pasta facts
Name for a singular piece of spaghetti.
SPAGHETTO
This type of workout does not cross over into a lack of oxygen.
AEROBIC
The first event at MOST track and field meets.
4x800 relay
Emotional _________.
JOURNEY
The largest ocean in the world.
PACIFIC
What does the J in Madi J stand for?
JANSEN
Coach Wikstrom's favorite type of pasta. (It is at this party today.)
ANGEL HAIR
This workout term means "without oxygen"
ANAEROBIC
This event involves an athlete throwing a heavy, thick-centered disk.
DISCUS
HAILEY MARSTON
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
These three besties were part of the state runner up 4x800 team last year.
Ariana, Hailey, and Gracie
This pasta has the same name as something you might find at the beach.
SHELLS
The meaning of the term CV.
CRITICAL VELOCITY
Current school record holder in the 1600 and 3200.
OLIVIA ORTIZ
"If you're _____, you'll do it."
REAL
This mammal has the biggest heart.
BLUE WHALE
SUMMER
This type of pasta is the OFFICIAL name of bowtie pasta.
FARFALLE
The amount (volume) of oxygen your body uses while exercising as hard as you can. Hint: Your Garmin measures it.
VO2 Max
Current school record holder in the shot put and discus.
RILEY SIMMONS.
Wiks often describes workout paces like this: "If a distance run and a tempo had a _______, it would be a steady state."
BABY
This fruit can get sunburnt.
MANGOS
This bestie is a vegetarian.
ADDISON
______ makes you fasta.
PASTA (but also training, fueling well, listening to your body, hydrating, taking care of the little things, and staying committed xoxo)
We are SUPPOSED to use the ___________ pace calculator to calculate daily running paces.
The final event of every track and field meet.
4x400 relay
If a distance run and a tempo had a baby, it would be a _______ ______.
STEADY STATE
The strongest muscle in the human body.
TONGUE
This bestie was the CROCO QUEEN
OLIVIA
A type of pasta similar to fettuccine and trenette but elliptical in section rather than flat. It is about 4 millimetres in width, which is wider than spaghetti but not as wide as fettuccine.
LINGUINE
A moderate-to-hard intensity training run, between 5k and 8k or between 20 minutes and 40 minutes in duration. (Aerobic threshold pace.)
List ALL jumps events in the FHSAA.
High jump, long jump, triple jump, and pole vault.
Coach Wiks warns people not to _______ _____ from aerobic to anaerobic.
CROSS OVER
The longest bone in the human body.
FEMUR
This bestie is the only bestie who has been running for Coach Wiks for FOUR years!
AURORA
This pasta is most often used to make pasta salad. BE SPECIFIC.
Tri-Color Rotini
In what town was the SPORT of running officially invented.
OLYMPIA (in Greece)
This event requires the use of a pole.
POLE VAULT
If you're not doing THIS, you're not having fun.
SMILING
Location of the largest pyramid in the world.
MEXICO!
MASSACHUSETTS
These are small cases of pasta, often square, stuffed with a filling, usually of meat or cheese, and often served with a tomato sauce
RAVIOLI
A modern marathon contains this many miles.
26.2 miles
This event comes right before the 800 in the order of events.
300 hurdles
Wikstrom's FAVORITE word in high school...
AWKWARD
Mila's middle name.
JUNE
Bestie Wiks was born in this state.
MASSACHUSETTS
During the middle ages, lasagna was invented in this country.
ITALY
An Ironman 70.3 includes this amount of running.
13.1 miles (half marathon)
The name of the object passed in a relay.
BATON
Wiks shouted THIS word at Olivia many times during cross country season.
SUFFER!!!
First names of Mila's two fathers.
Kristin and Cody
This bestie has the same name as Coach Wiks' daughter.
CALLIE
A tubular pasta that may be stuffed with ricotta or a meat/seafood mixture. Hint: NOT Rigatoni.
MANICOTTI
Flrunners is an affiliate of this larger company.
MILESPLIT
What is noteworthy about the track at Charlotte High School (Home of the Tarpons).
It has a LANE ZERO!
Brooklyn-99
Russia has this number of time zones.
11.
This bestie has a brother on the cross country team.
TAMLYN