Damp but not Drenched in Week Two

MVTF19 had a cold and wet week, but the track weather gods were kind and we did not miss a day of practice.  The highlight for the coaches was Thursday; the sprinters and jumpers ran a timed 350m followed by an endless relay, the distance athletes were running what seemed like endless 400s with 200m jogs followed by some 30/30s, while the throwers were in the middle of the field running sprints and plyos.  No place for anyone to hide!  And we all looked good.

Even on a rainy and cold Friday, we still had a break in the weather and just about the entire team came out and got a nice workout (including a visit from a happy 2019 team mascot Talia).  And Saturday brought us a beautiful morning for a somewhat muddy morning run.

Great job, team!

Reminders for Week 3/Week of February 11

• The parent meeting will be Tuesday, February 12, at 6pm in A112.  We hope to see everyone!

• Parents (and athletes–please remind your parents) to join MVAB to support your athlete and the team–follow this link please!  We can’t have a team without your support.

• The running shoe store ‘A Runner’s Mind’ will be visiting the track on Wednesday, with track spikes from several manufacturers for athletes to try on as well as several trainers.

• Thursday is the 400m Shootout (AKA one of Coach John’s favorite days of the year)!  This is also a good day to start reviewing and practicing your race day routine…pack your fast shoes…be deliberate about your meals (probably not a great day to see how many Flaming Hot Cheetos you can eat for lunch)…be disciplined about your warm up and give yourself plenty of time to warm up…bring something dry and warm to wear afterwards.

To close…how would you feel if you missed the world record in the mile by 1/100th of a second?  That happened this Saturday at the Millrose Games.  Argh!  Track can be awesome and hard at the same time.  Check out this video of Saturday’s Wannamaker Mile.

Have a great week, team!