PBA OKC – May 25, 2012 Second Practice
PBA Oklahoma City Team ― Sprints, Hurdles, Mid-Distance, Distance.
Tag: Workout
Southlake Carroll Fall Workout
We take a quick trip to see the boys and girls of Southlake Carroll, TX. Coach Leonard’s Dragons boys are ranked #2 and the girls #18 in the country. Before the workout the over 150 runner squad sits down for “study time”. After study hour the team sets out for a hard session of 400s under the hot Texas sun. Workout: Girls 8×400 Boys 14-17×400 Recovery 120 resting heart rate. Ear Candy supplied By Theophilus London – I Stand Alone (Ocelot Remix) Eric Whitacre – Equus (Eric Whitacre is the Bomb!)
Workout Wednesday: NAU Workout with Lopez Lomong
Lopez Lomong and the NAU Lumberjacks prepare for the the 2007 NCAA XC Championships on Monday Nov 19th. The Jacks do 10 400s with 2 mins rest on the Cardinal Fields on the campus of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. Music 1st Song “Bounce Baby”, Galactic 2nd Song “Track 5”, Knec
Workout Wednesday: York HS
York High School in Elmhurst, IL has been a power house in XC since legendary coach, Joe Newton took over in 1960. Since 1960 Newton and his York Dukes have won an amazing 26 state titles. York also won the national title in 2004 at Nike Team Nationals. Newton believes the 2007 team has a shot at state but they are not as stacked as in years past. Coach Newton has his boys doing 5 x 1 miles on this Monday (Oct 1st) afternoon. THe music is by Tiesto (Sorry Kieth). There is a movie about Coach Newton and the York Dynasty in production, hoping to be released soon called “The Long Green Line”.
Workout Wednesday: Ohio State Workout
Coach Robert Gary and the Ohio State XC team headed to Blowing Rock, NC to stay at the beautiful running oasis, ZAP Fitness (Zapfitness.com). Gary and his Buckeyes ran a workout September 7th on Bass lake at Moses Cone National Park. The Buckeyes ran up hill hard for 5.5 miles, took a little break at the top to see the scenery, jogged 5.5 miles down the hill and did a flat 1500 “cool down” , as Coach Gary called it, at five min pace. All in all the team did 16 miles and headed back to ZAP for some good food and a nice siesta.
Workout Wednesday: Texas XC Workout
The Texas cross-country team was ranked 5th during the pre-season, but they stumbled early at the Dellinger Invite and dropped to 28. Vigilante talks about how they can still reach their goals during one of their toughest workouts of the year.
Workout Wednesday: BYU Women
Coach Shane has guided the BYU Cougars to three 2nd place finishes and four NCAA titles in the past 9 years. Coach Shane allowed us to spend a day with the BYU team to watch how he does it.
Workout Wednesday: Colorado’s Gold Hill – Harder than Mags
Coach Mark Wetmore’s training philosophy emphasizes the development of a huge aerobic base for his runners. The CU team is known for having a Sunday long run that usually last for two hours. For today’s Sunday run the Buffaloes travel to Gold Hill. Gold Hill a harder run than “Mags” or Magnolia road, a road just outside of Boulder, made famous in Chris Lear’s book, “Running with the Buffaloes?”
