Derek Distin

How it began. We were hoping for lightning fast runs on the Wingfoot course on Saturday. Little did we know it the evening would be started with an actual lightning delay for almost two hours. As a coach, the thing that I want the least is an injury or illness for a runner ocurring during a race. After that, in no particular order, are delays, changes to schedules, and unplanned co-ed races. While we escaped with no major injuries on Saturday, we were hit with the triple whammy otherwise. ...

Hello JRCXC Nation! It was a great weekend this past Saturday at Warpath. As expected, Personal Records (PRs) fell by the wayside...33 to be exact! New runners are rounding into form as they grasp the concepts of cross country and embrace Doing Hard Things! A flatter course and cooler temperatures certainly helped, but when PRs fall by 30, 60, 90 seconds, that's more because of excellent efforts than any conditions. Special congrats to two 6th graders who entered the JRCXC record books...

We came in to Boling Park for the second time this season with a goal of a top 3 finish on both sides, and we left having accomplished our goal. The rain softened up our course slightly, but had the effect of finally giving us some cooler temperatures to race in. Over 230 girls lined up for the first of two middle school races, to be followed by 345 boys, making for some very crowded and highly competitive races to round out the 2026 edition of Fleet Feet's Warpath Invitational. The...