This is always an odd time of year for us. We are stuck in a kind of purgatory between seasons, despite the fact that we do have a meet on Saturday -- our first indoor track meet of the season up at Boston University. This year's calendar provides an interesting oddity. Thanksgiving was LATE. As a result, we have one week of classes and regular practice (this week), followed by final exams (next week) and then ... BOOM! ... the semester is over. Usually, there is an extra week in there -- two weeks of classes, then finals -- so the distance runners have time to regroup and begin their ramping up for track. This truncated period makes it a strange time.
However, for our dedicated track athletes -- the men and women who have been working hard for the past two-plus months with Coach Horton -- we are eagerly awaiting this first meet. The term "champing at the bit" comes to mind. There was a period in my coaching career, quite a while ago, when the end of XC and the beginning of track left me in a funk. No more. I'm fired up for track. Big time. These athletes have been going after it -- at North Field, on the hills, at the track and in the weight room -- and it will be fun to see them get going up at BU. We were able to enjoy some unusually nice weather at the Vassar track on Wednesday -- it wasn't windy! -- for the last time this semester.
But again ... it's an odd time. After this meet, we have more than a month before our next competition, and 3-4 weeks off from daily practice due to the holiday break. The shortened version of this post-Thanksgiving/pre-Christmas period makes it more unusual this year. Soon enough, we will be in the full-mode track grind in January. Should be fun.
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