JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================eK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?#U֘Vc^+F$&Gr;{Xֲb8KhU}ʎS#e)$5[z`c-z`6}UPjj5:2}Eb:Em9[*x TmFU Bg l.CŜstڰ SbиP ۏQ׹[ 3\wuօyoþlX"q?6DBݬ6\NSүkǎ=Bfхi6kฉ攱rKq[76(< 9 ='J̵7dշ*39nj P"`SvM].vVW.{޹Z7Գy^BY,3֣j u,[Xnc3c[Q'TIPIE#ֹX|9.Pp̤h;x <Ёs܀+gEj#8<֞e%ŕ\!0LWkdERwBuc充ę"?).j)J쩩_oudf**Z^c0`e8<iR]LɭZڄfim#Kv9?b6 <P>Cross-country running is Ashley's favorite sport but she also enjoys competing in the mile and she even has a secret desire to compete sometime in the 400 meter run.&nbsp; Ashley also enjoys weight training.&nbsp; Her favorite lift is the squat but she also acknowledges the benefits of the power clean in developing speed.&nbsp; She thinks the olympic lifts are the most productive and believes the mental challenge to be the most important contribution to her competitive efforts in running.</P> <P>In talking with Ashley about her hip flexor injury last fall, she believes it was an over-use problem.&nbsp; She switched to a swimming routine for most of her conditioning work.&nbsp; Gentle stretching, easy running, and continued weight training at low intensity was also a part of the rehab program.&nbsp; Ashley trains 40 weeks a year, with 6 weeks off following each competitive season.&nbsp; Her current program involves running approximately 20 miles a week done in the morning before school.&nbsp; In the afternoon she does her lifting and some bike work.&nbsp; When the competition begins, the intensity of the weight training will drop as the intensity of the running increases. </P> <P>In December, Ashley was one of 80 runners in a gr