Mega Fun Day

What began in our very first season as a way to clear the original cross country trail, has now become a great team builder with different work projects each year (although brush clearing is standard). Morning practice, breakfast, a couple hours of work, lunch, and movie in the barn. Mega fun!

MFD III

Mega Fun Day: The early-season tradition of running, food, work, more food, and a movie (keep eating). This year's installment was postponed a week due to the weather, but even so we ended up plenty wet. Still, the crew kept smiling and we made good progress on brush clearing and tree planting. Each year the "home course" looks a little better, and these young men and women have much to be proud of.

Hills

They said that was tough. ;) Some of these athletes really stepped up their game, particularly those assigned as group leaders for the day. YES. Or maybe it was the all mosquitoes at the bottom of the hill... :D

Blazin'

I've been thinking of writing and posting here once in a while to make the site a little more dynamic, so here goes: First post.

It's finally dry enough to cross the marsh with the "tractor" (riding lawn mower), so the course is complete and fully operational for the season! This is yet another object lesson for me this year as we make a new path towards membership in the state high school league. It's been a long wait, but the timing is right. Any earlier and we could have found ourselves spinning our wheels, stuck in the mud, waiting for the pickup truck and/or winch to pull us out. Not that that's ever happened...

When I arrived back at the house, this crew showed up, highly interested in whatever might have been stuck to the mower. Yum.

Happy trails. :)
Coach Jennifer