Thursday, August 14, 2014

Picture THIS!

Ladies,

The obligatory nature of pictures to chronicle a season necessitated a big bite of practice be taken today. I guess we could have spread it over a few days, but in the end we would have lost more time. Better to get it all done at once.

Fortunately for you that shortened the top-secret clandestine workout I planned. Well, partially... we had time for more, but I could tell some of you were really taking a pounding going down the hill, stopping suddenly, reversing, and climbing back up. I figured four would be enough to learn something. Here's what I got out of it...

  1. Some of you get to shine when it comes to hills. Joslyn's form was perfect, and Zoe was an animal. A manimal. A Zanimal! Diana fought valiantly to stave her off, but there was no denying Zoe. Truth be told most of you looked pretty solid on the climb, and it appears our hill workouts are, well... working.
  2. Our course favors endurance. Everyone was a world-beater for the first one or two rotations, but wheat was separated from the chaff in the second two. There's a lesson in there for all of you; be careful to control the front half of your first race on our course! Runners will come back to you if you are patient. 
  3. I could see Madison's hip was an issue. Sudden movements are hard on hips. I'll have to watch your quality runs throughout the season. (mental note taken)
  4. Carrie still dominates the downhill running by a wide margin. No one else is even close. Downhill running favors turnover speed, and Carrie has that in spades. 
  5. Chelsey is a game-day player. Anyone watching her go mano-e-mano against Kate could see that. Kate is no slouch, and she fought all the way, but as my old friend Derek Ingersoll would say, "that girl's got the sticks of power!"
  6. Katlyn is quitely going about her business and getting the job done. She flies under the radar, and against the more boisterous personalities she can sometimes be overlooked, but don't. Race day's a comin'...
  7. Sarah is another quiet one. She is a hard worker, and is a physically strong athlete. By the end of the season things are going to come together I'm sure... 
  8. Hey! You know what I'd like to see? A staring contest between Katlyn and Sarah! Both so quiet and serious. It'd be like two MMA fighters at a weigh-in. Intimidating, both of them.
  9. Diana really went after it today, though hills are definitely not her thing. Fought the good fight!
  10. Kate, great explosive speed. Endurance is the main factor now, as well as keeping the head in it when a runner catches you. It will happen. It doesn't mean the race is done. With her kick, she could lay the hurt on someone foolish enough to try nonsense near the finish line.
As promised, the winning team will receive donuts on Saturday morning. Being the softy that I am, everyone will get something. The winning girls will just get somethinger. Saturday will be another long run, so I will likely cut a couple miles off tomorrow. That means no more than 5 miles, so you'll also be done earlier, no later than 4:30 if you start on time. 

If. You. Start. On. Time.

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