During my Sophomore year here at CWRU, the head Track coach, Harris, planned a trip we would never forget.  It had been a tradition for the Distance team to go somewhere (the year before I came to Case, they went to Florida), but Harris wanted the whole team to be a part of it.  After working a food stand (528!) at several Browns games in the freezing lake wind to earn money for the trip (of course the school wouldn't give us anything), we were excited to go to sunny San Diego for a week.  There, we trained at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, took in the sun, met many Alumni, went sightseeing, and had a great time.

 - Here are some pictures of our adventures -

The "distance divas" arrive in San Diego.

Practice at the Olympic Training Center.  One of few tracks without stands.
Hey, they'd only interfere with the beautiful view of the mountains.

The team on the beach, modeling sweatshirts the alumni gave us.

Sportin' Spartan Spirit in the sand

the Mountains of California, on the way to Joshua Tree

green gives way to desert on the other side

near the South entrance to Joshua Tree Park

Joshua Tree Park at sunset

The moon shining above a Joshua tree

Beth wants to be a Mexican after we go to Tiajuana

Dancing the night away before we leave

Waiting for the plane to come and take us back to "pasty gray Cleveland" -EL