Sunday, January 25, 2009
The Warrior Run
Once while attending a coaching/training conference, one of the sessions in that conference was presented by the head strength coach of the Cleveland Indians. He was describing spring training, and once during spring training he puts the team through what he called the "warrior run". It was a hellacious event designed to develop mental toughness and a confidence that the players could handle some tough stuff. Well, I think we did our version of the warrior run on Saturday. I will have to admit that the last few miles of the 19 miler, once we got back on the trail and headed west, were brutal against the wind (and I am a cold weather kind of a guy!) I think it did wonders for me mentally. I hope all of you feel the same way about the training runs we have done in tough conditions and that they have developed a confidence in you that you can do what you have to do on race day! I'm looking forward to it.
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Saturday was definitely brutal -- I was just a spectator! Congratulations to all in my group who gutted it out. You guys are, as Matt says, "warriors" now -- with all the deserved kudos that go with it!!
ReplyDeleteMy warrior legs feel like they've been tenderized like a piece of meat!! Those 4 stairs leading up to the door at the church after the run I'm still having nightmares on!
ReplyDeleteeven though Denise and I only did 17, we still felt like it was a hideous run, mostly because of that wind. That wind just cut into you up over by the golf course, and I had 4 layers on! I'm very glad to hear we only have an hour on Saturday before the big 20-miler next week.
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