With a lack of adventures to blog about the past couple of weeks most people are probably thinking I have one been attacked by a bear or am just to lazy to blog, but actually I have been busy and not rehabing from a bear attack.  School has started for us, we are into our second week with students, and week 4 of cross country practice.

School is great my class is down to 10 kids, 6 of them I had last year.  With the beginning of my second year I find things going much smoother, I am spending less time at school preparing for the next day and unlike last year I haven’t thrown any markers at the students yet…..I’m saving that trick until the 2nd quarter.

XC is going well this year.  Unlike last year when I started with 9 kids and within 3 weeks was down to 4 runners.  This year I began with 9 kids and even with one runner quitting I am up to 10 runners and the season is half way over.  We have our three races this year; Koyuk, Unalakleet, and then up to Noorvik for regionals.  Thats correct I said up to Noorvik, which is actually above the arctic circle.  I am very excited to add to my resume that I have coached cross country above the arctic circle.