What Is A Fartlick!

Now most people who are not distance runners or track and field atheletes would probably look at the title of this post and think what in the Hell! Thats the same exact thing that I think everytime that I find out that my coach, tells us we have to run one. Today was only my second time in my collegiate career where i was faced with the infamous Fartlick. Now im not sure if im spelling the word correctly but if anyone has the correct spelling hit me up. The name and the spelling were the least of my worries this morning. So let me explain to all my readers what im actually talking about. Coach designates an area (today it was the perimeter of our softball field along with a small section of the track perimeter along with an hill that leads to a corner of the field). In most cases she will tell us to start by jogging and then she will have her whistle and as you run when she blows you begin to sprint when the whistle is blown again you return to your regular pace. Today was just a lil different, coach couldnt find the whistle so she set up two areas where we had to sprint. One area being that incline that i mentioned a lil earlier. Hopefully ive been able to paint a rather descent mental image, this workout goes on for 30 minute straight! The whole time im thinking to myself, damn I hurdle what am I doing out here lol, then i begin to weigh my options...maybe if im running and i roll my ankle then...but what if i roll my ankle and it does more than sprains it! Then theres always the option of just falling and staying down...but then ill look like a complete ass, and im too fly for that. So my ego and my testosterone keep me going. My coach and I talk about it all the time tho, and she tells me over and over again how much this endurance work is going to pay off and I saw the results last year, im also taking this time to work on my mechanics. Im not a distance runner so I really dont stand too much of a chance competing with the guys on my team who actually recieve money to run things like the 3200 and the steeplechase so I just try and work on mechanics like lifting, staying high in the hips, fully cycling my legs so on and so forth. But i cannot wait until its time to hit the hurdles. I think ill go out on my own a lil later this week and work on a few things. Until next time....(SUPERMAN DAT H*!)

IM BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whats been good my fellow bloggers...Me I've just been at home chilling for summer break and working out in the weight room. My foot has been healed and Im back at school now running my A** off literally. My teamates and I moved into our new dorms on Monday to find some ridiculous wall and fixture problems (all kinds of stuff in here are broken). I had a good trip nice time to chill with my mom because i wont see her for a while. This summer Ive been bowling my butt off and now im attempting to find a bowling center here in atlanta relatively close to the school so that I can join a league and work on my game. *I just love to compete*



You're probably not too interested in what ive been doing since ive been here but guess what! Here it is:



Monday: Moved into my room and shopped for food and other things with mom (No Practice)

Tuesday: Woke up and hit up the cafe with the team, then headed down to coaches' office and sat in a boring meeting about NCAA requirements and all that. *Needed info but boring meeting* Came back to the room until 2 when we were scheduled to get our physicals. Waited in the line for not 1, not 2, but 3 long warm hours lol. Finally when all that was done we hit the track. Now im not here for track practice so Im really out of my element. Coach tells us we're gonna have a relatively light practice so we hit up a warm up run around the block that most of us ran pretty hard, thinking that it would be our first days workout...SYKE *remember that light practice she told us about* that wouldve been it but we come back and stretch, complete are drills in tha beautiful ATL summer heat lol. Then we're told to head to the start finish line for a 2 mile assesment. *Definately not a hurdlers workout But I am here for cross country and I love my coach to death because she doesnt have to have me here on scholarship lol. So i get to the line with no lip and just push out the 2 miles. Not too bad but it all comes with the territory.

Wednesday: 6 am workout with assistant coach lewis...10x400 in 1:40 descent workout working on getting our bodies back where they should be. Headed to the cafe for breakfast couldnt eat a thing jus wanted to sip on tha ice cold water lol. Came back to the room and Ive been knocked out cold from like 8-12. Getting ready as I type to head back out for the 2 o'clock practice with coach Paige. Wish me luck!