Are those sweat droplets?

Nope... RAIN! Last night I headed out to the Diablo Valley team's track workout at DVC. The skies were grey and the weather was cool... but hey, I wasn't complaining! Partway through our workout, it started to drizzle.

Right now the team is doing circuit training and plyometric drills-- basically lots of different exercises broken up with laps around the track. It was nice to be on an actual track... the last track workouts I did with the team were at a park in Concord. It wasn't really a track, more of a gravely path around the park.

Here's Coach Tim's description of what we were going to be doing:

"Plyometric drills are the secret to running strong and faster. The drills may look like child's play with lots of hopping, skipping and jumping, but these simple drills simulate explosive actions to help you become a stronger and faster runner. Plyometric training will put more spring in every step you take, which is the key to better running. At Tuesday evening's track workout, you'll be introduced to plyometrics with skipping, slightly increased ranges and some tempo paced running."

Here is Coach Tim demonstrating the Plyometric, or "explosive", skipping:

And here's a breakdown of what I did:

WARM UP: Ran for 10 (about 4 laps around the track)
Squats 15
Crunches 30
Lunges (each leg) 10
Push Ups (Girly version) 12
Plyometric Skipping 50 yards, 2x
Run 1 Lap Easy Pace on Corners, Tempo Pace on Straights

Isometric Squat (Hold 40sec to 2min), 2x
Superman Back Extensions 15
Heel Walk/Toe Walk 50 yards each, 2x
High Knees/Butt Kicks run 50 yards each, 2x
Strides 50 yards, 4x (This means you basically run and speed up for the first 25 yards, then slow down for the remaining 25 yards)
Run as before

Then we repeat it all, and this time I upped the reps for most:
Squats 25
Crunches 30
Lunges (each leg) 15
Push Ups (girly) 12
Plyometric Skipping 50 yards each, 2x
Run 1 Lap Easy Pace on Corners, Tempo Pace on Straights

Isometric Squat (Hold 1 min), 2x
Superman Back Extensions 15
Heel Walk/Toe Walk 50 yards each, 2x
High Knees/Butt Kicks run 50 yards each, 2x
Strides 50 yards, 6x
Run as before

Man... I'm pooped! Track started at 6:30, I didn't get home until 8:45. :( Just enough time to grab a quick bite, jump in the shower and ice a little bit before bed. Good news is that neither my hip or knee bothered me during the workout... they were a little sore afterwards but I didn't have a problem during track!