Post Track Meet

What should you eat after a track meet? Well it depends on what you competed in. For throwing events it is crucial that you consume a lot of protein to keep you muscles fueled. Throwers also need lots of carbs. Short sprinters and jumping events such as high jump, long jump, and the 100–400 need to…

Kaylee Larson

Dec 12, 2018

Middle School track Vs. High School Track

Just like how collage track is very different from high school track, the same goes to middle school track and high school track. Middle school track is very different than high school track this is mainly because of its competitiveness and seriousness. In…

Kaylee Larson

Dec 12, 2018

Meet day!

Meet days are the best days. This is because track is such an awesome and exciting sport. A lot of people can compete in track therefore meet day is a good day for everyone. Track is so diverse and fun for a wide variety of people. You can throw, you can run, and you can jump. Meet day looks different for…

Kaylee Larson

Dec 12, 2018

The 400

You are running so fast you can barely think, your legs so tired you feel like you’re going to collapse, your so close to the end one more step and boom, you hand off the baton and you’re done. You just ran the second leg in your varsity teams 4X400. There is nothing like running the 400 because the 400 is one…

Kaylee Larson

Dec 12, 2018

Collage Vs. High school track (synthesis)

Track at the high school level is very different then at the college level. While running in a high school varsity meet even a varsity state meet is nothing compared to college level track. Collage track is extremely competitive and mostly everyone is good…

Kaylee Larson

Dec 12, 2018

injury prevention

When running track, it is important that you are taking care of your body, this includes eating right and making sure to drink plenty of water. This may also include stretching, icing, and elevating your body. a couple common track injuries include shin splints and pulled muscles. Shin splints…

Kaylee Larson

Dec 12, 2018

Put your kids in track (persuasive)

Why should kids be in a sport? As many people know kids have a lot of energy. Most kids are always running around, playing outside, and all around just being crazy. Parents dealing with younger kids that have lots of energy should try to refocus their energy by…

Kaylee Larson

Dec 12, 2018

What should you eat before you run?

What do you eat before you are about to compete in a track meet? That depends on what you are doing in the track meet, for instance what you eat if you are competing in a throwing event is going to be very different than what you should eat if you are running the…

Kaylee Larson

Dec 11, 2018

I started track by accident (personal connection)

I started track by accident, well not exactly, you see I was a super active kid, I was always in a sport, but one sport stuck out the most. My whole life I played soccer and I loved it, I mean really, really loved it. I played super competitive…

Kaylee Larson

Dec 10, 2018

Unpopular opinion, Track is the best sport in the history of sports.

Track is the best sport in the history of sports. Track is the best sport because of its diversity. Almost everyone can find something that they enjoy doing in track. Whether that be actually running or doing a…