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Moosletter — Week of March 1st!

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Outdoor Practice Update

We're excited to announce that the weather is warming up, and we'll be back at UW's McClimon track this week! You can find McClimon at 750 Walnut Street (across the street from the Near West Fields). Sprints and field events will hold workouts there beginning Monday, March 2nd at 5:30pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. Distance events will continue to meet at Union South and then head to McClimon to work out. Tuesday/Thursday sprints and field practices will typically be held at the Near West Fields--keep an eye out week to week for specifics! Feel free to reach out to any of the VPs (Lauren Fligge, Brianna Kiriago,  Sam Moschkau, or Nathan Phillips) with any questions!

INDOOR TRACK SCHEDULE

The number of indoor track meets has increased once again! Here are your FIVE indoor track meets of the winter!! Sign up can be found here. Reach out to meet coordinator Aimon Van Houten with any questions. PLEASE sign up to be an authorized driver. The process has changed, and it's pretty easy to be authorized, especially if you're from Wisconsin. We are required to have two authorized drivers per car when we go out of state. You can find information about the process here. 

  • Lake Michigan Open: Kicked the year off with a bang!! Congratulations to everyone who busted the rust with some early season competition. Congratulations especially to Claire Matthai (5:23 in the mile for sixth all time), Nathan Simon (8:51 in the 3k for fifth all time), Caleb Rocha (6.57m in the long jump for third all time), Abayomi Awoyomi (14.33m in the triple jump for FIRST ALL TIME), Evan McVeigh (12.85m in the triple jump for seventh all time), and Vincent Lanzito (12.40m in the triple jump for ninth all time). We're setting the stage for some fantastic competition this season. ROLL COWS!
  • Point Big Dawg: DAWGS CAME TO PLAY!! Huge day for the Cows on the 7th! We're especially excited for Caleb Rocha (7.12 in the 60m for fourth all time), Whitney Sylvester (19:27.54 in the 5k for FIRST ALL TIME INDOORS), Idaly Cristobal (19:53.93 in the 5k for third all time), Ethan Sefkar (16:29.06 in the 5k for sixth all time), Ashton Yarrington (17:04.26 for ninth all time), Kendall Klein (4.88 in the long jump for third all time), and Claire Matthai (10:30.61 in the 3k for the WTC INDOOR RECORD!). We're so proud of all the hard work that everyone's put in through the winter, and it's definitely paying off so far. See you next week!
  • Platteville Invite: We spent Valentine's Day with our nearest and dearest Cows this Saturday at UW-Platteville! Some of the boys held down the fort at the meet while we all enjoyed the warm weather back in Madison. Sam Culwell broke his indoor 60m record by a hundredth of a second! It now stands at 7.03 seconds. Caleb Rocha moves up in the 60m ranks with a 7.11 for fourth, also lowering his previous mark by a hundredth of a second. Congratulations to all the racers! You're all WTC's Valentines.
  • Panther Tune-up: The last one before the big dance (Club Relays)! WTC put on a great showing against D1 competition at UWM, and we had tons of PRs and top-five finishes across the board. Caleb Rocha continues to move himself up on the top-ten list every week, this time with a 8.46 in the 60m hurdles (second all time), and a huge PR in the triple: 13.50 meters for second all time! Nathan Simon (4:21.64 in the mile for fourth all time), Wil Lackner (4:22.58 in the mile for sixth all time), Arlo White (2:00.01 in the 800m for ninth all time) and Mason Weber (8:39.17 in the 3k for a NEW INDOOR RECORD!) put on a fantastic showing on the men's distance side. Lily Hamacher continues to dominate in women's hurdles, and improves her second place 60m hurdles time to 9.09 seconds. Finally, congratulations to Alex McDowell (1.80m in high jump to tie for fourth all time) and Jonathan Kerby-White (1.75 in high jump to tie for ninth all time). As always, we're so proud of everyone's performances this weekend, and we're very excited to bring this momentum into Club Relays next weekend! You can find complete results from Panther Tune-up here.
  • Club Relays: Was the most awesome weekend ever!! We had sooooooooo much fun 🙂 The real winners of the weekend were definitely the unofficial 4x4s, but we had some new top ten times come out of the meet, too. Kendall Klein ran 8.32 to tie 4th place in the 60 and jumped 5.00 meters in the long jump to take second! She joined Emma Keidl, Lily Hamacher, and Karina Fischer to run 1.51.98 in the 4x200m relay and take second place all time. Whitney Sylvester killed it in the mile with a 5:19.26 to take fourth on the all time list, and Nathan Simon's 4:18.32 mile time was good for fourth out of 197 at Club Relays and first all time on the WTC list. Karina, Emma, and Lily added Rachel Deitrich to their 4x4 squad to run 4:16.13 for fourth all-time, and Sam Culwell, Casey Trousil, CJ Fredrickson, and MacClain Boge pulled out a 3:31.54 in their 4x4 to grab fifth all-time. Finally, Ruby Bergstrom jumped an incredible 1.56m in the high jump to set a new club record.  Both the women's and men's teams took second at the meet! Congratulations to everyone who contributed to those scores and everyone who had a great time racing. We're so grateful to all 109 of you who attended. See you next year!

Socials

  • Save the date for WTC Formal, happening on April 18th at Monona Terrace. More information and sign up will be posted soon after Club Relays!
  • Make sure to sign up for Crazylegs on April 25th! Join the WTC team so that we can all be a part of it together.
  • We have lots more socials coming up! We'll give you more information as soon as we have it.

Volunteering

You can find volunteering sign up here. Please reach out to Volunteer Coordinator Whitney Sylvester with any questions. Stay tuned for lots of opportunities coming soon!

  • Sign up for concessions on March 11th! Cheer on the men's hockey team, eat some free brats, and raise money for the club. Please make sure to complete the ServSafe training before the shift!
  • Sign up for the Shamrock Shuffle on March 14th! This is a great way to support the broader Madison running community, and get some productivity in before the St. Patrick's shenanigans begin. Sign up is here!

WTC MERCH

Reach out to Brand Ambassador Lottie Andersson with any questions about merchandise!

  • Please reach out to Lottie if you need to purchase a uniform! Keeping her updated on what everyone needs ensures that we know if we need to place a new order.
  • WTC is running a super special collab with Chick'n Legs! If over 20 people order shorts, everyone will get 20% off their order. Send your favorite design and your size to Lottie ASAP so that you can get a discount! With the 20% off, shorts are $28 + tax + shipping.
  • The specialized merch for the semester is now open, too! Check out this link and place your order before March 8th.

Meet Recap with Callie Fadness!

