NAU XC Squad Gets Put Thru The WRINGER!

The NCAA cross country team runner-ups Northern Arizona women do their first workout of the 2024 season in the NAU Skydome at 7,000ft.

Group A: Ali Upshaw, Karrie Baloga, Tori Gaitan
Group B: Alyson Churchill, Bryn Morley, Maggi Congdon, Gracelyn Larkin

*The Workout:*
2x1600 at threshold pace (75 sec rest)
4 min recovery
4x400 (2 min rest)
5 min recovery
1x800
9 min recovery
1x400

*The Splits:*
Group A: 5:43/5:43/1:11/1:13/1:11/1:12/2:20/1:09
Group B: 5:43/5:43/1:11/1:10/1:10/1:08/2:18/1:06

*The Socials:*

#training #workout #track

[herbplummer]

Smart coach, saw that the girls were getting too high of an anaerobic stimulus after that final quarter in 66.4 and called it a day. Great example of why MS is one of the best.

[sterlingsimmons]

"A lot of coaching is lying about the splits" 😂

[AlwaysTheHorizon]

Love his demeanor. One of the best coaches for handling elite talent

[jp]

Mike Smith on that Diljeet Taylor coach math tip too 😂

[hadd]

"A lot of coaching is lying about the splits." Priceless!

[zk]

They did a great job building up the women's team to one of the top in the nation.

[SamNeil-sz]

Most goated YouTube channel of all time

[coachgaryb]

Echoing the comments about MS recognizing the stimulus was hot! Too many coaches will blindly follow whats on the schedule and won't see the big picture!!

[ronaldlincoln]

Congdon is a total bad ass. Love Coach Smith and all these amazing athletes! Gritty!

[koendesmet]

It's going to be great- there's going to be a garbage can at the finish line 🤣

[tommythomasson]

These women still have so much of their athletic career and life ahead of them, although already being in sich a great group and environment. No matter whether they go pro or do other things in their future theses experiences will benefit them.

[treymeadows]

I feel like I became a coach for real the day I was willing to cut the last rep when things were spent.

[deviljames]

NAU did great during these past couple months of Cross-Country Season

[eliasmunoz]

Every coach I had was a polite and nice liar.

[Logan-yctu]

please get katelyn or Parker on the channel