Sandburg CC Team,
This is your year! I have been following the team through the online videos and blogs and you have the talent to be the first “trophied” Sandburg team ever! But you can’t just run well at State and expect that to happen. You must run your best. If you can get 5 runners at or under 15:00, you can win state. You will most likely need to get 5 runners around 15:10 to be top 3. At 15:10, there are 2 finishers per second. Every second and every place matters. In 1981, we had 3 runners under 15:10 and we took 4th in state. CAN 5 OF YOU RUN AT 15:00????? BELIEVE IT AND YOU WILL!!! Go for it!!
Do not take this lightly; It is not easy to run your best at this race unless you are accustomed to going out fast. It is easy to get caught among the masses of runners and it takes energy and seconds to get around them to get where you belong near the front. This happened to me my junior year but I didn’t let it happen my senior year – this made all the difference for me. I am sure coach O’Malley has prepared you all very well and you have your race strategies set to win. Now go do it!
Steve Kaye
Phoenix, Arizona
Co-Captain 1981 Sandburg CC Team