenna need to turn in at least two weeks worth of mileage)
187 - Hannah Williams
156 - Lindsey McFarland
155 - Daylyn Johnston
134 - Shelby Cadwell (missing two weeks)
128 - Kiana Tebbs (missing two weeks)

BAD NEWS, GOOD NEWS
The bad news: Coach Smith is going to take a job at Northridge. He will be the head Cross Country and Track and Field coach. The bad news is that he is leaving Syracuse. The good news is that it will be a great opportunity for him. He will have a teaching schedule that is better suited for him, he is from the community, and his kids will be going to Northridge in a few years. He did a great job at Syracuse and we will all miss him a great deal. But it’s a great move for him and also for Northridge. If you would like to tell him thanks and wish him luck, his email address is: rismith@dsdmail.net.