Gang, we had a great workout last week under the lights at Wakefield, and I want to see a full house this week.  We're in the midst of the season and now is the time to sharpen up for those big fall races I know you're all running.  Speaking of big races, as you undoubtedly know, the Marine Corps Marathon is on Sunday, and we're going to have a very strong NOVA presence out there.  We're looking for big PRs from several of our athletes, including Jerry Doyle, and the incomparable Martha Merz is returning to town to give it a go, so please show your support by going out and cheering our runners on to greatness.  I also want to acknowledge one of our stalwarts who is not running, co-president Mark Drosky.  Mark has battled a persistent injury this year, and a couple of weeks ago he made the very difficult decision to not run.  Mark is not a man to give up easily, as his over 20-year streak of running every day demonstrates.  But rather than wallow in self-pity over his misfortune, Mark graciously agreed to transfer his number to one of my elite athletes who is using MCM as a training run in her quest to qualify for the Olympic Trials, and Mark hereby turned a negative for himself into a positive for someone else.  If our runners who compete on Sunday can channel Mark's toughness and perseverance during their race, they'll run PRs for sure!
 
For the workout tomorrow, anyone who is running MCM should speak to me, as you will not want to run the normal workout, but I do encourage you to come to the track for a light workout, and a pep talk.  For those who are not running MCM, the workout will be 2 x 1200, 2 x 800, 4 x 400, all with a 400 jog.  As always, if you have any questions, give me a holler.  See you out there tomorrow.
 

Coach Jerry