What's next, this week: Change is in the air

Change is in the air as fall has officially begun. Overnight temperatures in the 40s, much shorter days (we are officially into Headlamp Season for our Hyde Park Early Bird morning crew), and important cross country races in our future. The “real” season starts on Saturday at Lehigh, with the annual Paul Short Run. This meet signifies the switch from early season training to more race-focused and specific preparations. Each meet gets progressively important from here. Race times are as follows for our athletes:

Men’s open 8km: 9:30 a.m.

Women’s open 6km: 10:15 a.m.

Women’s Gold 6km: 11:45 a.m.

Men’s Brown 8km: 12:15 p.m.

Also on tap for the next few days: Rain, and a lot of it. We’ll have to adapt and get through it. I’ll do what I do best: Complain about the weather. Cross country is an outdoor sport, in the elements. If it rains, we’ll get wet. So be it.