Valhalla events from Coach Smith

Written By Mike Smith

Hello all,

This upcoming week is a busy one.

Monday - Monday Night Grind - Gretchend and I won't be there, but the Grinder will...

Tuesday - Club XC - at Monadnock HS, their original course has been underwater this past week so Clint is masterminding an alternative... Gretch and I will likely be heading from our mini vacation straight to Swansey

Wednesday - Wednesday Night Valhalla - track workouts

Thursday - Viking run (https://www.monadnockmilers.com/race-calendar/2021/7/22/viking-run)

Saturday - Full Moon Fever, Boynton MS, 9pm start, 10pm finish, 8:30pm check in, 5 mile "race" where the winner is the first person to cross the line AFTER the clock strikes 10:00:00! Not watches/phones allowed, headlamps and reflective/hi vis required (https://www.monadnockmilers.com/race-calendar/2021/7/24/night-owl-run)

Everything but the Full Moon Fever run has a 6pm start time. Email me with any questions.

Mike Smith

Co president Mike Smith has been involved with running since he took up cross country in middle school.  While never one of the top runners across the state, he did come away with a 16:35 xc PR before he stepped away from competing in his youth.  Shortly into adulthood Smith came back to the sport for good, both as a means for fitness and simply to keep active and resolve some unfinished business.  Looking to see if there was something left for him in high school sports, he became the head coach for his alma mater, Mascenic, and coached there for twenty five years before hanging up the head coaching position this past year.  His teams racked up ten Division 3 team titles (8 boys, 2 girls) and qualified and competed at the New England championships twice.  Not bad for a school of 270 kids.  When not coaching, Smith is often found running, talking about running, or wandering around the woods and trails of New England.

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