Rob Parish
Rob Parish
amazing jennifer peaks time
Jennifer and Erika had an amazing race. Erika always peaks around this time of year.
although buy gap individual runners seconds seven team time tribute unheard work
A time gap of 50 seconds for your one through seven runners is unheard of. It's a tribute to how well they work as a team. Although it's an individual sport, they really buy into the team aspect.
against ahead broke finished run scores several teams
We broke down our scores to see how we did against the 4A and 5A teams we didn't run against, and there are several 4A teams who would have finished ahead of us.
brought gym plastic practicing throwing
We actually brought a plastic javelin into the gym this week. They were practicing all week. They were throwing it into the rafters. It was awesome.
distance goal striking team top within
Our goal going down there was to be within striking distance of top (4A) team in the state.
circumstance courageous
That was a very courageous effort, considering the circumstances.
pleased
I was really pleased with that considering we raced all 5A teams.
breakout jamie starting year
Jamie had a breakout race. This is his first year running, and he's really starting to learn.
couple foundation hope kids next peak speed strong transition work
We haven't done any speed work yet, so the next couple weeks, we'll transition into speed work. The hope is that with the strong foundation their peak will be even higher. We want to keep the kids healthy.
dust expect feet great kids nice rust snow together
It was a great day for all of our kids to get together in a meet. They showed a lot of encouraging results. It was nice to dust of some of the rust. You can expect rust when you have 4 feet of snow on the ground.
battle best country cross days mountain
It was one of the best days Battle Mountain cross country has ever had.
beat grand guys school team
Their times were fabulous. The only team the guys didn't beat was Grand Junction, which is a 5A school.
takes track
It takes us getting on the track to get that accountability of speed.
face good schools western
It will give us a good look at other schools we'll face in the Western Slope.