Week Two

Ladies,

Twenty-one girls attended practice last week - that is, twenty-one high school girls. We had three additional middle schoolers, so that was the biggest week of runners I've seen in my latest stint as a cross coach. It's very exciting, because not only do we have numbers, we have talent. 

I continue to encourage you to come. Consistency is your best friend - it helps you grow, it keeps you healthy, and helps stave off injury. The more sporadically you come, the more problems you will have. 

Think of it like this... you are filling a gallon container with a table spoon. The container has a very slight leak as well. So long as you keep pouring in the spoonfuls, you will eventually reach the goal of filling the container. If you take a few minutes off, the leak quickly undoes your work. Here's the point: your fitness is the container, and each day of training is the table spoon. Steady work in small increments will get you where you want to be when season starts. 

Shoes, physicals, ice, stretching. 'Nuff said.

Tomorrow the weather forecast is not good. It's supposed to start storming tonight and may well continue through morning. I've said it before, but let me say it again; we do not practice in thunderstorms. We can run in rain and drizzle, but we will not run in storms. Ever. So if it's storming tomorrow morning, practice is canceled. Right now I'm planning on being there, but if it's storming STAY HOME!

One more thing... if you have a friend you think might want to run, ask them, bring them, or tell them about it. The more runners the better I say. Maybe they are going to do another sport in the fall, that's okay too. We (the coaches) are here for you, and we want to help you be better athletes no matter where you wind up. We do not take it personally if you try it and decide it's not for you. We don't mind if you use it as summer conditioning. We love running and racing, and we love the opportunity we have to share it with you, but most of all we are here to help you.