Welcome back and Kickoff Meeting!
We hope you all had a great and refreshing winter break! We are so excited to have everyone back in Madison and are ready for a great track season!
Our kickoff meeting will be on February 1st @ 8 p.m in 2650 Humanities hope to see you there! Come to learn about the track club, see what is all in stock for the track season, meet the 2024 board, and to eat PIZZA!
Additionally, the club will be holding a table at the Spring Org Fair at the Kohl Center on Tuesday, January 30th from 5-8 p.m.
new here?:
Welcome! We hope to see you come to practice and to socials!
Become apart of us! Join our Slack, Strava, and follow @wtccows on Instagram to become connected and to stay updated on socials, practices, and more!
To become an official member of the Wisconsin Track Club, please pay membership dues for the season by sending $30 to @WiscoTC on Venmo. Additionally, check out this page to follow the steps to become a new member!
We hope you come out to train, race, and socialize with us!
First week of Practice
We had our first practice on Tuesday the 23rd in the very wet, slippery, and snowy conditions!
Following this week, Distance will continue to meet at Engineering Hall (1415 Engineering Dr, Madison, WI 53706) at 5:30. Distance will be meeting there for practice Monday-Thursday.
Sprints/Fields met on Tuesday and Thursday last week and will continue to meet on Tue/Thur this week, but will change to Monday-Thursday for the rest of the season. Sprints/fields will meet at The Bakke (1976 Observatory Dr, Madison, WI 53706) but make sure to keep checking the slack for the location each week!
Big Dawg and Upcoming Meets
We have some really cool opportunities to race in some upcoming meets! Even though competing is completely optional, going to meets is a great way to get to know the Cows and challenge yourself against collegiate athletes and other track clubs!
Big Dawg Invite: The cows are headed to UW-Stevens Point on Saturday, February 3rd. This is the first meet of the year and will be lots of fun! Signup closes Saturday January 27th at 11:59 PM.
Panther Tune-Up: On Saturday, February 17th the cows will be heading to UW-Milwaukee to compete at the Panther Tune-Up. More information will be available closer to the date, the sign-up deadline is Saturday, February 10th. This meet will provide a chance to race against D1 competition!
Club Relays: This is the biggest indoor meet of the year and will be held at the University of Illinois on Saturday, February 27th. Sign up so we can put the wtc on the radar by beating all of the other clubs. We will be competing against club teams from across the Midwest at the University of Illinois. We will be driving down on Friday and staying overnight at a hotel on Friday and Saturday night. This year if you wish to be in a top heat, please link a previous time. More info will be available soon, the sign-up deadline is Thursday, February 8th.
to sign up for meets click here
Meet costs are not finalized but will be $20-30 (except club relays). The cost of the meet is cheaper with more people signed up so make sure to sign up and save your fellow cows some money. When you sign up here make sure to use your @wisc.edu email, complete the necessary forms, and pay your dues.
MEET THE BOARD!
Meet the 2024 WTC executive board!
President: Tommy Dougherty
Men’s VP of Sprints/Field: Jaecan Fratzke
Women’s VP of Sprints/Field: Claire Miller
Men’s VP of Distance: Alex Edwards
Women’s VP of Distance: Emma Hudson
Secretary: Nathan Phillips
Treasurer: Brenden Dieter
Travel Coordinator: Dylan Hartnek
Meet Coordinator: Alex Marrione
Webmaster: Jacob Alejandro
Volunteer Coordinator: Jenna Auth
Apparel Coordinator: Nathan Simon
Photographers: Liam Beran & Ryder Zvorak
Congratulations to everyone who was elected or appointed for a position. Check out pictures from the event here.
Volunteering
Get out into your community and volunteer with WTC! Volunteering is a great way to help out the club and it's outreach to the community! Also if you volunteer there are some cool new volunteering incentives! There will be a broader update in Jenna's February volunteering letter when she will have more info!
| SPRINTS/FIELD WORKOUTS |
SPRINTS- TUE/THUR 5:30 p.m. at The Bakke
| Tuesday,
January 30th |
Workout depends on weather |
| Thursday,
February 1st |
Workout depends on weather |
| Saturday,
February 3rd |
BIG DAWG INVITE |
| DISTANCE WORKOUT |
DISTANCE- MON-THUR 5:30 p.m. at Engineering Hall
| Monday,
January 29 |
Mid-distance Group
Long-distance Group
Ancillary: General Strength #1-4 (pick 1-2 circuits) |
| Tuesday,
January 30 |
Recovery Day
3-7 miles easy or 30-60 minutes of Light Cross Training (elliptical, bike, swim, etc.) Ancillary: Barefoot Circuits 1&3 |
| Wednesday, January 31 | Aerobic Run
4-8 miles at a moderate effort (about 30 sec/mile faster than your true easy pace) Ancillary: Medball Circuit #1, Core #1 |
| Thursday,
February 1 |
Mid-distance Group: Pre Meet Workout
25 sec - 20 sec -15 sec - 10 sec @ 800m-400m effort (all with a slow walk back recovery)..Run fast without overstraining!
Long-distance Group: Pre Meet Workout
Ancillary: none |
| Friday,
February 2 |
If competing in Saturday’s meet
Easy pre-meet 3-5 miles with 4x80m strides (90 seconds standing recovery) If not 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* |
| Saturday,
February 3 |
Big Dawg Invite @ UW-Stevens Point
*Optional* 8-10 minute shakeout run 4-6 hours prior to race time. If not competing in today’s meet Long Run 8-12 miles + 4-6 strides post-run (starting every minute) Ancillary: Hip/Glute Circuit #1 |
| Sunday,
February 4 |
Recovery Day
3-8 miles easy Ancillary: General Strength Circuit (1-4) x1* |
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!