 Hello, welcome to the Dave Redan show. I'm Greg Royce here with coach Dave Redan of the Stevenson cross-country programs and coach you hit the road for the first time this year. You went up to New York and race in the Doyle meet of champions hosted by own I own it Van Cortland Park I just talked a little about how that went for you guys. Yeah, so I mean overall it was it was a great day I mean it was a good opportunity for our teams to go race against a lot of division one teams and then John Hopkins, which is one of the top division three teams The men the men did really well Langston gash ran really well in particular. He was the second non d1 guy, so he ran right with Hopkins top guys and The men just did really well overall. It was the first time I really kind of let them loose to to race the whole distance and it was a tough course So it was it was a good day for them and then the woman they ran well as well I mean they're progressing. I know Kelly was hoping to run a little bit faster, but Somebody other woman continued to keep stepping up, especially a Choll Adola who was our second runner and then Emily Gates the freshman Like I mean, it's just exciting to see the progression from week to week. Yeah, it's a little about Langston's race You know fish the second overall among non division one competitors 21st overall in a field of about a hundred that had about seven or eight division one teams for his efforts He's rewarded as the Mackerel of the week second week in the row the programs had one. Wow. Yeah, so I mean that's exciting I know you said last week it was Kelly this this week Langston He really deserves it. I mean he I mean he had a wonderful race I kind of told him, you know what just go out and run hard and take a chance It was the first time this year that that we really let that happen and I mean, I think he showed Everybody that he's definitely one of the top guys in the region this year. Yeah, absolutely To go away, you know to a meet with division one teams Does that motivate your kids to want to do a little better against some of those schools? Yeah, definitely, and that's what I told them before the race. I said, I mean, it's a great opportunity to go up against Iona Arkansas, Columbia, Lissalle, I mean all these D1 schools that were there and I said, I mean we might not beat them But go out go out and and not beat him as a team But go out and beat some of their individuals and go out and run with these guys and let them pull you along And I mean overall the guys only finished a couple points behind Lissalle University So I mean they they competed well with the D1 teams. Yeah, and also get a chance to go away You know long trips to New York set. What does that do for team bonding? Oh, it was great I mean we we stayed right outside of New York City and Yonkers and got to experience Van Cortland Park I mean it was just it's just like you said this the team bonding just going into an overnight trip We had dinner together. It's just I mean it helps a lot. Yeah now you guys head into an off week before you go to Lehigh to the polish for invitation. What are your goals for this off week without having to race this weekend? So, I mean it's a big way big week for them. So I mean we back down a little bit last week Volume and intensity is going way up and it's still early. So it's exciting I mean we got got a lot more work to do But we're progressing the way we'd like to be right now and then I mean this Saturday We have a huge high school invitational the spike shoe invitational that all the athletes will be working We have 69 high school teams from Maryland Pennsylvania, Virginia. Yeah Yeah, that's always a big me. It just continues to get bigger every year. Yeah, definitely All right, well coach. We'll talk to you next week. We'll preview the polish for invitation next week and You know best of luck in the off week best of luck hosting the spike shoe this weekend For David and I'm Greg Royce. This has been the David and show