Team,
Whew....  the first meet is behind us!  Nerve's, craziness, what's it going to be like, how am I going to do, where do I go, how long is it going to take...  All those questions in some way or another got answered last Saturday and it was sure a great time.
 
For me, I am proud of every one of you for working hard and racing so well!  For the first official race of the season I think each of you did incredible.  The exciting thing for me is to know each of you will improve a lot by the end of the season and that makes our competition nervous. 
 
I want to take a minute to thank every coach first for their time working with each of you during the meet.  Helping you get to the start line, warm up, stretch, stay calm, all those keys to helping you have a successful first race!  They are essential to our success as a team.  Thanks also especially to coach David for getting the tents there and always coach Alan and Elaine for your continued support and presence.
 
Parents, what a blessing you are to me and the coaches!  This meet just showed me how great it is to have supportive parents.  My wife heard a dad from another team commenting about how he doesn't understand why his daughter would want to run.  I admit, running takes a different breed but my question is WHY WOULDN'T I WANT TO RUN?  And you parents are nothing short of the biggest supporters of your kids I've ever worked with.  You make my job easy so thanks!
 
Looking to the future expect to continue building on the workouts, faster, longer intervals, getting stronger and stronger.  Don't be discouraged if you aren't running as fast as some of your competition, including teammates.  Running is one of those sports where you get out of it what you put in.  I want to encourage you in a big way, if you want to accomplish great things before the end of the season challenge yourself more in these upcoming workouts.  When you feel like taking it easy, think back to this race and the times you felt exhausted.  The harder you work in practice, the harder you're going to race!
 
You guys are going to continue to accomplish more than you thought you could!
 
Thanks for making it FUN!
 
Coach Jeremy