The race is the main event but the trip is quite a prize in itself.


Breakfast Friday morning at the Paragon Hotel's Cityside Restaurant was a great start.  


No stopping for snowball fights this year. 


You'll have to provide your own caption.


We're running with the big dogs now.

   
Come run with us in 2007!


Sixth place out of 16 schools was not bad -- but the real podium shot will have to wait until next year.


Lasagna makes a fine pre-race dinner.


A big contingent of family and friends and even the BCS AD and his family came to cheer.


Team meeting: Nobody gets in without a number.


The Richland Hampton Inn.  Quality right on the Columbia River.


Congratulations to this year's first State champion!

And, finally, thank you to my assistant photographers who helped
to chronicle a great 2006 BCS Cross Country Season.  ~ Dr. SL8