A winter training schedule is posted on FinalSurge. If you have not used Final Surge in the past, please create an account on FinalSurge.com and let Coach Kohuth know you have joined. He will invite you to join the EastXC team on the platform and you will have access to the training plans, and you will be able to log your workouts. There are a number of cool features on Final Surge for you to use. Goal paces for different types of workouts are available on the workout calculators (the stopwatch icon) on the site. There are a couple different calculators – try the Tinman Pace Calculator.

The volume/length of runs described in the Winter Conditioning schedule are directed towards a 2nd or 3rd year runner. More experienced runners who have run higher mileage previously may want to increase the length of the workouts by 20% while first year runners should decrease the volume of workouts by about 20%. Email your coaches if you have questions about how to approach this schedule. Strides should be run at the conclusion of every run, with the final two at 800m race pace or faster, and everyone should be incorporating the pre and post race routines you learned during cross country season.

Following the winter break we will be meeting twice each week for the harder workouts until the start of the official track season and daily practices at the end of February – follow the website for exact dates, which may change depending on the weather. We are looking forward towards another amazing track season.