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Since its founding in 1962 by Sara Mae and Larry Berman, the Cambridge Sports Union has been one of New England's premier athletic clubs. The 180 women and men who make up the club range in experience and ability from beginners to nationally competitive athletes. The running section organizes regular workouts for its members, coordinates team racing activities, and puts on a number of social events throughout the year. For those who are either new to the running scene or the New England area, CSU's friendly, collegial style fosters an excellent environment in which to meet training partners with similar goals and abilities.

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Track Tuesday 11/17

Another cool and crisp November day predicted with a couple mini ladders planned. 6:15 pm Meet, warmup, drills 6:45 pm Strides, intervals 800 @ 3K pace 1600 @ 5K pace 800 @ 3K pace 400 @ Mile-3K pace 1200 @ 5K pace 400 @ Mile-3K pace 400 rest after the 1600, otherwise 200 rest.

posted by tmcnatt in Training on November 17, 2009

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Track Tuesday 11/10

Another balmy day for November. The plan is a simple strength/speed dichotomy. 6:15 pm Meet, warmup, drills 6:45 pm Strides, intervals 1600 x 2 @ 5K pace 600 x 4 @ 3K pace 400 rest after the 1600s, otherwise 200 rest.

posted by tmcnatt in Uncategorized on November 10, 2009

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Dark and Stormy Hills Thursday

Tonight looks like some gritty XC weather adding some mud to the grass/dirt hill repeats on heartbreak hill this week. (Commonwealth Ave / Grant Ave intersection in Newton) 6:30 PM meet at the bottom of heartbreak warmed up and ready for strides.

posted by tmcnatt in Uncategorized on November 5, 2009

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Marathon Blues with Ryan Hall

Even superstar runners like Ryan can have a bad day in the marathon. Few of us would call 4th at NY in 2:10:36 winning $60,000 “bad”, but few us train 24/7 as a career for two marathons a year. Race performance, thumbs up or down, is more a matter of personal perception than the numbers on the finish clock.

Track and Field Videos on Flotrack

posted by tmcnatt in Stories on November 4, 2009

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Track Tuesday 11/3

Possibly the last awesome weather night on the track calls for a special mini death spiral. 6:15 pm Meet, warmup 6:45 pm Strides, intervals 1600 @ 5-8K pace 800 @ 3-5K pace 400 @ mile-3K pace 400 @ mile 800 @ 3K pace 1600 @ 5K pace 400 rest after the 1600, otherwise 200 rest.

posted by tmcnatt in Training on November 3, 2009

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