"Last Mile" Celebration
This afternoon's celebration was definitely a capstone to the Coast-to-Coast experience. It was great to celebrate RIT's accomplishment with our family, friends, teammates, the community and with RIT administration. President Simone certainly ran a good pace, especially at the start, down the hill on John St. We weren't used to the police escorts, so having flashing red lights in front of us rather than behind us was a welcome change.
Running towards the Sentinel, with a great crowd making a lot of noise made us all feel very welcome and proud of our accomplishment. For me, the most exciting part of the festivities was when President Simone indicated that the Coast to Coast Run is now an RIT tradition that will continue in the future. To me, this means that from 1979 forward, RIT runners will have a chance 4 times per century to run coast to coast.
The commitment indicated today is not an entitlement to this incredible learning experience by any means. The 2029 team will have to have the commitment to their University, their team, and commitment to honor the 1979 and 2004 teams. They will have to work towards their goal, from planning, to running, to celebration. I think that the commitment to this tradition that President Simone spoke about today will extend beyond the current President's tenure, and will endure throughout RIT's future. My heart is filled with pride, for the 1979 and 2004 team's accomplishments, and I eagerly look to 2029, when the torch of this tradition will be passed to the next generation of RIT runners.
Again, to our history; 1979 team, Coach Todd, and RIT cross country alumni, thank you. Thank you for tradition. Thank you for the pride. Thank you for the history. Thank you for the success. RIT runners are a model for RIT tradition and success, and we should be proud. RF.
And to today; runners, coaches, Mossman, Dr. Lamas, President Simone, campus safety, student health, advisors, and all support staff---thank you. Thank you for taking a huge gamble on supporting this experience. We had a lot of luck, but even more support.
Again, my heart is exploding with pride. Pride for us as a team, and definitely pride for RIT.
Thank you.
Running towards the Sentinel, with a great crowd making a lot of noise made us all feel very welcome and proud of our accomplishment. For me, the most exciting part of the festivities was when President Simone indicated that the Coast to Coast Run is now an RIT tradition that will continue in the future. To me, this means that from 1979 forward, RIT runners will have a chance 4 times per century to run coast to coast.
The commitment indicated today is not an entitlement to this incredible learning experience by any means. The 2029 team will have to have the commitment to their University, their team, and commitment to honor the 1979 and 2004 teams. They will have to work towards their goal, from planning, to running, to celebration. I think that the commitment to this tradition that President Simone spoke about today will extend beyond the current President's tenure, and will endure throughout RIT's future. My heart is filled with pride, for the 1979 and 2004 team's accomplishments, and I eagerly look to 2029, when the torch of this tradition will be passed to the next generation of RIT runners.
Again, to our history; 1979 team, Coach Todd, and RIT cross country alumni, thank you. Thank you for tradition. Thank you for the pride. Thank you for the history. Thank you for the success. RIT runners are a model for RIT tradition and success, and we should be proud. RF.
And to today; runners, coaches, Mossman, Dr. Lamas, President Simone, campus safety, student health, advisors, and all support staff---thank you. Thank you for taking a huge gamble on supporting this experience. We had a lot of luck, but even more support.
Again, my heart is exploding with pride. Pride for us as a team, and definitely pride for RIT.
Thank you.
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I'm so jealous of all y'all. Oh well...maybe in 25 years they'll need an advisor. I'm glad to see Simone supporting an athletic endeavor and glad to see all the support that the school has shown for you guys.
The university has requested that the website stay up until Graduation (May 2005); I plan on hosting it on my server until I graduate RIT (Fall 2005). At this point, the site will be moved intact to a server owned by the university. The URL will not change.
Latest news flash from the Hartford Courant:
http://www.ctnow.com/sports/hc-collnotes1208.artdec08,1,1133784.story?coll=hc-headlines-sports
Not up to the usual HC standard in terms of editing, but eh. I don't get this paper anymore. I miss having a good newspaper every day. Maine has two newspapers: Bad and Worse.
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