Texas A&M sprints/hurdles coach Vince Anderson

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Alabama Track and Field coach Harvey Glance explains posture

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Happy Thanksgiving! GO BULLDOGS!

Building up my weaknesses until they become my strong points. I hope everyone has a safe and blessed Thanksgiving.

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UNC Women prepare for regionals - Season 4, Episode #7

Track and Field Videos on Flotrack

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NC STATE TRACK WOLFPACK SPRINTERS AT WORK

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Update

I get to start hills again tomorrow after suffering a groin injury for 9 weeks. Hopefully everything goes as plan. This week I also want to mail my USATF internship application.

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Here we go again...

My primary goal was to stay healthy this fall and I have failed. I will leave it at that. :(

However, I will continue to fight the pain for my team. Team Before Self.

GodSpeed- Manteo Mitchell

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Pool Workout

Today my coach Joel Williams had me do a pool workout in replace of tempo running. It was my first pool workout ever and I loved it. In the pool I worked on basic sprint mechanics (posture, arms, etc.). Well I finally took my Spanish test hopefully I did well. (lol) If not I wasted countless hours of studying.

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UNC Asheville Indoor Track Schedule 2009-2010

Dec 5th Appalachian Invitational – Boone, NC
Jan 15th Appalachian Open – Boone, NC
Jan 22 – 23rd Niswonger Invitational – Johnson City, TN
Jan 29 – 30th Liberty On Track Open – Lynchburg, VA
Feb 12th Liberty Quad – Lynchburg, VA
UNC Invitational – Chapel Hill, NC (preferred meet)
Feb 27 – 28th Big South Conference – Clemson, SC

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Spanish Spanish Med Ball Med Ball

Tired Tired. Be back momentarily... Take time out your day to Remember Sept 11, 2001.

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Flu like symptoms, flash cards highlight Sun

Swine Flu?

I think I have develop flu symptoms sadly :( it seems like its just a mild case right now. But I am taking precaution sored of.(lol) My aches include in my head, neck and feet. I my eyes are irritated and watery. I am also sored of stop up and have a runny noise. What sucks the most is I have to sit up for a little while longer to make flash cards for Spanish. On top of that I have to practice at 9 AM tomorrow hopefully I will be better by then.(highly doubt it. So my Sunday has been miserable!!!!

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Week 1 of training complete

Well the first week of fall training went well at UNC Asheville. I'm a little sore in the groin area from running hills three times this week. But other then that it was a good first week of fall training. The third week of school was decent I guess. (lol) I hate Spanish at the moment even though my teacher Ms Ellen Bailey is nice!!!! . App State almost pulled out a win over East Carolina. Coach Jerry Moore and the Mountaineers lost 29-25 down in Greenville, NC. But the season looks promising. I can't wait to see Armanti Edwards back in action hopefully next weekend at The Rock against McNeese State.

Shotouts: UNC Asheville Track & Field and Cross Country teams and App's Travaris Cadet.

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WNCPrepTrack.com Top Individual Cross Country Performances Week #1

Last updated: August 30, 2009

The following are the best reported performances in Western North Carolina. (High School and Local Collegiate Teams.)

High School Girl's (5k)

1. Laura Hoer, TC Roberson, 18:57.54
2. Brooke Gordon, TC Roberson, 19:06.09
3. Sarah Hope, TC Roberson, 19:58.91
4. Whitney Thornburg, Asheville Cristian, 20:31.93
5. Alesihia Reese, Madison, 20:32.78

High School Boy's (5k)

1. John Harwell, Asheville, 16:11.50
2. Isaac Presson, Asheville, 16:13.42
3. Ben Duval, TC Roberson, 16:40.87
4. John Wolfe, Polk County, 16:42.32
5. Ryan Johnson, 16:50.98

Collegiate Women

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Collegiate Men

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This past weekend

This past weekend went by so fast :(. On Saturday morning at 8:30 am I went to theWNC XCCarnival inHendersonville, NC. It was my first every cross country meet I attended ever. Some of my UNCAfemale teammates and I were asked to volunteer at the finish line. After that I came home to work on my paper for Philosophy. After that I adventure my way of to my local high school to watch some youth football just to past time. Now its Sunday and I just been taking care of the to do list. Tomorrow is the first day of track practice. I'M NERVOUS!!!

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." -
Helen Keller

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What a week it's been

First this, First that and this.... Enough said!!!!

In life you choose 2 routes:

1. Do enough to just get by and live conformable,

2. or work your butt off and be SUCCESSFUL!!!! in the long run.

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Monday - Plant a seed day

¡Hola! Another Monday down and out in Asheville, NC. As usual the day begin at 7:15AM when my alarm went off. I roamed onto campus around 8:20PM, Spanish class didn't begin until 8:30AM. Today, I learned the numbers in Spanish (1-100). It was pretty self explanatory after the #20. After that we played charades in Spanish. It was a little difficult for my classmates and I at times, but we mange to get what the teacher was describing. My next class was Health Communication and it was the most boring class I ever been in. Enough said (lol). After that I adventure my way home from North Asheville (UNC-Asheville) to South Asheville on the great City Transit. It was !FREE! so why not ride and save gas money. That's more money for Ed Hardy and Air Jordan's (lol). This afternoon and tonight I just plan to study in-depth on Spanish and read some Philosophy. As Appalachian State football coach Jerry Moore says, tie a knot on a rope and hold on. ¡Adios Amigos!

