Labor Day D/OD

I wanted to make some pun on 'Labor Day' for the title, but couldn't come up with a good one.  I know you are all deeply disappointed.  My sincere apologies. -Pete

We had a good  distance/overdistance session today.  The younger boys who are running cross country double-poled and single-sticked 17k from the University to the end of the pavement on Spinach Creek Rd., and the older boys did that and then tacked on a 10-mile run to the top of Murphy Dome.  It was a good session, while challenging - particularly the section climbing up Spinach Creek - everyone made it look like it was within the realm of good training (not stupid-tough), which is what we're always looking for.

Pics:

The first 15-minute bout of single-sticking

Coach's seat for the day - behind the steering wheel.

Still single-sticking at the base of the big climb

Getting strong

Ester Dome in the background

Coke feed halfway through the run.

A little later; now in sight of the top!

half a mile to go!

Neill was deemed the winner on the day.  Besides sprinting uncontested to the gate outside the radar site, he managed to get a bloody nose in the parking lot shortly thereafter (yep, real high up there!)