September initiated fall racing season - and it was a strong start for Team Norris Running athletes! September included multiple tune-up races and goal races. Even though some runners still dealt with summer heat, it was a month of breakthroughs and affirmations of hard work paying off. Mariah ran a 7K race with a strong, fast finish! Mark ran a 1:28 tune-up half at the New Haven Road Race and a 64-min time at the Bronx 10 miler in preparation for NYCM! Emma ran a negative split ...
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Athlete Accomplishments: August 2019
Several of the runners I coach raced in August. For some, these races were tune-up races as part of their training cycles for big goals. For others, they ran their goal races in hot conditions. For all runners, it was a strong month of racing! Mark ran a PR of 5:35 in a mile race! Chelsey placed 8th in a cross-country 2-miler! Aimee ran the Cascade Lakes Relay! Sam raced two strong 5Ks with some speedy splits! Marlene raced a 10K! Jessica ran her fastest half ...
Athlete Accomplishments: July 2019
Even with it being the hottest month of the year, July still featured several strong races from Team Norris Running athletes! Pete raced the Peachtree 10K and ran a 15K PR at the Boilermaker 15K! Mark ran a 2-minute PR in the 4-mile distance! Jessica completed her first sprint triathlon and placed first in her age group! She then improved her 5K time in the sprint triathlon by almost 2-minutes! Chelsey won her age group in a local 5K and placed sixth woman ...
Athlete Accomplishments: January & February 2019
Typically, January and February are not big months for racing, but several of the runners I coached ran races in the first two months of 2019. From 5Ks to first marathons, 2019 has started off strong! I have to praise all of my athletes for consistency and hard work in January and February. January and February are dark and cold months - not the easiest months to go out and run. Several of my runners have completed long runs on the treadmill or in the snow, balanced training with travel, and ...