Please excuse my grammatical errors!


Shot outs to: Madison Tishelle Heatherly (Happy Birthday once more) and your family, Christopher Starnes.

Current Mood: I don't know how to feel at this moment.

Current Song: Collect Call MLK - T.I. (my idol)

Quote of the day: “There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.” - Oscar Wilde

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First week of school bumpy

So I just finished up my first week of classes at UNC-Asheville. I was lucky enough to get my classes schedule Mon-Thur. In my last entry I talked about how I was having trouble with my schedule. My day starts bright and early on the beautiful campus of UNCA at 8:00AM. I finish my classes at 10:40AM everyday. Starting Aug 31, I will be on campus a little longer because that's when track starts. I am sored of looking forward to training again and sored not. I am trying to be 100% from waist down before I start training. This includes: lower back, hamstrings, hip flexiors and achilles. I have not had the opportunity to do any goal setting which is unlikely of me. But, maybe its time to just go out and not make goals, just achieve them. Once again Usain Bolt breaks yet another WR, this time in the 200m (19.19) Insane he is. Well until next time take care.

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First day of school

Well I decided it was time to start blogging again since I now have some spare time on my hands. Yesterday (Mon - Aug 18, 09), was my first day of classes at UNC Asheville. It went very well, considering the fact I was tired and drained out from the stressful summer. However, my schedule is currently corrupted. GRRR!!!! I been spending the last two days trying to make my schedule fit in with track and field practice. It has been a tough situation, but I am confident with a couple of teacher overrides, I will get it together by the add/drop date (8-21-09). Yesterday I also had lunch with an old friend from ETSU. Ms Heather Webb AKA Pulaski. We ate at Chili's Bar and Grill in South Asheville. Pulaski and I had the chance to catch up on old times from the Main Meal days at @SU (lol). I miss her smiling face and energetic attitude. Someone could be down and she would lift their spirits.... :-) Anyways I just been chilling out a home reading The Purpose Driven Life Book and watching the Berlin 2K9 World Track Championships. Usain Bolt broke his own WR in the 100m dash (9.58) :( My idol, Tyson Gay broke his own American Record in the 100 meters (9.71). Speaking of track we start practice Aug 31, 2009. This is a special year for me because its my first year being able to run for a team. In the past three years I have either ran unattached or for my own club team Track Asheville. I am a little nervous because I want to make a good first impression on our coaching staff. I am still suffering from a lower back injury within the SI Joint and left hamstring. Its been crazy on campus so I have not had the time see the trainer for some new PNF stretches. Hopefully I can get by there tomorrow (Wed) before our NCAA compliance meeting. Well I hope this week gets better for me and that I find something to do productive for once instead of sleeping and sitting on the internet. (lol) I need to catch up on Manteo Mitchell's website and WNCPrepTrack.com. But I gotta get my computer savvy movation back. (lmao)

PS: I am so glad my sister got her a new Dell laptop now so she can stop sneaking on to mine. You know what sucks? The minute Alex Hunter hires me to work at The Wash part time on weekdays/ full time on the weekends but now I am back in school so no weekdays. O well I will still have money on the side from the weekends. Hopefully I can get this new Soney Laptop, a car and some Ed Hardy by the time Sept is out.

Please excuse my grammatical errors!

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Shotouts: to Alex and Richard, Big Lee and Starnes, Chris and Chandler, Manteo AKA Manny! Love Ya'll All! No Homo.

Current Mood: Ready for Appalachian State Football!

Current Song: Justin Timberlake - End of Time

Quote of the day: 2 Corinthians 10:17-18
"But, "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord." For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends."

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Track Asheville Records

Updated to include ETSU indoor meet on Jan 30. All times FAT! Next club meet at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Track Asheville Club Records
55m
Jeremiah Kilgore 6.62 - 2007
David Pickett 6.67 - 2008

60m
Jeremiah Kilgore 7.06 - 2009
Giovanni Mcknight 7.13 - 2009
David Pickett 7.19 - 2009

100m
David Pickett 11.23 - 2007, 2008

200m
Jeremiah Kilgore 22.46 indoors 2009
22.48 outdoors 2007
Chris Hunter 23.14 outdoors 2008

4x100m Relay
Furman Dean, Elijah Harrison, David Pickett, Jeremiah Kilgore 42.8h 42.94c. 2007

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Track Asheville adds Giovanni McKnight and Matthieu Pritchett

The third season looks promising for Track Asheville. The club picks up two key runners, Tennessee undergrad Matthieu Pritchett and Asheville HS senior Giovanni McKnight. Pritchett's highlights include qualifying for the NCAA's in the 60-meter dash (6.68), 3-Time All-American and 10.07 wind assisted 100m dash. More on Pritchett. McKnight highlights include qualifying for Nike Indoor Nationals in the 55-meter dash (6.39) and 10.43 handheld wind assisted 100m dash. In addition Track Asheville also adds Justin Ownbey of Asheville, NC, Aaron Holmes of New Jersey, Andrew Long Leicester, NC, Lee Montgomery of Edneyville, NC, Tristen Wynn of Asheville, NC, Chris Starnes and TJ Simmons of Bristol, TN and Dray Jackson of Greenville, NC.

Track Asheville will be in action Jan 30-31 at East Tennessee State for the Niswonger Invitational.

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