Paraskavedekatriaphobia (Fear of Friday the 13th) - 9/13/24

I'm told Paraskavedekatriaphobia is a legitimate phobia, but having lived through 126 Friday the 13ths during my admittedly long lifetime, I'm not worried one iota about #127.  In fact, I'm very much looking forward to Fun Friday! We'll be running easy with strides today before Coach S takes over.  The easy day follows what, for some, was a difficult workout yesterday with 4 X 1000 repeats, in which we included a 200-meter quick start in the first two repeats, and a 200-meter sprint to the finish in the last two repeats.  Each athlete maintained his/her 5K pace for 800 meters during each repeat, i.e. the balance of the workout.

Congratulations to Samantha Adams (nee Richner), who will be returning to Whitman-Hanson Track and Field to take the Girls Head Coaching position for both Indoor and Outdoor Track.  Coach Adams has been both a WH athlete and Assistant Track & Field coach, and currently holds the position of Head Volleyball coach as well.  We are all excited about her joining us in the upcoming Track and Field seasons.

Great article in today's Boston Globe, "So, your kid was cut from the team.  What now?" You may be able to access the complete article through this link:

So you kid was cut from the team. What now?

I was especially struck by one young women's decision to join the "more inclusive cross-country team" after being cut from another sport, but more importantly the article details the "heartbreak" associated with not making the cut.  I'm proud of the fact we are able to offer an alternative for those kids, all of whom are welcome (still, even as I write this) to join our team.  Just this week in fact we picked up two student-athletes who we envision being contributors to the success of our teams before the season is through.

Tomorrow, Saturday, we'll again head to Burrage Wildlife Management Area for our 9:00AM practice. We're hoping to see everybody there as we continue to prepare to host Silver Lake Regional on Tuesday, September 17th.  Silver Lake ran very well against Hingham last week and is a formidable opponent in a pretty tough Patriot League Keenan Division.  We'll need our best on Tuesday.  See you all at practice . . .