Hello all. This is the first time that I've posted on this blog, even though Casey told me a very long time ago to start posting. Outside of running, I'm pretty lazy. Anyway, I finally felt the need to post on here for a few reasons. First off, thanks Mitch for the ridiculous picture of me that you posted. I really appreciate that. Next, I want to give a much deserved congratulations to Eric and Casey. They both had huge races down at the Mini yesterday. I was at the race cheering the guys on (and helping Eric and another friend with some pacing during some tough stretches of the race). Watching them up there cranking it with some studs made me very proud to be a member of the ETG, as well as a friend of these two guys. Again, well done.

The Mini wasn't the only good race in town yesterday though. The Butler Twilight went down last night at IUPUI, and IPFW turned in some nice results. I want to express how proud I am of the job that the IPFW men did last night in the 5k. Brandon Reichert ran a gutsy race in his final collegiate meet and came away with a solid season's best in 15:55. Wes Kuhn also raced very well and fought to a PR of 16:35. Garret Bradtmueller also raced, and though he wasn't able to match his effort from last week's meet, he ran with some heart (like he always does), and I'll never fault anyone for that. I have thoroughly enjoyed coaching these guys this season, and I look forward to coming back next fall for some more fun.

Finally, I want to say how excited I am about the upcoming summer. For the first time in a long time the ETG will be training together at full speed. Everyone is healthy and looking for some big miles. I have been clicking off some solid miles lately and am feeling like my old self again after a rather disappointing winter. I'm really looking forward to making my racing comeback here in the next few weeks (it's been WAY too long), and I'm hoping to step it up a notch this summer. The ETG will be a big part of that. Here's to a big summer.