  • Year: 
    • Sophomore
  • Major: 
    • Political Science and Legal Studies
  • Favorite Pre-meet Snack: 
    • A bagel with some coffee
  • Distance: 
    • Distance!
  • Events this weekend: 
    • 4x800, 1600, fun 4x4
  • How were your races this weekend?
    • The mile was really was really fun, I got to get a 3 second PR and felt so strong while pushing my pace. My heat was really competitive too and it helped pushed me a lot.
  • What was your favorite part of the meet? 
    • My favorite part is just hanging out with the whole team and bonding with everyone while cheering on other events. It’s so fun to see everyone doing what they love!
  • Was anything at this meet super fun or super not fun? 
    • I would say the most fun part is the fun 4x4s at the end of the race. Everyone dresses up and matches in costume with their teams and it’s a blast to see everyone’s creativity
  • What is your favorite part of going to meets with the team? Is there anything you would tell someone who’s debating whether to compete?
    • My favorite part is the community you can build so easily here. I think that it’s nice to compete with a supportive group which helps take some pressure off. I would tell someone who is debating that they should 100% compete because you’re really only competing against yourself, which makes it feel so rewarding in the end.
  • What is your all-time favorite WTC memory? 
    • My favorite memory is club relays 2025, when I ran my first indoor track race for the first time in years. It was so supportive and it was a blast to get out of my comfort zone and travel with the team far away for the first time. I think it’ll always remind me of why I joined in the first place.

 

DISTANCE WORKOUTS
Thank you to Claudia Salgado for writing our distance workouts! 
Monday 
  • Warm up: 2-3 easy miles
    • Mid distance: 600s/300s
      • 2-4 (600 @8k - 5k) optional: 200 kick w/ 30 secs faster
        • 90 seconds recovery between reps
        • 2-3 minutes recovery between sets
      • 2-4 (300 @5k - 3k) optional: 100 kick w/ 10 secs faster

      Long distance: 800/400

      • 2-4 (800 @5k ) 
      • 2-4 (400 @3k ) 
        • Same recovery between sets and reps
  • Cooldown: 1-2 easy miles
Tuesday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Wednesday
  • Warm up: 2-3 easy miles
        • Mid distance: 
          • 4-5 (400 @3k - mile) w/ 400m recovery
            • 2-3 minutes recovery
          • 4-5 (200 @ 30 seconds faster ) w/ 20m recovery 

          Long distance: 

          • 2-3 (1ks @5k pace ) w/ 400m recovery
            • 2 - 3 minutes recovery
          • 2-4 (400 @3k pace ) with 200m recovery
  • Cooldown: 1-2 easy miles
Thursday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Friday
Saturday
SPRINTS & FIELD WORKOUTS
Thank you to VPs Sam Moschkau and Brianna Kiriago for writing our sprints workouts, as well as Ace Awoyomi for our horizontal jump workouts! You can find sign up for practice at Verona here. Sign up closes two days prior to each practice!
Monday @ 5:30 @ McClimon
  • Short Sprinters:
    • 4x20m block starts (with actual blocks!)
    • 3x60m top speed with spikes~full rest for both
  • Long Sprinters: 2x30m flys
    • 2x150m~4 min rest
    • 2x300m~6 min rest
Tuesday @ 5:30 @ Bakke Fields
  • Warmup then Plyometric Set
  • Buildups to fly's x2
  • Isometric Hold
Wednesday @ 5:30 @ McClimon
  • Short Sprinters: 3x150m @90%~4 min
    • 2/3 20m block starts
  • Long Sprinters: 3x200m @85%~5min
    • 1x350m @95%
Thursday 
      • NO PRACTICE due to likely rain 🙂
Saturday

Join us!

To become a member of the Wisconsin Track Club, please pay membership dues for the season by sending $30 for the semester to @WiscoTC on Venmo.

Join our Slack, and Strava, and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!

To learn more about us, check out these slides. 

We hope you come out to train, race, and socialize with us!

Thanks for checking out this week's Moosletter! As always, remember to send your Almost Meet Day pictures ; )

Moosletter — Week of February 15th!

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Practice Updates & Welcome back

WTC practice is back!! Here's how practice will work for the very beginning of 2026:

  • Distance practice: is back to being held at 5:30pm!  We'll continue to meet at the Union South circle, where we met for all of last semester.
  • Sprints and Field practice: Indoor practices at Verona Area High School continue this week! You must have all DoSportsEasy forms filled out in order to attend. You MUST have dues paid in order to attend. There is a $20 back-out penalty for Cows who sign up to come to Verona and back out the day of practice. Sign up will close two days before each practice. PLEASE register to be an authorized driver if you plan on going to Verona. Having enough authorized drivers is crucial to the club. Authorized drivers will be given a discount to Club Relays. Sign up for Verona here!

Please feel free to reach out to the (new!!) event VPs (Bri Kiriago, Lauren Fligge, Sam Moschkau,  or Nathan Phillips) with any questions about practices or workouts!

Thanks to everyone who came to visit us at the Org Fair and at our new member meeting!! Here are the slides, in case you'd like to see them again or missed something!

INDOOR TRACK SCHEDULE

The number of indoor track meets has increased once again! Here are your FIVE indoor track meets of the winter!! Sign up can be found here. Reach out to meet coordinator Aimon Van Houten with any questions. PLEASE sign up to be an authorized driver. The process has changed, and it's pretty easy to be authorized, especially if you're from Wisconsin. We are required to have two authorized drivers per car when we go out of state. IF WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH DRIVERS, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO CLUB RELAYS. You can find information about the process here. 

  • Lake Michigan Open: Kicked the year off with a bang!! Congratulations to everyone who busted the rust with some early season competition. Congratulations especially to Claire Matthai (5:23 in the mile for sixth all time), Nathan Simon (8:51 in the 3k for fifth all time), Caleb Rocha (6.57m in the long jump for third all time), Abayomi Awoyomi (14.33m in the triple jump for FIRST ALL TIME), Evan McVeigh (12.85m in the triple jump for seventh all time), and Vincent Lanzito (12.40m in the triple jump for ninth all time). We're setting the stage for some fantastic competition this season. ROLL COWS!
  • Point Big Dawg: DAWGS CAME TO PLAY!! Huge day for the Cows on the 7th! We're especially excited for Caleb Rocha (7.12 in the 60m for fourth all time), Whitney Sylvester (19:27.54 in the 5k for FIRST ALL TIME INDOORS), Idaly Cristobal (19:53.93 in the 5k for third all time), Ethan Sefkar (16:29.06 in the 5k for sixth all time), Ashton Yarrington (17:04.26 for ninth all time), Kendall Klein (4.88 in the long jump for third all time), and Claire Matthai (10:30.61 in the 3k for the WTC INDOOR RECORD!). We're so proud of all the hard work that everyone's put in through the winter, and it's definitely paying off so far. See you next week!
  • Platteville Invite: We spent Valentine's Day with our nearest and dearest Cows this Saturday at UW-Platteville! Some of the boys held down the fort at the meet while we all enjoyed the warm weather back in Madison. Sam Culwell broke his indoor 60m record by a hundredth of a second! It now stands at 7.03 seconds. Caleb Rocha moves up in the 60m ranks with a 7.11 for fourth, also lowering his previous mark by a hundredth of a second. Congratulations to all the racers! You're all WTC's Valentines.
  • Panther Tune-up: Get some D1 competition at UW-Milwaukee's Panther Tune-up on Saturday, February 21! Show those Panthers who the real UW-M is. Sign up is closed.
  • Club Relays: Some might call this the highlight of the WTC year...CLUB RELAYS ARE BACK! This two night meet will be held on Saturday, February 28 at the University of Illinois. We'll leave Madison on February 27 and return on March 1. Sign up is closed. Keep an eye out for more Club Relays coming soon!

