The Battle Is Won But The War Is Lost

All five girls showed up for last Friday's race. St. Vincent had 10 girls. I knew that four of our girls would be doing more walking than running, so I prepared for the worst. And that's what happened. SVA beat N-City by a score of 20-42. But the highlight of the day was that the one runner on our team who isn't walking anymore actually out-kicked three SVA runners in the last 100 yards to win the race. The time wouldn't get her in the top 100 of the CTCs but it was still a thrilling moment.

And now there are 12 days until the aforementioned CTCs. Goal #1, the girls have to eliminate all walking and build up their stamina. Hard to do when two of them never came to practice today. Par for the course at N-City. Goal # 2, lower their times, which will go hand in hand with the cutback of walking.