Elmwooder Derek reflects on two almost parallel track seasons spread across a decade of competitive running.

In April of 2023, Elmwood Athletics assembled its largest travel team to date to go to Los Angeles to compete in both the Bryan Clay Invitational and the Beach Invitational.

Read more about the trip through Derek’s perspective as he recounts the multi-day trip at the tracks and beyond.

In September of 2022, Elmwood Athletics member Derek Tao had the chance to travel back to Colorado for a 25th anniversary celebration of his alma mater’s cross country program.

Read about Derek’s trip to Colorado and the alumni weekend through his perspective as he reflects on his experience at UCCS and at the reunion just over 5 years after his departure from the program.

After experiencing a breakthrough this winter on the Easy Interval Method, Elmwooder Willie Moore decided to go all in on a new training approach: the Norwegian Double Threshold System.

He spent 8 weeks training like the Ingebrigtsen brothers this track season and breaks down his experience in this article.

At the beginning of April 2022, Derek had the opportunity to watch the prestigious Stanford Invitational. His alma mater, UCCS, sent 3 athletes with a single mission: to make an attempt on history.

Read more about the meet through the perspective of Derek as he recaps the attempts on the school records for the women’s 5k and the men’s 10k by some of the best distance runners ever to come through the UCCS program.

Mountain Lion Invite: A record breaking mile, season openers, Elmwood chants, and a 4 x 4 that could (maybe) win the NCAA Indoor Mile

Relive the weekend through the eyes of Jamie Moore.