The Sun may rise in the east, but sets strongly in the west. Traveling along on this Nike road trip, cruising down my driveway which many of you may know as I-5, I see glimpses of cross country dashed along the roadside.  Crushed gravel roads lead me to wonder what Harriers have glided down those unknown paths.

As I begin to reach the 10,000 mile mark on my journey, I share the feelings with many of you runners out there. I’m tired, albeit it is only one driving ankle, but stay with me here.  Now, is when one asks “Is the Juice worth the squeeze?”  Just picture your goal race, the great feeling of running hard and reaching that finish line with the satisfaction of obtaining that difficult goal.

Keep up all the hard work, and I will keep an active eye on the horizon in search of your footprints.  Remember, if you want this truck to visit your school shoot a line my way, nikewestxctour@gmail.com

Hello Internet,

We are locked into this XC season already, and things are about to get a little out of control. Heading from Washington down to North California. Looking forward to seeing you all running fast.

Attention: Don't forget to register for NXN Regional Meets. Wouldn't want to be sitting at home  watching re-runs of Family Matters (alone). Join the fun and sign up today at www.nikecrossnationals.com

Hello World Wide Web,

We are waist deep into the xc season, and it is going great. This weekend was the Nike Pre-Nationals race held at the Portland Meadows. The event was awesome, and got everyone hyped for the upcoming Nike cross nationals. Enjoy the pics and the highlight video.

Juice

Run Fast Juice

Hello Internet,

Hope everything is going well in your proverbial neck of the woods. This weekend I am at the Bob Firman Invitational in Boise Idaho! Look for some great pictures, and videos to come.

The above picture is the winners at this year's Santa Rosa Poker Run. They each received a Oregon XC Poster autographed by many Oregon athletes. Special thanks goes out to Pat Werhane, University of Oregon, for making this happen.

Run Fast

- Juice

Hello Internet,

This week has been exciting thus far. Highlights have been visits with the #1 ranked North Central Boy’s team and traditional powerhouse Mead High School.  Two destroyed piñatas, one broken gas pipe, a flat tire, and some great memories have been the story thus far.  This weekend I am heading to the Tahoma XC Relay where I will get to see some quality XC. 

I want to see some great shots and videos from your XC races this weekend. Log on and post them to the west coast site.

RUN FAST

Juice