Coach put me on JV after one bad race

You should quit. That'll show 'em..

Be glad this happened in early September. In the next few weeks, it'll be clear that you belong back on the varsity.

One thing to make sure of: Go to bed and get a full night's sleep on the night before the night before each race. For example, if your race is on Saturday, make sure you get a full night's sleep on Thursday night into Friday morning.

Run faster. Stop worrying about JV/varsity. Out train and out perform your teammates and make the coach put you on varsity. Come on kid get it together!

caffeine is a fairly proven legal PED

If your coach can only enter 7 on Varsity, how else should he make his decision other than how everyone did in their last race? Imagine if you were that last place kid in the first meet, running a sub 19 PR, only to find out some upperclassman who ran 21:XX took his spot.

If you don't like it, beat them (and not it) next time.

My bad that was a typo, they ran sub 20 pr's except one ran very low 20's. but yes i see what you're saying i would feel crappy too but it was a single bad race i dont think its fair to kick someone without talking to them, this isn't a huge program and we all a supposedly personal relationship with our coach

here is how it works, kid

you run a 20:52. all times besides that don't matter (last year, what you did over the summer) all don't count besides your season PR. if somebody beats your season PR, no matter by how much, they outrank you in positioning. if enough kids do it, you are now on JV.

i know how varsity spots are established, bud. If you read the post, you'd see i was asking for advice, not a lesson in team positioning.

Shake it off and go get it the next race. If THAT one is bad, you might want to get a blood test to rule out low ferritin (one symptom is crashing after first mile.)

beenthere8 wrote:

Shake it off and go get it the next race. If THAT one is bad, you might want to get a blood test to rule out low ferritin (one symptom is crashing after first mile.)

thanks beenthere, but i dont think iron is the issue, the day after the race i ran my fastest 5 mile time, keeping the same pace(7:12) for the first 4 miles and finishing with a 6:40 for the last mile

Can we get one thread on this board that isn't trolling

You say you are asking for help. Half a dozen folks have tried, and all you have done is tell them why they are wrong. Is this Island?

You got beaten by kids who can barely break 20. If you don't like it, pass them next time.

thejeff wrote:

You say you are asking for help. Half a dozen folks have tried, and all you have done is tell them why they are wrong. Is this Island?

You got beaten by kids who can barely break 20. If you don't like it, pass them next time.

i haven't said anyone's wrong, i just explained to ONE person why i dont think its ferritin defiency, i don't see where i've told "half a dozen" folks that they are wrong

It sounds like your whole team should be entered as jv

You girls look to have a pretty good team. Keep working working hard and keep the sisterhood strong. And don't mess around the night before a race jerking off your boyfriend

You went out in 6:10 of course you ran bad.

No, it was not the coffee or whacking off, sounds like you have been overtraining this season because you're trying to "beat" guys in workouts

Friend, you are being punished for abusing yourself, for it is a sin. Your times will drop when your pants don't.

So have a good race and get back on Varsity. Lighting a fire under your ass, are you a JV or a Var runner, step ....cat