Tuesday Track Practice June 26, 2012

 June 26, 2012

6:30 pm

Track Practice will be at TC Williams High School located at 3330 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302.

The forecast is going to be great tonight! We may not see weather this pleasant again for several weeks. The workout will be 3 x 1200, 3 x 400. We'll take a 400 jog after the 1200s, and a 200 jog after the 400s. Hope to see a big crowd out tonight!

-the Prez

2012 U.S. Olympic Trials Track & Field TV Schedule

Thought this would be a good post for the die hards following the US Olympic Track team.  It will be a huge week with our athletes trying to earn a spot to represent the US in London.  Looks like there will be pretty good coverage throughout the entire trials!

-the Prez

Note: All times listed below are Pacific Time unless otherwise noted.  

Friday, June 22 — TV COVERAGE: 9-11 PM EST on NBCSN

3:10 PM Men’s 400m First Round
3:35 PM Women’s 400m First Round
5:00 PM Women’s 800m First Round
5:20 PM Men’s 800m First Round
5:40 PM Women’s 100m Hurdles First Round
6:00 PM Women’s 100m Qualifying
6:45 PM Men’s 10,000m Final
7:20 PM Women’s 10,000m Final

Saturday, June 23 –TV COVERAGE: 8-9 PM EST/PST on NBC

3:15 PM Women’s 110m Hurdles Semifinals
3:40 PM Women’s 100m Semifinals
4:00 PM Men’s 100m Qualifying
4:30 PM Women’s 800m Semifinals
4:45 PM Men’s 800m Semifinals
5:00 PM Men’s 400m Semifinals
5:15 PM Women’s 400m Semifinals
5:45 PM Women’s 100m Hurdles Finals
5:52 PM Women’s 100m Finals

Sunday, June 24 – TV COVERAGE: 7-8 PM EST/PST on NBC

2:30 PM Men’s 100m Semifinals
4:20 PM Men’s 400m Finals
4:35 PM Women’s 400m Finals
4:48 PM Men’s 100m Finals

Monday, June 25 — TV COVERAGE: 9-11 PM EST on NBCSN

4:50 PM Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Qualifying
5:25 PM Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Qualifying
6:05 PM Women’s 5000m Qualifying
6:50 PM Women’s 800m Finals
7:00 PM Men’s 5000m Qualifying
7:47 PM Men’s 800m Finals

Tuesday, June 26

REST DAY

Wednesday, June 27

REST DAY

Thursday, June 28 — TV COVERAGE: 9-11 PM EST on NBCSN

4:20 PM Women’s 1500m Qualifying
4:50 PM Men’s 1500m Qualifying
5:30 PM Women’s 400m Hurdles Qualifying
6:00 PM Men’s 400m Hurdles Qualifying
6:30 p.m. Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Finals
6:45 PM Women’s 200m Qualifying
7:15 PM Women’s 5000m Finals
7:38 PM Men’s 5000m Finals

Friday, June 29 — TV COVERAGE: 6-8 PM EST on NBCSN

1:45 PM Men’s 200m Qualifying
3:00 PM Women’s 200m Semifinals
3:20 PM Women’s 400m Hurdles Semifinals
3:35 PM Men’s 400m Hurdles Semifinals
3:45 PM Women’s 1500m Semifinals
4:05 PM Men’s 110m Hurdles Qualifying
4:25 PM Men’s 1500m Semifinals
4:45 PM Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Finals

Saturday, June 30 — TV COVERAGE: 9-10 PM EST/PST on NBC

4:20 PM Men’s 110m Hurdles Semi-Finals
6:00 PM Men’s 200m Semi-Finals
6:40 PM Men’s 110m Hurdles Finals
6:50 PM Women’s 200m Finals

Sunday, July 1 — TV COVERAGE: 7-8 PM EST-PST on NBC

4:02 PM Women’s 400m Hurdles Finals
4:12 PM Men’s 400m Hurdles Finals
4:23 PM Women’s 1500m Finals
4:37 PM Men’s 1500m Finals
4:50 PM Men’s 200m Finals

June 12, 2012 Track Practice

Tuesday 6:30 pm Track Practice will be held at TC Williams High School located at 3330 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302.

The workout will be 6 x 800 with a 400 jog.

 

Hope to see a big crowd out tonight!

 

-The Prez

Blood, Sweat and Mud

Standing at the starting line of the North Face Endurance Challenge Trail Half Marathon (NFECTHM) at Algonkian Regional Park in Sterling, VA, this past Sunday, I don't know if it was the decongestant I was taking for my head cold or the crisp late-Spring morning that had me calm and happy to be out for a run.  I had seemed to have forgotten I was about to be running for 2 hours on rough terrain at a hard, racing clip.  Though it was my 5th half marathon, this was truly a race to remember; it was my first TRAIL half marathon ... and VERY muddy trails at that.  I like to think I PR'ed (had a personal record - 2 hrs 14 min) since it was my first trail half, but the time was nearly 35 minutes slower than my road half marathon PR of 1:41 from just a few months ago.  This tells you something about the technicality and difficulty of the race course.

