WCMS Piles up Personal Records!

Thirteen out of fourteen runners set a new personal record on a 2 mile course tonight which is amazing and an achievement these kids should be proud of. Yet it was Emma Nash who was the standout star for White County Middle School tonight in the Voyles Classic course at the Hermitage!

Emma Nash (8th grade) was the top runner for both the boys and girls squads with a time of 16:28, beating her previous record by 1:27! That's a HUGE improvement in just 8 days from the previous meet!

Colton Courtney (8th grade) was the top male runner for White County at a time of 16:44, besting his previous record by 0:28. He just keeps getting better every race.

Our top 5 male runners improved the team average time to a respectable 17:38. Our top 5 female runners averaged an improved 18:19.

We're also excited to have had four new runners who completed their first race tonight: Alexis Freeman, Aaliyah Hawkins, Jackson Burch, and Michael Johnson.

In other related news, Jackson dropped a sock in the portapotty toilet. We'll let him tell you the rest of the story!

Here's the official stats. Look at all those new highlighted Personal Records! These athletes on the first ever middle school cross country team in White County should be proud!

As if you didn't have enough to make you smile already. Check out this quick photo we captured of the middle school boys praying on their own together before the start of the race!

The White County High School Cross Country Teams take the course tomorrow morning (9/10/22) at the Hermitage with the boys race at 8:00am, the girls race at 8:35am. Pray for fleet feet and peaceful paths for our athletes.

Comments

Final Stats

We are so proud of you! Here are final stats for the season. Great job! We look forward to running together in 2023!

Macon County Wrap-Up - New Girl's Leader

The boys team joins Harley in prayer before her race. As we prepare for the state qualifier on 10/25, we stopped in at Macon County for a practice run through. Today's meet is the same location as the qualifier that will be in 19 days. We were pleasantly surprised with a couple breakthroughs and some more personal records. The photo doesn't do this finish line hill justice. That finish line was a beast! In the coaches rumor mill around the water cooler, the commonly shared opinion is that Macon County is a +0:35 course, meaning that overall times are generally 35 seconds slower here than on normal courses. There are multiple factors contributing to slower times, such as the amount of hills, a slightly longer distance measured at 3.13 miles on GPS, and higher thicker grass increasing friction with each of the runner's 3000ish steps. BIG STORY - In spite of the challenges, the weather was perfect for our biggest story of the meet. Freshman Harle...

Keep Training through Fall Break

Good morning XC athletes, we hope you're enjoying your vacation time. Here's a friendly reminder to keep training on Fall Break. It's Wednesday 10/12, which means you now have 8 days until the Baylor Meet of Chattanooga and 13 days until the Macon County State Qualifier. We want to peak on 10/25 at that State Qualifier. That means you train hard until your taper week. Tapering is the process of allowing your body to recover and store up energy for your final push. From Running Shoes Guru.com the definition is " Tapering is a training term relating to the final week or two of your training plan. It systemically reduces your exercise intensity and load for the lead up to your race day. It’s vital in endurance sports such as training for a marathon because it allows the body to rest and recuperate energy to fly on race day." https://www.runningshoesguru.com/content/how-to-successfully-taper-for-your-race-distance/ So, here's what your t...

WC Cross Country

Search This Blog