Race Day Ready
You pin this to your chest before a race.
What is a bib?
When someone on the team is being rowdy, this coach's go-to phrase is to tell them to "Settle down!"
Who is Coach Max?
This is the shortest standard sprint event on the track.
What is 100m dash?
This popular recovery method involves full or partial immersion in cold water to reduce inflammation.
What is an ice bath?
This Jamaican sprinter is often said to be 'the fastest man alive'
Who is Usain Bolt?
This number of athletes typically scores in a cross country race, determining the team’s total score.
What is five?
This coach set their personal best in 400m dash at 53.13 seconds.
Who is Coach Kam?
This event involves jumping over barriers and into a water pit.
What is steeplechase?
This type of dynamic stretch, targeting hip flexors and hamstrings, is crucial for maintaining efficient hurdling form and preventing injury.
What is hurdle mobility/ leg swings?
This ancient civilization is credited with the origins of organized foot races, including events similar to today’s marathon.
What is Ancient Greece?
NCAA Rules permit this number of athletes per team to race at regional XC championships.
What is 7?
Coach Max earned All-American honors this many times during his college XC/T&F career
What is eight?
Although the 10,000m race is typically ran on a 400m track, how many laps would the race be on a 200m track?
What is 50 laps?
This simple mineral, lost through sweat, plays a major role in muscle function and must be replenished post-run.
What is sodium?
This country is known for producing dominant cross country runners, including multiple Olympic and world champions.
What is Kenya?
If two long jumpers have the same best mark, this rule typically determines who places higher.
What is the better second-best mark?
This coach's team won two state championships for cross country in high school.
Who is Coach Kam?
In the glide technique for shot put, right-handed throwers typically begin the movement by pushing off with this foot at the back of the circle.
What is the right foot?
This metric, calculated via heart rate or lactate levels, is commonly used to determine aerobic training zones.
What is LT (lactic threshold)?
This track and field event was introduced for men at the 1900 Paris Olympics and has been held ever since.
What is the 400m hurdles?
Modern racing shoes incorporate advanced materials to improve performance. Name two features in racing shoes that help enhance a runner’s speed or efficiency.
What are Carbon plates/ Stack height/ Mesh material/ Foam, etc.
This coach won a race at the University of Kansas - The Kansas Relays meet in 2018.
Who is Coach Max?
The men's NCAA javelin weighs this many grams.
What is 800g?
This kind of workout targets the body's ability to buffer hydrogen ions and delay fatigue caused by lactate accumulation.
What is a tempo run?
In 1967, she became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon, entering under a false name to bypass the race’s male-only rules.
Who is Katherine Switzer?