Episode #9 - Texas A&M Workout : Speakers & Interviews

Nice

what drives these men to complete these workouts at dawn? how do they put in the effort at 6am ?

Actually, the second 12min is 2 off, 1 on.

Don't know if this was posted, but the typed workout is wrong. The second 12-min. he said is 2 min. "on," 1 min. "off," not 2 "off," 1 "on."

haha sick stuff. i am gonna be there next year!

Good luck at Nationals to the Aggies Cross Country TEAM! Proud of you guys for Winning Regionals!! Gig'em!!!

Jeff Smith, Carson's Dad
Great job Coach Waters...!

There are some pretty nice dirt roads out by the Brazos River. We used to do mile repeats on some pretty hilly portions. Their really the only hills near college station.

Man... who says the longhorns don't hate on A&M as much as the aggies hate on UT? These longhorn fans are pretty intense. You don't see that from A&M fans on the Texas videos.

you can buy the dark chocolate peanut butter at the grocery store, its made by Peanut Butter and Co. Logan wasnt running any faster on the 1min upbeat, his recovery is just faster.

great workout...1 question tho...why wud u ever run that far ahead of a 2x ncaa champ on a 1 min fartlek??

Im glad someone isn't a freaking idiot

EZ guys.

Got some UT vs A&M rivalry going. Lets debate and not name calling. Logan Sherman is the same year as Leo who did not Red shirt. He is also the same age as Jake Morse, Kyle Miller and Jacob Hernandez, who are all still running as well for Texas. So Logan and Shradrack are just doing their 5th year which is legal.

aw common lets not to the whole age thing

Not exactly Dark Chocolate peanut butter but its all I could find.

Someone mentioned Logan Sherman? Correct me if I am wrong but is he not the same age as Leo Manzano? If so he should be done with eligibility. I always knew he was overrated!
Makes me wonder, if Dan Waters can keep Sherman running this long, how old is Shadrack?
Hook 'em

i have never heard of dark chocolate peanut butter!!! anyone else had this?? It sounds yummyyy

Running tunes that gave some good beat to the vdeo. Really liked how this was
a good combo of interviews and the actual running workout. Ryan are you getting ready for Flopitching????

I think Bekele does these drills. Eats ice cream too.

i love workout wednesday's!
i look forward to them every week :)

anyone who thinks the core work out is bad what would you have them do for a core work out if not the planks, the first think they do, because form my experience they work and nice shot ryan

Shadrack didn't look like he was working hard at all. I guess the rumors are true about that guy. I heard that he never trained hard at Corpus. I understand that he had a meet coming up but he should be looking at the whole picture and not just regionals.. Getting ready for Nationals is more important. Good guy, great talent.. I just wish he would use all of it instead of just chillin the pack..

You wouldn't see any of the top guys in NCAA running like that in practice

This was ok. I guess we were spoiled the last two weeks getting workouts from two top teams (Washington women, OSU men).

http://www.flotrack.org/videos/play/76720-building-a-better-runner-vol2-trailer

med balls and running economy. suck it trebek.

Nice throw Ry!!!

i love logan sherman!

RE: As He Smirks

i doubt it... lol please enlighten us with your reason as to why this team should not be doing med ball drills. i along with most serious runners do med ball drills and find that they actually work quite well. please though, you know it all...

thanks flo.... you are always coming out with great stuff!

The med balls are meant for the ladies not for the guys. Do some more research and you'll figure out why. Waters is a saint and how dare you mock those genius drills...

TERRIBLE MUSIC

dude... those drills and core stuff at the start were so gay... looking at what they were doing, they may as well just play some games beforehand to warm up... shoot hoops or kick the ball around, whatever... basically the same effect. They're build whole-body strength, mobility, and general athleticism either way... no need to bore yourself to tears with those ed drills...
seriously, bouncing med ball around and catching it? i hope some of those guys felt dumb doing it...
and before anyone asks, yes, i do know more than their coach.

GET NEW MUSIC!!!!

YOU USE THE SAME FOR ALL OF THEM!!!
GOOD VIDEO THO

the jim rome crap might be funny if it was not on this site under an A&M video, taking away from how hard they have worked. now people might view the ags a diff way, the person who posted that comment has no respect!

