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Running/Racing/Training Advice
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| Advice on Running Properly & Training for Goal Races |
| Advice from Coach Fay - Attitudes are Contagious |
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| Running Form |
| Technical Paper on Successful Endurance Training |
| Fitnessgram 1 Mile Testing - Getting kids to do their best |
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| Advice on Running Properly & Training For Goal Races |
If you are training chiildren to run in the JUST RUN! Just Kids 3K goal races in November and April, other races for children, or goal races in your locale, this advice will help your young runners.
POINTERS FOR WARM UP AND TRAINING:
1. Always stretch and walk or jog a bit
2. Start slowly and then pick up the pace.
3. To gain endurance while training for the race you should be gradually increasing your distance run in the weeks leading up to the race.
4. It is OK to walk a little in your training and in your 5K.
5. Always stretch and walk or jog a bit after running.
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| Advice from Coach Fay - Attitudes are Contagious |
Fay Wenger is coach of the Salinas Valley Track Club and has many years of experience coaching competitive junior track athletes.
Fay says its not always what you do but how you do it. “Attitudes are Contagious” has been the motto of the Salinas Valley Track Club since its beginning decades ago.
Coach Dick Casper formed the club to inspire young people with his love for Track & Field. Athletes from ages five to eighteen train in running and field events, while adhering to the policy of “show me your report card” and mentoring other athletes.
High School and college athletes often return to the club at the end of their school seasons to help others. It is important to have a positive attitude with everyone rooting for each others success. They all cheer each other on.
Salinas Valley Track Club has a proven history – athletes which are now attending excellent educational institutions –with the work ethic which we helped inspire them with.
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| Running form |
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Running Form should be reviewed regularly. Basic Concepts are:
1. Run tall - don't lean too far back or forward
2. Run relaxed - head, face, shoulders, and arms should feel relaxed
3. Chin up and eyes forward
4. Arms swing straight ahead - not from side to side
5. Relaxed hands with thumbs up - no clenched fists
6. Start slowly
7. Exert the same effort going up or down hills as on flat ground
8. Do not overstride |
| Technical paper on successful endurance training |
Tim Gibbons, who is the Endurance Training Coordinator in the Sport Science and Technology Division of the U.S. Olympic Committee recently did apper on the Common Characteristics of Successful Endurance Training Programs with specific information on children and adolescents.
The six common characteristics are:
1. Physical Activity during childhood and early adolescence.
2. The age of the athlete when sport specialization takes place.
3. Long Term Gradual Development with increasing workload in training.
4. Training Volume and intensity not too high during young adulthood.
5. High Quality Coaching.
6. Training Partners and a Team Atmosphere.
A large amount of non-sport specific physical activity between the ages of 5 and 13 is extremely important in creating a well rounded, coordinated, strong athlete later in life. The more movement and aerobic type activity the better as long as it is not sport specific.
Sport specialization such as longer distance running, or skiiing,... MORE>> |
| FITNESSGRAM 1 Mile Testing: Getting kids to do their best |
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If you are training children to run the one mile Fitnessgram test JUST RUN has the following suggestions for preparation and the best race day performance.
CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE FUN AND DO THEIR BEST!!!!! Make the 1 mile race an “event”. Make it fun and enjoyable.
POINTERS FOR WARM UP AND TRAINING:
1. Always stretch and walk or jog a bit before running.
2. Start slowly and then pick up the pace.
3. To gain endurance while training for the race you should be gradually increasing your distance run in the weeks leading up to the race.
4. Always stretch and walk or jog a bit after running....MORE>> |
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