There aren't a ton of hills or trails in the nation's southern most point of Key West, Florida, the home of Nicole Matysik. That's not stopping the Conchs' sophomore, who has a personal best of 18:27.06 and was 35th at the Cross Country Finals, from putting in quality miles and preparing for the upcoming cross country season. Over the course of the year, Matysik will be sharing her training log as well as her journey to the state meet in November. (Photo by Marie Ohayon)
Week 1:
Day 1 : Easy morning shake-out run after long car ride ( approximately 2 miles and stretching )
Afternoon 6.5 miles of rolling hills.
Day 2: 6 miles in the afternoon.
Day 3: Morning run 1.5 miles on track ( 4x200 jogging recovery and .5 warmup) Afternoon 4.9 miles easy hills.
Day 4: 4.5 miles in the morning up north slope.
Day 5: Graduation run at John's Rock 5.5 miles.
Week 2:
Day 1: 6.35 miles up Art Loeb ( run was cut short due to a bear encounter)
Day 2: 2.7 miles in the morning on the track . Longer warmup with some pace tapering ( strides, race pace, sprint)
Afternoon 3.6 easy run
Day 3: 6.4 miles.
Day 4: 4.4miles.
Day 5: 5.3 miles at John's Rock.
Day 6: Rest (drove back home).
Day 7: Back in Key west, decided to swim and stretch due to tight legs after long car ride.
Also a big thank you to St. Brendans and Coach Carlos Maymi for taking me to camp and being an amazing team to train with!
Personal Records
- 800m - 2:24.30
- 1600m - 5:04.88
- 1 Mile - 5:25.00
- 3200m - 11:07.04
- 5K (xc) - 18:27.06
