Mead High School, cont.

Thoughts on Upcoming Season: Mead is a great young team....They're working out hard this summer....Placing 3rd at Nike Team Nationals was huge for Mead High School......The kids are pumped to get there again...They no that getting there won't be easy and to duplicate or get better will be a huge challenge as will........Thus they plan on getting a few extra miles in and go chase those dreams......State! Nike Team Nationals! And an individual at large birth to Footlocker!

Tips/"Secrets": JUST RUN!!!!!! Don't try too hard........Believe in your coach and DON'T BE SELFISH!!!!!!!!!!!!! Remember, rest is as important as training hard.....They must be blended together.....

What makes your program special? As a coach, I dreamed of creating a team that had National respect.... South Eugene was the National Dream Team of the 1970's...They defined COOL....They defined EXCELLENCE.......I wanted to see that at Mead...........We have become a bit larger than life....We have more respect nationally and in our state, than in our school....That's alright....I LOVE BEING THE BEST KEPT SECRET........

How did you get your program off the ground and to what it is today? Start simple....Get lots of kids out.....Take them on adventures like I've said above...SHOW THEM THE LOVE OF OUR SPORT............We didn't run too many meets my first couple of years and trained more without racing....Our goal was to sneak up on people....Bowerman used to use that approach.......BUT GET KIDS OUT.......DON'T FORGET TO GET COOL KIDS TOO.......THEY DON'T ALL HAVE TO BE NERDS.....Pre was not a nerd...........