Interview with a runner

In this feature we will ask one runner an insightful question to give you an idea about what they think about when they are not running. See if you can guess who we interviewed. You can add a comment with your answer.


Q: What was the best thing that happened to you today?

A: I got a ring pop from my teacher.

JV BOYS PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS

Some photo highlights from the boys jv race.




Spencer at about 2 1/2 miles. Both He and Andrew broke 19, after alot of pool work.


Andrew looking serious. (Which doesn't happen often.)

They just call him "Machine".

Chris at 2 1/2 mile mark.

Cross Country is an objective sport, and any varsity runner is only made better by knowing that there is someone behind him, working their butt off trying to take his position. So keep working hard.

FSU Invitational

Chiles girls win second straight meet!




Final instructions before the start.



Carly and Lily and Kaia, 3-4-5 and impressive.

Lily ran sub 19 on a tough course.

Kendall PRs by 24 seconds and finishes in the top 10.

Stephanie runs a PR.

Bonnie finishes her first 5K.

The girls team and coaches with the trophy.

Quote of the Week

"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."

John Wooden

Fractured Quote of the Week

"People always talk about triumphs of the human spirit, well today I had a triumph of the human body. That's why everybody was applauding for me at the end. My guts and my heart. And while I eventually puked my guts out... I never puked my heart out. "

Michael Scott

(after participating in the Michael Scott's Dunder Miflin Scranton Meredith Palmer Memorial Celebrity Rabies Awareness Fun Run Pro-Am Race for the Cure)

Some old faces

It was good to see some old faces at the UF meet this weekend. We are glad that they helped build the tradition of excellence.


Josh Brown (08) is running at North Florida.

Zack Andrews (08) is a freshman at UF. He owns a pair of running shoes.

Josh Brown (08) and Calvin Vannoy (08). Calvin is studying how to grow a beard at UF. (I hope he is taking the course pass/fail.) Josh is running at North Florida.

Kevin Lane (07) is running at University of Tampa.

Matt Dixon (06) is running at North Florida.

Kelly Savery (06) is running at University of South Florida.

Kyle Savery (04) with his new friend. Kyle graduated last spring in Engineering at UF, and is planning on starting graduate school soon. He was a top five runner with the state championship team in 2003.

JV Highlights

Emily and Jodie



Emily and Jodie at the finish.

The boys getting ready for the start.

Spencer

Andrew

Chiles Boys at UF

Chiles boys considering the future.



The race season about to start.

Sam and Brandon

Brandon with about a 300 yards go.
Brandon finished 28th in 17:39.

Senior Daniel Ross finished 27th in 17:37.
First for us.

Freshman Taylor Buzzard looks good in his first high school cross country meet. He runs about a 6 flat mile average in his first meet and helps us at number 5. Good work Taylor. You're only going to get better.

Andrew has a senior moment. (Remember the camera is always watching.)

The boys finish sixth. One point behind behind Sickles (3a) in a pretty tough field. Belen (first) and Jesuit (second) are ranked at the top of their divisions. Plant (3a) was third.
We had a good pack at one through four, and surprise help from a freshman at five. All of them know they can run faster. Let's show them next week.

Here's a link to photos: http://www.andrewsphotogallery.com/Sports/597977

JV photos tomorrow.

Girl's Team Wins in Gainesville

Before the race Carly is smiling like she knows something.






Carly battling Satelite number one runner at about a mile and quarter.

Lily at about 4k. She finished 4th in 19:22.

Kaia finished 9th in 19:44.

Kendall gets a medal for 12th place with a 20:01.

Alex ran 21:02 and finished 20th.

Kelley stops to pose for the photographer but still ran 21:20.

Stephanie with a strong finish runs 21:21. Satelite's number 3 is in the background. But lets remember girls what happens when we forget about Satelite.

Very nice first meet. The girls ran great with a sub 20 minute average. Lots of great performances. But we know that Satelite and the rest of Florida isn't going to quit and go home. The first meet always shows who worked hard over the summer, but there is still alot of season left.

Boys photos tomorrow.

Quote of the Week

"If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today."

Lou Holtz

List of Schools at UF meet

Here's a list from coach of participating schools at the meet this weekend. There are definitely some good teams. On the boys side Belen, Boone, Jesuit. On the girls side we have defending 3A champions Satelite and St. Thomas Aquinas finished in the top five last year. Oak Hall is always tough as well.

Mountain Dew Invitational - 9/20/2008
University of Florida Golf Course
Gainesville, Floirda
High School - School List
1 ARMW Armwood
2 BJES Belen Jesuit Prep
3 BERK Berkeley Prep
4 BLOM Bloomingdale
5 BOON Boone
6 CASP Canterbury
7 CELE Celebration
8 CHIL Chiles
9 CCC Clearwater Central Catholic
10 COLU Columbia
11 CYBY Cypress Bay
12 DELD DeLand
13 DUNN Dunnellon
14 DURT Durant
15 ESID Eastside
16 GAIN Gainesville
17 GBRZ Gulf Breeze
18 HARM Harmony
19 KEYS Keystone Heights
20 LHIP Lake Highland Prep
21 MATR Mater Academy
22 OAKH Oak Hall
23 PKYO P. K. Yonge
24 PLAN Plant
25 PONT Ponte Vedra
26 RDGV Ridgeview
27 SAFE Santa Fe
28 SATE Satellite
29 SICK Sickles
30 SLAK South Lake
31 SPET St. Petersburg
32 STAQ St. Thomas Aquinas
33 SUNC Suncoast
34 SUWA Suwannee
35 JESU Tampa Jesuit
36 TSPR Tarpon Springs
37 TAVA Tavares
38 TTVL Titusville
39 TRCA Trinity Catholic
40 WORA West Orange
41 WPRT Westport

University of Florida Mountain Dew Invitational

Current plans are to run in Gainesville this weekend. The race is Saturday morning. We will email information regarding location and directions. Heres the schedule:

UF Meet Schedule

College Women 8:00
College Men 8:30
HS Girls Varsity 9:05
HS Boys Varsity 9:35
HS Girls JV 10:05
HS Boys JV 10:35

REMEMBER that the meet is held on a golf course so if there is any chance of rain they will cancel the meet so these plans could change. This meet has a good reputation and a lot of teams entered, so it should be fun. The college races are also fun to watch.

T-shirts and Hoodies

Parents and Athletes

Order your t-shirt or hoodie (sweatshirt). These are for athletes and parents. Shirts are $13 and sweatshirts $23.00. The orders will be placed shortly so we need orders as soon as possible. Call Sharon Pearson at 294-8675 or email at sharon_pearson@nwrdc.com.

Quote of the Week

"Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts."

Steve Prefontaine

Some more photos from the Time Trial

Time Trial / some images

Senior Andrew McWilliams







The girls starting a new year.





















The guys requesting additional assistance.


The 2008 time trial was held today at Micossukee Greenway. This is the sixth year in a row at the greenway. The first couple of years I didn't like this location. It's back in the woods and you can't see the runners except for a couple of quick glimpses. But you almost have to run in the shaded woods because its so hot this time of year. Now I really like this location because you can compare times year to year. Which is really cool. The boys course record is still intact. I remember Alex Miletich breaking 10:00 in 2003. That was the year he was individual state champion, and the team wasn't too bad either (ranked 17th in the nation).

The results this year will have to wait. Lets just say I saw alot of potential, and plenty of evidence of people doing some hard work this summer.