I’ll wrap up this week’s retrospective this morning. My biggest challenge upon arriving in Omaha was trying to convince just about everybody that you could have both elite level and community level running within the same program. I got a lot of early resistance to the notion but the drip drop sea change is now complete. While TNB started out and remains a USATF Elite Development Club, our road races and coaching have been geared to the entire running community. I’m declaring mission accomplished on both fronts.
Our mate Kyle Smith has been working as an intern with International Events at the USOC Training Center in Colorado Springs. He is currently working on the Pan Am Games and the London Marathon. Nice gig with the benefit of being around America’s best athletes. Kyle reports this morning that he and the top male triathlete in the country, Matt Chrabot, were working out together recently. I’m coaching Kyle for his spring half marathon and Matt jumped in for a particularly tough workout and came away impressed with Kyle’s fitness and the training program. To borrow old Margaret’s favorite phrase, hmmmm…
Matt Schneider is back to training, his calf problems resolved. Luka Thor’s knee surgery was a success and he too is rehabbing well.
Jeff Nielsen became only the 2nd Nebraskan ever to complete the full McLatchie Ball Buster workout. He put it all on the line this past Wednesday like this:
2 X 1 Mile (:30 recovery) 5:40, 5:45
400 meter jog
2 X 800 (:30 recovery) 2:47, 2:49
400 meter jog
2 X 400 (:30 recovery) :78, :80
400 meter jog
2 X 1 Mile (:30 rec) 5:49, 5:52
400 meter jog
2 X 800 (:30 rec) 2:50, 2:51
400 meter jog
2 X 400 (:30 rec) :83, :82
Toughest guy in Nebraska until further notice.
Linda Barnhart’s medals in the 800 & 1 Mile at the USA Masters Indoor Championships are all the more remarkable when you consider she has won the USA 25K National Championships and finsihed 3rd at the USA Half Marathon National Championships. She’s no one trick pony. Her masterful performances on the Roads AND Track elevate her to Nebraska’s most talented Masters Athlete, until further notice.
I like that Ben Cohoon is publishing a full list of entrants for tomorrow’s LC10K. You can run but you can’t hide! Looking forward to seeing everyone there.
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