In it to Win it but Safety First

Is it rain or is it snow? A barage of slush fell on the hooded heads of the winter training group. But to the tempests chagrin our brave athletes proved the stronger. They not only completed a workout of 10x200 w/ 1 minute rest, they killed it. No naming names, but Anthony mentioned he was close to losing his dinner, the workout was that rough. At the end we gave the athletes a surprise of running a 400 hard. For the 400 Nina flew through the slush w/ a very formidable looking countenance and an aggressive stride. I really should name everyones name here because just showing up in the wicked weather was an accomplishment but you know who you are. Everyone ran very well and as coaches we were pleased.

When coaching I always try to remember what the USATF taught us about safety first. In Lieu of that Danny and I decided to wear reflective vests provided by Brooks. You can never be to safe in CP when you have bikes flying by and random cars darting around on a road that is supposed to be closed. We also invented a new contraption that served us well in the wet weather.

Recipe for the 'safety light':
Take one NB red transparent water bottle
Take one blinking red light
place light into the water bottle and...
VOILA! You have a blinking pylon you can stick in the road to warn bikers etc. that there are athletes on the road.