Coach Browne-isms
Training 101
Teammate Facts
UCR XC National Qualifiers
Coach Zach Facts
100

When we are doing sprint drills or cueing speed - what are the 3 body parts he tells you to keep UP?

What is chest, hips, toes/heels

100

The is the zone of training that you are in when you keep your heart rate under 70% of your max HR?

What is recovery zone or pace

100

This teammate had a sister and brother that were a part of the UCR program and another that attended and ran for a different UC - who is it? 

Who is Lexi Corvese

100

This women's XC national qualifier went on to fame and stardom as a New Balance sponsored athlete...

Who is Brenda Martinez

100

Outside of UCR what collegiate team does Coach Zach root for in other sports, especially football?

What is the Oregon Ducks

200

What is the name that Coach Browne uses for what most coaches call mini hurdles? 

What is wickets

200

If you exceed your lactate threshold pace in a tempo or threshold workout for too long, what will you body produce?

What is lactic acid? 

200

This young lady is smitten with her current teammate boyfriend.....pretty much since the beginning of her freshman year....

Who is Makayla Anderson

200

This Big Bear native was a back to back national qualifier in XC and added 3 straight All-West Region awards as well. 

Who is Chad Hall

200

The school that Coach Zach graduated from is a part of which college conference? 

What is The West Coast Conference or WCC

300

This is one of his favorite hashtags and also is contained in his Twitter/X user name 

What is truthteller

300

This was the name of the desired pace of the workout from our session at Holcomb Valley?

What is CV pace

300

This teammate was the 1st girl in her HS's history to qualify for the state XC meet each of her 4 seasons - who is she?

Who is Nicole Alfred? 

300

This UCR great was the Big West champion and then took 8th at the 2014 West Regional meet to punch her ticket to NCAAs

Who is Raquel Hefflin

300

Name the 3 of 4 UCR XC men that have achieved All-Conference status under Coach Zach's tenure...

Who is Ashraf Abdelmagid, Drew Castellon, Aiden Davis, Josh Mendoza

400

If you have a poor or bad race around the oval - what is Coach's favorite phrase to say to you to keep things in perspective? Its.....

What is "just track & field"
400

For a woman trying to run 21:00 or better for a 6k or better what would the per KM or per Mile pace need to be? 

What is 3:30/KM or 5:38/mile

400

This teammate actually played on the football team at his HS, later he was the Big VIII league XC champion - who is he?

Who is Tyler Kaan

400

While she never qualified for XC Nats, this Big West XC champion from 2015 did make it the NCAA Prelims in 3 separate years. 

Who is Faith Makau

400

Coach Zach was a volunteer assistant coach for this D2 school prior to his stint with Univ of Idaho

What is Academy of Art

500

IF Coach sees you walking on campus with a potential dating or love interest - he will likely tell you that who/what is watching? 

The "streets"

500

In order to break the 24:00 minute barrier in a 8k XC race - one would need to average about what per mile?

What is ~4:50/mile

500

This teammate's parents both graduated from UC Riverside, making him a "legacy" recruit - who is he?

Who is Finn Babbitt

500

In 2007 this Highlander harrier shocked the West region and qualified for Nationals after finished 19th at the Regional meet. He is now a professor and the faculty athletic rep at LBSU

Who is (Dr.) Ulices Pina

500
Name one for the 2 head distance coaches at Univ. of Oregon when Coach Zach was a GA there...

Who is Ben Thomas or Helen Lehman-Winters

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