Season 3

This week is the first week of my third track season in as many years. I'm very excited to get out there and improve. I've keyed in on a few things I want to do differently this season:

1. Take my conditioning (especially effort while cross training and doing 20-30 minute runs) more seriously.

2. Make more of an effort to eat smarter

and

3. Organize my schedule around playing a little more ultimate
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#1 includes things like going out for runs instead of getting on the stationary bike, incorporating stuff like crossfit workouts, and generally taking my conditioning as seriously as my speed work.

#2 includes stuff like eating out a little less and being more balanced with my nutrition.

#3 is less of a major shift and more of a minor one. I'm more interested in heading out to winter pickup this year, so I'm going to stay at WL after my Thursday workouts and play a little more. I'm also going to attend more winter league games than last year.
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My goals this year are the same as last: run the 400m in under 50 seconds. It's ambitious, but I've got a feeling this is the year. Last year I ran a 53 in insane wind. I was told it would've been about a 51 in good conditions. So, I'm hoping that staying healthy enough to attend more races and improving my conditioning to help me down the backstretch will help me this year. I know I have the speed to run a fast 400m...now I need to maintain it for a little longer.

I'm interested to see what my limits are this year. It's going to be fun.