Wrong Date

As happens often enough, the date of the PIAA Foundation Race was wrong on the schedule. The new (and correct) date is on the schedule now (on blog). It is the 24th, not the 23rd.

Also, still looking into getting races for the junior high as alternatives to the Pittsburgh invitationals.

200s and Beyond

Today's 200s went very well. Many are doing exactly what they need to do to get in shape for next week. I'm impressed with the varsity boys. We will have 7 solid contributors. Who they will be is still up in the air. Many solid performances today. Again, we logged about 12 miles total. A good high number, and it is not including this evening's minutes.

Tomorrow we are off to Reservoir. We are lucky to have a hill like this to get a solid workout, though the runners probably feel differently.

Pictures tomorrow as well, and impact testing on Thursday after practice. Impact testing is for all 7, 9, and 11 graders, and any athlete who did not have one last year as part of another sport that is in grade 8 or 10.

Final Pre-Season Week

This is the second week of camp. It is imperative that we put in another round of large miles tempered with much speed training. This program seems to pull us all together at the right time. I like the modifications that we are making this year. So far, so good.

In other news, Mack appears to be healthy, Alexis got her run in on Sunday, and Jared says he will be back on Monday. Is this all good news?

Time Trial Results

Today was a very good day. The first time trial sheds much light on what is possible for most of the runners. Many looked good. Not too many surprises, other than the times were fast for this early in the season. I think several were surprised at how well they did, and felt. That's a good attitude heading into next week's tough practice schedule.

Day 5

Fartleks went well today. Bursts of speed are great for the body and the mind when it comes time to race. And tomorrow's time trial will reveal a little bit about where we are in regards to that.

I'm expecting some good things, and some will see they are not where they want to be. That's the beauty of the first Saturday.

Day 4

I could not attend practice this morning, but Coach Houck said that the sixty-minute long run was good. We still got our mileage--12 to 13, and many looked comfortable achieving that number. This was a recovery day compared to the intense regimen of the previous two days.

I anticipate a good fun run tomorrow, as we are doing fartleks. Google this word if you don't know what we're up to. Hint: It is in the sentence!

Day 3

A very good day, again. The top runners ran around 12 to 13 miles at a very high level. We did 15x400m with 1:30 rest between for the varsity boys, and less from there on down. I have to say that they are getting accustomed to the mileage and the expectations. And as always, they blend very well together--a solid testament to the program and the leadership from the seniors.

Tomorrow will be a long recovery run to rest up for the time trial on Saturday. I have very high hopes that we'll see some surprises. We always do.