Hello
Team,
Wow,
what
a
showing
we
had
at
the
invite
yesterday!!
Our
team
and
conference
are
really
rising
to
the
occasion.
Realize
again
the
meet
yesterday
represents
the
competition
for
the
post
season
as
we
strive
to
qualify
for
Junior
Olympics.
Never,
in
my
almost
10
years
of
coaching
this
team,
has
the
competition
been
so
tight.
For
you
to
qualify
as a
top
8
national
team
member
for
our
conference
this
year,
you
need
to
realize
how
special
you
are.
In
the
past
several
years
with
the
talent
of
our
team,
we
would
have
made
up 4
of
the
top
8 in
every
division.
How
does
that
happen?
The
simple
answer
is
this:
talent
and
speed
breeds
talent
and
speed.
What
do I
mean
by
that?
We've
had
fast
kids
every
year,
but
what
has
continued
to
happen
is
more
of
the
mid-pack
runners
have
seen
the
success
of
other
teammates
and
realized
they
want
to
experience
the
same
thing.
As
everyone
strives
for
more,
naturally
we
have
more
and
more
athletes
moving
up
the
ranks.
As
our
team
has
done
that,
this
year
I've
seen
the
rest
of
the
teams
in
the
conference
doing
the
same.
Which
ultimately
is
what
we
want,
our
conference
to
be
the
very
best
and
most
competitive.
I'm
so
proud
of
that!
But
mostly,
I'm
proud
of
your
hard
work
and
your
desire
for
excellence!
At
this
time
of
the
season
we
start
to
wind
down
a
little
in
the
period
we
call
the
Taper.
We
start
to
fine
tune
the
workouts
with
a
little
more
speed
as
we
decrease
the
distance
or
quantity
of
intervals.
The
goal
is
to
Peak
at
the
final
race
at
Central
Park!
If
we
do
this
right,
everyone
will
feel
fresh
and
ready
to
crush
it
at
that
final
race
so
you
can
give
it
your
all
and
see
major
PR's
from
the
first
race
we
ran
at
Central
Park.
Right
now
is
the
time
you
need
to
stay
focused,
stay
healthy,
and
get
to
the
end
in
the
best
shape
of
the
season.
-
Stay
away
from
snotty
nosed
friends
at
school,
or
siblings
at
home
-
Take
some
extra
nutrition:
vitamin
c,
Echinacea
-
Get
a
lot
of
good
rest
-
Hold
off
on
activities
that
are
high
in
injury:
skateboarding,
basketball,
skydiving...
-
Junior
High
kids,
take
the
next
couple
weeks
and
run
just
as
fast
as
you
need
to
get
your
grade
in
PE.
If
you
end
up
having
to
run
more
at
school
than
please
let
me
know
at
practice.
This
is
what
we
train
all
summer
for
so
don't
ruin
all
the
hard
work
for
a
brief
moment
of
glory
at
school.
You
won't
want
to
experience
the
disappointment,
believe
me.
This
week
we
race
at
another
new
course,
Hansen
Dam.
I
don't
have
a
lot
of
details
on
it
yet
but
hope
to
later
in
the
week.
Come
out
to
practice
ready
to
compete,
ready
to
fine
tune,
ready
to
kill
it!!!
Let's
have
some
fun!!
See
you
out
there,
Coach
Jeremy
