After spending the weekend with Lindsey I realize I really need to step up my game as a distance running coach... Yes, I ran track in high school and college but I never appreciated running until now... (thank you lindsey) and I have a feeling that this is how my high school girls are feeling now (just doing it to do something in high school)... we were all suppose to start practicing from 7 to 8 in the morning when the temperature and time would be most accommodating to every ones schedule... Monday, first day, and two girls showed up. Tuesday, today, and 3 showed up (two from yesterday and one new freshman that was a neighbor of one of yesterday's two).... What is truly disappointing is for about 10 girls that have yet to respond to my phone calls is that I have spent countless hours raising funds and using my own funds for these girls, got them all new equipment, provided rides to and from practice, and even provide meals due to their lack of nutrition...(THINKING I can pull off a LEAN ON ME moment) And now they are too lazy to want to work hard... I mainly blame their previous slacker coach, who would make them run during the period 10 minutes and call it a day... anyways on to my own training to share just had to vent
Thanks to map my run I am able to find different routes to run... I have no training log or schedule but one that I feel that will suit me... Every two weeks I add on a mile... I'm on 4 miles now but next week I will try for 5 (and I do that twice a week with 2-4 miles runs on other days). My goal is to get each mile in 10 minutes or less... and I'm a huge watch HOG... I look at it every other minute which I need to STOP but I can't help.... my diet is poor due to not teaching till Aug 25 so lunch is take out=take in lots of fat and calories... I have this mind set which is stupid where I think hey I'm in shape, why stress over foods I eat... Of course, I preach the opposite in front of my girls but in reality I'm a huge hypocrite who needs to be taught a lesson... I am Pavlov's Dog... I need rewards... but now am too spoiled to hold out and get what I want, when I want it... Also what I have learned about myself is that I am one of those who if you tell me I can't do it, I would want to prove you wrong.... I wish this team lived around here... I almost feel as if I need a running (bible) study group.. just to give me a push every week... I guess this blog will have to do for now (I think I'm going to like blogging- this is my first ever if you couldn't tell)
Lori
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Glad you made it Coach! Try not to get too frustrated with your girls, just enjoy this time to get to know the three that do show up a little better, and know that maybe God wants you to be doing something with these girls in particular during this time that you can focus on their strengths and weaknesses without a lot of distraction. Try leaving your watch at home so that way you can appreciate the things you see around you when you are out running. I had fun this w/e-LJ
Figuring out what works for you and what doesn't is half the battle for me (in terms of running and diet), so kudos to you for already having all that figured out!
Don't beat yourself up about the watch thing...it's what a good coach does! ;) If you just can't leave it at home, make it less accessible to you during your run...like loop it through the strings on your shorts. You may be less likely to look at it so often since it'd be a bit awkward to run and look at it.
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