Tuesday's practice gave me cause for hope and optimism. At 2:30 I admit I was somewhat concerned, but by 2:40 all was well with the world! "When I was your age" - a phrase you'll necessarily hear a thousand times before you graduate, I was told that if you're not 10 minutes early, you are late. Things have changed through the years apparently. You are now on time if you're 10 minutes late. But all who were there on Monday either returned or were accounted for at Tuesday's practice. Following a team warmup, we held a brief discussion where we learned there were no aches and pains from Day #1, and then we separated into our groups.
Newer runners ran the school loop portion of our course 3 times with adequate breaks as most of those student-athletes are acclimating themselves to running. Experienced runners covered 4+ miles with an easy run to the Town Park and back. Strides, core, stretch and we called it a day. Day 2 in fact. The day's training focused on slightly extending the easy running for the new runners and an easy/recovery day for the experienced runners who had worked hard on Monday. The lessons for the newer runners included:
1. Don't go out fast,
2. Run steady and even,
3. Know the course.
Basic, but requisites if you're to have any success in this sport. All passed with flying colors. And while we're all on the endorphin chase and the euphoria which accompanies them, I found an article which is particularly relevant at this stage of your training. Take the two minutes needed to read it; it is well worth it. The link follows:
The Power of Positive Thinking
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