~:[CH11 - Day 2935]:~ Nostalgia
There's something about Mt. SAC that makes it amazing. The nostalgia that surrounds this place is incredible. While much pain is associated with this course because of how challenging it is, especially during hot weather, almost every athlete I have coached has run this course at one point or another in their career. Returning this course, as different as the facility may be, reminds me of those very moments. As I think back to my first coaching days celebrating advancing to the state championships, having an individual qualify to CIF Finals or even earning my own medal on this course after a long night at Homecoming, the nostalgia of this place never fades. We approached this race as a workout, trying to learn the course and focusing on staying health for our league finals next week. Regardless, we still found a few athletes who had solid races and we learned a lot about the course and how to approach it with this team. There were definitely some positive vibes that came out of the meet with this year's team and so many more memories that returned while I was there. There are places in our lives that we go that will always have a special place in your heart and for me, Mt. SAC is one of those mainly because of all the ways it connects me back to almost every athletes I've coached in my career. In the end, we left with a health squad ready for league and another year of memories in their heart.
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