No Team Like Our Team

To experience what a real family is like, observe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rdCRXEDNiM

So much love. Too much love.

Egg Nog 800

Following the mile trials, the Egg Nog 8-hundo commenced. There were 14 participants in the eggnaugural race (P. Thiele, "Famous Quotables" 247). The rules are simple:

1. Drink approx 6.5 oz of egg nog before you start to run a 200
2. Repeat until you've ran a total 800 meters
3. Don't barf until you cross the finish line

Some girls dropped out after a lap, but props to them for running at least that far on tired legs and an nog filled stomach.

Palmer Thiele took an early lead with his strong chugging skills, and pulled ahead continually. He won the race in 2:51, a scorching time, and possibly a world record (at least to my knowledge.) Andrea Johnson also had an incredible race, finishing in 3:15 or so to claim the women's title, and still beating some of the men. Joey Nunes ralphed after the 4th cup.

Overall, it was a great race, a test of will, spirit, mind, and stomach. We'll see you next year, for the second Egg Nog 800!

A December to Remember

Tom Selleck as "Thomas Magnum" of "Magnum P.I." filmed at Kaiser HS track, Honolulu, HI.




It was a beautiful day (running wise) and a terrible day (weather wise) as the Warriors took the track for the Mile Trial and Egg Nog 800 this past Saturday, Dec. 5. It was about 45 degrees, medium to strong bitter cold wind, and completely overcast and grey. But, it's track time baby!

The men were the first to start, toeing the line in their High School jerseys. Escalon, Pittman, Sierra, Turlock, Kaiser, King City, and Stagg were represented in a technicolor dream mile. Kaiser's Dawson Vorderbruegge was the first to cross the start line again, leading the team through a blazing first lap of 61-62 seconds. A bit quick, but in his defense, he felt good. The pace slowed considerably for the next two laps, and then picked back up in the final 400. Dawson "Kaiser" Vorderbruegge led wire to wire and finished in 4:21, followed by Jose "King City" Morales in 4:24, and Joey "Redshirt Jersey" Nunes in 4:34. Some pretty impressive times for early December, if I do say so myself.

The women, after watching the wacky pacing of the men, took out their 1500 in a turtlish pace of 87 for the first lap. But, they picked it up after that and turned it into quite a nice time trial. Denali "She-Beast" Foldager led wire to wire as well and finished in 5:07, followed surprisingly closely by Marina "I'm Yo Daddy" Ghabbour in 5:11.

Following the mile festivities, the Half Mile Heroes (HMH's) took the track. Terrance Ellis ran an impressive 2:03, followed by Igor in 2:07 and Robert "Eric Matson" Brockert in 2:08, a great run for all three of them. April Montgomery ran a 2:22 and Rubye went 2:33, both decent times for a low period in training. The spring holds exciting things for this years HMH gang.

Final '09 Festivities

Hey folks, December is here, which means several things:

1. It's getting balls cold outside.
2. Finals are rapidly approaching
3. Jesus' Birthday is coming up
4. No school for a while!


Unfortunately, #2 and 4 mean that we can't hold organized practice for a whole month! Boo, NCAA and your sanctions. So, for one last time, the Warrior Distance Crew will gather together for a final organized meeting, and lay it all on the line. That's right, it's time for the

MOUSTACHE MILE!


The annual December time trial has been renamed this year to reflect the facial hair stylings of Stanislaus men's XC crew. However, don't expect too many actual moustaches, since we are all just growing our beards out and don't want to slow down the process. (Shane has proposed we call it the 8 Furlong Facial Hair Race) Nevertheless, it should be a fun show to watch as the men and women duke it in the brand new Warrior Stadium. Bragging rights include:

1. December's Fastest Man/Woman
2. Warrior Stadium's Unofficial Mile Record

Also amongst the madness will be an 800 time trial for Bret, Terrance, April, Rubye, and anyone else who would like to become a Half-Mile-Hero. This race will be one to keep your eyes on, as the pace will go out fast, and I think Bret might pr...

Once the serious stuff is over, the real fun begins. This year, we are holding the first annual

EGGNOG 800!

That's right, similar to a milk mile, the Eggnog 8 involves drinking 8 oz of Eggnog every 200 meters of a 2-lapper. If you ralph, automatic DQ. My money is on Terrance to break 2 minutes and set a new world record in the event. Why? Because he's Terrance.

Okay folks, I hope to see you there. The events kick off at 3 pm on Saturday Dec. 5.