I am going to be running for a college next year that does not have indoor track. The team travels to a few meets towards the end of the season (the indoor meets are optional), but doesn't run in championship races (I might run one of the indoor meets as it is the closest meet to my home). Is it an advantage to not have a real indoor season as it is then a lot harder to over race. You also don't have to triple-peak if you only have outdoor. What are your opinions of not having indoor track?
More depends on the coaching. It's not necessarily bad. I always enjoyed and did better indoors, but our system actually peaked us more towards that time of year.
Depends. If you are going to a place that has snow on the ground for most of the winter, then not having an indoor track would probably be a detriment to your training. This would be especially true if you race shorter distances.
I find most schools that have an indoor track tend to do a little more specific work during winter and peak while hanging on outdoor in comparison to those without an indoor track. If you are a marginal runner nationally, you may be able to get to nationals and place indoor because of this without regard to hanging on outdoor where you would be lucky to qualify anyway. If you are an exceptional runner nationally, this could work against you. Just my 2 cents.
There is a lot of now and ice where I am going to school. However, the period that would normally be for indoor track would be more used for a base period. I think that the speed work that we will have during the winter will probably be in the practice gym in the school (it is in a very large room that has enough space for 3 floors). I'm going to be focusing on the 10k.
It gives you an opportunity to do USA Cross Country nationals!
most are field houses are for the football team and have a track as an after thought. pac10 schools take the winter off, indoors is optional, some kids do full outdoor workouts all winter time permitting. the california based schools in the pac 10 are academically tops in the nation and kids really have to study or they'll get cut.
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