BUCK UP BUCKO!

runguru March 7, 2012

This was my message to Matt Schneider a week or so ago when he lamented an upcoming workout in the strong winds. He kindly returned the favor the very next day. And so it goes.

When I first moved here in 2001 I would lay awake at night listening to the winds roar, certain that it was sweeping the landscape clean of all but the staunchest.

We are staunch. As we prepare for our spring racing season there is nothing to do but buck up bucko.

Aaron Carrizales might have it the toughest out in Gering where the winds coming off the Rockies are the fiercest. He cranked out 6 X 1 mile on Monday, hitting them all ~ 5:20.

Matt Schneider battled through 5 X 1 mile in 5:00. Luka Thor did the same. Matt Pohren did 2 X 1 in 4:35. David Adams did the same workout even faster. Lee Anderson braved the bluster for 3 X 1200, 2 X 800, 4 X 400, 4 X 200.

Linda & I had a monster workout in yesterday’s gale forces, 19 X 1000 with 1:00 recovery, hitting them in the 4:25-4:30 range. The 40+ gusts this morning promise to make today’s fartlek a real joy as well.

Running outside in the springtime in Nebraska, you have to love it. It makes you staunch.

I put out a call on fb yesterday for some graphic art expertise. If you are interested in entering a submission for the 2012 USA Club Track & Field National Championships program, please forward to me at [email protected]. Here’s the skinny:

We’d like to highlight some of the attributes of Omaha that reflect our efforts to be recognized as a more urban and progressive city. Something that reflects the mix of our history along with the modern climate, with maybe just the smallest dose of our agricultural heritage.

The selected artwork will go on the program, our sponsorship booklets, and receive national exposure through our various media outlets. A small stipend will be available to the winning artist along with recognition.

I wonder how we can incorporate the wind into the design?

I’m not real big on happy birthday wishes but will give a tip of the party hat to our Team Nebraska VP Linda Barnhart and her Kid’s Run Co-Chair Danielle Galvin. I’ll raise a pint to you both at this evening’s Road Race Management Committee meeting!