On Fridays during cross-country season, the varsity and modified teams meet up in the cemetery for interval work. The modified team runs down from the Middle School, then exercises and runs loops through the winding paths between grave markers. Once the varsity arrives after their workout, the teams pair up and run down Lambert and into the park en masse! It's quite a sight to see sixty or eighty kids of all sizes and shapes running together. Coach Mark runs at the head of the column while Modified Coaches Megan and Laurie bring up the rear . Each older student pairs up with a MS student to do a little dance around the fountain. Today four tied shirts around their necks and flew like supermen. We laughed and laughed as they clowned around.
Coach Mark, the Pied Piper
Even though the water was down to 70 degrees and the air temperature this morning was 46, I was able to swim 150 lengths! That's a total of 62.88 miles. A reasonable goal for this season is 64 miles since we are leaving on Monday. That means 240 lengths between Saturday and Sunday. Next week the temperatures are going to be above normal, but we will be in Europe! I won't be able to add photos cause I am not taking my computer, but I should be able to write the blog on Steve's iPad if we purchase internet time. Maybe we will or maybe we won't. After all, this should be a great adventure!
A late lily in a garden at the college
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