Seeeee and you were worried!? Still can’t figure that one out…
I have actually been going to the library and working at night instead of fucking around in my room doing nothing for hours, so the end of semester workload is under control. Even so, I have not been able to sleep for three nights- i don’t know if it is stress or what, but for the past few days I have been waking up short of breath and my chest/breathing aches sort of high up. I have also been getting sudden stabbing headache pains which usually only last a few seconds, but happen frequently, and less often attacks of nausea. The weird breathing feels worst though- I get really conscious of it when I am trying to fall asleep, and then I can’t sleep or I wake up during the night and toss and turn.
I haven’t been drinking caffeine for weeks but I have been drinking coffee the past few days to get stuff done- tonight I’m going to do without and only take one capsule of ZMA and see if there is any difference.
Anyway, today we had our inter-squad mock meet- not really much for me to do since 2 of my 3 events are tommorow. So I warmed up fully, did 15x stadium stairs with the multi/field people focusing on posture and high knees, then ran an all-out 200 for a relay.
Also did some sets of push press sort of to learn, since it’s been a while since I’ve done them.
I’ve run into sort of a bad situation- the multi-event group trains entirely independently from the group which I’m in now (sprinters, coached by the head coach.) The multi coach is a great guy, but I really work well with the coach I have now, and this type of training is what i am used to. I have seen the field team practicing, and their practices are extremely relaxed… very short, no running… and they lift only 3 times a week: two of the days have only 3 exercises and one of the days (today) has only one!!
To my great dismay, the field coach told me that the head coach wants me to switch over and train for the multi, and as successfull as I could be there, deep down I really want to stay where I am. My current coach had also mentioned having me run on the 4x4 which I would LOVE to do, and I know that if I switch groups I would fall out of shape and my eating disorder would probably take a stronger hold than it has now. The field coach said that he refuses to split practices for people, so I’m either all the way with him or I’m not there at all. This is an awful dilemna because in looking at the pentathlon results from last year’s new england’s, I would have won by 100 points.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
the more i think about it, the more i am violently opposed to training exclusively as a multi. I need to RUN for god’s sake… not fuck around with the shot for half an hour, do 8x3 jerks and call that a PRACTICE!
no no no no no no
another minorly disturbing factor is that i haven’t had a day off since sometime during thanksgiving break, and friday was supposed to be my day off, but now instead I am practicing at 10am because the field event coach has started scheduling me during their practices.
I know my coach was disappointed with me while I was sick, but that was only a couple bad workouts… I really scared of what i might do if I get stuck here because it will make me crazy :eek: and then it will be back to “long sleeves” and no food…
E-mail and talk to your coach, tell him that besides those couple workouts you have been great, and you feel very strongly that you can best help the team sprinting and would like to stay there. That’s bullshit for him to discredit you for two bad practices knowing that your body was in a state of shock.
The thing is, even though i am a strong runner, I’m sure he feels that I could best help the team by having a shot at new england champ or at least top 3 in the multi. Ive realized that while I like the multi, it wouldn’t be my first choice if I could only do one event for the rest of my life. However, its the event I have done best in at the national level already…
did shot practice with med balls and shots, then some hurdle drills.
afterwards ran 8.64 in hurdles (3 hurdles then open) and ran a 400 (really a 380) for a relay- still part of the inter-squad meet.
the 380 felt great, i opened a gap on everyone else… other than that not really anything exciting today.
Tommorow is my regular training group’s day off, but I am practicing at 10am doing god knows what… I am not letting myself think about my dilemna because i started to cry about it (this could have been just stress, but still) and i can’t afford to be distracted until i get through my end of semester work.
By the way- last night i stayed away from caffeine and had one capsule of ZMA and slept like a LOG, it was excellent.
Why not just do some tempo on your own when you do multi practice?
