Moosletter — Week of April 21st

FORMAL!

The Cows had a very fun time at formal on Saturday at the Monona Terrace!! The food and cake were very good, the video recap was amazing , and we got many laughs out of Alex's (corny?) jokes! Also a shout out to Maia Nebo for winning the very first formal Kahoot! Here is the link to the pictures

Award Winners:

Female Rookie Cow: Emily Barclay

Male Rookie Cow: Vincent Mendy

Female Freshman Cow: Grace Nwankwo

Male Freshman Cow: Nathan Phillips

Female Social Cow: Claire Miller

Male Social Cow: Alex Edwards

Female Most Improved Cow: Lily Hamacher

Male Most Improved Cow: Adam Kitay

Behind the Scenes Cow: Jenna Auth

MVP of Women's Sprints/Field: Mirielle Sherman

MVP of Women's Distance: Paulina Wüestefeld

MVP of Men's Sprints/Field: Jaecan Fratzke

MVP of Men's Distance: Michael Kuhn

Leadership Cow: Emma Hudson

Community Cow: Greig Dimailig

Not Pictured But Always Taking Pictures Award: Liam Beran

Breadstick Champion: Maddox Fluno

John Wick Award: Alex Beckerman

Quality Fitness Cow: Nathan Tsang

Doppelgänger Cows: Megan Zibton and McKenna Thom

Cutest Cow (Hrishi), Most Adorable Runner (Hrishi), My Little Pookie Bear Schnookems (Hrishi): Tony Camacho

 

FIELD DAY!

We will be having our annual field day on Saturday, May 4th so make sure to check the slack as more information comes out about this social!

VOLunTEERING

We have a lot of fun events coming up so make sure to sign up for them!

RACE is happening now and the sign up sheet is open!! It takes place every Saturday morning from 9-10am and it is a great way to get out into the community and represent WTC!

Summer Track Series is coming up and Jenna is gaging interest for who can come and volunteer! Make sure to fill out this form if you are interested!

All of the info for volunteering and to sign up for upcoming events is all found on the volunteering calendar. If you have any question or concerns contact our volunteer coordinator, Jenna Auth!

OutdOOR SEASON

Drake Alternative: The Drake Alternative will take place this Friday at UW Whitewater at 11am! Signup is closed

Eagle Open: The Eagle Open will take place at UW La Crosse on May 10th at 11am! Sign up is open and closes May 3rd!

These are the last two meets of the season so make sure to sign up for them if you wish to race this season!

Check for upcoming meets and sign ups here!!

Crazy Legs is also coming up this Saturday! If you are interested sign up here

If you have any questions contact Alex Marrione

WTC Wordle and CoWnnections!

Click here for the wordle!

Click here for Connections

SPRINTS/FIELD WORKOUTS

SPRINTS- MON-THUR 5:30 p.m. Location depends on day- Check in slack.

Monday: McClimon 5:30
  • United long and short sprinters workout: 150m x 8-10
  • 85%
  • Rest 3 min between
Tuesday: Turf fields
  • 30 m flys
  • One set of plyos
Wednesday: McClimon -Event day
Thursday: Turf Fields 5:30
  • Recovery plyos
  • Stretch
DISTANCE WORKOUT

DISTANCE- MON-THUR 5:30 p.m. at Engineering Hall

Monday April 22 Mid-distance workout if racing @ Whitewater

2-3 mile easy warmup + drills and a few strides

  • 2x400m @ mile effort w/ 45-60 seconds rest, 4x200m @ mile down to 800m pace w/ 200m jog rest

1-2 mile cooldown

Long-distance workout if racing @ Whitewater

2-3 mile easy warmup + drills and a few strides

  • 800m @ 5k effort, 300m jog, 2x400, 2x200 @ 5k down to 1mile effort w/ 200m jog in between

1-2 mile cooldown

Mid-Distance & Distance Combined Workout if racing @ Crazylegs

2-3 mile easy warmup + drills and a few strides

  • 4-6 x 1K @ 8k effort (goal Crazylegs pace), 4 x 30 sec hills (Observatory or similar graded hill) with slow jog down recovery
  • High Volume Athletes run 6 1k intervals, lower volume athletes run 4-5 1k intervals. 90 seconds slow jog rest between 1k’s - *finish near a hill*, 3-5 minutes rest after the final 1k repeat, then run 4 x 30 sec hill repeats @ 3k-mile effort with at least 60 seconds jog down recovery

1-2 mile cooldown

Ancillary: Medball Circuit #1, Core #1

Tuesday April 23 Recovery Day

3-7 miles easy or Light Cross Training

Ancillary: none

Wednesday April 24 Competing @ Whitewater

Easy distance run + fartlek strides

5-8 miles easy + 8 x 20sec fartlek strides @ mile effort (40 sec easy jog rest) during the end of the run.

Ancillary: General Strength #1-4 (pick 1-2 circuits)

Competing @ Crazylegs

Light Fartlek Workout

2-3 mile easy warmup + drills and a few strides

  • 1’-2’-3’-4’-3’-2’-1’ Fartlek w/ 1’ jog rest in between
  • Effort should be ~10k-10mi effort. Start out relaxed and work the pace down a bit over the second half.

1-2 mile cooldown

Ancillary: General Strength #1-4 (pick 1-2 circuits)

Thursday April 25 Competing in Friday’s meet

Easy pre-meet 

3-5 miles with 2-4 light strides

Competing in Saturday’s meet

Flex Day

a few miles of easy running, light cross training, or off

Ancillary: *Optional General Strength Circuit (1-4) x1*

Friday April 26 Drake Alternative Meet @ UW-Whitewater

If competing @ Crazylegs

Easy pre-race

3-5 miles with 2-4 light strides

Ancillary: Hip/Glute Circuit #2

Saturday April 27 Crazylegs Classic

If you competed @ Whitewater

Flex Day

a few miles of easy running, light cross training, or off

Ancillary: *Optional General Strength Circuit (1-4) x1*

If you didn’t compete in either race

Long Run 

8-12 miles easy

Ancillary: Hip/Glute Circuit #2

Sunday April 28 If you competed @ Crazylegs

Flex Day

a few miles of easy running, light cross training, or off

Ancillary: *Optional General Strength Circuit (1-4) x1*

Whitewater competitors & those who didn’t compete

Base Run + Strides

4-8 miles easy w/ 4-6 strides

Ancillary: General Strength Circuit (1-4) x1*

 

Join us

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Join our Slack, Strava, and Facebook groups.

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

Thanks for checking out this week's Moosletter! Remember to reach out to any of the board members if you have any questions or concerns!