Indoor Track is Coming Up

After nationals we took a couple weeks off to rest up and give our bodies a break. We have been training hard and consistently since August.

We still go on distance runs everyday, lift weights, and do 100-meter strides after to get stronger and faster. These past couple weeks we just haven't been doing intervals or speed workouts.

Today we start back with our hard workouts because our indoor season is coming up. We compete in the Idaho State Snake River Open in Pocatello the first weekend that we get back from Christmas break.

Last year we won the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championship and we are looking to do so again to defend our title. As a women's track team we are continually working hard in school to maintain a high GPA and be eligible to compete. We are also pushing ourselves everyday at practice to improve in our individual events so that as a track team we can succeed.

New Weber State athletic logo

I love being part of the Weber State Track and Cross Country teams. I love competing and the thrill I get from it. I love the girls on the team and how much fun we all have together. I am grateful for the opportunity to compete in college and I am going to have a great experience and do my best while I am representing WSU.

Strike Plate Test

Kayla changing her shoes
for the study

Both the Men's and Women's Weber State Cross Country teams have had the opportunity this past week to participate in a study that is being done by one of the student athletic trainers.

To start off we go run our 18 minute warm up just like we would before a race. We then do four 100-meter strides. By this time we are warmed up and ready.

We are each assigned a number so that it is anonymous. Then we randomly draw if we will be wearing spikes or our training shoes. We then wear the other pair of shoes the next day of the test. We also randomly draw if we will be running a 5k or mile pace first.

The cameras recording us

We run down the long jump runway down at the indoor track past sensors that tell us if we are on pace. We then have to run in stride across a strike plate. You have to get this perfect so that you don't have to slow down or lengthen your stride to hit it right.



The strike plate

This measures how much force is actually being pushed back up into our feet. We have so much force going down into the ground so this measures how much is coming back. It also records how our feet hit the ground. It's cool because he can go back and look to see if our shoes affect the way we run or strike the ground.

I really liked being a part of this study. It was fun and I liked being able to help someone with their experiment for class. I'm excited to see what he finds and to learn about the way I run.

Track Photo Shoot

As a track team we recently decided to get together and do a track photo shoot. We all wore either white, black, or purple for Weber State colors.The track team also has a spot on the Weber State website where you can look at our individual bios. You can check it out here.



Weber State Women's Track Team

Anyway all 50 of us girls gathered together on Saturday morning down at dinosaur park to take pictures as a team. Our attire slightly different than what we wear to practice. And good thing too because it was cold and windy.

Being crazy and cold

 
Everyone kept their jackets on up until we actually took the picture so we could stay as warm as possible. With 50 girls things were fun of course, no matter how cold it was. We joked around and had a good time and took some funny pictures as well.

WSU  Track Team. Love this one!!

It was fun to get together and take some pictures as a women's track team. Of course we look super cold and our hair is kind of crazy from the wind; but overall I would say we are a pretty good looking team. :)