The Sahara has relocated to Farmington.

This has been one of the most challenging first weeks of school in the history of my education. The courses I'm taking as a Junior are a bit more strenuous than last year, but that's not the reasoning for my awful feelings toward the week. First of all, Mount Blue has zero air conditioning (oh wait, they do have it in guidance). Secondly, the student body was enlightened by the fact that neighboring districts canceled school due to the high heat. Lovely. Art class today was spent perched on a stool in the parking lot trying to draw Mt. Blue (the mountain!) while sweat was literally streaming down off my knees (ok, maybe that image seems a bit funky, but those guys are serious sweaters). All in all, our team was totally pumped for our home meet this afternoon! The thermometer read ninety, and the course was dryer than a new pair of shoelaces. The boys ended up winning with 31 points, defeating Boothbay and Messalonskee who tied for second with 58. Harlow Ladd (Mess) was off of the course record (set by my brother, Kelton, last year) of 17:17 by a mere four seconds. Throughout the course of the race (pun always intended :), the lead pack of girl's mile splits were faster than the course record holder, Melody Lam's. I just barely missed the final time, running a 21:47 while the record set the previous season was a 21:45. I never got the chance to see Meaghan Collier (Mess) or Gwen Beacham (MTB) cross the line, because I was whisked away from the chute, and declared very clammy and pale by a "mother of the team" (who also helps our nordic ski team a bunch). Those symptoms were expressed as early signs of hyperthermia. So I was driven to the Trainer's room where my father showered me in a sink of ice water until I regained color and could feel the frigidity of the water. To sum it up, for the outrageous temperature the times run this afternoon were quite impressive on both sides. Lawrence next week should be an exciting, intense race, with the talent running closer together than the width of a credit card (for all of you who listened to the announcer at the New England Track and Field meet this past season :)
KKNW, Addie