Lindbergh Cross Country

Few runners have completed the famous but extremely difficult Road Warrior workout.  In a Road Warrior, I drive my car at a constant speed (15 mph for the boys, 12 mph for the girls) while 3-4 runners at a time run along side.  Every tenth of a mile I honk the horn.  The goal for the runners is to see how many honks they can keep up with the car.  As soon as a runner fades behind the back bumper, he or she must stop.  We run the Road Warriors on the road leading to Philip Arnold Park.  This road is a half a mile in length.  For a guy to make all five honks he must run the half mile in 2:00.  The girls run 2:30.  This workout requires extreme mental and physical toughness to keep up as long as possible.  Read on to see who made it to the gate.
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Rettmann has given the Captains admininistrative powers!  This means that Andy, Ranvier, Olga and I will, from time to time, post stories, comments, thoughts or any other random factoid.  Today I will be tackling a safety issue that is of great concern to all of us. 
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Olga had a great start to her senior season and sent a message to the entire district by clocking the 6th fastest time by a girl at the class meet last week.  She had the third fastest time out of the King Division.  Olga trained all summer and has been working hard the first few weeks of the season.  She has had a great attitude and has set a good example for every else on the team.  We appreciate Olga’s efforts; she deserves this season’s first runner-of-the-week award.
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