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KKNW, Addie
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Earth Day Love.
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KKNW, Addie
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Waterville Relays, Track 2011
Waterville Relays took place this past windy, sunny and snowy bi-polar Thursday. Mt. Blue had not been to this particular meet since the days that it was hosted by Winslow, so it's been a while. If you haven't had the chance to get onto Waterville's track this year, there have been several major changes, one being that it has been newly resurfaced (so we were actually able to wear spikes!). The other is that it is now red.
Upon arrival, Coach (this being my sixth season with my mother as my coach, I've decided it's damn well time to start referring to her as Coach, although "Momma Coach", "Coachie", "MC" and "Beast" are just as effective) was asked by members of the team how many laps the 400 was. And other people inquired about the distance of a 100 and a 200 meter race. Whoops, so let me back it up a little bit and explain where our team currently stands.
As you can see, more than half of the people on our team are brand new to the sport. This year, our new throwing coach was most affective in recruiting some of the football guys to join up (what seems like half of the guys in my grade, actually), so this year won't be another "cross country team- just in track season" year, which is fantastic to see. We also are not able to even use the tar "track" at our school because the whole site is under construction, getting completely rebuilt, which means that in several years, MB will actually have a track facility and will be able to host events! But until then, we are making it work by referring to ourselves as the Mt. Blue Road and Parking Lot team. Gotta love hill workouts during track season! Anyways, the first time that half of our team had ever stepped onto a real facility was on Thursday, so questions were to be expected from the newbies.
I was in the winning 4x8 (with Sr. Gwen Beacham, Fr. Sarah Wade, and Fr. Miranda Nicely); we finished in 10:44- we've got 44 seconds to cut off to beat last year's new school record time, which is completely doable. My DMR team took second to MTA, and was comprised of Miranda, Sr. Allison Brown, Gwen and myself. My third event, the 4x4, came in third (same members as the 4x8). The important thing was that improvement was shown since the beginning of last year.
Athletes of the Meet: Shane O'Neill and Miranda Nicely. I would say that Miranda will be a freshman to watch this season, but she's already proven that she IS one to watch this season, running a 2:37.3 in the 4x8, followed by a 2:36 in the DMR. Wowzah. "Nicely done, Miranda!"
KKNW, Addie
Upon arrival, Coach (this being my sixth season with my mother as my coach, I've decided it's damn well time to start referring to her as Coach, although "Momma Coach", "Coachie", "MC" and "Beast" are just as effective) was asked by members of the team how many laps the 400 was. And other people inquired about the distance of a 100 and a 200 meter race. Whoops, so let me back it up a little bit and explain where our team currently stands.
As you can see, more than half of the people on our team are brand new to the sport. This year, our new throwing coach was most affective in recruiting some of the football guys to join up (what seems like half of the guys in my grade, actually), so this year won't be another "cross country team- just in track season" year, which is fantastic to see. We also are not able to even use the tar "track" at our school because the whole site is under construction, getting completely rebuilt, which means that in several years, MB will actually have a track facility and will be able to host events! But until then, we are making it work by referring to ourselves as the Mt. Blue Road and Parking Lot team. Gotta love hill workouts during track season! Anyways, the first time that half of our team had ever stepped onto a real facility was on Thursday, so questions were to be expected from the newbies.
I was in the winning 4x8 (with Sr. Gwen Beacham, Fr. Sarah Wade, and Fr. Miranda Nicely); we finished in 10:44- we've got 44 seconds to cut off to beat last year's new school record time, which is completely doable. My DMR team took second to MTA, and was comprised of Miranda, Sr. Allison Brown, Gwen and myself. My third event, the 4x4, came in third (same members as the 4x8). The important thing was that improvement was shown since the beginning of last year.
Athletes of the Meet: Shane O'Neill and Miranda Nicely. I would say that Miranda will be a freshman to watch this season, but she's already proven that she IS one to watch this season, running a 2:37.3 in the 4x8, followed by a 2:36 in the DMR. Wowzah. "Nicely done, Miranda!"
KKNW, Addie
Transition Into Track.
There are no rules that state that this blog has to be solely oriented around the cross country season- and anyways, I'm feeling the need to briefly sum up my training and sports since nationals in December. So this will serve the purpose as a "transition into track" post. I was a member on the Mt. Blue girls nordic State Champion ski team this past February (18 out of the last 20 years or something). It was quite an exciting several days of racing, because Class A states were held up in Presque Isle. The team hung out during the evenings in the hallways of the hotel, playing guitar and watercoloring. We also threw an awesome surprise luau party for one of our guys in the pool room, showering him with wonderful How-could-I-ever-live-without-them gifts from MARDINS! Another highlight was my hardcore ski pole gash I received from a very dear friend and teammate of mine (picture below!). She brutally stabbed me in my sleep after finding out I was dating her ex-boyfriend that she was still in love with behind her back. Well, just kidding, the incident wasn't quite that scandalous, it actually happened because we were skiing down the course in a train and the leader fell, causing the rest of us to fall on top of each other. I happened to land on my friend's pole tip, and it ripped through my overalls (it was a fun race where everyone dresses up, we were hicks), underarmor and flesh. So if you happen to see a scar on my right thigh during the season, you'll know the story behind it!
Finally, I qualified to represent Maine on the Maine Team at the Eastern High School Championships (rather like New Englands in running, but it's states against states). The festival took place March 18-20 and was loads of fun. This year it was held in Rumford at Black Mountain, so the team actually ended up staying at the Comfort Inn 10 minutes from my house. Oh yeah, and I ended up being in charge of getting our girls awesome pink sports bras that say "Maine Love" on them with a heart on the back. Any one of them would probably attest to the fact that they were the highlight of EHSC. Track officially started the week after my big ski festival, so I had a full SEVEN (that number will always remind me of Miss Melody Lam) days off in between seasons! Whoo! And now... welcome to the bloggin' track season of 2011!
KKNW, Addie
Finally, I qualified to represent Maine on the Maine Team at the Eastern High School Championships (rather like New Englands in running, but it's states against states). The festival took place March 18-20 and was loads of fun. This year it was held in Rumford at Black Mountain, so the team actually ended up staying at the Comfort Inn 10 minutes from my house. Oh yeah, and I ended up being in charge of getting our girls awesome pink sports bras that say "Maine Love" on them with a heart on the back. Any one of them would probably attest to the fact that they were the highlight of EHSC. Track officially started the week after my big ski festival, so I had a full SEVEN (that number will always remind me of Miss Melody Lam) days off in between seasons! Whoo! And now... welcome to the bloggin' track season of 2011!
KKNW, Addie
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