Monday, November 12, 2007

Shayn Weidner Blog on Track Shark


For those of you that may be interested, Shayn now has a blog entry on Track Shark.com. Go to www.trackshark.com and then blogs in the upper links. Once in the blogs scroll down until you see Shayn's picture (beard with a red jacket).
Track Shark Blog link: http://www.trackshark.com/blogs/home.php

He talks about his training, his thoughts on running, and life as a college distance runner.

In one of his latest entries, read his mathematical equation for converting cross training to running mileage to make sure you keep your mileage effort up while cross training.

I plan to publish the men's and women's track schedules by December 3 along with Spring track rosters for both squads. We will give the indoor thing a shot on an interim basis with the women's team as we work to see if it is feasible for our program. Most of the athletes don't ask about indoors and prefer to concentrate on the outdoor season. Most of the women will travel to the minimum required meets as will a few select men as we see if we can qualify anyone for the national championships in Minnesota.

In track, we are concentrating on strength and endurance right now with the sprinters and jumpers. They are working hard and struggling through some difficult workouts while we expand the aerobic base for the sprinters - something many of them have not done before. The extensive weight program and running seem to be paying off as they continue to get into shape for the spring season.