MC-Raven..."like the bird..."

Coach McRaven's News, Notes & Nonsense. Track & XC coach at Texas A&M. Dad. Husband. Good coffee. Good music. Great runs! (And, probably other stuff too!)

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Tempo Tuesday at Old Hearne. #AggieXC #TempoTuesday #AggieTrack #DSquad #GigEm #Aggies #12thman https://www.instagram.com/p/BplJwAUnaPD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xfjfj0vbpb1p

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“And I will find some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings…” -W.B. Yeats #morning #AggieXC #yeats https://www.instagram.com/p/BofBVkjlicI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tj344z6opn7k

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The men rolling at the XC course on Tuesday morning. #AggieXC #AggieTrack #DSquad #GigEm #Aggies #12thman #crosscountry #xc https://www.instagram.com/p/BnWY5DMlCaL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ptjzb6ostyap

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“I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.” James Joyce #AggieXC #AggieTrack #DistanceDivas #GigEm #Aggies #12thman #crosscountry https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmx9r10lnAQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n2nqfl75ww75

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Lake Michigan summer vibes. #latergram #kenosha #ktown #wisconsin #lakemichigan #carthage #cciw #midwest #midwestlife (at Carthage College)

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3:59.12!!! Proud of this guy! Alex Riba has battled through injuries and bumps in the road to accomplish one of his goals today at Clemson! Bigger things ahead! Riba’s splits... 31.89, 29.10 [1:00.99], 30.17 [1:31.16], 30.21 [2:01.27], 30.25 [2:31.62], 29.93 [3:01.55], 29.10 [3:30.65], 28.47 [last 400m - 57.57] Great pic courtesy of Errol Anderson! #AggieTrack #DSquad #sub4 #mile #miler #GigEm #Aggies #12thMan (at Clemson University)

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Alex Riba - 3:59.12! Post race smiles with the first sub-4 miler in Texas A&M history! #AggieTrack #DSquad #sub4 #GigEm #Aggies #12thman (at Clemson University)

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“What might have been and what has been Point to one end, which is always present...” T.S. Eliot ***** #AggieTrack #DistanceDivas #GigEm #Aggies #run #aggieland #12thman #tseliot (at Dale Watts '71 Cross Country Course)

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Thursday miles... Aggie style! #AggieTrack #DSquad #OldHearne #GigEm #Aggies #12thman

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“I was stranded in the jungle trying to take in all the heat they was giving...” #AggieTrack #DistanceDivas #EasyRun #run #running #trails #trailrunning (at Friends of Lick Creek Park)

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A good day to breathe fire! Rolling at Old Hearne! #GigEm #Aggies #MonsterIsland #AggieTrack #DSquad #AggieXC

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“The door’s open, but the ride ain’t free.” #NCAAXC #AggieXC #AggieTrack #DSquad #GigEm #Aggies #OnTheRoad #thunderroad (at EP "Tom" Sawyer State Park)

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"3, 2, 1... here we go!" Rollin' into the weekend! (📸 @jshmills) #GigEm #Aggies #AggieXC #AggieTrack #DistanceDivas #xc #crosscountry #12thman (at Dale Watts '71 Cross Country Course)

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"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication"- Leonardo DaVinci #AggieXC #AggieTrack #DSquad #GigEm #Aggies #crosscountry #xc #12thman #aggieland (at Friends of Lick Creek Park)

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Check out this quick stretch of “River Bottoms!” This is where we usually do our weekly Long Run! #GigEm #Aggies #AggieTrack #AggieXC #DSquad #DistanceDivas #Aggieland #LongRun #trialsofmiles #xc #crosscountry

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"The road goes on forever... and the party never ends..." • Keeping our aerobic bank accounts full out at "Buffalo" this morning! (Featuring Ashton "Wild Hair, Don't Care" Hutcherson!) • #GigEm #Aggies #AggieXC #AggieTrack #DSquad #DistanceDivas #aggieland #ThisIsWhereWeTrain #REKjr

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I bet some Alabama cross country runners from the late 80s and early 90s still have nightmares about finishing 1200s up this hill at the arboretum! #trails #hills #bama #xc #crosscountry #wanderingwithwendel #OnTheRoad (at The University of Alabama Arboretum)