Pre-Practice Requirements
IMLeagues and Terplink continue their tyrannical reign over unsuspecting practice-goers. If you are new to practice, you must sign up on both of these websites with the help of these instructions.
Workouts of the Week
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The following workouts are a suggestion and by no means required. You can adjust, substitute, or skip workouts as you see fit; there will always be someone running easy on workout days! If you have any questions about the workouts, feel free to ask any of the officers.
Sprinters (400m and below):
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The above plans were created by sprint chair Clay Buckman, apparel coordinator Eamon Plante, and exercise physiology graduate student Bill Evans. If none of these plans are to your liking, feel free to check out this DIY guide written by former club president, Colin Sybing:
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Workout How-To: Paces, Mileage, and More!
You can calculate your recommended workout paces (T, I, and R) with a recent race performance using this calculator. If you don't have a recent race performance, go on feel: tempo ("T") pace should feel "comfortably uncomfortable," but sustainable for 30-45 minutes; interval ("I") pace should feel faster than T pace, and only sustainable for 10-15 minutes; and repetition ("R") pace should be a short, hard effort requiring significant rest between repetitions. For any distance workout, you should feel like you could do a few more minutes of hard running, even if they might be unpleasant. Furthermore, no more than 20% of your weekly mileage should be done at a hard pace (for distance runners). If you are used to running 25 miles per week, your workout should be shorter than someone running 50 miles per week.
If you want to increase your mileage, do so gradually! As I'm sure every member of the club can attest, increasing mileage too quickly is a great way to get injured. Some general rules are to increase mileage by no more than 10% each week, and to take a down week every 4 weeks. Personally, I've found this approach too aggressive, especially coming back from injury, so don't be afraid to take it slower. If you have any questions about your training, please don't hesitate to reach out to any of the officers!
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Cavalier Invite This Saturday (3/26)
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When: Saturday, 3/26/22
Leaving time: Saturday, 6 AM
Registration: CLOSED
Where: UVA
What: Club track meet
Restrictions: None
Cost: $5
If you signed up for Cavalier Invite, be on the lookout for a travel email coming out this week for official race entries and car assignments!
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When: Sat-Sun, 4/2-4/3
Leaving time: Friday, 4/1/22, 9 AM
Registration: CLOSED
Where: Olivet, MI
What: Nationals!
Restrictions: Full-time student (grad or undergrad). Must sign eligibility form!!
Cost: $30
There is a place, a special place, called Olivet, MI. Of the dozens of venues NIRCA reached out to, only one was prepared for hundreds of club runners from across the country descending upon it for a weekend to do what they do best--run in circles.
Regarding logistics, we will be leaving at 9 AM on Friday, and returning very, very late on Sunday. Although NIRCA Nats is technically not an excused absence, we will still provide an explanatory letter of absence from the Club Sports office; most professors are accommodating of such circumstances.
We will be taking a charter bus for the 10.5 hour drive to Olivet. The extra meet fee goes towards the additional costs of hotels and bus rental for the meet. Please contact an officer or send an email to the club if this is an issue; we don't want finances to be the reason anyone missed out on NIRCA Nats.
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We had 18 athletes compete in the varsity meet on Saturday, including a win in the 3k from Adam Morad! See the full results here. Photos will be uploaded here, although they are unavailable at the time of this writing.
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IM Soccer Sign-Ups Open
IM Soccer is here! I've heard running skills translate well to soccer, so this should be a promising season! This spring's games are in the Coed B league Thursdays at 9 PM! To sign up, log into IM Leagues, navigate to the "intramural sports" tab, select the "Coed B" league under 11v11 Soccer, and click the "join" button for the Club Running team. Then, message social chair Savannah Sitler on GroupMe or email the club to be manually admitted to the team. The first game is April 7th. You can sign up and join a game any time during the regular season, which runs through April 21st.
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Member Spotlight: Vacation
The member spotlight this week is going on vacation. Check back next week to get your regularly scheduled spotlight!
2022 Outdoor Track Meet Schedule
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Surplus Apparel Shop
Missed the apparel order? Want discount apparel? Check out what we have on hand in the surplus apparel shop, open indefinitely for your viewing pleasure!
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Strava
The only social media I regularly use, Strava is a platform for sharing your runs, bikes, rollerskis, and more! Join the Strava clubs "University of Maryland Club Running" (including alumni) and "UMD Club Running Active Members" to keep up with your teammates (pun intended).
Group Chat
Like all great clubs, we have a GroupMe. Used for events like weekend long runs and Clifford movie screenings, you won't want to miss out on the riveting content of this chat.
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New Member Information
Never been to a practice? Have questions about competitions? Want to see old training plans? Looking to procrastinate on your homework? Check out the new member information packet, curated and updated just for you!
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Breezily,
Diana Liepinya
President
UMD Club Running
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