the present and the future

For the present, let's start with a great excerpt, with literary license, from "The Crisis", written by Thomas Paine in 1776, but still applicable to this day..."These are the times that try men's & women's souls.  The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he & she that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.  Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.  What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value."

Much is happening now and the future, as always and particularly now, holds uncertainty.  You are receiving a lot of communication from both the academic and athletic side.  Do your best to keep up, respond as needed, and reach out to us with questions or concerns.  We will be reaching out to you also! Know this...we miss you and we think about you every day, we talk about you, and we plan for the near term and the long term.  We try to anticipate your needs.  As much planning and anticipating as we can do, circumstances constantly change.  It cannot be said enough, communication is key.  Take care of yourselves, your family, and your team!

The near term...online classes and academic support, the need to continue social distancing and other precautions, many staying at home and away from everyone, there are many adjustments to make.  From a training standpoint, we will begin to recommend some time trial type efforts and/or some workouts that are very race specific.  Beginning this week, if you want to substitute a workout for a time trial type effort, feel free to do so.  Just know that our facilities are still not available and we should not be trying to organize any large group efforts.

The long term...while there is still uncertainty about when we will be able to resume normal or somewhat normal operations, we are busy planning for the fall.  New to our fall racing schedule will be the Bill Dellinger Invitational, hosted by Oregon in Eugene (aka Tracktown USA) in late September.  We're excited about this addition and hope you are too!

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RECOMMENDED TRAINING

monday (OFF)

dynamic wu

+ light aerobic running

+ cross-training is encouraged

tuesday

800j + mcmillan wu

+ 800m: 2 x (300 + 200 + 300 @ Goal Pace, r= 1'), R= 12-15'
+ MD: 4 x 1000 @ CV, r= 75" + 1600j + 4 x 400 @ GP, r= 1'
+ LD: 1000's @ CV, r= 75" (w= 6-8 / m= 8-10)
+ (MD & LD) sled pulls OR short hill reps OR 3 x 200

+ strength & conditioning

wednesday

400j + lunge matrix wu
+ hurdle drills

+ aerobic running

+ barefoot strides on grass

+ general strength circuit

thursday

800j + dynamic wu
+ 6 x fast striding OR short hill reps
+ light aerobic running
+ strides
+ hip circuit

friday

800j + mcmillan wu

+ 800m: 10 x 300 @ AnAe E, r= 90" to 2'
+ MD: 12 x 400 @ AnAe E, r= 400j
+ LD: Tempo running @ ~80% (w= 6-8 mi / m= 8-10 mi)

+ strength & conditioning

saturday

aerobic running

+ stretching & mobility

sunday

long aerobic running

+ cool-down exercises

+ recovery strategies