Socials

  • We had a great time at our annual Ice Skating social and at our Galentine's Party! Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate our two favorite things (Heated Rivalry and the power of friendship)!
  • Save the date for WTC Formal, happening on April 18th at Monona Terrace. More information and sign up will be posted soon!
  • We have lots more socials coming up! We'll give you more information as soon as we have it.

Volunteering

You can find volunteering sign up here. Please reach out to Volunteer Coordinator Whitney Sylvester with any questions. Stay tuned for lots of opportunities coming soon!

WTC MERCH

Reach out to Brand Ambassador Lottie Andersson with any questions about merchandise!

  • Please reach out to Lottie if you need to purchase a uniform! Keeping her updated on what everyone needs ensures that we know if we need to place a new order.
  • WTC is running a super special collab with Chick'n Legs! If over 20 people order shorts, everyone will get 20% off their order. Send your favorite design and your size to Lottie ASAP so that you can get a discount! With the 20% off, shorts are $28 + tax + shipping.
  • The specialized merch for the semester is now open, too! Check out this link and place your order before March 8th.

Meet Recap with Mason Weber!

  • Year: 
    • Sophomore
  • Major: 
    • Actuarial Science, Risk Management, and Insurance
  • Distance: 
    • Long
  • Events this weekend: 
    • Mile and 800
  • How were your races this weekend?
    • The mile went decent but the 800 did not go great. Definitely wasn't my best race. Legs were a little worn out from tough workouts leading up to the race.
  • What was your favorite part of the meet? 
    • My favorite part was meeting new people on the track club and running in the warm weather for my warmup and cool down.
  • Was anything at this meet super fun or super not fun? 
    • The air quality was not fun and I think the others would agree. Track hack was definitely prevalent.
  • What is your favorite part of going to meets with the team? Is there anything you would tell someone who’s debating whether to compete?
    • My favorite part of going to the meets with the team is hanging out and talking with people in the car to and from the meets. I also enjoy competing with my teammates, especially the ones I regularly train with. I would tell someone that competing is a great way to motivate yourself to continue training. I would also tell someone that going to meets are the best part of the club and it is always a great experience regardless of how fast you run.
  • What is your all-time favorite WTC memory? 
    • My all-time favorite track club memory is spending time in downtown Pittsburgh after cross country club nationals.

 

DISTANCE WORKOUTS
Thank you to Claudia Salgado for writing our distance workouts! 
Monday 
  • Warm up: 2-3 easy miles
  • Mid-distance
      • Alternating 600/400
        • 4-6 (600 @ 3k pace; 400 @ mile pace)
          • 90 second - 2 minute recovery between sets
  • Long distance:
    • Alternating 800/400
      • 4-6 (800 @ 5k; 400 @3k)
        • First 400 should be controlled, second should pick up the pace
        • 2 - 3 minute recovery
  • Cooldown: 1-2 easy miles
Tuesday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Wednesday
  • Warm up: 2-3 easy miles
  • Mid-distance:
    • 2-3 (1k @ threshold with 2 minute recovery)
    • 2-3 (800 @ mile with 90 seconds- 2 minute recovery)
  • Long distance:
    • 3-4 (1k @ threshold)
    • 3-4 (800 @ 3k)
      • 2x200 @ light speed
      • 2-3 minute recovery between sets
  • Cooldown: 1-2 easy miles
Thursday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Friday
Saturday Panther Tune-Up @ UWM
SPRINTS & FIELD WORKOUTS
Thank you to VPs Sam Moschkau and Bri Kiriago for writing our sprints workouts, as well as Ace Awoyomi for our horizontal jump workouts! You can find sign up for practice at Verona here. Sign up closes two days prior to each practice!
Tuesday (Verona 7:45-9:30)
  • Short Sprinters
    • 4x30m starts: goal is to compete2x150m @90%
  • Long Sprinters
    • 3x300m @90%
    • 2x180m @95%
  • Jumps
    • 3x Small bounds (down the runway)
    • 2x Big bounds (down the runway)
    • 2x Continuous pop ups (down the runway, LJ only)
    • 2x Alternating cycle bounds (down the runway, TJ only)
    • 3-6 4-step approaches (LJ and TJ)
    • Active cool down
      • 40m Toe walks
      • 40m heel walks
      • 40m pronated foot walks (inside foot)
      • 40m supinated foot walks (outside foot)
Wednesday (Verona 8:15-10:00)
  • Meet goers
    • 3x30 flys
    • 3x30m starts
  • Non-meet goers
    • 3x180m @90%
    • 3x30m starts: compete
    • Core+stretching
  • Jumps
      • 3x Small bounds (down the runway)
      • 3x Big bounds (down the runway)
      • 3x Continuous pop ups (down the runway, LJ only)
      • 3x Alternating cycle bounds (down the runway, TJ only)
      • 4x 50 meter flys (85-90% effort, 2 minute rest in between each rep)
      • 3-4x 6 step short approach (LJ/TJ), with landing
Saturday Panther Tune-Up @ UWM

Join us!

To become a member of the Wisconsin Track Club, please pay membership dues for the season by sending $30 for the semester to @WiscoTC on Venmo.

Join our Slack, and Strava, and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!

To learn more about us, check out these slides. 

We hope you come out to train, race, and socialize with us!

Thanks for checking out this week's Moosletter! As always, remember to send your Almost Meet Day pictures ; )

Moosletter — Week of February 8th!

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Practice Updates & Welcome back

WTC practice is back!! Here's how practice will work for the very beginning of 2026:

  • Distance practice: is back to being held at 5:30pm!  We'll continue to meet at the Union South circle, where we met for all of last semester.
  • Sprints and Field practice: Indoor practices at Verona Area High School continue this week! You must have all DoSportsEasy forms filled out in order to attend. You MUST have dues paid in order to attend. There is a $20 back-out penalty for Cows who sign up to come to Verona and back out the day of practice. Sign up will close two days before each practice. PLEASE register to be an authorized driver if you plan on going to Verona. Having enough authorized drivers is crucial to the club. Authorized drivers will be given a discount to Club Relays. Sign up for Verona here!

