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Throughout the course of the 2010 season, MVNU junior runner Nate Winters will write a weekly blog about what is happening with the team.

"Getting Ready to Run" (posted on September 1, 2010)

As I am sitting here writing this, I am dreading the thought of running today, because it is supposed to be 92 outside. Fortunately, it was not that hot at team camp last week.

The entire team (minus Chaz, who was not back from his bike trip across America, and me, back at school doing SGA stuff) went to Mohican for a few days to run the hills and canoe the rivers. The first day went well, except for the part when the oven broke so the guys had to take all the lasagna down to the girls' cabin and cook it. The rest of the night consisted of team time and playing tag on the playground in the dark. Day two consisted of running and canoeing, and then running back from canoeing. Canoeing down the river and running back is an easy way to get in a good run, however, it only works well if the shoes stay dry. The shoes did not stay dry. I won't go into detail, but the moral of the story is, "Don't put all your shoes in one canoe" and "Don't tip the canoe with all the shoes in it". The guys made it back, along with a few new blisters.

We have our first race at Kenyon today. It is a 5k for us (normally we run 8k) and it's going to be interesting. Hopefully it cools down to 90 or something...

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