Saturday Practice Information--8/16/08

Remember, practice information will always come the night before. Tonight is no exception.

Long Run Benefits (an excerpt from "Running Tough" by Michael Sandrock)

• prevents injury because

a. it provides a foundation, or base, that allows you to do faster workouts later in the season.
b. without the foundation, your legs will breakdown from the faster workouts.

• they strengthen your joints, tendons, ligaments, and muscles--this is your foundation.
• your heart rate is elevated for an extended period
• it stimulates the growth of new capillaries
• it teaches your body to store as much glycogen as it can and to use that fuel more efficiently
• develops the motor neural pathways that fire all your muscles

So, here is your run for tomorrow: MAP