TEAM SPIRIT (SPARTAN SPIRIT!!!)
Team Spirit will KEEP you
running at your BEST!!
Running is an
individual sport. (within a TEAM concept)
What is
Running?
It is the physical act of moving your
feet in a fast, rhythmic motion to propel yourself forward at a greater speed
than if you were walking or jogging.
It is up to
you to put on your running gear, go outside, and run. It is up to YOU to help
motivate and push your teammates. This is our responsibility on this team!
Who and What Motivates you?
For me it has
been ALL my friends/Teammates that I have had throughout ALL my years of
running. At Cross Country or track meets, for me is kind of like a high school/college
reunion. I’m so blessed to be able to still associate with many of my best
friends that have chosen coaching as a profession. We also continue to share
the GREAT passion for running. WE all run with the teams with coach. Other
times we get together to run in races like Ragnar, 5k’s to Marathons and
everything in between, I have also been blessed to have ran many of these same
races with graduate runners who continue to run which motivates me.
Another GREAT motivator
for me is Billy Mills (1964 10,000-meter Gold Medal Champion) I had the
tremendous opportunity to not only hear Billy Mills speak, but I was honored
with some one-on-one time with him. I had my picture taken with him and some
runners that came with me. I also had him sign my copy of the movie “Running
Brave” the Billy Mills story.
See the Video below
to hear more about Billy Mills Story.
Now a few Questions for ALL of you?
What makes you lace up your
shoes and run? You need motivation? My motivation comes from all the runners
that I have ran with and coached. They are my role models.
As runners we can identify with each other, and we can make it if we keep working at it. When I run with this team, you all motivate me to train a little harder every time we run together. So, if you are looking for new motivation to go running, ask yourself: who inspires you? Whoever it is, think about this person the next time you are struggling to get out the door for a run.
FIND PEOPLE TO PUSH YOU!
Besides role models, every runner has run with someone faster who pushed them into a new gear. Training with others should challenge you to go faster, to push harder in every run. But it’s not just the stronger people we can learn from. Every team member makes a valuable contribution to a team.
No matter who
you train or run with there is always something that we can learn from each
other.
GET MOTIVATED BY
YOUR SUPPORT SYSTEM!!
Don’t forget
the part of a team that not doesn’t run – the team behind the team. They are my
friends, family, and supporters.
Hearing your Teammates, Friends
and Family during the run by encouraging you and cheering you on helps push
you forward, giving you motivation to Give it Your ALL and finish strong!
None of us would be where we are
today without our support team.
There is a real team spirit to running. I have learned we don’t
run by ourselves. We run as we practice, together being a part of a team, always
supporting each other during the race.
Indeed, what can seem like an individual sport is actually a team
effort, a family!!
Keep up the GREAT work!!! Look out 2020 XC Season here WE COME!!!
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