SUPER EZ run
Continuing to be ridiculously cold out...usually tuesdays are circuit days, so primary focus of run was to be absolutely aerobic (esp with the slippery conditions and frosty air). Went out on the back path, because it was plowed better than the streets, and safer as there was little chance a car would slide into us. Did not, for the record, see any bikers out...
Group did an out and back and I quickly fell off the back to be aone with my thoughts (or to be lazy...). wish I had a camera to run with, as on the way back it was absolutely beautiful. Only here in Colorado would I be running on a plowed bike path next to a running stream for 2.5 miles. Absolutely gorgeous.
For circuits, i tried to incorporate some sprinter specific exercises. the sprinters have not had a coach with them this off-season and have decided that i am their coach too. For the record, I know nothing about sprinting, jumping and only a bit about throwing (my College coach fancied me a multi-event person and started training me on Shot--you really have to imagine a 112 pound skinny trying to heave a ballistic--think Olive Oyl lofting a cannonball and you'll get a pretty good pic!--my distance competitors would make fun of me that I had to ice my twig arm before I raced...For the record i am nowhere near 112 pounds anymore...)
SO, the sprinter exercises just did not make a whole ton of sense to us distance runners-who by virtue of the fact that we are distance runners are not playing any other sports that call for coordination. We had some giggles, moved our muscles in a new way and went on to lunge matrix and Drew's core work.
Luckily for the sprinters, Drew has a 200m workout on Thursday that they can join --as Drew is doing it as "pace work", they will be doing it as tempo. both groups will be challenged as Drew is not naturally fast and with only one minute rests, this should challenge the sprinters aerobic system. Hopefully the football coach/sprint coach will see the potential for me doing much damage to his athletes and will step up! |