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Irish Girls WIN the PND 2A XC
Regional while the boys place 2nd to Morton to advance to the Metamora Sectional. Max Kirby
sets a new course record by 9 secs in 15:43.6. John Baker places 4th.
Lillian, Brigid & Charlotte earn Top 5 medals as well!
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Congratulations to advancing teams & individuals to the Metamora Sectional, from our Peoria Notre Dame 2A Regional!
Special shout-out to Max Kirby for taking down Morton legend Sam Lange's course record on the Yeti, winning in 15:43.54 for 5k!
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Athletes: What can you control in the coming weeks?
- Sleep
- Hydration
- Visualizing your races
- Getting to the right level of excitement on race day
What can't you control? The weather.
Put your energy into the first list.
Heading to Nike XC Town Twilight meet in Terre Haute in the morning! Very excited to be part of the Race of Champions for both our guys and girls!
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Richard Spring Invitational on Sat... NO TENTS near the SE corner of the course (behind starting line turns left to head down the hill along Galena Rd). This is reserved for Ambulance/EMT access to the course. Otherwise, keep a respectful distance from the actual course route.
Irish Girls, with a strong pack after 4th place Lillian Chaddock, earn 2nd place in 2A, while the shorthanded boys earned 4th as a few guys have been battling illness and such.
Proud of the efforts, and look forward to this coming week!
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Less than two weeks until @RichardSpringCC! Hopefully the course is still in OK shape after FTTF this weekend!
Let's go runners!
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Ike Brannon was a teammate of Richard "Rich" Spring...
In 1981, Rich Spring finished 3rd at IHSA State Meet. He helped Peoria Bergan win back-to-back Team Titles in 1980 & 1981. He died unexpectedly of cardiac issue while a collegiate athlete. The meet is held in his memory.
Nice opening meet for the Irish at Galesburg Silver Streak Invite... After a week of early morning runs, etc, we raced well in training shoes, warm conditions (even with the early start time). Nice job! 3 trophies and lots of medals! Max Kirby for the win. Next week full Varsity!
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How well is YOUR team's training going for Detweiller, on Sept 19th? We've got great expectations for excellent weather. 😀
(It's Central Illinois September weather, so of course it will be great for distance running!)
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Only 25 training days left until the 2026 PND Richard Spring Invitational at Detweiller! We have a record-large field assembled, and have in our request for a nice weather day for racing!
We're looking forward to seeing all of you on Sept 19th! 1st race - Girls Varsity 8am!
Joshua Baez HR on his first major league pitch for the Cardinals vs the Cubs! Last summer he was playing for the Peoria Chiefs!
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PND Richard Spring Invitational is pleased to announce our food truck vendors for Sept 19th will be American Kolache, Kona Ice and Tom's Coffee. peoria.stlkolache.com/, kona-ice.com/, and travelintomscoffee.com/
Looking forward to great racing and great eating!
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Frame Focus Creative will once again be providing live drone video for the 2026 PND Richard Spring Invitational. Here is the 2025 Boys' Varsity race. youtu.be/sxpgCjxh6rg?si=tAVk…
So if you were ever confused by what's in a gallon of milk... There's Milk, as identified on the label...
Also, the Ingredients list Milk as the main ingredient in milk. If that wasn't enough... the label adds that it contains Milk.
Oh, and it includes Vitamin D - mentioned 4x.
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Our 2026 PND Richard Spring Invitational has a hotel / lodging portal up and running for teams that don't want to wake up too early to travel for the 8am first race.
Check it out! mmxreservations.com/fer/#/pe…
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This was less than one year ago.
After 29 years, Michael Granville's 1:46.45 high school record in the 800 meters has been broken.
Texas's Cooper Lutkenhaus -- just a sophomore -- runs 1:46.16 to break it at the Brooks PR Invite in Seattle. Owen Powell runs 1:46.63 for 2nd (#6 all-time).
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