So, the 4th and final of the fall sports begins its formal training season today, with Buff great Shalaya Kipp providing some simple and strong advice.
I probably linked this already, but here's an article on the Media Day press conference from the 8th- http://www.cubuffs.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&SPID=260&KEY=
, as well as the ~17 minute press conference with Coach Wetmore itself- http://www.cubuffs.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=4266094 . From the article, looks like the Coach is optimistic-
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Understand that Wetmore is almost always cautious with his prognostications. As he’s quick to note at the beginning of every season, every year and every team is different. Wetmore is also usually rather stingy with his praise, particularly before a season even starts.
But midway through his press conference Saturday, Wetmore tossed in this observation, almost as an afterthought, in response to a question about this season’s CU women’s team:
“This will be a team that can definitely challenge for the podium. Combined with the men and women, they might be the best two teams we’ve had here. So I’m really excited about that.”
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Good luck to the harriers- May you stay healthy; train smart and strong! ~2-1/2 weeks to the 1st meet at CSU!
(Obviously no big deal, but personally just a little bummed because it looks like for the 1st time in MANY years (it's been going on at least as long as the schedules can be easily found on cubuffs.com, or 2003), there appears to be no official CU "Time trial" run listed on the schedule to start off the season. Assume it may just be a team only practice event this year?
Went a few times and it was a fun low stress environment to mark the start of the season, a chance to:
(a) get to see the team live (typically only one of two opportunities to do so in a season with almost all other meets "on the road"),
(b) to see, hopefully, any previously injured Buffs running strong and free and showing they're ready to kick butt this year,
(c) to possibly start guessing (which due to my lack of knowledge of running was always a laughable guess) which (if any) freshmen and/ or transfers might be ready and able to contribute this year.
(d) Also, being an admitted sentimentalist, love the tradition where the veterans always let any freshmen still in the lead group go to the front at the end of the run and "win" the time trial.)
I probably linked this already, but here's an article on the Media Day press conference from the 8th- http://www.cubuffs.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&SPID=260&KEY=
, as well as the ~17 minute press conference with Coach Wetmore itself- http://www.cubuffs.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=4266094 . From the article, looks like the Coach is optimistic-
"
Understand that Wetmore is almost always cautious with his prognostications. As he’s quick to note at the beginning of every season, every year and every team is different. Wetmore is also usually rather stingy with his praise, particularly before a season even starts.
But midway through his press conference Saturday, Wetmore tossed in this observation, almost as an afterthought, in response to a question about this season’s CU women’s team:
“This will be a team that can definitely challenge for the podium. Combined with the men and women, they might be the best two teams we’ve had here. So I’m really excited about that.”
"
Good luck to the harriers- May you stay healthy; train smart and strong! ~2-1/2 weeks to the 1st meet at CSU!
(Obviously no big deal, but personally just a little bummed because it looks like for the 1st time in MANY years (it's been going on at least as long as the schedules can be easily found on cubuffs.com, or 2003), there appears to be no official CU "Time trial" run listed on the schedule to start off the season. Assume it may just be a team only practice event this year?
Went a few times and it was a fun low stress environment to mark the start of the season, a chance to:
(a) get to see the team live (typically only one of two opportunities to do so in a season with almost all other meets "on the road"),
(b) to see, hopefully, any previously injured Buffs running strong and free and showing they're ready to kick butt this year,
(c) to possibly start guessing (which due to my lack of knowledge of running was always a laughable guess) which (if any) freshmen and/ or transfers might be ready and able to contribute this year.
(d) Also, being an admitted sentimentalist, love the tradition where the veterans always let any freshmen still in the lead group go to the front at the end of the run and "win" the time trial.)
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