The conditions were good for this early in March. About 55 degrees with direct sun and a slight tailwind.
We broke out into groups of 6-8 sprinters that were similar in ability. This got the competitive juices flowing and many of the 60 and 80 intervals turned into races. I expect times to drop as we shake off the rust and get into shape. The good news is that we are already running pretty fast.
This is the largest contingent of boys freshman sprinters in SW history. Enough to field two 4×100 relays with some alternates. We couldn’t even do one last year.
I was very impressed with the effort exhibited by our 400m/300h group in their first lactic threshold workout. Everyone ran hard and a few of the newcomers learned what it is like to run an interval 200m longer than their race. Tory demonstrated his strength and leadership by leading the guys through at 4 secs under the target in the 600s. Angela did the same for the girls. Those that participated in winter strength and conditioning ran stronger and came in under the targets.
The amount of technical work in the field events is held down considerably in the first week in order to focus on getting in shape. Even so, most of the horizontal jumpers got in their first few approach runs.
The jumpers and throwers should expect a LOT more strength and plyometric work in the coming weeks as we prepare you to absorb the shock of full speed jumps and throws.
About a dozen sprinters and jumpers had enough energy left to perform dead lifts and back squats. Where did the throwers run off to?
Tomorrow is a much needed recovery day that will prepare the sprinters for our first special endurance workout of the season on Friday.