Track: n. (trăk) Sports
1. A course laid out for running or racing.
2. Athletic competition on such a course; track events.
3. Track and field
OR
Slang. Needle marks on the skin from multiple intravenous injections, considered an indication of habitual drug use.
That’s not a connection you make every day, or at least I don’t.
Some of you who read this blog participate in track, and as some of you probably know, I participate in track. I run sprints. Sprints is mostly done by Coach Holmes. Coach is a wonderful guy. He doesn’t really live up to his title though. I was under the impression that a coach is supposed to help one improve their running but all he seems to do is tell us to run.
Another problem coach has is listening. Coach doesn’t listen to what events people are interested in doing, or are even good at. Coach puts me in the 400m, and as some of you may or may not know. My best 400m time is 74. Seventy-four seconds is terrible and not a competing time, and I don’t like running the 400m. Every single meet we’ve had I’ve had to convince coach that I’m not good at the 400m, and then every meet he tries to make me do it again.
Another thing, coach signed me up for the high jump. What a saint! I’ve never high jumped before. No one has ever taught me and I have no idea how to. I’d actually like to learn. But the opportunity never presented its self. Coach decided that I should do the high jump because the day before I was over by the high jump. I had to correct coach and tell him that the only time I was by the high jump was when he had ordered us to put it away. It was not my own free will to hang out by the high jump. Coach didn’t seem to believe me.
Well, there are my complaints about track and the inability of our coach to coach. Coach also doesn’t seem to have an understanding for why we don’t run our hardest after we’ve run over 4 miles before hand.
Oh well.
If any of you think differently of coach Holmes. Come beat me up!
There've been 8 whole comments
7:22 pm on 4/13/2005 1. Geoffrey Sneddon
Well… Over the pond, I do 1500m, as I’m rubbish at sprinting, best time is around 5 minutes and 30 seconds (wait a couple of months, and it’ll be down ;))
9:02 pm on 4/13/2005 2. Sam
Ya, I run the 100m, (and the 200m, but I like 100m more):)
Current best is 12.18 [for 100m], but hoping to get under 12! We’ll see! But with my current motivation, probably won’t happen!
7:00 pm on 4/14/2005 3. Jackie
LONG DISTANCE!!!!!!!
So superior
Sprinting’s cool too, but I have to go with the 800, mile, 2-mile etc distances (which are actually mid-distance…but oh well, we’re talking high school track) Props to the 1500m runner!!
Yeah I’m in a good mood…just came back from a track meet, did pretty good, PRed in 2 events (of course one I had never done before…so it was automatic…) and I’m psyched for the Saturday meet!! Go Cougars!! (most spirit you’ll get out of me this week…heh)
6:37 pm on 4/18/2005 4. tsguitar
I run for recreation. However, my times have been withheld to protect the innocent.
The main way to get better at running is to, well, run. So go run! What are doing around here!? Go! Go! GO!
4:06 pm on 4/19/2005 5. Nella
I’m only gonna say this once guys. If you like to run, why do you waste your time running around in circles on a gritty, dusty track? Why not go running through through the wilderness, or up and down city streets? It will always be more exciting. XCountry is where it’s at, no doubt. Track can suck it.
4:56 pm on 4/19/2005 6. Andrew
Amen.
5:22 pm on 4/19/2005 7. Jackie
Boys, boys…I see I’ll be hard put to set this matter straight. Now I have to agree, XC is just about the most awsomest sport on earth (So good I can’t even use correct English about it) but if you think track is completely left in the dust, you are so wrong. Do remember that both of you only experienced Middle School Track…psh! 20 minute runs! ha…ha…very funny…Its all about the competition, all about the speed. There is nothing like lacing up your spikes and stepping onto a nice track (not ours…). And the workouts…these are the type where you’re left with absolutely no air at all. Intervals…uuuuggggghhhhh (I did them yesterday…surprised I’m not sore) but they are wonderful. Every time you have to push it, feel like after the next step you will collapse, bring down those times. We’re not just running in circles. If you feel like you are, then all I have to say is… you’re not really running.
10:57 pm on 2/19/2006 8. Jim
You guys are missing the boat on everythin. While I enjoy XC and running 800’s on the track, there is nothing like running long distances and seeing your city or countryside.
That is why I perfer the Marathon. Run Boston, Chicago, NY, London or Berlin and tell me that running through those cities with millions of people cheering you on doesn’t send chills down your spine. There is no way you can compare any feeling you can get at a quadrant of your neighborhood park with that.