Baby Steps.
Saturday: 20 miles @ 7-7:15
Sunday: AM:50 min, PM: 3 miles
Monday: 80 minutes @ 6:58-6:44 w/ 10*1 min hard @ 5:18, 1 min jog in btwn.
A development plan for coaches
This is sort of part 2 of what was already a very long post about development in track and field.
Sportsmanship vs showmanship
I think this is a funny gif as it represents the impression many in the track and field world have of our officials: curmudgeonly, picky, awkward.
Bump in the road.
I would love to blog about my awesome race last weekend in B’ham and how I finally got down under 1:19 in the half, but unfortunately then I would be lying.
Winding Up
When I was young, like 5 or 6, I used to follow my Dad around and into the woods year round to ‘help’ him work.
Iten
We ventured to Iten a few days ago on our own. I wanted to go because this is the place in Kenya to be if you are a competitive distance runner, in fact, it’s the competitive running mecca of the world.
Which way to the top? Bottom-up or top-down?
The Quebec Athletics Federation has taken some great strides in the last year. The new president, Laurent Godbout, is a guy who is not afraid to say what he thinks, not afraid to go after sacred cows, and not worried about rocking the boat.
I don’t know what to call this one.
Today I sat on a fire-ant-hill. Or Safari Ants. I’m not sure what they are called exactly, but they were ants and they got all in my clothes and bit the hell out of me.
Change.
This week my running took a turn for the better. I’m finally starting to feel fresh and I had one of the best 4×2 mile session I’ve ever had.
No Worries
I haven’t used a toilet for about 36 days.
I haven’t had a good coffee for about the same amount of time.
Running – A Revolution
I’ve past the half-way point of my stay, in fact, that was a couple days ago.
Hockey’s back, bad news for track. How can we popularize our sport?
The NHL has returned, and filled the P.K. Subban-shaped hole in Canadians’ Saturday nights. Waiting for hockey to return, I wondered whether some other, niche, sports like box lacrosse or women’s hockey, had pushed hard to take away professional hockey’s air time.
Discovery
I raced yesterday in Eldoret again. We were on a different course though. Courses here are a lot different than courses in Quebec, or Canada.
Ethno Anthro
This morning I found out Laban flew to Nairobi yesterday morning, which explains why no one has seen him for a few days.
FARTLEK
This morning was Fartlek.
Yesterday morning we did hillwork, then rested all day, so today Fartlek was on the menu to open up the legs.
The Familiar Everywhere
Every day I’m inspired.
I’m not sure if I’ve told this story before, in any case, it’s worth re-telling.