Four summers ago, Calan Gizelbach joined his brother, Cole, then a sophomore on the Forsyth Central boys cross country team, for a summer practice. The weather was hot that morning, and the workout was grueling to Calan, who was going into seventh grade. The Bulldogs did a two-hour abdominal workout, then ran on the Big Creek Greenway.
THE GRIND: Forsyth Central's Gizelbach takes over as standard-bearer of boys cross country team
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