Please feel free to reach out to the (new!!) event VPs (Bri Kiriago, Lauren Fligge, Sam Moschkau,  or Nathan Phillips) with any questions about practices or workouts!

Thank you to everyone who came to our Spring Kickoff Meeting! We had a great time there and while bowling, and we were so glad you all could join us!

You can find WTC at the Org Fair Tuesday, February 10th from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Bring your friends! Come recruit! We'll hold a new member meeting on Thursday, February 12, at 8:00pm for anyone who couldn't make the kickoff meeting. See you there!

INDOOR TRACK SCHEDULE

The number of indoor track meets has increased once again! Here are your FIVE indoor track meets of the winter!! Sign up can be found here. Reach out to meet coordinator Aimon Van Houten with any questions. PLEASE sign up to be an authorized driver. The process has changed, and it's pretty easy to be authorized, especially if you're from Wisconsin. We are required to have two authorized drivers per car when we go out of state. IF WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH DRIVERS, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO CLUB RELAYS. You can find information about the process here. 

  • Lake Michigan Open: Kicked the year off with a bang!! Congratulations to everyone who busted the rust with some early season competition. Congratulations especially to Claire Matthai (5:23 in the mile for sixth all time), Nathan Simon (8:51 in the 3k for fifth all time), Caleb Rocha (6.57m in the long jump for third all time), Abayomi Awoyomi (14.33m in the triple jump for FIRST ALL TIME), Evan McVeigh (12.85m in the triple jump for seventh all time), and Vincent Lanzito (12.40m in the triple jump for ninth all time). We're setting the stage for some fantastic competition this season. ROLL COWS!
  • Point Big Dawg: DAWGS CAME TO PLAY!! Huge day for the Cows on the 7th! We're especially excited for Caleb Rocha (7.12 in the 60m for fourth all time), Whitney Sylvester (19:27.54 in the 5k for FIRST ALL TIME INDOORS), Idaly Cristobal (19:53.93 in the 5k for third all time), Ethan Sefkar (16:29.06 in the 5k for sixth all time), Ashton Yarrington (17:04.26 for ninth all time), Kendall Klein (4.88 in the long jump for third all time), and Claire Matthai (10:30.61 in the 3k for the WTC INDOOR RECORD!). We're so proud of all the hard work that everyone's put in through the winter, and it's definitely paying off so far. See you next week!
  • Platteville Invite: A new meet for the Cows (I think??)!! Get some extra racing in and have a great time at lovely UW-Platteville on Saturday, February 14. Sign up is closed.
  • Panther Tune-up: Get some D1 competition at UW-Milwaukee's Panther Tune-up on Saturday, February 21! Show those Panthers who the real UW-M is. Sign up closes Saturday, February 14.
  • Club Relays: Some might call this the highlight of the WTC year...CLUB RELAYS ARE BACK! This two night meet will be held on Saturday, February 28 at the University of Illinois. We'll leave Madison on February 27 and return on March 1. Sign up closes Saturday, February 14.

Socials

  • Thanks to everyone who came out for our Lake Crossing Run! We had a great time, and we're so excited to keep socializing through the semester!
  • WTC girls!! Keep your eyes on the wtc-women Slack channel for information about a Galentine's social this Friday, February 13th.
  • Next Sunday, February 15th, is the annual Sports Club Dodgeball Tournament!! Sign up here to have a great time and defend the club's honor.

Volunteering

You can find volunteering sign up here. Please reach out to Volunteer Coordinator Whitney Sylvester with any questions. Stay tuned for lots of opportunities coming soon!

WTC MERCH

Reach out to Brand Ambassador Lottie Andersson with any questions about merchandise!

  • The WTC BSN store is open until this Wednesday, February 11th!
  • WTC is running a super special collab with Chick'n Legs! If over 20 people order shorts, everyone will get 20% off their order. Send your favorite design and your size to Lottie ASAP so that you can get a discount! With the 20% off, shorts are $28 + tax + shipping.
  • The specialized merch for the semester is now open, too! Check out this link and place your order before March 8th.
DISTANCE WORKOUTS
Thank you to Claudia Salgado for writing our distance workouts! 
Monday 
  • Warm up: 2-3 easy miles
  • Mid-distance
      • Alternating 800/400
        • 4-6 (800 @ 5k pace; 400 @ 3k pace)
          • 90 second recovery between sets; 2 minute recovery between reps
  • Long distance:
    • Alternating 1k/800/400
      • 2 minute recovery between sets; 2-3 minute recovery between reps
  • Cooldown: 1-2 easy miles
Tuesday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Wednesday
  • Warm up: 2-3 easy miles
  • Mid-distance
      • 6-8 (2 minute on @ 3k-5k pace)
        • 2 minutes to 90 seconds recovery
      • 4 x 30 second strides
  • Long distance:
    • 4-6 (4-5 minutes on @ 10k-5k pace)
      • 3 minute recovery
    • 5 x 30 second strides
  • Cooldown: 1-2 easy miles
Thursday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Friday
Saturday UW-Platteville Invite
SPRINTS & FIELD WORKOUTS
Thank you to VPs Sam Moschkau and Bri Kiriago for writing our sprints workouts, as well as Ace Awoyomi for our horizontal jump workouts and Claire Miller for our high jump workouts!  You can find sign up for practice at Verona here. Sign up closes two days prior to each practice!
Tuesday
  • Leaving UW at 7:15pm for practice at Verona from 7:45pm until 9:30pm
  •  Short sprints
    • 150, 200, 150. (4,5,4min rest) @85-95%
  • Long sprints:
    • 3x400m (7 min rest) 85%
  • Jumps
    • 3x Small bounds (down the runway)* 3x Big bounds (down the runway)* 3x Continuous pop ups (down the runway, LJ only)* 3x Alternating cycle bounds (down the runway, TJ only)* Technique work    * TJ: First Phase    * LJ: Penultimate step* Plyos    * Squat jumps    * Single leg bounds    * Tuck Jumps    * Continuous broad jumps
  • Finish with block starts and event work
  • Core and stretching (5 minutes each)
Thursday
  • Leaving UW at 7:45pm for practice at Verona from 8:15pm until 10:00pm
  •  If going to Big Dawg
    • 5-6x 30m flys, full recovery
    • Finish with block starts
  • If not going to Big Dawg
    • 5-6x 150m (4 min rest)
  • Jumps
    • 3x Small bounds (down the runway)* 3x Big bounds (down the runway)* 3x Continuous pop ups (down the runway, LJ only)* 3x Alternating cycle bounds (down the runway, TJ only)* 5x 30 meter flys (85-90% effort, 2 minute rest in between each rep)* 3-4x 6 step short approach (LJ/TJ), with landing
  • Core and stretching (5 minutes each)
Saturday Big Dawg Invite @ UWSP

Join us!

