Training Philosophy

We will increase the duration & intensity of our runs leading toward the CHL championships on October 17.   We recognize that rest & recovery are key components of improvement.   Our goals are to make running enjoyable, races challenging, and improvement continuous.

 
Overtraining

Running too hard & too often leads to injuries, poor attitude, and poor performance.   Rest and recovery is the solution.

Signs of overtraining:

Difficulty sleeping and moodiness;

Increased resting heartbeat;

Poor racing performance (often the runner wants to train harder).

Overtraining Cure - Rest!  Reduced running!

Parents - Please phone Coach Jones if you see signs of overtraining in your son/daughter!  295-5818

We will be running on sidewalks and residential roads throughout Finneytown, avoiding Winton Road as much as possible.

We will:

Always cross roads at intersections on red lights;

Stay on sidewalks when available.

Always run with a buddy, never alone.

Water

Especially during the hot months of August and September, we should be drinking water throughout the day to hydrate before practice.  Drinking water at practice is not enough!

Food & Diet

Especially 3-4 hours before running, avoid candy, sugar pop, donuts, white bread.  More food/diet info to come!

We will calculate the heat index before practice using weather.com data for Cincinnati, and follow this heat policy:

Heat Index Over 90:   Water & shade breaks every 20 minutes.

Heat Index Over 100:   No running during practice.