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Track, Running and Training to Win
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:26:22
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When training for track in High School and College; if you are going to run anything longer than the 400-meter, then you are going to have to put on some heavy mileage or you cannot win. Many people in distance running and cross country will say that every day you take off you back a day in your training and whereas I personally have never subscribed to this, I do understand the principle and why coaches practice such speeches to their athletes.
The coaches do not want you to miss practice and if you are ditching practice or making excuses then you are not serious about winning anyway and thus holding yourself back and hurting the rest of the team too. Personally, I have no sympathy for slackers, cheaters or practice ditchers either. Further, I can tell you that if you are not serious about your endeavors in life you will never achieve success in any of the anyway. And that goes for anything, not just track or competitive running.
If you are going to run 10Ks and compete or even marathons, you have to put on the miles and condition yourself and if you fail to, you cannot win, because there are just too many very well genetically endowed humans out there who will put in what it takes to win. There are no shortcuts to training in foot races or long-distance running. If you try to cut corners you will find out soon enough by the results of the next race that there are no shortcuts to success in running or in life. So, consider this in 2006.
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