I need to talk to my coach and figure out exactly what the story is, but if I am being boxed into the multi role I plan on doing the sprinting training anyway. perhaps modified according to my field event load, but there is no way I’m going to fuck around all season not running and get fat.
good thing we have the month of january only taking one class- it will be a lot of stuff, between running, lifting, field, pool… :eek:
finished classes today, EXCELLENT
I stayed up until 4:30am finishing my 37-page philosophical discourse on modern political theory :rolleyes: and i’m SO glad to be done with that. All that remains- an 8 page paper, and 3 finals… it’s the homestretch!
Practiced at 10am this morning with field people- it’s the sprinting group’s day off… I am so jealous.
-mobility jog, dynamics, drills
-long hurdle mobility series
-10x30m accels dragging a sled
There was a jumping series as well, but I had to get to class. Also lifting later- the lack of sleep has me feeling a bit fried and it might not be the greatest session ever.
as for lifts:
-we did one whose name I don’t know; it was like a clean but involving the arms more, since instead of catching the bar and going under you just go straight up and down. it went in steps using clean grip: first raise from floor to knees to floor, then floor to hips to knees, then up to chest, down to the floor, up to chest, down to floor, and thats one rep. 2x3 @30k, 4x3 @35k
-WIDE grip bench: 4x32.5k, 2x40, 1x42.5, 1x42.5, 2x37.5, 2x37.5
-did my own core circuit afterwards, as well as shin and ankle stengthening.
It bears mentioning that this is the field events lift instead of sprinters. I have absolutely nothing against fletcher, but I am just not confident about this training move at ALL. On on of the first days that I did field event practice, one of the coaches said: ‘"compared to coach white’s workouts, what we do will seem easy’"… probably the worst possible thing he ever could have told me. 
While we were lifting there were two guys (not students) working out as well, and they asked me if I was a runner. I said yes, and they go ‘oh… you look like you’re in much better shape than anyone else here’ (meaning field team) Is that really how I want to end up? Out of shape? Tommorow is “speed endurance” which now apparently means running 180’s instead of repeat 600’s.
Maybe I should have trust…? It just doesn’t feel like the right thing.
Can’t you do the extra that you need to after practice? I mean you are certainly knowledgable enough to know how to structure additional work in. So you could do that or talk to Coach White…
37 pages? You wrote that much? I am 4th year university and I have trouble writing 3000 words let alone 37 pages. Maybe if I used a 36 sized font I could get there. Especially in philosophy. Nice job Kras! Keep it up.
thanks herb 
it took many many many hours…
field team speed endurance day: thank god for running!
-full WU, drills, buildups
-8x150, 2 min. rest between
-core/general strength circuit
The runs felt great, I felt solid and strong and was able to speed up on the last couple of reps. Dominated my running group… or not, as the case may be, since I was running virtually alone.
Tommorow I could either go to the pool with the sprinter group, take the day off, or go on a loosening up run on my own. I am leaning towards pool since that usually makes my legs feel great, but it’s been a very long time since I have had a day off and I have MAJOR school work to get done…
ive decided to take the day off since i’ve been going non-stop for 2 or 3 weeks and i have to write a paper. I had a tiny bit of soreness from all the fast stuff yesterday, but so small that i pretty much walked it off. Might go for a walk later as a study break, and that’ll be about it for today.
still haven’t talked to my coach yet about the trainng situation- I am very happy with the looks of our new lifting program, and I am going to be doing some hurdling this week, but I am not happy with the running situation. During vaca I am definitely going to follow the sprinter’s workouts and then go from there. I also realized that coachhad been complaining about the high number of women in his training group (some members of th soccer team are using track to stay in shape for soccer without competing… that is fine in HS but not in college :mad: ) so there was an added bonus to dumping me and this other girl off on another group.
but for now… school school school
I have opted to double-major in psychology and american studies and do a concentration in legal studies… 22 required courses! i’m a masochist :rolleyes:
mixed day today.
-did the field team warmup, which includes more dynamic stretches and drills
-hurdle mobility
-lead and trail drills over 5 hurdles
-3x5, 5-stepping
-one-step drills with lead and trail, then alternating
-3x5, 3-stepping in spikes
My coach has decided that my biggest flaw is not keeping my lead toe up enough, which makes me straighten my lead leg a little bit too far, which sometimes makes me land on my heel which is braking.
