I love coaching the Rocky Mountain and Bonneville runners over the summer! Such awesome kids! They work hard, but also manage to have lots of fun at our practices! I'm always sad when the summer comes to an end, and I have to hand them over to their coaches, but I'm also super excited to see how they do durning the season. Here are a few highlights of our summer fun!
Disc Golf Races:
I have them pair off with a runner of similar ability, and each team gets a set of discs. They go through all 18 holes of the disc golf course, and it's a race! They have rules they have to follow, and the first team back wins! It's serious business, and a super good workout! You would naturally think that the fastest boys would win, but it doesn't always work out like that. A lot can happen on the course. This year Stetson and Alex got their disc stuck in a tree, and had to climb pretty high to get it out. That gave Bailey and Hannah the edge, and they won!
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| Good times! |
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| Hannah and Bailey won the coveted pineapples this year! Way to go girls! |
The Watermelon Run:
We always have a watermelon run. With split the group into two teams. Each team is given a watermelon. They have to carry the watermelon twice around Freeman Park. Each member of the team has to be in possession of the watermelon at least twice. The team has to finish together, and the watermelon has to be intact. The handoffs get hard when the sprinklers are on! This year was the closest the teams have ever been. They finished within 5 seconds of each other.
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| This was our winning team this year! |
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| Such fun kids! |
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| They get to eat the watermelons when they finish! |
Backyard Movie Night:
The last week of summer practices, we do a backyard movie night. The kids make s'mores until it's dark enough, and then we watch a movie outside. This year we watched Forever Strong. I love that movie!
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| S'mores! |
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| Forever Strong |
Last Practice:
For our last summer practice, we always play games. This year I divided them up into teams, and they went on a picture scavenger hunt. So funny! After that we played games at the track.
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| Our traditional donut ending! |
These kids work so hard! I love seeing the improvements they make over the summer. I'm so excited to watch them throughout their cross country season! It's my favorite time of year! Good luck runners!
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