Back On Campus And The Season Ahead

This is Danny "McFly" McBee, returning for the second season of the Vassar cross-country blog. After a summer of training on my own, it's so nice to get back on campus and have people to run with. Today is the 4th day of pre-season, and the first without a double session. Sleeping in this morning was great, and I'm going to get a few miles in this afternoon before a pool running session and a team meeting.

On the men's side, we graduated a few guys who definitely made huge impacts on both the team's character and results, so it will be interesting to see how we forge a new identity. On that note, I'll be one of the three captains this year, along with one of my housemates, Ges Adams, and junior Jon Erickson. The women will have a bit more continuity this year, although they too lost some great leaders. Both teams have a bunch of talented freshmen coming in, and they definitely seem excited to be here. All in all, I think everyone's prepared for a successful season, and we're already looking forward to opening up on our home course in six days.