Transition

I promise this post will not turn into yet another weather rant. However, it cannot go unnoticed that the low temperature on Tuesday morning in these parts was anywhere between 10-below and 14-below zero, depending on where you were and what thermometer you were reading. Really? On February 24?

OK. Now that that's out of the way ... we are in a transitional period between the indoor and outdoor track seasons. The indoor track season continues for our three athletes fortunate enough to have qualified for the ECAC and IC4A Championships: Kristen Traub (1,000, mile, 3,000), Michelle Gaye (3,000, 5000) and Steven Morrison (1,000). Those athletes will compete next Saturday and Sunday at Boston University. For the rest of the team, we begin (or continue) preparations for the rapidly approaching outdoor track season. Once outdoors starts, it buzzes by quickly in a 6-week blur of practices and competitions.

Our sprinters have had the past three days off, as a way for that group to heal and recharge, mentally and physically. I will say that the middle of the day has been a void without our sprinters practicing in their usual 12:30 p.m. slot. It will be great to have that back at it starting on Thursday. Our distance runners took a very brief break, or none at all, as they continue to build base for the upcoming outdoor season.

Either way, the persistent cold weather is more than annoying. It is delaying the melting of the snow on the tracks that we would like to use for training. So in the meantime, we continue to stay in winter mode, while the clock is ticking loudly on our upcoming outdoor track season. Global warming, anyone?