To become a member of the Wisconsin Track Club, please pay membership dues for the season by sending $30 for the semester to @WiscoTC on Venmo.

Join our Slack, and Strava, and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!

To learn more about us, check out these slides. 

We hope you come out to train, race, and socialize with us!

Thanks for checking out this week's Moosletter! As always, remember to send your Almost Meet Day pictures ; )

Moosletter — Week of February 1st!

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Practice Updates & Welcome back

WTC practice is back!! Here's how practice will work for the very beginning of 2026:

  • Distance practice: is back to being held at 5:30pm!  We'll continue to meet at the Union South circle, where we met for all of last semester.
  • Sprints and Field practice: Indoor practices at Verona Area High School begin THIS WEEK! You must have all DoSportsEasy forms filled out in order to attend. The first two Verona practices (2/3 and 2/5) are free for everyone! After that, you MUST have dues paid in order to attend. There is a $20 back-out penalty for Cows who sign up to come to Verona and back out the day of practice. Sign up will close two days before each practice. PLEASE register to be an authorized driver if you plan on going to Verona. Having enough authorized drivers is crucial to the club. Authorized drivers will be given a discount to Club Relays. Sign up for Verona here!

Please feel free to reach out to the (new!!) event VPs (Bri Kiriago, Lauren Fligge, Sam Moschkau,  or Nathan Phillips) with any questions about practices or workouts!

Thank you to everyone who came to our Spring Kickoff Meeting! We had a great time there and while bowling, and we were so glad you all could join us!

You can find WTC at the Org Fair Tuesday, February 10th from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Bring your friends! Come recruit! We'll hold a new member meeting on Thursday, February 12, at 8:00pm for anyone who couldn't make the kickoff meeting. See you there!

INDOOR TRACK SCHEDULE

The number of indoor track meets has increased once again! Here are your FIVE indoor track meets of the winter!! Sign up can be found here. Reach out to meet coordinator Aimon Van Houten with any questions. PLEASE sign up to be an authorized driver. The process has changed, and it's pretty easy to be authorized, especially if you're from Wisconsin. We are required to have two authorized drivers per car when we go out of state. IF WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH DRIVERS, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO CLUB RELAYS. You can find information about the process here. 

  • Lake Michigan Open: Kicked the year off with a bang!! Congratulations to everyone who busted the rust with some early season competition. Congratulations especially to Claire Matthai (5:23 in the mile for sixth all time), Nathan Simon (8:51 in the 3k for fifth all time), Caleb Rocha (6.57m in the long jump for third all time), Abayomi Awoyomi (14.33m in the triple jump for FIRST ALL TIME), Evan McVeigh (12.85m in the triple jump for seventh all time), and Vincent Lanzito (12.40m in the triple jump for ninth all time). We're setting the stage for some fantastic competition this season. ROLL COWS!
  • Point Big Dawg: The Cows are headed to UW-Stevens Point on Saturday, February 7th! Release that inner dawg! Sign up is now closed.
  • Platteville Invite: A new meet for the Cows (I think??)!! Get some extra racing in and have a great time at lovely UW-Platteville on Saturday, February 14. Sign up closes Saturday, February 7.
  • Panther Tune-up: Get some D1 competition at UW-Milwaukee's Panther Tune-up on Saturday, February 21! Show those Panthers who the real UW-M is. Sign up closes Saturday, February 14.
  • Club Relays: Some might call this the highlight of the WTC year...CLUB RELAYS ARE BACK! This two night meet will be held on Saturday, February 28 at the University of Illinois. We'll leave Madison on February 27 and return on March 1. Sign up closes Saturday, February 14.

Socials

This year's Lake Crossing Run will take place next Sunday, February 8th! If you've ever wondered what it feels like to run in Antarctica, this might be the closest you'll ever get. Keep your eye on the Slack for more information!

Volunteering

You can find volunteering sign up here. Please reach out to Volunteer Coordinator Whitney Sylvester with any questions. Here's what we have coming up soon!

  • Concessions at UW men's hockey are next Friday, 2/6. Meet at the Kohl Center! You should complete ServSafe training before you volunteer, and the club will cover those fees. Come eat some soft pretzels and help raise money for the club!
DISTANCE WORKOUTS
Thank you to Claudia Salgado for writing our distance workouts! 
Monday 
  • Warm up: 2-3 easy miles
  • Mid-distance
    • 3 x 800 @ 5k-8k pace (comfortably hard)
    • 4-5 x 400 @ mile pace (fast but controlled)
      • 90 seconds rest
  • Long distance:
    • 4-5 x 800 @ 10k to 5k
    • 4 x 400 @ 5k to 3k
  • Cooldown: 1-2 easy miles
Tuesday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Wednesday
  • Warm up: 2-3 easy miles
  • Mid-distance
      • 6-7 (1 minute on with 1 minute recovery); 3k-mile pace
      • 4-5 x 30 seconds all out
  • Long distance:
    • 6-7 x 3 minute on (10k-3k pace) with 1-2 minute recovery
    • 4-5 x 30 second strides
  • Cooldown: 1-2 easy miles
Thursday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Friday
Saturday Big Dawg Invite @ UWSP
SPRINTS & FIELD WORKOUTS
Thank you to VPs Sam Moschkau and Bri Kiriago for writing our sprints workouts, as well as Ace Awoyomi for our horizontal jump workouts and Claire Miller for our high jump workouts!  You can find sign up for practice at Verona here. Sign up closes two days prior to each practice!
Tuesday
  • Leaving UW at 7:15pm for practice at Verona from 7:45pm until 9:30pm
  •  Short sprints
    • 150, 200, 150. (4,5,4min rest) @85-95%
  • Long sprints:
    • 3x400m (7 min rest) 85%
  • Jumps
    • 3x Small bounds (down the runway)* 3x Big bounds (down the runway)* 3x Continuous pop ups (down the runway, LJ only)* 3x Alternating cycle bounds (down the runway, TJ only)* Technique work    * TJ: First Phase    * LJ: Penultimate step* Plyos    * Squat jumps    * Single leg bounds    * Tuck Jumps    * Continuous broad jumps
  • Finish with block starts and event work
  • Core and stretching (5 minutes each)
Thursday
  • Leaving UW at 7:45pm for practice at Verona from 8:15pm until 10:00pm
  •  If going to Big Dawg
    • 5-6x 30m flys, full recovery
    • Finish with block starts
  • If not going to Big Dawg
    • 5-6x 150m (4 min rest)
  • Jumps
    • 3x Small bounds (down the runway)* 3x Big bounds (down the runway)* 3x Continuous pop ups (down the runway, LJ only)* 3x Alternating cycle bounds (down the runway, TJ only)* 5x 30 meter flys (85-90% effort, 2 minute rest in between each rep)* 3-4x 6 step short approach (LJ/TJ), with landing
  • Core and stretching (5 minutes each)
Saturday Big Dawg Invite @ UWSP

Join us!

