We had reasonably good weather last night for our dual meet. A bit windy on the back turn but otherwise OK. Greg ran 52.8 for a second place against our opponent who won in 52.5. I was expecting something faster but the good news is that Greg continues to run pain free so I'm more confident that we have put the hamstring injury behind us. I could see that Greg did not go out as fast in the first 200 and this cost him the race. His opponent closed the stagger on the back straight away and while Greg closed in the home stretch, it was not enough. We talked about the race afterwards and Greg agrees he needs to go out faster in the opening 200 and begin his kick a bit earlier. I am still encouraged by his strength at the end. He seems to be able to hold on and not lose ground as in past years.
I continue to refine the training program to build toward our upcoming district championship meet in 3 weeks. Today is a quality speed workout that will consist of 6 200's at 27 with 3 minutes rest followed by 4x40 strides at a fast pace. As I have mentioned in previous posts, our goal now is to increase speed and lower our times as we get close to the end of the season. This Saturday is a major invitational meet so we'll see if today's workout helps our performance. Also on a positive note, it seems I have a new crop of sophomore and junior runners who are coming along and looking forward to "Coach Caplin's " pre-season training program. It's nice to be loved!
Dave
P.S. I have added a picture of Greg and will try and get some decent meet shots between now and the end of the season.
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This is getting exciting, Dave. Please keep us updated, and we really would like to see some of your famous action photos of Greg and the team. It really looks promising right now!
Mark
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