November Update of All Things Good

Hey guys, I know it seems I've been a bit behind the curve the past few weeks, but all with good reason.  The season and the semester are at a very busy phase, though everything should be calmed down by Thanksgiving break.  The Louisiana state cross country championships are coming up next Monday and Tuesday (yes, I know, really late in the year) so the team has been working hard to prepare for the home stretch.  We placed highest we ever had last week at the New Orleans metro championship where we compete against schools with over a thousand students (we have under 400 total boys and girls in high school) so the steady progression is something any coach can be happy with.  Going into the state meet the boys have the opportunity to compete for the title while the girls have a realistic chance to place top 5!  Also, there are several other runners who ran with Southern Athletics this summer who are competing for various schools across the state and I will compile their accomplishments once the season is over so people can know how hard we worked in summer track!

The weekly training guide I have been posting will take a short hiatus now that the season is over although by the middle of December I should be posting track training.  I hope that if you followed the cross country guide you had a good season.  Feel free to email me and update me on your success! After this year I will compile the training posts into one document so you can follow the training each year.  I will make a few minor adjustments (as coaches always do) to make the training better for the next go round.

As far as the weekend reads I've been posting in the Knowledge Is Power section, I do plan on doing them again, but it may be a bit spread out until the school semester is over.  There are a lot of exciting storylines going on in the world of track and field, especially for the high school age group, and I want to keep you kept up on it!

Unfortunately, the team Louisiana for Footlocker South this year has not come to fruition because of some scheduling conflicts by the athletes, but nevertheless I will work to try the team out for next year.

Also, my company, Vintage Performance, plans on making a big push in the new year to help athletes (and ordinary people!) across south Louisiana and further so expect more information about that in the future.  I'm also starting to put together the information for next summers Southern Athletics team so if you are interested in joining let me know and I can get you in on the fun.  I hope you are enjoying your winter so far.  It's been a cool 75 degrees the past few days down here!

Track in 2014 is going to be an amazing year!