Good Evening,
Well, this is quite the Spring that we are dealing with, and even though Spring Sports/Activities have been cancelled, we are not allowed to start an practices or Captain's practices until June 1st, for now (may change depending on what the Governor says and then the State High School League).
However, we would like those that are able to start getting in some easy miles to prep themselves for the summer months. None of this is mandatory, and in no way am I forcing anyone to do this, just going to give out some suggested workouts to help everyone.
With this, we have created a team page on a website an app called Running 2 Win that will allow us to be in touch with each other despite not being able to see each other. On this site, runners will be able to see some ideas for workouts as well as be able to post the workouts they have done themselves so they, as well as we as coaches, can see how they are doing and make any suggestions, especially if they are struggling. We are going to test it in May and if it seems to work well then we will continue it through the summer, especially if we are not able to work with the runners until July, which is a possibility.
What everyone would need to do is to create a profile on running2win.com. Once you have a profile, go under Menu and look for Find/Join a team under Team /Groups. Type in Coon Rapids CC and request to be a part of the team. Once I am notified you have sent a request, I will accept you and give you access to the team "Training Plan" schedule. You will then be able to see the suggested workouts for the day/week and eventually full month. Click on the highlighted area for the day and it will show you details of what to do and if there is anything different to look for. Remember, these are just suggested workouts, but we also want to make sure we don't have anyone over doing their miles in May and either leveling off too soon or even burning out during the season. We have to assume that not many have been able to get many miles in, so we are playing on the safe side for May workout ideas.
There are a couple of ways to add ones completed workouts to the page, one is through the website by clicking on the highlighted part of the day and select Perform Workout (this is the easiest), or by creating it yourself through the app or the website under Menu and Log a Workout. Either way, it will bring you to the same form to fill out. Another function of the app is that you are able to map out your run, give you mileage and time your workout so you do not have to enter the time. It will just figure it all out for you.
There are a few other items that each runner should fill out in the form for logging the workout and they can be found scrolling down "Other Run Data." Just click on the down arrow and enter "Hours of Sleep," "My Attitude during the run," and "My Perceived Exertion." The only other one we would like to see if need is "Injury Type of Pain" and injury comments only if there are issues. These are helpful for the runners so they can see how they were feeling on certain runs and why they may have done well or if they are struggling. The rest of the items can be helpful for each runner, but that would depend on how much they want to put into it.
I know this is a lot, but once we have it up and more people using it, we will have another form of communication between myself and the runners, but can give us a way to work together by staying safe. There are many other things that can be found and done on the web page, so the more comfortable everyone gets the more you can figure out.
In the end though, it all comes down to each individual and what their goals are for the summer as well as for the season. We will put more out there, do some virtual time trials to change things up and give prizes for the winners, as well as have gifts for those that reach mileage goals by the end of August, which the Captains and I are working on to come up with the gifts as well as the mileage goals.
Any questions, please let me know,
Thanks
Denny
One other thing of note, in order to get to the teams page once they are approved, just click on Menu in the top right and click on Teams/Groups and then click on Coon Rapids CC. Any questions, let me know,
