I came across a quote by author and management expert, Ken Blanchard, that I really liked and wanted to share...."There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results." That quote meshes well with a chapter in John Maxwell's book, The 17 Essential Qualities OF A Team Player, titled "Committed: There Are No Halfhearted Champions". As coaches, we approach a new school year that is filled with promise, and with a great team mix of improving upperclassmen and talented youngsters. We're excited about the continued development of all, old and new!
As you begin to fill your bags and boxes and containers for your return to school, we encourage you to bring more commitment than ever. More commitment than to just the big things, like aerobic development, sleep, and nutrition. Be committed to all the small things that ultimately play vital roles in the success of your and our season. Be committed to core work, hip strength and mobility, iron supplementation, technique work, teamwork, and our Sunday long run practices.
Be committed to excellence in everything. That's what it takes.
61. Beat ya cam
ReplyDelete62 real good week
ReplyDelete62 this week. Long run and fartlek felt better this week than all summer. Friday's tempo was a bit tougher with the heat and humidity, but I still hit my pace.
ReplyDeleteI had my first trail dive of the summer today. Other than that, I've had a great summer so far; no major injuries or setbacks to my plan. *knock on wood*
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ReplyDelete58 miles. Sure wish it would cool down, I hate feeling sluggish because of the humidity. Otherwise I am excited to return to Tech and train with the team again. Running alone every day is getting.. ummm.. lonely
ReplyDelete61. Pretty good week except for the tempo. Hoping for a better one this week. Excited to move in again soon!
ReplyDelete41. Tempo was rough this week, but otherwise it went pretty well.
ReplyDelete50. Felt tired at the beginning of the week, but began to feel more fresh in time for a good tempo run, especially in the heat. 7.5 @ 5:45. Feel stronger and definitely ready for a change of running environment. Hope they give me time to run at FASET this weekend...
ReplyDelete55 for the week. Had a rough long run on Sunday, but made up for it with a solid fartlek and the best tempo of the summer(7 in 40:42). Had the pleasure of running my tempo with coach also, or more so trying to lap him on the lake loop haha.
ReplyDeleteP.s. Shawn, I wasn't on top of my game this week...I got you next week.
Katie V- 58 for the week. Felt great and the long run went very well!
ReplyDelete46 this week for 6 days
ReplyDeletesick... had mild strep. so I took 3 days off this week. Only got 30 miles in. However I feel so much better. I went out for my long run this morning, and got a solid 10 miles in. Looking forward to a great week of running before heading back up. Hope everyone is doing well, and has a safe trip back. See you all soon!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove Rachael
52 this week and 52 last week, both weeks felt great, wish it would cool down and the humidity would die down. It looks like I am getting out of the pool every time I finish running.
ReplyDelete78 this week. I'm back in Georgia now and excited for the team to get together pretty soon! I have my FASET this Monday/Tuesday, so it looks like I'll be running in Atlanta on Monday at some point.
ReplyDelete46 miles this week, night runs are hotter but the tempo and fartlek went better this week
ReplyDelete35. Holla atcha boy Zack Fanelty. Starting to add more miles on. I raced a mile yesterday (4:48, no workouts this summer). Have been biking also but not taking place of running. Hoping to log 40+ this week
ReplyDelete50 in 6 days, I had a tough time earlier in the week and i realized I hadn't had a day off in 3+ weeks so my legs definitely needed a rest. My tempo was felt pretty good though.
ReplyDelete52. Felt alright. It's been a lot cooler up in New York than it is down there so I haven't really had problems with the heat. I'm hoping that doesn't change in about 10 days or so.
ReplyDelete46. I'm getting excited i leave for tech in a little over a week!
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ReplyDelete53 this week...tempo runs still have room for improvement but really starting to feel more confident with my fitness level!
ReplyDelete37 for the week - still lower than the calculator, but I got some active release therapy Thursday and plan on having 2 more sessions this week and the next before driving down to hopefully finally get rid of this hamstring/knee issue for good. Hope everyone else is doing well!! See you soon!!! :)
ReplyDeleteIn my 5 year tenure here I have never missed a blog post till last week... I am more than disappointed with myself...
ReplyDeleteThis week: 48
Last week: 68
Last week pretty awful. Aches and pains and feeling really fatigued. Hopefully things will turn around some this week.
60 miles for the week. Long run was good. Fartlek..not so good. Tempo was alright. It was an ok week.
ReplyDelete59 miles this week in 6 days
ReplyDelete59 miles this week in 6 days
ReplyDelete46 miles
ReplyDelete59 in 6, took a day off and it felt delicious, ill be switching up some mileage this week and next week
ReplyDeleteWeek of July31-August6: 41miles in 6days... most of my miles were logged on the same road but on one run with a runner from Vermont we did 2.5 down sope creek, 3mile loop at river, then a mile flat and fast to segway into a hard climb back up through sope creek trails... legs were tired but Very worth it...
ReplyDeleteToday was the first time that I have ever run more than 12 so I decided to cap it at exactly 13.1 =) fun stuff
46 and a pretty good week!
ReplyDelete55. Had a down week. Long run was average, tempo poorly paced and easy days didn't feel easy enough. Hopefully I'll turn things around this week.
ReplyDelete46 Miles for the week
ReplyDelete60 miles of surgically precise excellence with the regular guys. Humidity and heat plagued both the long run at the river Sunday as well as the fartlek on the cinder loop Tuesday. Yet, efforts were maintained through the muddy-gravel slosh. When the weather improved Friday morning, the sensational trio (mark, cam, joe) dominated the lovely lake loop with a conservative 80% 7mi in 40:42. Coach, inspired by the chariots of fire-like scene, reportedly threw down his own 5 mile loop-scorching tempo.
ReplyDelete67 last week. Had a good fartlek and while I wasn't able to have a structured tempo due to travel, I did manage to do a hilly 9 miler at about 6:10 pace. It may not have been quite 80% as it felt pretty easy but it was a nice effort nonetheless.
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