Managing a Season with Distance Runners: How Much is Too Much?

Explore the keys to managing a successful season with distance runners, focusing on the balance between life, training, and racing. Delve into the dangers of too much life commitments, training intensity, and excessive racing while learning to recognize markers of potential issues. Find insights on rest, progression, and avoiding burnout to optimize performance for young athletes.

• Distance Runners
• Season Management
• Training Intensity
• Racing Balance
• Athlete Wellness

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1. How Much Is Too Much? Keys to managing a season with distance runners

2. At least three types of too much Too much life Too much training Too much racing The last two are similar, but not identical

3. Too much life Track/cross country plus some other sport Track/cross country plus some other extra-curricular Track/cross country plus job Track/cross country plus boyfriend/girlfriend (insert prom here if you wish) Combinations of the above If you came to this clinic session looking for solutions

4. Too much training A concession to start our discussion We can probably all agree there is such a thing as too much training, but how do you know (before it s too late)? Is there rest built into your training year? What does season-to-season progression look like? What does within-season progression look like? Are your kids training for serious(?) racing during indoor season?

5. Too much racing We ve seen a break from every-week racing in cross country season, but we don t see it as much in track. Let s discuss that. What are you trying to accomplish by racing your kids every week in track? Let s take a look at an interesting graphic

6. A revealing look

7. What markers can inform us of too much training and/or racing? Injuries School yourself in what different injuries tell you. Psychological Fatigue Know what it looks like.* Err on the side of caution now and then. Approach the season from the back end forward. Plan for where you want to be in October/November. Race Fatigue and Physical Fatigue Know where too much life is likely to kick into gear. Remember, you re dealing with kids.

8. At the end of the day, remember this one thing: If you make a mistake