Strongly considering UTD because of the academics, and looking at their times I can definitely run there as well. Anything I need to know about the coaching, training, team culture, or the university in general?
Cheers
Strongly considering UTD because of the academics, and looking at their times I can definitely run there as well. Anything I need to know about the coaching, training, team culture, or the university in general?
Cheers
runna man wrote:
Strongly considering UTD because of the academics, and looking at their times I can definitely run there as well. Anything I need to know about the coaching, training, team culture, or the university in general?
Cheers
Like with most schools, best thing to do is to contact the coach
https://utdcomets.com/sports/cross-countryThere you can find a recruiting questionnaire under "join the team!" Additionally, its useful to directly contact the coach directly through email if you have any other specific questions.
Coaching: Coaches are nice! Don't afraid to contact with questions.
Training: Men: 50-80+ mpw depending on where in training cycle and what you can handle. Women: 30-60 mpw.
Team Culture: Very good, it is DIII, so everyone there wants to be.
University in general: Nerdier side, if your looking for parties, probably not the place, if you like learning, computers, and internet culture, probably will fit right in.
Additionally, since it isn't obvious yet, the team recently added track and field, its no longer an XC only school.
someone_u_can_trust wrote:
runna man wrote:
Strongly considering UTD because of the academics, and looking at their times I can definitely run there as well. Anything I need to know about the coaching, training, team culture, or the university in general?
Cheers
Like with most schools, best thing to do is to contact the coach
https://utdcomets.com/sports/cross-countryThere you can find a recruiting questionnaire under "join the team!" Additionally, its useful to directly contact the coach directly through email if you have any other specific questions.
Coaching: Coaches are nice! Don't afraid to contact with questions.
Training: Men: 50-80+ mpw depending on where in training cycle and what you can handle. Women: 30-60 mpw.
Team Culture: Very good, it is DIII, so everyone there wants to be.
University in general: Nerdier side, if your looking for parties, probably not the place, if you like learning, computers, and internet culture, probably will fit right in.
Additionally, since it isn't obvious yet, the team recently added track and field, its no longer an XC only school.
Sweet, thanks for the detailed response. I contacted the coaches earlier today, we'll see where this goes.
Appreciate it!
OP do you already live in Dallas?
Tough place to train.
TONS.
Well I go to UTD and I've run around campus before, you can run on the sidewalks without having to venture out anywhere on the road. There's no rubber track so that really sucks, I honestly didn't even know they had a track program. School environment is anti social and very boring.
Dallas weather is 90 - 105 F in the summer and still 80 - 90 at night. December it gets to about 50 - 60 during the day and 30-45 at night. February is the coldest month and it can get in the 20's.
atexas wrote:
OP do you already live in Dallas?
Tough place to train.
I already live in a miserable training place also in the south (not in Texas) so I'm very used to lots of concrete, dumb people and humidity/miserable weather. Idk that it would be much of a change for me
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