The Winter Track season officially ended on February 13, 2025. It was a successful season with many new records broken and so much hard work put in.
Winter Track is certainly less popular than Spring Track, but I think that it is just as fun. Schools travel from different states and counties to compete, making the meets larger with so many people. We go to colleges instead of high schools, because most high schools do not have indoor tracks. Students get the opportunity to make new friends and be exposed to new experiences.
Although the sport is fun, it comes with some challenges. In the winter, the meets tend to go longer because there are more schools involved. Some nights, the team can get home pretty late at night. Another challenge is running indoors. Running alone is hard, but running in dry air is something completely different. It is much harder to breathe smoothly and keep a good breathing rhythm indoors when the air is not moist. Lastly, the sport has a shorter season so there is not much time to improve if an athlete is not willing to put in the work.
Despite those challenges, Winter Track is a great way to stay in shape for spring sports, improve a student’s running ability and a test to see if the athlete wants to continue running in the future.