Travel Man

This was a road they call "Buffalo" (cause there is buffalo on one of the ranches). They have tons of dirt country roads they run on there that are really nice. They are a few miles off campus. Coach Waters said there is up to around 70 miles of dirt roads in the area. Pretty cool stuff

medicine bahlz ew

Ryan I am visiting College Station in a few weeks to look at the campus. Where did they run this workout it looks like a great place to run?

don't call me in the morning.. hey dude.. are we gonna go score tonight.. thats ryan.. because he's a dude, thats him being a dude bro

I find it funny how everybody nit-picks the music and how it used over and over. Does it really matter? Does it make the video that less enjoyable? Just be glad the videos are this good and they have some sort of music in the background. And don't forget how much better this websit is than Runnerspace.com sure they try hard but maybe they should work a little harder on videos than on graphics

Jim Rome works for ESPN. The post was basically about the football teams. because A&M hates UT and want everyitng in the world to be better than them.. As we can see the football team sucks this year and they are 4-7.. Not Bowl Eligable, and got destroyed by BAYLOR. bahahaha Baylor... I think someone posted that because it is funny and its not about the xc team.. Get over it people. although somethings he said are funny and true.. you still gotta laugh

The Music

You are pretty much right on. We use music that we have permission to use so we avoid any craziness. With that being said, if people out there have bands, know artists, or anything like that....and you think it would be good music to use then let us know, send us a sample, or put us in touch with the artist. It would be great to have some more variety for you guys

Yikes, who is Jim Rome and why's he poisoning a running fansite with his vitriol?!

Another great workout. I agree with the Zap Fitness idea! That would be a sweet one to watch!

Correct me if I'm wrong Mark...
But I don't think Flotrack is allowed to use music by artists signed to major record labels. It would be some copyright violation. That's why certain youtube videos and such are often taken down. Even though Flotrack doesn't sell anything, there's a law that protects musicians from others using their music without permission. So the reason why we hear the same music over and over is because they happen to be musicians without a major label (and also Flotrack supports emerging artists). So yeah it's a stupid law (and many people violate it), but Mark's trying to be safe.
Again I'm not 100% sure on this, I'm just trying to explain the repetitive music situation. Perhaps there is a lawyer or law student on here that can go deeper into this...

Wow nice weather for this time of year...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HNgqQVHI_8

Classic Jim Rome.

Another enjoyable video. Thanks.

May I suggest a tune from 'The Go! Team' for a future video?

jim rome is a d-bag, I bet he lost some money betting against them or something to have that kind of rage.haha

Just a heads up for all you reading 'Jim Rome's' post. That's a copy and pasted transcript of an interview the real Jim Rome did on his radio show about Texas A&M. It is not someone's opinions about this video in particular.

The temperature was about 75 degrees, a bit humid but good weather. I think the Jim Rome thing is actually pretty funny though.

Jim Rome on Texas A&M--How does that rant you just posted below have anything to do with this video? This site is for runners, or at least fans of the sport. Go hate somewhere else, let the rest of us enjoy watching some talented athletes get ready to race hard.

Workout doesn't look too hard, the team must like to run with fresh legs...unlike Mr. Mcdougal...115 the week of Natty's is just absurd...I guess it worked though.

looks like Jim Rome's team got beat at regionals, and he wants to cry like a little baby because TU sucks this year at XC. They dont have their little mexican track star Manzano, and their "amazing coach" who left for virginia because TU sucks!

Nice throw Fenton...looks like I taught you somthing!
Clemson work-out! haha

Its a 36 year old streak, go Ags!

great video. congrats ags.

Love love love love LOVE the Galactic song. More of them please. Galactic is the best!

