This
past week the cross-country team ran a 12-hour, overnight relay as a fundraiser
for their annual trip.
Every year the cross-country team travels to a different
location to participate in a race, this year’s race is the Mount Sac
Invitational in California, set to take place the weekend of Oct. 25.
The fundraiser involved the Tri-Valley and Liberty cross-country teams in which
everyone collected pledges and then ran a mile during the night.
Jimmy Bernstein, a sophomore, said, “It was
fun, we had a good time and it was a great team bonding experience.”
It wasn’t
without its difficulties, however. “We had to keep waking people up throughout
the night,” says Bernstein.
According
to Bernstein and teammate Steven McInerney, also a sophomore, the coaches Mr.
and Mrs. Iatauro made the whole experience much more enjoyable on the runners.
“Mr. I bought us pizza!” says Bernstein.
“Mr.
I is one of the best coaches I’ve ever had,” McInerney says,” he brings us to
races we wouldn’t normally have the opportunity to go to, he keeps us going,
and he breaks through our boundaries.”
“Mr.
I walks faster than most of us run,” says Bernstein laughing good-naturedly
about this inspirational coach. Mr. and Mrs. Iatauro both lead their teams to titles everywhere they go, but they also win the respect and dedication of
their athletes.
What else could get a bunch of high school kids to run all
night long during the summer?
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Running all day and night
This
past week the cross-country team ran a 12-hour, overnight relay as a fundraiser
for their annual trip.
Every year the cross-country team travels to a different
location to participate in a race, this year’s race is the Mount Sac
Invitational in California, set to take place the weekend of Oct. 25.
The fundraiser involved the Tri-Valley and Liberty cross-country teams in which
everyone collected pledges and then ran a mile during the night.
Jimmy Bernstein, a sophomore, said, “It was
fun, we had a good time and it was a great team bonding experience.”
It wasn’t
without its difficulties, however. “We had to keep waking people up throughout
the night,” says Bernstein.
According
to Bernstein and teammate Steven McInerney, also a sophomore, the coaches Mr.
and Mrs. Iatauro made the whole experience much more enjoyable on the runners.
“Mr. I bought us pizza!” says Bernstein.
“Mr.
I is one of the best coaches I’ve ever had,” McInerney says,” he brings us to
races we wouldn’t normally have the opportunity to go to, he keeps us going,
and he breaks through our boundaries.”
“Mr.
I walks faster than most of us run,” says Bernstein laughing good-naturedly
about this inspirational coach. Mr. and Mrs. Iatauro both lead their teams to titles everywhere they go, but they also win the respect and dedication of
their athletes.
What else could get a bunch of high school kids to run all
night long during the summer?