I've recently gotten more into "adventure" racing, which (for me) has included trail racing, mud runs with obstacle courses, and overnight team events (watch for more about the Ragnar Relay coming up later this year).  The race began at 8AM in a wet field that had already been made terribly muddy by the previous day's North Face Endurance Challenge races - 50 miler, 50 km and marathon.  The first half mile was on a concrete sidewalk that I would again look forward to at the end of the grueling race (because it was dry!).  The rest of the course involved various gravel, dirt, and muddy single- and double-tracks that ran along the Potomac Heritage Trail, which passes by the Trump National Golf Course and wonderfully quiet views of the Potomac River.  The first 3 miles were familiar to me as I've run this section of the course many times. It was moderately dry (relative to the rest of the course), flat, and not terribly technical footing. 

Once past the golf course, however, the previous day's runners had cut a new course to avoid a massive mud pit through some very tall grass that contained thorns. I can understand why they cut the new path - seriously, who would want to have their shoes filled with mud at mile 3 of a 50 mile race?  But before I knew it, my right leg was cut up and blood was running down. Eh, no big deal really and I got some fun remarks on it during and after the race.  I'm quite proud of my wounds, as you can see. 

Check out my wounds! Oh, yeah!

Almost immediately following this section were the steepest hills I've competed on since Georgetown Prep back in high school (which are probably just mole hills if I ever went back to that course).  I was shocked at how soon I found myself walking up and down hills. I take pride in saying that I eat hills for breakfast, so it's got to be pretty darn steep for me to walk a hill, especially during a race!  There were switchbacks, slippery downhills and more steep uphills before we were in the clear for the mile 5 water stop.  I don't know where those hills came from or what purpose they serve in geology, but North Face did a good job making that the icing on the trail cake.  

Volunteers Needed Monday June 11, 2012

Please see the following request from Samantha Kirby.


Our school has a limited PTA and are in need of volunteers to help us man stations for our field day. Would it be possible to ask the club for help?  Most people will working but I am hoping that a few locals that are retired or have odd schedule may want to join us for the day. The date is Monday June 11th. We will have two field day sessions on that date. The first session K-2nd grade will be from 9:15 AM-11:45 AM.  The second session, 3rd-5th grade will be from 1 PM - 3PM.   We will need assistance handing out food at lunch time and help at the stations, which will consist of relays, scooters jump ropes, bubble blowing, running bases as in kickball or base ball and maybe volleyball.  The PM session will have field games like soccer, flicker ball, basketball, capture the flag, kickball and a jump rope area.

You can have anyone who is interested in help us in one or both sessions contact me at: samantha.kirby@apsva.us

June 5 2012 Tuesday Track Practice

6:30 pm track practice at TC Williams High School located at 3330 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302.

The workout will be 3 x 1200, 3 x 400. We'll take a 400 jog after the 12s, and a 200 jog after the 4s. We are going to have awesome weather so hope to see a big crowd out!!

REMINDER NOVA Trail Clean Up this Weekend!

 Saturday June 2, 2012 NOVA Trail Clean up.
Hope to see a big crowd out for NOVA's first clean up of the year!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time: 0900 -10:30AM
Location: Bluemont Park, 601 N. Manchester Street, Arlington, VA 22203 (off of Wilson Blvd)...use google map or mapquest to get directions
Rendez-vous point: Bluemo...nt Park entrance parking lot at the gray Volvo Station Wagon with tail gate up or the picnic shelter...we will find you.

Parking:
1) Bluemont Park parking lot (small)
2) across the street and kitty-corner from Bluemont Park by tennis courts (off of Wilson Blvd)
Coffee, donuts, and bagels: will be available to kick start the event.
Contact Information: Lynn Connors: 571-274-9459...lynconn450@aol.com

The forecast for SAT, 2 JUN:
Partly Sunny;
74 degrees high
52 degrees low
Winds: NW at 8mph. Gusts: 14 mph.

I know some of you have been on Operation Trail Clean-Up but here are some reminders:
1. Bring garden or yard work gloves (or something equivalent). I'll bring extras.
2. Wear work clothes - preferably long pants - depending on how adventurous you are you may find yourself picking up trash in the brush...protect those running legs!!!
3. Sunglasses
4. Bring a water bottle.
5. Put on sun screen.
6. Wear shoes you don't mind getting dirty.
7. I’ll bring the bags..
FYI: the Park Authorities know we'll be out on the trail. They'd like us to separate out glass, aluminum, and plastic - recycle is good. We'll drop off the trash bags at the mid-point down the hill where the bathroom shelters are.See More