“They won't shut up. They have to go on about spirit, and old army, and red ass, and how bonfire represents the burning sensation they have in their urine to beat UT, and blah blah blah. Shut up. You start to get the feeling the entire school was built to spite UT. Forget the fact that when the Texas Legislature back in the 1870's passed legislation to start a state university they also decided to have a subsidiary branch of the main school (The University of Texas) that would teach agriculture and mechanics. Aggies love to say their school is older, from where they get that I don't know ... the fact is, the State intended A&M to be a branch of UT. They are like the afterbirth from the original creation. Like Danny Devito in Twins. So they apparently have this complex, so much so, that they must devote their entire school to trying to prove to UT that they are just as good. All the while, nobody at UT denies that A&M is a good school, yet they won't shut up. So they write a fight song ... about ... Texas, and how they want to beat them. They have a Fish Camp for freshman where they tell them how bad Texas is and how good A&M and all its traditions are.
It is the world's largest known case of envy, and it is manifested in everything A&M does. The people at A&M ... now we all have friends who went to A&M or are at A&M. There are some nice people there. However ... there is the Corp., East Texas' answer to dreams of ROTC kids everywhere. For every boy scout who never learned to stop playing with his GI Joe Toys, there is the Corp. Now, forget the fact that A&M will actually let people with sub-par grades enroll if they agree to join the Corp. Forget the fact that the Corps looked like a Gestapo hate rally while beating down students on Kyle Field in 1995. Forget the fact that along with the numerous hazing charges that have been filed against them, and swept under the rug over the years, they just this past month have had one Corps member bring charges against another Corps member who apparently had been propositioning others for a little actual sodomy. Not only could I go on with more instances of idiocracy by these Khaki-clad-shaven-headed-dorks, I am sure each of you have your own stories.
The point is: We all respect West Point, Annapolis, The Air Force Academy; however, nobody respects the Corp. I imagine they are kind of the laughing stock of the military world. Just because you dress like the Army, and try and act like the Army, does not make you the Army. People at A&M don't even respect these clowns. It is not cool to shave your head and dress up. Halloween is only supposed to be one day of the year. If you want to carry guns and beat up civilians, move to Israel. It is even less cool to slobber on somebody's daughter on national television and call it a tradition. Dry humping 18 year old girls in the stands at football games is not cool. Not only is it not cool, it should be against the law. I know that in College Station, students are just prone to mount each other on the campus lawn, or in the middle of class, or anytime anything good happens you can just grab the girl sitting next to you and start sucking on her face. But everywhere else in the world, it is looked down upon. Especially if you are doing it on my TV. That is why we have moved the game from Thanksgiving. Because people across the nation were gagging on their turkey when in the middle of watching a football game, some boy scout is tongue thrashing some overweight co-ed during somebody's Thanksgiving dinner. We do not need to see burly women engaged in a suckfest every time your woeful offense manages to put points on the board. Some of these girls are in desperate need of a trip to the Clinique counter. Screw that, forget make-up, it is too late for that, just give them a veil.
"t.u." is not funny. It is NOT insulting. It is dumb. Just imagine if folks from Texas kept talking about M&A and giggling. That would not be funny. In fact, it would be ed. That's why UT fans don't do it. Please learn. You want to lose the image of country bumpkins, of a people fond of sheep, of people that aren't stupid? Then quit building things that fall down. Quit chasing cheerleaders around with swords on national TV. Quit whooping in church. Quit whooping period. Quit putting up scoreboards for the enjoyment of dead mammals. Quit spending your Friday nights practicing how to yell. Quit telling rape jokes to reporters when you're running for Governor. When you are filling out season ticket renewals, and the form asks for your phone #, H & W, quit putting 258-3999, Height 6'3", Weight 185. Just, collectively, stop making asses of yourselves.
Go to East Texas, tour every small town, and ask every red neck with a 5th grade education why they cheer for A&M and wear maroon. That is your fan base. This is why you are perceived by the educated masses as stupid. Nobody cares if you think your band is better. They might be louder, they might march in neat little zig zags, but they have no musical ability. The point is, nobody cares who wins halftime. Quit getting geeked up about marching bands. I find it hard to believe you stood through your high school band's entire halftime performance. And why? Cause nobody cared then and nobody cares now. Plus, you can hear them fine sitting down even if you do care. Why is it cool all of a sudden now that you're in college? Men should never let out high pitched whooping sounds. Perhaps the only justifiable situation in which this can be tolerated is perhaps during an anal probe. Oh wait ... I understand now.
Dogs are not ladies. They don't look or smell like ladies. Dogs eat their own feces and should be treated accordingly.
Finally, College Station is an arm-pit of a town. Quit pretending that it is a great college town. It is a town and there is a college there. That should be the end of this comparison. If you feel that life doesn't get any better than the Dixie Chicken, and enjoy being stuck in a never ending Dukes of Hazard episode, then move there. More importantly, don't move to Austin ... they are trying to create an educated, technological, and open minded population base. Austin is, and will continue to be, the birthplace and final resting place of all that is cool.
As my friend Stephen Johnson once said: "If the world were ever to get an enema, College Station is where you would connect the hose.". If you go to school at A&M, please don't be an Aggie.
God Bless the Great State of Texas."

what was the temperature?

was that logan sherman i spotted?

I also like the "don't call me in the morning" song.

Good stuff!! It is a shame the season is nearly over. I love watching these videos. Thanks Flotrack and have fun at DI nats!!

Nice Mitch, lookin good with the peanut butter.

Another cute coach! Yummy!

This is Mcdougal after he won XC nats talking about tapering.

Aww, I like the "Don't Call Me..." song!

Tapers are overrated in my humble opinion, I always ran my prs during fairly hard weeks

High res = right direction. Same music over and over = wrong direction.

I agree with steve, some of the mcmillan elite workouts are great. That would be an awesome workout to see.

after NCAAs id like to see see some McMillan Elite/Zap fitness workouts, etc. that would be pretty awesome and would give some of those guys the spotlight for a little bit. great job and keep up the good work with these workout wednesdays!

"Don't call me in the morning!
Don't Play that Song NO MORE!"

no taper?

Great video thanks!!!!!

Check out the high res clip....