Sunday, August 5, 2012
Practice Begins Tomorrow at 8:00AM
Meet in the back parking lot. Make sure you have your physical paperwork up to date.
Fitness = Racing Options
Watching the Olympic 10ks it was obvious to me that the best prepared athlets are the ones who medaled. This was especially true of women's gold medalist Tirunesh Dibaba. She had the best closing speed in the field AND she was the most fit. As the race progressed and the lead pack dwindled from 15+ to 8 to 6 then to 4, Dibaba sat comfortably in 3rd or 4th position. With about 550m to go, she decided that she was ready and simply ran away from the field.
Normally, great kickers need to rely on a slow pace and runners without a great kick need to rely on a fast pace. The non kickers hope to tire out or completely break the kickers before the end of the race comes around. Dibaba, because of her fantastic fitness, could have run away from the field at any point during the final 5 kilometers of the Olympic final. She could have won from the front, won with surges to break the field, or won the way she did, with a 25th lap of 62 seconds.
So, how can we apply this idea to our own racing? Simply, we must become as fit as possible and prepare to race using as many different tactics as possible. Each race and each course calls for a sligthly different strategy. Do we go out hard and try to break our competitors? Do we run a steady, even race and try to catch our competitors as they die in front of us? The answer is simple, we prepare to do WHATEVER IT TAKES!
As a team, we have had the best summer of training we've ever had. Now is the time to start taking those miles we've run and using them to prepare us for the stresses of the racing season that lies ahead. We have the potential to have great success at every level this year: Boys, Girls, JV, Varsity. I am excited for the possilities presented by this season and hope to inspire all of you to achieve great things.
Let's have a great season, Huskies!
Normally, great kickers need to rely on a slow pace and runners without a great kick need to rely on a fast pace. The non kickers hope to tire out or completely break the kickers before the end of the race comes around. Dibaba, because of her fantastic fitness, could have run away from the field at any point during the final 5 kilometers of the Olympic final. She could have won from the front, won with surges to break the field, or won the way she did, with a 25th lap of 62 seconds.
So, how can we apply this idea to our own racing? Simply, we must become as fit as possible and prepare to race using as many different tactics as possible. Each race and each course calls for a sligthly different strategy. Do we go out hard and try to break our competitors? Do we run a steady, even race and try to catch our competitors as they die in front of us? The answer is simple, we prepare to do WHATEVER IT TAKES!
As a team, we have had the best summer of training we've ever had. Now is the time to start taking those miles we've run and using them to prepare us for the stresses of the racing season that lies ahead. We have the potential to have great success at every level this year: Boys, Girls, JV, Varsity. I am excited for the possilities presented by this season and hope to inspire all of you to achieve great things.
Let's have a great season, Huskies!
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Camp Video
I can't quite top the Katie Parody.....I just don't have the pipes nor the editing skills. Hope you guys enjoy the little video we made at camp.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
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