Just a quick note in regards about my original question regarding sprinters losing fast twitch muscle fibers if they run cross country in the fall. I received about 30 responses since Saturday morning on the question either directly or to the list. The vast majority of respones tended to agree with my philosophy that having a 400 runner run C.C. in the fall will not hurt them come track season. There were a few individuals who were somewhat reluctant, and one definite NO. The NO answer came in regards to having an ELITE sprinter run C.C. I too tend to agree with that, as I know a few collegiate coaches who aren't thrilled with sprinters going out on jogs doing the so-called "Sprinter Shuffle". I also didn't consider these female athletes ELITE sprinters running 61 and 63 second relay sprints. Don't get me wrong, I wish I had a 61 and 63 second sprinter on my small track team. :) Thus, when I saw these girls run the relay, I felt it would be in their best interest to run C.C. in the fall (at the other school I coach at). That team will be the defending state champions and might be in need of a possible 5th, 6th, or 7th runner. If we stay healthy we aren't looking to make these girls our number 1 or 2 runners. We have a very strong crew coming back, and I think it would be silly for these two girls to not run C.C. I was even more suprised to hear the responses that I gave in my previous post, from both the parents and the sprint coach. I thought the parents might actually be excited to hear from a coach that their daughters have potential to contribute to a very successful C.C. team. The feedback I received is actually what I thought would occur, but I just wanted to make sure I wasn't totally off base. Thank you to all who replied. Sincerely, Paul Nisius Bigfork, MN __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
