18th ANNUAL TWO MILE TIME TROT

OUTSTANDING job today at the time trot. ALL of you really seemed to give it all you had. Oddly enough, that is our team motto 'All it takes is all you got'. I am already working on typing up our meet summary for the team. We had a handful of athletes who made it on to the 'all-time' list. THAT is a big deal.

SATURDAY: Practice for those of you who need to get in enough practices to compete in our first meet. Meet at Coach Lyons abode at 9AM.

MONDAY: Annual optional LABOR DAY pizza/wing run. Meet at Acorn (9AM). Please bring $2...and money for a drink.

REMINDERS

Alfred Friendly 5k: Please bring a canned good, or two, for the food Pantry in Hornell. The bus leaves for Alfred State at 8AM. remember to bring a little cornbread for lunch on the way home.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMP: There is NO Middle School Camp on Thursday. We will meet at the track at 9AM SHARP for our time trial.

FIRST 'REAL' WORKOUT

A very impressive workout by ALL. I think this year's teams definitely have some potential. What YOU do with that potential will determine the outcome of our season.

BUS LEAVES: The bus for Alfred State will leave at 8AM SHARP. Please bring a canned good, or two--it's for a good cause. We will walk the entire course, and then jog thee entire course. There will be a drawing for t-shirts after the run. We will be stopping to eat at BK on the return trip.

THIS WEEK IN XC

HELLO AMERICANS!

Here is our week:

TUESDAY: Practice 9AM Pinnacle

WEDNESDAY: Practice 9AM Pinnacle

THURSDAY: Alfred State 'run' 5k...bring one canned good for the Food Pantry (varsity/JV only)

FRIDAY: 18th Annual Two Mile Time Trial 9AM...meet at the track.

• Compare your time to past Addison 'greats'. Try to make the all-time list! Also, run for personal best.

SATURDAY: Varsity practice only. We may be meeting at my house. I may be at the Ithaca College Alumni run. Mrs. Lyons will be running practice if I decide to go.

LOOKING AHEAD

On Saturday, September 13th, I will be taking the Varsity boys and girls XC teams to the Montrose (PA) Invitational. Our JV and Middle School runners will be heading out to Woodhull for a 5k race. This race is being run in conjunction with the Woodhull Community Days festivities. We will talk more about this at practice.

TESTING UP

Testing up for the ACS Varstiy XC team will take place on Monday, August 25th. Meet Mr. Thompson at the track at 8:00AM.

• Thomas Abbey
• Omar Byler
  

TECHNOLOGY ALERT

I feel dizzy...what's going on? I am having trouble seeing, please help.

I just looked up my symptoms on line (webmd.com)--it looks like a case of technology shock. Mrs. Lyons and I just ordered cell phones...

SATURDAY PRACTICE

PRACTICE TIME: 7PM

• This practice is for Sam Byler and Ike Hertzler. A few of the older kids will be joining us. I will let you know where the practice will be held via a telephone call.

DAY FOUR

A nice recovery run today. We go back to work tomorrow.

• Ribble and Lee took a wrong turn today and ended up going 7 miles.
• Cassie and Marissa ran this morning at the rodeo.
• More schedule changes...another Invite was canceled.

SATURDAY PRACTICE: I will hold practice on Saturday for those who have missed several days. I will talk to those athletes personally.

DAY THREE

Another nice practice. It was nice to see some new faces at our Middle School XC Camp.

The big kids ran FIVE miles today. With the fourth mile being straight up hill. An excellent workout.

PARENTS: Check this site often. I will post a great deal of relevant information on this site. It is a great deal of work for me, but our kids do not always let us know what is going on.

DAY TWO

Another nice practice today. Sam and Ike bolted on us without letting me know they would be gone for the entire week. HERE IS THE DEAL: you must have ten(10) practices in before our first meet or you cannot score for us. Because there are only fourteen practices before our first meet--there is not a lot of room for error.

SCHEDULE: I will hand out our 2008 XC schedule, and the code of conduct form, tomorrow at practice. Changes in the schedule this year include; no Weedsport Invite--cancelled, no Byron-Bergen--we are going to Windsor instead, no Elmira--we are going to Franklinville.

TOMORROW: Tomorrow we will explore the new Great Eastern Trail that runs through the Pinnacle State Park. Wouldn't it be col if we ran ALL the way to Cowanesque Lake for a picnic? Maybe a bus could pick us up and bring us back.

FRIENDLY 5k: We will jog this 'scrimmage' on the 28th, and save our legs for the annual Two Mile Time Trot the next day.

SEASON BEGINS

HELLO AMERICANS! Thank you for a GREAT first day of practice. Both teams had an excellent turn out.

• Scotty Yeaples and Clyde Carey biked to practice, now THAT is dedication. Many kids will make excuses for missing practice--not these two.
  
• Cady Smith makes her debut on the cross country team. She should help us a great deal.

WEDNESDAY RUN

Our next Wednesday run will be held in Elmira NY. We will meet at the West Elmira town Hall--across from the Hendy School. Carey Crooker was the only Addison athlete to show up for our run at the Pinnacle last Wednesday evening.

Brenna Lyons ran a 23:45 for a 5k recently in Eat Aurora.