Teams from all over the country traveled to Pennsylvania to get a look at the National Meet course. Typically the Pre-National meet is circled on the calendar and produces great performances. The CMS women flew from California and put on a show. They won 51-99 over MIT and put 5 in the top 15. We're joined today by Nat Bitetti and Elle Marsyla who finished 2nd and 5th. Nat and Elle go into the dynamics of traveling across the country during the season, their team goals, and who is more likely to half step on easy runs. You'll also here how they prepare for races and more about the CMS team culutre. Simon Heys won the Men's race taking down former ROTW, John Lucey. Simon give a preview of the course, his goals for the season, and talks about his progression as a runner. This is Simon's second timing winning the Pre-National Meet and is looking forward to the post season. How to Support D3 Glory Days: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠D3 Glory Days Venmo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We launched a Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strava⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠D3 Glory Days Merch --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/d3glorydays/message