“She wants to do really well, maybe too well sometimes. At times, I'll say, 'Sam, we're going to take it easy today, OK?' But that's so hard for her because she loves to establish pace.”
“We have some young kids and athletes new to cross country. Our expectations this year? We really don't have any. I tell the girls before races, 'Focus on yourself, not on anybody else.' I don't want my runners to have any worries; I want them just to go out there and run.”
