Several of the smaller school division run today, so it will be interesting to see what kind of times the boys are posting. I know nothing about the course, nor does JP, as MBA hasn't ever run at Shelby Farms - at least not that I'm aware of - so tomorrow's race will be more of an adventure than normal. For reasons known only to them, the TSSAA decided to move the state championship race to Memphis this year. This of course, inconveniences every family who doesn't happen to live in Memphis, particularly those in East Tennessee. Go figure.
The boys are planning on driving straight to the Shelby Farms Park this afternoon to get a look at the course and, hopefully, to run it. I hope they arrive in time for that, as racing for the state championship on a course with which you're not familiar isn't ideal. T'hat being said, I think most of the other top runners - McConville and Beroset - haven't run it either, so they will be in the same boat.
It's hard to believe that as a junior, this is JP's second to last cross country state championship race. It seems like yesterday that he was racing at Sanders Ferry as a freshman with Samuel Trumble, Mitchell Chaffin, and Jack Wallace. Now, he's a junior and here we are. Tomorrow, he'll race with Gabe Guillamondegui, Wynn Humphrey, and Jack McDaniel. The long red line of MBA cross country runners continues!
I'm proud of JP, Gabe, and all of their teammates. They've been training hard since the summer. So much work, dedication, and discipline. So much togetherness which, in the end, is what it's all about to me. I think, and hope, that these boys have built bonds that will last a lifetime.
I was a little wistful thinking about it as I dropped JP and Joe off at MBA this morning, the first time all school year that I've taken them both to school.
Roll Red!
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