MAC CC/Track

The kids who come to college used to being motivated by mom, dad, or coach often don’t make it. That motivation works in the short term, but it quickly fades. To be successful over the long haul, we all need motivation that comes from deep within.

@MACRunningCards freshman Josh Horrell, competing in a track meet for the first time @Miners_XCTF,threw 51.17 meters in the javelin for the DIII Nat lead and later ran on the 4x4 qualifying team.Great start to your T&F career Josh! @MAC_Cards @MattKing_Sports @MineralAreaCC

School Record Alert for the @MACRunningCards from the @Miners_XCTF Meet today. Congrats to Soph Lexi Walker for breaking her own SR in the Hammer, from 41.19 meters to 45.01 meters. Sitting on top of the DIII Nat Rankings! @MAC_Cards @KFMOsports @MattKing_Sports @MineralAreaCC

Start of the Outdoor T&F season today for @MACRunningCards with 2 day competition @Miners_XCTF in Rolla. Cards compete today in the Hammer,Triple Jump and 200. School records and Nat qualifying on the line! #CompeteCards @MAC_Cards @MineralAreaCC @KFMOsports @MattKing_Sports

@MineralAreaCC Spring Break has been busy for the @MACRunningCards with several signings for the '26-'27 year. On Monday @Jackson_Indians Senior Anika Stephens joined the Cards and we are excited to watch her compete. Congrats Anika ! @MAC_Cards @MattKing_Sports @KFMOsports

Final signing of the week for the @MACRunningCards this past Wednesday @stvcardinals with Senior Landon Rutledge joining the Cards for next year. Congrats Landon and welcome to the team! @KFMOsports @MAC_Cards @MattKing_Sports @MineralAreaCC

On Wednesday morning @BourbonHS, Senior Brett Payne signed to join the @MACRunningCards for the next school year. Looking forward to seeing what Brett can accomplish. @KFMOsports @MAC_Cards @MattKing_Sports @MineralAreaCC

Mastery is playing the long game. It's judging yourself not by comparison to others, but by progress and effort. It's understanding that every failure is data. Don't define yourself by any single moment. Define yourself by an entire body of work in service of ongoing growth.

Commitment isn’t a feeling. It’s a standard. Average effort gets average results. Bring urgency. Bring standards. Because “almost” doesn’t build anything worth keeping. If you want it, earn it.

The hardest part of my morning run is often just getting out the door. Once you're out the door, the rest often takes care of itself. Just get going. Take the first step.

When I started running, I asked my coach how to get better. He said: show up to every practice I got better. I asked again: "Run on the weekends when we don't practice" I got better Showing up consistently is step 1 in any pursuit Don't overcomplicate it when getting going

“You can have different personalities, but you can’t have different mentalities…”   We don’t need everybody to be the same person. We need everybody to buy into the same standard. Culture isn’t a speech—it’s habits. It’s accountability.

Excited to announce the addition of @FarmingtonXC Senior Bailee Dane to the @MACRunningCards team for the 2026-2027 school year. Great to be a Cardinal! @MAC_Cards @KFMOsports @MattKing_Sports @MineralAreaCC

Evening meet for the @MACRunningCards back to @ictrueblue in Jacksonville Illinois. Competition gets underway at 5 pm. #CompeteCards @MAC_Cards @KFMOsports @MineralAreaCC @MattKing_Sports

The 5 Rules of Training: 1. The boring stuff is your foundation 2. Let it Come, Don’t Force it. 3. Take the Next Logical Step 4. You lose what you don’t train 5. Train the individual, not the system scienceofrunning.com/2020/05/the-5-…

“Soft loses every day. If a kid really wants to be good, he’ll respect you a lot more if you’re hard. There’s a way to be hard without being degrading. I don’t think you can ever let your kids settle, ever,” Bill Self Comfort doesn’t build winners but standards do.

On the way to Jacksonville Illinois with the @MACRunningCards for competition @ictrueblue . Events get underway at 10 am. Taking aim at more @NJCAAXCTF National qualifying marks and @MineralAreaCC school records. #CompeteCards @MAC_Cards @KFMOsports @MattKing_Sports

Every coach has seen it... talented athletes who never last. Not because of skill, but because they aren’t coachable. Athletes who listen, accept feedback, and stay accountable? They win. They last. They grow. Talent fades. Coachability doesn’t.

The truth about progress: Big heroic efforts get applause, but boring consistency gets results. Anyone can crush it for a day. What’s truly hard is showing up day after day, week after week, when no one’s watching. Consistency is the real superpower.