Blogs : Calvin Abram

Second Phase Of Training

            We are into our second phase of training and are now getting into the sprints stuff. On Monday, it was our first day in the blocks and this was very exciting to me because I could really get a feel for the sprinting again. We had 5 x 20 meters and 5 x 40 meters. While everybody was running, Coach Winston video taped us so after practice we could see how we came out the blocks and he would tell us what we needed to work on. While we were watching the video, he put it in slow motion, and I really could see what the problem was in my start AND turn over. When I turn over, I never bend my right arm to make a “7” if you know what I mean. I have the habit of keeping it straight and this is affecting me dramatically. It’s going to be very hard for me to change it because I have been running this way all my life. Every time someone tells me that I am not bending my arm, I try so hard to change it, but it feels so natural to me running the way I am. That’s going to be one of my main goals for this season, to work on my technique. Also, weight room was after our work out, which is basically on Mondays, Weds, and Fridays. Yesterday, we had 4 x 300 meters. I felt really great running because I was working on bending my arms, and I was concentrating on staying strong the whole way. It was a very good workout for the whole team. I am really loving how focused our team is getting on getting better in our events, and we really are focusing on having a lot of depth in the sprint events. We have weight room only today, and tomorrow, we have 10 x hills (pray for me lol).

LW

11:37 AM, October 18, 2007 .. Posted by Anonymous

iight cuzzin..keep doin ya thing!!!!