This week I had the pleasure to talk with the 5A Cross Country State Championship winning team on the the girls side, Rio Rancho. The girls, Tessa Holderman, Lorynn Trujillo, Violet Francisco, Marleigh Smith and Esther Cameron, as well as Coach Gonzales, talk about the year and how much they've bonded leading up to the state meet.
You can hear how close they are in their conversations and what it meant to be running for each other. The majority of them also not competing for Rio Rancho last year. They talk about getting to know each other, relying on each other, and the fact that running was their only excuse to get out of the house during a pandemic, as one of them said.
In a year without team competition, it was great to hear how they were able to stay close and work together and really bond. They talk about running for the love of it and their teammates. That was what got them through the year, which is any coach's dream, even in the best circumstances. I hope that you enjoy their energy as much as I did.
The weather is getting nicer and it's easier to be outside. May sure you continue to be safe so that these athletes can finish off this strange year. So be kind, wear your mask, and as always, keep running, New Mexico.
Episode 77 - Melani Buchanan-Farmer, Founder of Running505 and BFit505
Episode 76 - Dorota Gruca, 2008 Olympian, Coach and Multiple time Polish Champ
Episode 75 - George Young, 4x Olympian
Episode 74 - Stephen Pino, Runfit Founder and Leader
Episode 73 - Adriana Tatum, 2021 5A NM Track Champion and High Point Girl
Episode 72 - Doug Dorame, Former Albuquerque High Athletic Director, Girls Basketball, & Track Coach
Episode 71 - Laurynn Sisneros, 2021 Cross Country and 3200 Track Champion
Episode 70 - Traci Kinney, Local Runner Training for her First Marathon
Episode 69 - Josh Kerr, Brooks Beast and 1500 American Soil Record Holder
Episode 68 - Curtis Beach, Former Pro Decathlete and current Volunteer Coach at Duke
Episode 67 - Mikaela Osler, ColoradoTrail FKT
Episode 66 - Charlotte Prouse, Canadian Steeplechaser for UNM T&F
Episode 65 - Victoria Martinez Collins, former USATF qualifier and DII Champion
Episode 64 - Lauren Green, Nevada Wolfpack
Episode 63 - Jim Ciccarello, La Cueva Girls Track Coach
Episode 62 - Adam Kedge, Albuquerque Academy XC and Track Coach
Episode 61 - Kurt Coonrod, President of the Albuquerque Road Runners
Episode 60 - Jackie Martinez, NMAA Assistant Director of Sports
Episode 58 - Ric Rojas
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