The team practice returned to San Francisco State University track after the fundraiser last Sunday. The drills and workouts were familiar to our eyes, but our muscles may have not gotten used to those yet. But that’s when Coach Mark comes in and provides us with correction and reinforcement. Great to have someone who can…
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We are very excited to introduce Mark Jellison as our track and field coach for the 2014 season. Our active participation in various fundraisers has made it possible to bring this unique and highly valuable coaching free to you during this season. He came highly recommended by the local track and field community, and he…
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20 weeks till Gay Games 9 track and field competition opens in Akron, and the team members are slowly changing gears at the Sunday practice. As we start to focus on event specific practice, we are diverting from a single training program to multiple programs. Today, after the warm-up drills, one group did 2 x…
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It’s been a while since we had a large weekend team track practice like today. When we have a beautiful weekend, it is often difficult to gauge how many people will show up at the practice. A small group due to last-minute Sunday brunch invitations? Or, a large group due to people’s heightened motivation to…
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It would have been three weeks in a row to have a rainy Sunday morning if last night rain lingered. But it didn’t, and boy, did it turn out to be a beautiful morning! This totally made our practice, and it showed on everyone’s face. In addition to the great weather and happy faces, we…
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As posted earlier in social media websites, members of San Francisco Track and Field Club braved the stormy weather to support the Rainbow Run coordinated by San Francisco Frontrunners. We met at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park and ran to the Kezar Stadium with a brief stop at AIDS Memorial for a moment of…
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Rain must have started earlier this morning but did not keep die-hards from practicing this morning. We were cold, our hair and shoes got wet, but we stuck with our regimen of getting together despite the rain. No rain, no gain, folks! Luckily, the wind was not too bad. Well actually, compared to rest of…
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Though the weather looks like it is ramping up pretty fast and nicely, we are intentionally taking it slow this year, in terms of track workouts, because we want to peak in August and do well then. We are spending more time on warm-ups and drills and building our base that can take harder workouts…
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As track and field season gets in full gear, track and field meet schedule is shaping up pretty fast this year. Most of us are focused on Gay Games this year, but there will be plenty of local, regional and national track and field meets before then, and those are great places to practice your…
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Today, we tried new track workouts that fit everybody’s needs. Sprinters, mid-distance runners and undecided all took part in 2 x 500m and 3 x 200m track workouts. After warm-up drills at the soccer field, we did an easy 500m at 65% effort with a 5-minute break before the next 500m. After a 10-minute break,…
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