WHS men's track and field team defeats Titans

Western's men's track and field team traveled to Lumen Christi last night and beat the Titans, 82.5 to 54.5.

Finishing in first place for Western were senior Mitchel Palmer in the 100m high hurdles and the 300m intermediate hurdles, senior Payton Wheeler in the long jump and 200m dash, senior Max Madden in the shot put, senior Alex Sponsler in the discus, and sophomore Sam Ellis in the 100m dash.

Winning the 4x100m relay was the team of Wheeler, Ellis, junior Derrick Dixon, and sophomore Noah Rainwater. The 4x200m relay was won by Palmer, senior Devin Cole, senior Brendan Maynard, and junior Lavert Franklin. The 4x400m relay was won by Western's Wheeler, senior Will Knickerbocker, junior Jordan Dack, and freshman Chase Veydt.

The Panthers next meet is Thursday at Mason High School.

Snowy weather confirms need to say, "Goodbye Yeti"

It was a cold, snowy morning today as the Western Runners Club prepared to begin its fifth running of the Goodbye Yeti run/walk/stroll.

"The road was a bit sloppy in some spots, but it wasn't too bad," said Mike Butler, who ran the five kilometer race in 18:45.0, was the overall winner in the male division.

Sisters Mackenzie and Sydney Kellar had a good day, as Mackenzie, a Western High School junior, was the overall winner among females, finishing the 5k in 22:08.0. Eight-year-old Syndey was the the first girl to finish the kids half mile. 

Fifth grader Ian Devine won the boys division of the kids half mile and went on to also run the 5k. 

Sharing this year's award for Best Costume were the Ray sisters, whose impressive home-made yeti costumes were were designed for both speed and style. 

Other notable finishers were Pat Holmes and Charles McCord, who were the female and male winners of the 63 to 73 age division.

Complete results can be found here.

"It was actually a good day to run," Western men's track coach Lucas Sponsler said. "The snow was a bit sloppy, but it wasn't too windy."

Sponsler said he was grateful to the many volunteers and sponsors who helped make the event a success. 

A simple approach to nutrition...

As they say, food that obviously comes from a farm is probably better for you than if it came from a factory.

In the spring, the yeti needs to go hibernate

Fifth edition of Goodbye Yeti Run/Walk/Stroll slated for March 16, 2013

The Western Runners Club is excited to announce plans for this year's Goodbye Yeti Run/Walk/Stroll. The event includes a 5k road race and a kids' half mile. Online registration is available at www.runningfoundation.com.

This will be the WRC's fifth running of the event, and can also be found at these fine web sites:

www.runmichigan.org
www.runningintheusa.com
www.trifind.com
http://www.5kracesinmichigan.com/thank-you/
www.coolrunning.com
http://eventadmin.runnersworld.com/raceevent/saveRaceReviewSummary.html
www.active.com

Article: five myths about distance running

By just the name of the site, The Art of Manliness, you should expect the article to have a different take on distance running. It's not news to us that running requires a different kind of toughness than is traditionally acknowledged. Still, it's nice to have some reinforcement of ideas that for us are full of "duh."
Even the comments are completely dumb.

Click here to read "5 myths about distance running."

Pole vaulters: check out this (almost) local learning resource

Landon Athletics, run by Jerry Sessions in Maple Valley, Mich., has been training pole vaulters for a long time. Their program comes highly recommended by WHS Alumnae Danielle Hoffman and Lauren Easton. The link to their web site is listed below.

http://landonathletics.org/