I got SO frustrated because I know how it’s supposed to be, but all the stuff we do over the side of the hurdles always feels different from my actual hurdling (i.e. going over the middle with speed like it’s supposed to be) and I was so mad I almost started to cry… but of course I didn’t. By the end when we were doing the REAL repeats I had a better handle on it and he was happier. Even though I usually start out a little rusty, I have been led to believe in the past that once we reach mid-end season I am very good technically, and that has allowed me to beat people who may have more raw speed, but now I am wondering if my speed was in fact my strength. My coach is not too happy with my technique and he goes nuts for another girl who he thinks is close to technically perfect… and to me she doesn’t look great at all- flying high over the hurdle and bringing the trail leg underneath! I don’t know, maybe I have just learned differently from he likes, but either way its distressing.
lifting: by the end of the lift i was SO hungry that I got dizzy… maybe not my best but I fought through-
-4-stage clean grip pull (the one I was trying to describe before) 3x3 @75 lbs, 3x3 @80
-mid-grip bench 2x8 @35k, 1x5 @37.5k, 2x6@ 35k paired with
-supinated grip chins, leaning back on descent, 5x6
wheeeeeeee
Had a better day today- I actually like the finals period a lot because I don’t have to go to classes, i can just curl up in the library and study and not deal with stupid people. Going to the library is a really good new routine because I get a lot more done there and it really cuts down on my frustration with my roommate because I’m not in the room so much. Anyway, I studied all morning, took my political theory final (17 pages of writing!) and now I have only two to go- I’m done friday morning and i’m heading home on saturday morning. 
as for practice today- I went to my coach and asked if i should practice with sprinters since our field coach is away (i didn’t mention my worries) but it ended up that the girl I have been training with couldn’t come until later. So we got the sprint workout, and did that, while adding in components from the field stuff:
-WU jog, dynamic flex set, sprint drills, static hurdle mobility 2x6h, 2x30 strides
-2x200 all out in spikes, 8 min. between
-8 minute general core circuit
The 200’s felt really good, i wish i had timed them. They were definitely under 30, but I would have been curious to know by how much. My sprint coach also gave the sprinter workout sheet for over break, so I am definitely doing that. I will have access to hurdles as well, so he said what i need is drills drills drills… i am so frustrated with fucking drills :rolleyes: where did my technique go???
very quick, fairly easy workout; lots of people weren’t there because of finals.
-jog, drills, dynamics, quick hurdle drills
-circuit: 25 reps of different core exercises (or 12x each side for things like split squats) then sprint 150. 8 sets continuous, and ended with an exercise
lift:
-back barbell lunges: 8 (each leg)x30k, 8x32.5, 8x35, 6x37.5
-close grip bench: 6x30, 6x35, 8x31, 10x31, paired with
-incline hammer curls: 6x17.5, 6x17.5, 8x17.5, 10x17.5
-standing calf raises 3x10 @100lbs
-seated calf raises 10x70, 10x60, 10x60
-cuban press 1x10 @20k, 2x10 @15k
in other news: i’m now going home on friday morning after my final instead of saturday or sunday… this way i can watch my high school team at their meet on friday night. it’s so soon!! should be nice to have a break and be at home… i have been LIVING in the library for the past week and a half.
sounds good Kras Enjoy your trip home!
i will… because where am i now? oh thats right THE LIBRARY :eek:
Another pretty quick day-
-jog warmup, dynamic flex circuit, sprint drills
-hurdle mobility
-hurdle leg 5-step leads over 5 hurdles x4, trails x4
-3x1h, 3x2h in spikes out of blocks
-push ups/crunches circuit: 10 pushups, 10 crunches, 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 no rest between any of them
So a pretty easy day. Tonight is my last night of studying (for philosophy of sports… what a great class) then I take my final tommorow and come right home and watch my team compete in the evening… I miss them :o