Why Cross Country is AWESOME, and why more kids should come findout....

There is this HUGE misconception that to run XC you have to be fast and really LOVE running. This not true. So totally NOT true. Particularly in high school there are very few that truly LOVE running. Little secret: most just tolerate it. But why? Well for one; when you run a lot, which most XC teams seem to do, you can eat a LOT.  This sorta sums it up:
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/running2

 Which is crazy right? But no. Completely true. So if you love to eat, but feel a little bit bad about it. Come run.
Second reason. You get to hangout with pretty awesome people. XC is one of the few sports that allows introverts and extroverts to co-exist on the same team. Not just that. It's proven that XC teams have high GPA's, which has got to count for something? If nothing else they are great for study groups (on long bus rides to cool places to run).
Which basically means if you feel like this:

It's ok... because you are NOT alone.

Seriously. It's 3.1 miles. If you run in about 10min/mile that's slightly over 30min, which in reality isn't bad. It's the same time as a lame TV show with commercials. Or an awesome episode of Bones off the DVR. 

Yes there is practice. But practice is more than just :GO RUN. There's a lot of joking, overall fitness (sworkit anyone?)

And overall comradely.

So that's the thing. Not everyone gets an amazing runners high after every run. Not everyone loves the sound of solo shoes on a dirt road. Not everyone pushes for that medal. Some of us (a LOT of us) just run to eat, to be with people, and sometimes to just get fit no matter how much we hate it.

I'm super excited about this season. I want others to know the passion and joy running can bring, but I'm good with just doing it to get better at a fall sport.  Which trust me... you will. 

Practice starts tomorrow. Come out and play! We'll being doing a few jogs, some sworkit, and I'm sure a lot of jabbering about random things. Because really. That's what runners are good at: eating, enduring, and making fun of the two!

P.S>
In preference to this post, we (being 5 runners, two coaches, and one amazing husband/camp cook) just returned today from a 3 day running/team bonding camp. It was good. Really, really good. And not because we blasted through trails at record speed, or set a world record for push-ups , but because we didn't. That was not the point. The point was: climb mountains, traverse trails, do a few jogs between, and get to know your teammates. Which we did do, along with eating some amazing food. This leads me to the real point of this post: Cross Country (XC) is AWESOME. Not because everyone needs to be fast, but because they DON'T. It's awesome because you can be You. It's a completely individualized sport that allows for awesome team bonding to occur!

10K Race Results

10K Race Results

Last Name	First	Number	Age	M/F	Time
Stice	Jayden	220	14	M	34:48:00
May	Josh	227	31	m	37:56:00
Stice	Cindy	221	43	f	43:39:00
Schmid	Kevin	235	56	m	45:40:00
Samson	Dalton	230	15	m	47:52:00
Shira	Madison	222	22	f	51:39:00
Shira	Nickie	223	47	f	51:56:00
Wiggins	Rick	226		m	54:23:00
Stice	Rex	219	60	m	54:23:00
Feuss	Nick	225	16	m	55:33:00
Norman	Lindsey	236	64	f	56:09:00
Zacarias	Christina	228	47	f	56:57:00
Schmid	Allen	217	57	m	58:11:00
Diacogiannis	Rachel	233	13	f	58:18:00
DiFonzo	Shelby	234	35	f	58:20:00
Hung	Cheri	229	43	f	58:23:00
Schmid	Deborah	218	47	f	1:07:30

