Mileage Matters and Other Stuff

Got to brag on a few folks yesterday, which is always fun for a coach. For the last several years, we've been preaching the gospel of "mileage". Put simply, miles matter. In distance running, if you want to improve and succeed, the route to that destination is long and it's measured in miles, not feet. Likewise, we've encouraged our athletes to keep track of their miles, it's a great tool in the runner's tool bag; it builds confidence on race day when you know how much you've done in preparation for the Big Day.

Well, yesterday we honored with a free pass to Juice It Up the top three boys and top three girls who've steadily logged their miles on http://www.running2win.com/ since Memorial Day. Ethan Park, Nick Hernandez, and Derek Nelson have each gone past 500 miles, while Jenna Kordic, Rebecca Asplund and Stacy Yarbrough have been the mileage leaders for the girls. Great job people! Enjoy your smoothies!

And finally, our Sponsorship Contest was concluded recently and we had four guys end up on top. Ethan Park and Zaid Yousef each collected five sponsors, earning $100 each to the Tyler Mall. Charlie Alvarez and Rafi Perez snagged four each, and their reward will be presented and announced on Monday!