To become a member of the Wisconsin Track Club, please pay membership dues for the season by sending $30 for the semester to @WiscoTC on Venmo.

Join our Slack, and Strava, and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!

To learn more about us, check out these slides. 

We hope you come out to train, race, and socialize with us!

Thanks for checking out this week's Moosletter! As always, remember to send your Almost Meet Day pictures ; )

Moosletter — Week of January 25th!

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Practice Updates & Welcome back

WTC practice is back!! Here's how practice will work for the very beginning of 2026:

  • Distance practice: is back to being held at 5:30pm!  We'll continue to meet at the Union South circle, where we met for all of last semester.
  • Sprints and Field practice: resumes this week Monday and Wednesday at 5:30pm at the Bakke. Indoor practices at Verona will begin soon! PLEASE register to be an authorized driver if you plan on going to Verona. Having enough authorized drivers is crucial to the club. Authorized drivers will be given a discount to Club Relays. 

Please feel free to reach out to the (new!!) event VPs (Bri Kiriago, Lauren Fligge, Sam Moschkau,  or Nathan Phillips) with any questions about practices or workouts!

Our spring kickoff meeting will be held THIS Thursday, January 29, at 8:00pm. Come learn about all that WTC has to offer this semester.

You can find WTC at the Org Fair Tuesday, February 10th from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Bring your friends! Come recruit! We'll hold a new member meeting on Thursday, February 12, at 8:00pm for anyone who can't make the kickoff meeting. See you there!

INDOOR TRACK SCHEDULE

The number of indoor track meets has increased once again! Here are your FIVE indoor track meets of the winter!! Sign up can be found here. Reach out to meet coordinator Aimon Van Houten with any questions. PLEASE sign up to be an authorized driver. The process has changed, and it's pretty easy to be authorized if you're from states besides Wisconsin. We are required to have two authorized drivers per car when we go out of state. IF WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH DRIVERS, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO CLUB RELAYS. You can find information about the process here. 

  • Lake Michigan Open: On Saturday, January 31, the Cows will head to UW-Parkside for this year's new meet and season kickoff! Come race near beautiful Lake Michigan. Sign up is closed.
  • Point Big Dawg: The Cows are headed to UW-Stevens Point on Saturday, February 7th! Release that inner dawg! Sign up closes Saturday, January 31.
  • Platteville Invite: A new meet for the Cows (I think??)!! Get some extra racing in and have a great time at lovely UW-Platteville on Saturday, February 14. Sign up closes Saturday, February 7.
  • Panther Tune-up: Get some D1 competition at UW-Milwaukee's Panther Tune-up on Saturday, February 21! Show those Panthers who the real UW-M is. Sign up closes Saturday, February 14.
  • Club Relays: Some might call this the highlight of the WTC year...CLUB RELAYS ARE BACK! This two night meet will be held on Saturday, February 28 at the University of Illinois. We'll leave Madison on February 27 and return on March 1. Sign up closes Saturday, February 14.

Socials

Keep your eyes on the Slack for information about our upcoming socials! Ice skating, the lake crossing run, and more are coming soon 🙂

Volunteering

You can find volunteering sign up here. Please reach out to Volunteer Coordinator Whitney Sylvester with any questions. Here's what we have coming up soon!

  • Concessions at UW men's basketball this Wednesday, 1/28, and at UW men's hockey next Friday, 2/6. Meet at the Kohl Center! You should complete ServSafe training before you volunteer, and the club will cover those fees.
DISTANCE WORKOUTS
Thank you to Claudia Salgado for writing our distance workouts! 
Monday 
  • Warm up: 2-3 easy miles
  • Mid-distance
    • 6-8 (1 minute ON with 1 minute OFF)
      • (~5k pace with progression to 800 or mile pace)
      • 4-5 (30 second strides)
  • Long distance:
    • 6-8 (2-3 minute ON with 1 minute OFF)
      • (~10k pace with progression to 3k or mile pace)
  • Cooldown: 1-2 easy miles
Tuesday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Wednesday
  • Warm up: 2-3 easy miles
  • Mid-distance
    • 2-4 (800 at 3k pace)
      • 90 second - 2 minute recovery
  • Long distance:
    • 400-800-1200-800-400 ladder
      • 2 minute recovery
    • 4-5 (30 second strides)
  • Cooldown: 1-2 easy miles
Thursday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Friday
Saturday Lake Michigan Open
SPRINTS & FIELD WORKOUTS
Thank you to VPs Sam Moschkau and Bri Kiriago for writing our sprints workouts, as well as Ace Awoyomi for our horizontal jump workouts and Claire Miller for our high jump workouts!   
Monday
  • 3-4 (2x60m)
    • 2 minutes of rest
  • End with stretching and core
Wednesday
  • Sprinters:
    • If going to Lake Michigan:
      • 6 sets of 40m form starts
        • 3pt or 2pt
    • If not going to Lake Michigan:
      • 5-6 sets of 15m flys at full speed
    • Max 6 minutes of recovery for both
    • End with stretching and core

Join us!

To become a member of the Wisconsin Track Club, please pay membership dues for the season by sending $30 for the semester to @WiscoTC on Venmo.

Join our Slack, and Strava, and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!

To learn more about us, check out these slides. 

We hope you come out to train, race, and socialize with us!

Thanks for checking out this week's Moosletter! As always, remember to send your Almost Meet Day pictures ; )

Moosletter — Week of January 18th!

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Practice Updates

WTC practice is back!! Here's how practice will work for the very beginning of 2026:

  • Distance practice: is back to being held at 5:30pm!  Distance practice will resume this Tuesday, January 21. We'll continue to meet at the Union South circle, where we met for all of last semester.
  • Sprints and Field practice: will resume next week. We'll have more information for you about indoor track practices at Verona Area High School soon!

Please feel free to reach out to the (new!!) event VPs (Bri Kiriago, Lauren Fligge, Sam Moschkau,  or Nathan Phillips) with any questions about practices or workouts!

INDOOR TRACK SCHEDULE

The number of indoor track meets has increased once again! Here are your FIVE indoor track meets of the winter!! Sign up can be found here. Reach out to meet coordinator Aimon Van Houten with any questions.

  • Lake Michigan Open: On Saturday, January 31, the Cows will head to UW-Parkside for this year's new meet and season kickoff! Come race near beautiful Lake Michigan. Sign up closes  Saturday, January 24.
  • Point Big Dawg: The Cows are headed to UW-Stevens Point on Saturday, February 7th! Release that inner dawg! Sign up will open soon.
  • Platteville Invite: A new meet for the Cows (I think??)!! Get some extra racing in and have a great time at lovely UW-Platteville on Saturday, February 14. Sign up will open soon.
  • Panther Tune-up: Get some D1 competition at UW-Milwaukee's Panther Tune-up on Saturday, February 21! Show those Panthers who the real UW-M is. Sign up will open soon.
  • Club Relays: Some might call this the highlight of the WTC year...CLUB RELAYS ARE BACK! This two night meet will be held on Saturday, February 28 at the University of Illinois. We'll leave Madison on February 27 and return on March 1. Sign up will open soon.

elections

Quick refresher for all of you--here is your 2026 WTC Board!! Keep your eyes on the Instagram page (@wtccows) for introductions of each of our new officers.