1 Mile Results

1 Mile Race Results

Last Name	First	M/F	Time
May	Carter	M	7:00
McFetridge	Tessa	F	7:52
Wolfe	Piper	F	7:53
Andersen	Luke	M	8:15
Dotson	Alysa	F	8:16
Collins	Ava	F	9:15
Dayton	Carson	M	9:21
Dayton	Troy	M	9:22
Dayton	Jenny	F	9:27
Dotson	Jessica	F	10:01
Dotson	Jamie	F	10:02
Gressley	Tyler	F	10:39
Gressley	Sammy	F	10:39
Gressley	Matty	F	10:39
Hawkins	Kami	F	10:40
Hawkins	Kimber	F	10:41
Elzinga	Claire	F	11:22
Elzinga	Joe	M	11:22
Elzinga	Christy	F	11:23
Elzinga	Victoria	F	11:23
Braese	Trent	M	11:44
Braese	John	M	13:22
Braese	Robin	F	13:23
Skerjanec	Lola	F	15:00
Sweet	Julie	F	15:00
May	Noah	M	15:08
Hung	Ashley	F	15:12
Davis	Eva	F	15:13
Gressley	Kylie	F	15:13
Vanderveel	Gabe	F	15:14
Trenkel	Iran	F	15:15
Nunn	Karen	F	15:22
Bellamy	Camaden	F	16:22
Graves	Jim	M	17:58
May	Annie	F	19:47
Mizuta	Maitra	F	21:01
Mizuta	Jim	M	21:08

5K Results

Thanks for a GREAT RACE Today!

5K Race Results

Last Name	First	M/F	Time	Number	Age
Davis	Aaron	M	17:59	141	40
Ziemke	Nikiolai (Nik)	M	18:15	126	15
Couch	Zach	M	19:26	119	21
Dayley	Justin	M	19:59	145	37
Christenson	Mark	M	20:24	100	41
Burek	Skyler	M	23:58	121	17
Stauffer	Clayton	M	24:12:00	120	21
Ferguson	Edgar (Eddie)	M	24:48:00	125	15
Page	Misty	F	24:52:00	179	41
Ross	Amy	F	25:16:00	147	41
Jacobs	Melissa	F	26:02:00	148	46
Bellamy	Joanna	F	26:21:00	109	36
Garcia	Jose	M	27:00:00	104	39
Korellis	Camilla	F	27:30:00	128	13
Hyde	Marcus	M	28:14:00	144	32
Page	Garrison	M	28:22:00	150	9
Page	Travis	M	29:02:00	180	41
Smith	Clayton	M	29:04:00	136	15
Amick	Rachel	F	29:36:00	138	37
Miller	Nicol	F	30:10:00	112	16
Smith	Darin	M	30:26:00	135	10
Dayley	Sarah	F	30:45:00	146	38
Cooke	Anna	F	31:16:00	139	35
Coleman	Calli	F	31:36:00	137	30
Parrick	Geralda (Ruby)	F	31:37:00	132	12
Schneider	Lou	F	31:43:00	149	63
Boyle	Ruth	F	32:26:00	142	60
Genter	Judy	F	32:29:00	183	48
Prong	Luke	M	32:38:00	113	9
Coach	Alize	F	32:55:00	129	13
Pondelick	Anderson	M	34:00:00	124	16
Delgado	Esteban	M	34:38:00	115	15
Fischer	Madeline	F	34:39:00	101	54
Bruce	Jessica	F	34:49:00	118	30
Tolman	Joella	F	35:16:00	143	27
Strawn	Chelsey	F	35:31:00	103	22
Johnson	Brook	F	37:29:00	110	16
Latimer	Lily	F	37:30:00	133	14
Mesedahl	Anna	F	37:39:00	122	16
Trenkel	Jim	M	39:27:00	140	61
Prong	Nathan	M	39:34:00	116	40
Ferguson	Marcella	F	39:45:00	130	13
McFetridge	Steve	M	39:57:00	108	53
Gray	Faith	F	39:59:00	127	14
Gray	Talia	F	39:59:00	131	12
Morehouse	Tatyana (Tanya)	F	39:59:00	224	17
Genter	Claire	F	40:00:00	182	13
Genter	Duane	M	40:15:00	184	47
Genter	Grant	M	42:55:00	181	9
Bruce	Gabe	M	45:15:00	114	7
Engle	Feliesha	F	47:36:00	134	14
Prong	Tara	F	47:48:00	117	39

Registration Form

2015 RUN!

The 2015 4th of July FunRun is getting closer everyday. We are on Active.com this year to make registering easier. We also have family discounts available!

Go to this link:

active.com

Active.com

Active.com has our race up and running... so are you in?? Sign-up for easy registration. Want to save the fees and use a stamp? Fill out the attached form (hopefully it works) and mail it in. As always you can email me or get one from the Drugstore or the Chamber of Commerce.

Any sponsors who want to get on the flyer let me know!

Mary