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Carl Merritt writes:
>> Three runs is best, because on days with lower turnouts, we
>> can have FUN RUNS!
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>And fun runs are a wonderful and highly under rated thing. Personally, I
>find I learn MUCH more on fun runs, drop my times by far more per run, and
>generally have more FUN than the regular competitive 3 or 4 runs. I would
>be especially happy if sacrificing my 4th run in the morning allows me to
>easily buy pre-lunch-break fun runs (registration volume permitting of
>course). How to make our rookies more competitive on a national level?
>Give them 3 runs like at the Nationals, and give them as many opportunities
>for fun runs as possible.
Absolutely! The other hidden virtue of fun runs is that they ensure
that we have a large group of folks to help pick up the course and pack
up the RV afterwards. That might help out with the 10/90 split.
Kevin
kml@patheticgeek.net
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