  • President: Jacob Alejandro
  • VP Men's Distance: Nathan Phillips
  • VP Women's Distance: Lauren Fligge
  • VP Men's Sprints and Field: Sam Moschkau
  • VP Women's Sprints and Field: Bri Kiriago
  • Secretary: Nora McCormick
  • Treasurer: Wil Lackner
  • Travel Coordinator: Lauren Tears
  • Meet Coordinator: Aimon Van Houten
  • Webmaster: Maia Nebo
  • Volunteer Coordinator: Whitney Sylvester
  • Brand Ambassador: Lottie Andersson

Socials

Keep your eyes on the Slack for information about our upcoming socials! Ice skating, the lake crossing run, and more are coming soon 🙂

Volunteering

You can find volunteering sign up here. Stay on the lookout for upcoming events this semester 🙂

DISTANCE WORKOUTS
Monday  Icebreakers & easy run (4-6 miles)
Tuesday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Wednesday Easy run (4-6 miles)
SPRINTS & FIELD WORKOUTS
Monday NO PRACTICE
Wednesday NO PRACTICE

Join us!

To become a member of the Wisconsin Track Club, please pay membership dues for the season by sending $30 for the semester to @WiscoTC on Venmo.

Join our Slack, and Strava, and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!

To learn more about us, check out these slides. 

We hope you come out to train, race, and socialize with us!

Thanks for checking out this week's Moosletter! As always, remember to send your Almost Meet Day pictures ; )

Moosletter — Week of December 7th!

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Practice Updates

It's the last week of practice for the semester! We'll finish our practices with the semester this Wednesday, December 10th. We'll resume practices when classes start back up again in January. Have a great exam week and we'll see you next semester!

  • Distance practice: now begins at 4:30pm! We're done with structured workouts for the semester--great work on a successful cross country season!--but we'll continue to meet Monday-Thursday outside Union South. Distance's last day of practice for the semester is next Wednesday, December 10th. 
  • Sprints and Field practice: will remain at 5:30pm, but will now meet at the Near West Fields.  Sprints' last day of practice for the semester is next Wednesday, December 10th. 

Please feel free to reach out to the event VPs (Sam Culwell, Lauren Fligge, Grace Nwankwo, or Nathan Phillips) with any questions about practices or workouts!

Elections

Congratulations to everyone who ran at elections this year! Everyone did such a great job with their speeches, and I know that it takes a ton of bravery to get up on stage in front of everyone. We're still looking for a Photography Lead, so let us know if you're interested!

Here is your 2026 Board!!

  • President: Jacob Alejandro
  • VP Men's Distance: Nathan Phillips
  • VP Women's Distance: Lauren Fligge
  • VP Men's Sprints and Field: Sam Moschkau
  • VP Women's Sprints and Field: Bri Kiriago
  • Secretary: Nora McCormick
  • Treasurer: Wil Lackner
  • Travel Coordinator: Lauren Tears
  • Meet Coordinator: Aimon Van Houten
  • Webmaster: Maia Nebo
  • Volunteer Coordinator: Whitney Sylvester
  • Brand Ambassador: Lottie Andersson

Socials

The Cows had a busy social week! The Holiday Lights run and the Milk Mile were super successful, and they were great ways to finish out the semester strong. We can't wait for you all to see all the socials we have in store for you next semester--they're going to be a blast.

Volunteering

You can find volunteering sign up here. Stay on the lookout for upcoming events next semester 🙂

  • Save lives at this year's YoungbloodxWTC Blood Drive! We're looking for Cows to donate their blood as well as their time on December 11. Check out the volunteering spreadsheet for more information. Donors get a pair of Goodrs and are entered to win an Amazon gift card!
DISTANCE WORKOUTS
Monday   Easy run (4-6 miles)
Tuesday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Wednesday Easy run (4-6 miles)  & LAST DAY OF PRACTICE
SPRINTS & FIELD WORKOUTS
Monday
Wednesday

Join us!

To become a member of the Wisconsin Track Club, please pay membership dues for the season by sending $30 for the semester to @WiscoTC on Venmo.

Join our Slack, and Strava, and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!

To learn more about us, check out these slides. 

We hope you come out to train, race, and socialize with us!

Thanks for checking out this week's Moosletter! As always, remember to send your Almost Meet Day pictures ; )

Moosletter — Week of November 30th!

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Practice Updates

With the end of the semester coming up, we wanted to give you all a few updates on how practice will be running until winter break.

  • Distance practice: now begins at 4:30pm! We're done with structured workouts for the semester--great work on a successful cross country season!--but we'll continue to meet Monday-Thursday outside Union South. Distance's last day of practice for the semester is next Wednesday, December 10th. 
  • Sprints and Field practice: will remain at 5:30pm, but will now meet at the Near West Fields.  Sprints' last day of practice for the semester is next Wednesday, December 10th. 

Please feel free to reach out to the event VPs (Sam Culwell, Lauren Fligge, Grace Nwankwo, or Nathan Phillips) with any questions about practices or workouts!

Elections

Elections are this Thursday, December 4th, at 7pm! We'll start the night off with our cross country season recap and awards, and then move onto election speeches and appointments. If you're interested in running for a board position, sign up here! You must have five volunteer hours submitted to Volunteer Coordinator Jenna Auth in order to be eligible to run. 

socials

We're busy this week at WTC! Here's what we have on tap:

  • This year's Holiday Lights Run will be held on Wednesday, December 3rd at 5:30pm. Distance practice will meet an hour later than usual and run over to the lights at Olin Park, and sprinters will meet us there (or, join distance for a run!). Bring a couple bones to get a candy cane at the end : )
  • Elections are this week Thursday, December 4th at 7:00pm. Sign up to run for a position here! We'll start with cross country awards and then go into speeches and appointments. Cast your votes for awards here.
  • On Friday, December 5th, we're running our annual Milk Mile! Zoom around Ed Klief park and drink up some chocolate milk to win the grand prize (another gallon of chocolate milk). Sign up here. Race time is 5:00pm.

Volunteering

The Cows have a bunch of awesome volunteering and fundraising opportunities coming up! You can find volunteering sign up here.

