An Ode to Track Running...!

A poem for track workouts - Don't be a Crack on the Track!


A patient person is she,

Who stays as calm as calm can be

As you set upon the running tracks,

Curb your enthusiasm please hold back

Foundation building is your current stage

Build it well and you will come of age

If you intend on unleashing aggression

Against yourself you commit treason!



A patient person is he

Who stays as calm as calm can be

Long is your season, so Lo! Behold…

Your need for speed will stop you cold!

If this call to patience you choose to spurn

The limp of a patient you may well earn!

So help us in ensuring that this rhyme is not a dirge

PLEASE CURB YOUR URGE TO SURGE!


A small note for future reference. Running is an individual sport and in the early years of your training you have to have patience. You need to use your judgment and remember to be calm. Patience is a virtue in long distance running - speed is a bad word (for now). You will have time to improve on your speed once you have a good running foundation built.

- Rajeev "What part of 'SLOW DOWN' did you not understand?" Char