DIII New England Wrap Up
Ethan Barron on Feb 25th 2009
Wow, another championship season underway. And in exciting fashion too. The MIT track has always been a great venue for meets of that magnitude. With such tight quarters and the fans right up against the track, the facility gets charged with such electricity. Three years ago, we were able to impress the region with the […]
Clear skin is like running a 1:50 (posted by Mark Carberry)
Ethan Barron on Feb 11th 2009
WARNING: Prior to reading any of this, please understand that I have no certification as a medical doctor. I just play one in the track office. Months ago, a recruit informed me of a very unfortunate turn of circumstances near the end of his senior year cross country season. He had been feeling extremely sluggish […]
Why do we do this to ourselves?
Ethan Barron on Feb 8th 2009
“Why do we do what we do? Why do we push myself to the edge each day? Jut to step back and put ourselves there again the next day. Why do we welcome the pain, agony, and struggle? I’ll tell you why. It’s because every Saturday we get the answer to the ultimate question. Will […]
Triple Header
Ethan Barron on Feb 4th 2009
Throughout the year, there usually aren’t too many weekend’s like this one. Three consecutive track meets, all yielding positive results, yet still showing so much room for improvements. Friday night pentathlon, Saturday Bowdoin Invitational, Sunday High School Elite meet – over 24 hours of track meets in 3 days. And yet I woke up on […]