  • Save lives at this year's YoungbloodxWTC Blood Drive! We're looking for Cows to donate their blood as well as their time on December 11. Check out the volunteering spreadsheet for more information. Donors get a pair of Goodrs and are entered to win an Amazon gift card!
DISTANCE WORKOUTS
Monday   Easy run (4-6 miles)
Tuesday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Wednesday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Thursday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Friday MILK MILE
SPRINTS & FIELD WORKOUTS
Monday
Wednesday

Join us!

To become a member of the Wisconsin Track Club, please pay membership dues for the season by sending $30 for the semester to @WiscoTC on Venmo.

Join our Slack, and Strava, and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!

To learn more about us, check out these slides. 

We hope you come out to train, race, and socialize with us!

Thanks for checking out this week's Moosletter! As always, remember to send your Almost Meet Day pictures ; )

Moosletter — Week of November 23rd!

Practice Updates

With the end of the semester coming up, we wanted to give you all a few updates on how practice will be running until winter break.

  • Distance practice: now begins at 4:30pm! We're done with structured workouts for the semester--great work on a successful cross country season!--but we'll continue to meet Monday-Thursday outside Union South.
  • Sprints and Field practice: will remain at 5:30pm, but will now meet at the Near West Fields. 

Distance practice will ONLY RUN MONDAY AND TUESDAY THIS WEEK. THERE IS NO SPRINTS PRACTICE. Have a good Thanksgiving break, and we'll see you next week! Please feel free to reach out to the event VPs (Sam Culwell, Lauren Fligge, Grace Nwankwo, or Nathan Phillips) with any questions about practices or workouts!

Elections

This year, elections will be held on Thursday, December 4th, at 7pm. We'll start the night off with our cross country season recap and awards, and then move onto election speeches and appointments! If you think you're interested in running for a board position, reach out to the current board member for more information about each role. You must have five volunteer hours submitted to Volunteer Coordinator Jenna Auth in order to be eligible to run. If you do not have five volunteer hours completed and need to get some, Jenna can help you figure out what to do. Election interest forms can be found here!

socials

  • Thanks to everyone who came to Brinner this week! We had so much fun scarfing down pancakes, and the pie-snipes were awesome! Hope that it got everyone into the holiday spirit and that you enjoyed spending some quality time with your fellow Cows.
  • Send in your hometown (or Madison!) Turkey Trot photos (to Secretary Nora McCormick (me!)) to be featured on the WTC Instagram! Have a very Happy Thanksgiving, run fast, and eat lots of pie 🦃🦃🦃
  • This year's Holiday Lights Run will be held on Wednesday, December 3rd at 5:30pm. Distance practice will meet an hour later than usual and run over to the lights at Olin Park, and sprinters will meet us there (or, join distance for a run!). Bring a couple bones to get a candy cane at the end : )

Volunteering & Fundraising

The Cows have a bunch of awesome volunteering and fundraising opportunities coming up! You can find volunteering sign up here. NEW THIS YEAR: In order to be considered for a position for the 2025 Board, you MUST have completed at least five hours of volunteering in 2025. Reach out to Volunteer Coordinator Jenna Auth if you need help finding hours!

  • Thank you so much to everyone who volunteered at concessions this year! We raised a TON of money for the club and ate approximately one thousand pretzels. New concessions spots will open in the winter for Kohl Center events--keep your eyes out!
  • Save lives at this year's YoungbloodxWTC Blood Drive! We're looking for Cows to donate their blood as well as their time on December 11. Check out the volunteering spreadsheet for more information.

Thanksgiving Games

DISTANCE WORKOUTS
Monday   Easy run (4-6 miles)
Tuesday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Wednesday NO PRACTICE
Thursday NO PRACTICE, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
SPRINTS & FIELD WORKOUTS
Monday
Wednesday

Join us!

To become a member of the Wisconsin Track Club, please pay membership dues for the season by sending $30 for the semester to @WiscoTC on Venmo.

Join our Slack, and Strava, and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!

To learn more about us, check out these slides. 

We hope you come out to train, race, and socialize with us!

Thanks for checking out this week's Moosletter! As always, remember to send your Almost Meet Day pictures ; )

Moosletter — Week of November 16th!

Practice Updates

With the end of the semester coming up, we wanted to give you all a few updates on how practice will be running until winter break.

  • Distance practice: now begins at 4:30pm! We're done with structured workouts for the semester--great work on a successful cross country season!--but we'll continue to meet Monday-Thursday outside Union South.
  • Sprints and Field practice: will remain at 5:30pm, but will now meet at the Near West Fields. 

Please feel free to reach out to the event VPs (Sam Culwell, Lauren Fligge, Grace Nwankwo, or Nathan Phillips) with any questions about practices or workouts!

Elections

This year, elections will be held on Thursday, December 4th, at 7pm. We'll start the night off with our cross country season recap and awards, and then move onto election speeches and appointments! If you think you're interested in running for a board position, reach out to the current board member for more information about each role. You must have five volunteer hours submitted to Volunteer Coordinator Jenna Auth in order to be eligible to run. If you do not have five volunteer hours completed and need to get some, Jenna can help you figure out what to do. Election interest forms can be found here!

socials

  • Had a great time this week watching Twilight New Moon at the women's social! Thanks to everyone who came out for crafting and a movie : )
  • Brinner is THIS WEEK THURSDAY, November 20th, at 7:30 at the Cow House! Come join us for our annual official club holiday 🤗🤗🤗 Check the Slack for more details. You can pay $5 at Brinner to pie a board member and raise money for the club!

Volunteering & Fundraising

The Cows have a bunch of awesome volunteering and fundraising opportunities coming up! You can find volunteering sign up here. NEW THIS YEAR: In order to be considered for a position for the 2025 Board, you MUST have completed at least five hours of volunteering in 2025. Reach out to Volunteer Coordinator Jenna Auth if you need help finding hours!

  • Pay $5 at Brinner this week to pie your (least) favorite board member and raise money for the team!
  • Concessions spots are still open for November 22! Support the Badgers and the Cows with this super spirit-packed opportunity. You can eat as much Camp Randall concessions food as you'd like, and bring home a Badgers food-safety baseball hat!
  • Save lives at this year's YoungbloodxWTC Blood Drive! We're looking for Cows to donate their blood as well as their time on December 11. Check out the volunteering spreadsheet for more information.
DISTANCE WORKOUTS
Monday   Easy run (4-6 miles)
Tuesday Easy run (4-6 miles)
Wednesday  Easy run (4-6 miles)
Thursday Easy run (4-6 miles)
SPRINTS & FIELD WORKOUTS
Monday
Wednesday

Join us!

To become a member of the Wisconsin Track Club, please pay membership dues for the season by sending $30 for the semester to @WiscoTC on Venmo.

Join our Slack, and Strava, and follow us on Instagram @wtccows!

To learn more about us, check out these slides. 

We hope you come out to train, race, and socialize with us!

Thanks for checking out this week's Moosletter! As always, remember to send your Almost Meet Day pictures ; )