Gardner has been hounding me all week to get on top of my game and get the most recent set of pictures up, and rightly so. So if you look on the left, there are some pictures from the Potomac Relays, special thanks to Mrs. Fletcher. While we are "doling out" (as Alex would say) Sweet Heart of the Week awards we also need to give a big thanks to Mrs. Stella for dropping off water and granola bars for the guys post run the other day.
Results from yesterday can be found here, and will also be on the left hand side under results. What I had and what the official times were are not the same. I am probably a little biased when it comes to getting our splits. Nicholas did not break 5, but ran 5:00. Some of the other times were off by a second, but all in all it was still a great day. Also, as a team, we WON the meet. Early today I was asked about the result and had no clue. I didn't think we were in the running since we didn't score in the 4x4, but lo and behold we won the thing. Every point counts.
I will hopefully write a more in depth post for future reference later, but I need to address an important running related issue. That issue is shoes. In terms of gear, we are a pretty low demand sport. No balls, sticks, hoops, court, pads, or anything else. The most important piece of gear we have is running shoes. They are the only thing separating our feet from hard man made surfaces. It is very important for the guys to keep an eye on the mileage of their shoes. Most shoes will hold up for about 350-500 miles. That is usually a pretty safe area. Running2win provides a very easy way to keep track, or another way to think about it is to take the weekly average mileage and just replace shoes every "x" number of weeks. Say, for example, I was running 100 miles a week in college. This would mean I would order a pair of shoes every 4-5 weeks. So if the guys are logging 50 a week (like Matt G), every 8-10 weeks we should be replacing shoes. Personally, if the guys find one shoe which works for them, stick with it. It makes them easier to break in, you don't have to mess with sizing, and all that other fuss. Plus, you can just order them online and usually find a decent price. It is also important to remember every runner has different shoe needs. I can run in lightweight, neutral, little/medium cushioned shoes with no problems. My friend Peter, who is 6'1" and 165 can not. So be sure to keep this in mind. Sorry if that was long winded, but it is very important. When in doubt, go to a specialty running store and spend the time getting in the right (and left) shoe.
Tomorrow there will be more to do and failure awaits those who stay with some success made yesterday; tomorrow you must try once more, even harder than before. - John Wooden
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