Hello out there! Wow!
The Clinic was way cool! Sorry to say this but I enjoyed the Clinic more than the camp.
Here are the reason's why.
1. small number so the attention was one on one. I actually got to take time to see each runner run where I could witness form, point of fatigue and natural gait and style of each camper. It was incredible. The one thing I learned is that next year the clinic will be capped at 15 maximum. That will be about all I can handle in 3 days time. Keep in mind the information given at the Clinic is based on a Stamina Phase that I designed and so I cannot just bring in a counselor and say okay, 'teach this idea to the kids.' It won't work. I have to oversee most of it and therefore will only be able to work with about 15 kids and even that is a large number for the attention given to each athlete.
Meal time - oh my the meals were an intimate setting where the athletes engaged in conversation, commented on a flicker called The Princess Bride, played Trivial Pursuit and two very important songs: one was Happy Birthday to Ben Dawson and the other a rendition of Cadillac Ranch.
Visits to the camp include: Mark Souza (Daddy of the Summer Camp) and his son Dylan Souza and Hilary McCarthy my original sing-a-long partner from days gone by. Hanna Henson another edition of our summer days and of course thanks to Bryce Livingston for all his help and added information on some of the spiels and of course without Coach Erin Dawson this Clinic just doesn't happen - so thank you Erin and the U of A track and field staff for allowing us to host on your facility.
The Clinic was way cool! Sorry to say this but I enjoyed the Clinic more than the camp.
Here are the reason's why.
1. small number so the attention was one on one. I actually got to take time to see each runner run where I could witness form, point of fatigue and natural gait and style of each camper. It was incredible. The one thing I learned is that next year the clinic will be capped at 15 maximum. That will be about all I can handle in 3 days time. Keep in mind the information given at the Clinic is based on a Stamina Phase that I designed and so I cannot just bring in a counselor and say okay, 'teach this idea to the kids.' It won't work. I have to oversee most of it and therefore will only be able to work with about 15 kids and even that is a large number for the attention given to each athlete.
Meal time - oh my the meals were an intimate setting where the athletes engaged in conversation, commented on a flicker called The Princess Bride, played Trivial Pursuit and two very important songs: one was Happy Birthday to Ben Dawson and the other a rendition of Cadillac Ranch.
Visits to the camp include: Mark Souza (Daddy of the Summer Camp) and his son Dylan Souza and Hilary McCarthy my original sing-a-long partner from days gone by. Hanna Henson another edition of our summer days and of course thanks to Bryce Livingston for all his help and added information on some of the spiels and of course without Coach Erin Dawson this Clinic just doesn't happen - so thank you Erin and the U of A track and field staff for allowing us to host on your facility.
So for those of you thinking about the Clinic here's is a bit of information that we gathered: I will not give the details so you will have to guess the rest but enough to give you an idea of the attention you receive and what you learn at our clinic. Here's the trick though - I edited the information the people in the clinic got very specific information to which you will not attain by simply reading this blog. (I cannot give away all of our secrets.) But I can guarantee you this - of the detailed stuff not a distance coach in the country on any level is doing the stuff that we are teaching. That is just a fact. I have sent runners to: Oregon, NAU, Clayton College, UNLV, William Woods, Metro State, College of the Southwest, Western New Mexico, and no one is doing this stuff. And the best part, I cannot teach it all in 3 days so there's a good chance that next year the clinic will give different information than this year.
Male
300m Monday - 52.15
300m Wednesday – 48.56
(average = 50.355
1. 150m = 23.26 = 31.03 200m pace Time includes...
2. 210m = 29.51 = 27.714 for 200m
Tuesday work 14:40.29.
Female
300m Monday – 65.1
300m Wednesday – 59.5
Average = 62.29
Strides
1. 170m = 28.23
2. 170m = 27.39
3. Avg. = 27.81
Workout times – 6:28.6 / 5:54.16 / 5:39.31 total 18:02.07
Female
300m Monday – 73.19
300m Wednesday – 62.1
Avg. 67.64 = 6:00.77
Strides
160m = 24.26
120m = 19.42 You lost it inside the first 90m we continued on to make sure that we saw what we thought we saw. You are learning a lot and this is still good stuff. The key is you are learning.
Workout times – 6:28.6 / 5:54.16 / 5:17.04 total work = 17:39.8
Female
300m Monday – 66.18
300m Wednesday – 52.5
Avg. 59.34 avg. pace pretty good eh?
Strides
160m - 26.04
140m – 20.82
It is important for you to run fast. The goal is to run faster than p.r. pace at some point. Don’t go gunning for extra distance to cover just every time you get the chance let the body find the fast stuff.
Workout times / 6:28.6 / 5:54.16 / 5:08.1 = total work 17:30.86
Added to that - - 3:07.26
Female
300m 62.62 – good start, really bummed you were not there for the all vital Wednesday. You are far faster than your personal records as actually all of the Clinic members are.
workout times / 6:28.6 / 5:54.16 / 5:05.89 = 17:28.65
Male
300m – 47.47
Strides:
170m – 22.57
170m – 22.2
Avg. 22.385
When you see it like this the full meaning comes out!
workout time was 14:40.29.
And on that crew here are the key slogans that came out of the 3 day tour!
The Angels do all their descending during practice
I’m in my sore phase.
We’ll check out later we still have to trash the place.
Thank you all for being part of the history making clinic!! It will continue and it will grow and ya’ll are the first ever and I am so glad we put it together. Ya’ll helped me realize that this segment must go onward and that we need to maximize the number at near 15. The information is too specific and detailed to have a camp of more than 15. Also many of you are seniors so please if you have not already register at the NCAA Eligibility Center and if you want some college contacts I have some.
Keep well and have fun,
Bo
