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Nick Symmonds:
Season Opener
(Elite Athlete Blog - Entry #5)

Posted January 28th, 2008 at 1:41 PM by Nick Symmonds

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Elite Athlete Blogs, Nick Symmonds

TFS Elite Athlete Blog Series NICK SYMMONDS 425x75 Welcome to the official blog of elite American middle-distance runner Nick Symmonds. For more information about Nick please visit: www.nicksymmonds.com

Nick Symmonds elite athlete blog This weekend marked the real beginning of 2008 for me. Traveling across the country to race at the Boston Indoor Games was a decision not easily made. Many factors go into choosing a season opener and Coach Gags [Frank Gagliano] and I vacillated all fall whether or not to open up here. Fortunately, we were on the same page as to what we hoped to gain from my 2008 debut. It might seem strange that so much thought went into a race that is run in January and does not qualify me for anything in particular, but I will try to explain our thought process and what we were looking for in a season opener.
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Nick Symmonds:
No Rest for the Weary
(Elite Athlete Blog - Entry #2)

Posted December 17th, 2007 at 7:38 PM by Nick Symmonds

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Elite Athlete Blogs, Nick Symmonds

Nick Symmonds elite athlete blog To me, December has always been a very difficult month. It is an exciting time of year with holidays and time spent with family, but as much as I love these two things they can sometimes interfere with my training.

Perhaps, some of you can empathize with me on this one. While I certainly love hitting my home trails back in Boise and I have tons of free time to get my workouts done, I find that there are many more distractions this month. My family and friends who have this time off of work or school sometimes get frustrated when they have to work around my training schedule.

As much as I would like to go out on a Saturday night to catch up with old high school classmates, that 14 mile long run Sunday morning always seems too painful if I don’t get plenty of rest the night before. And what ever happened to waking up at 6 am on Christmas morning and running out to the tree to see what Santa had brought? Now I find myself getting up at 6 am, putting on my full tights and beat up shoes to get my first of two runs that day out of the way.
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Nick Symmonds:
Consistency Is the Key
(Elite Athlete Blog - Entry #1)

Posted December 3rd, 2007 at 1:30 PM by Nick Symmonds

Section: Elite Athlete Blogs, Nick Symmonds

Nick Symmonds elite athlete blog Howdy!

First, I would like to thank Adam Jacobs and The Final Sprint for providing me this opportunity.

As I have attained some of my professional goals, I have received more attention for my accomplishments and have been contacted by many fans and friends offering words of encouragement and asking for advice.

I thank all of you for your support over the last few years and apologize if I have failed to get back to you! The life of a runner can be hectic at times to say the least.
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