Spring Break
Endurance prevails at cross-country's 2009 season opener
Jesùs Costilla, Staff writer
Issue date: 9/11/09 Section: Sports
Cross Country athletes left Friday, Sept. 4, for Abingdon, Va. as well as Lee University, a familiar site and course, to ensure time for a series of workouts before their season opener on Saturday, Sept. 5.
The workout paid off for Hawk athlete and Kenyan native, Peter Limo, who finished the race with a time of 25:20.
Despite Limo's finish, Hawk men placed second in the meet. "The meet was a success even though Lee beat us by three or four points," said sophomore Josh Gianonni. "I'm confident that the team will continue to do increasingly well as we continue to train."
In the women's competition, athletes ran a 4-mile race instead of the usual 5-kilometer race. Justyna Mudy, a Polish runner, won the women's race.
"It was not hard. I ran it like an easy workout," said Mudy.
Evidence that the Lady Hawks found training in Virginia's high elevation no real challenge, Allison Holmes said, "The course wasn't tough. [It was] mostly flat with a little bit of incline."
Holmes added, "It's just what we needed after training in California's mountain courses."
Over the summer the team traveled to Mammoth Lakes, Cali. for a month where they trained with elite runners such as Olympic marathoner Ryan Hall in Altitude Project Christian Running Camp.
A typical day at the camp included hard workouts on the hilly trails of the California mountains.
The team will participate in the Berry Invitational at 9 a.m. Sept. 12.
The workout paid off for Hawk athlete and Kenyan native, Peter Limo, who finished the race with a time of 25:20.
Despite Limo's finish, Hawk men placed second in the meet. "The meet was a success even though Lee beat us by three or four points," said sophomore Josh Gianonni. "I'm confident that the team will continue to do increasingly well as we continue to train."
In the women's competition, athletes ran a 4-mile race instead of the usual 5-kilometer race. Justyna Mudy, a Polish runner, won the women's race.
"It was not hard. I ran it like an easy workout," said Mudy.
Evidence that the Lady Hawks found training in Virginia's high elevation no real challenge, Allison Holmes said, "The course wasn't tough. [It was] mostly flat with a little bit of incline."
Holmes added, "It's just what we needed after training in California's mountain courses."
Over the summer the team traveled to Mammoth Lakes, Cali. for a month where they trained with elite runners such as Olympic marathoner Ryan Hall in Altitude Project Christian Running Camp.
A typical day at the camp included hard workouts on the hilly trails of the California mountains.
The team will participate in the Berry Invitational at 9 a.m. Sept. 12.
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