Coach Castro XC/TF

Alameda HS Head T&F Coach, private fitness/running coach, ISSA Certified Personal Trainer

[Coach Castro XC/TF @CoachCastro423]

Bookmark Alameda XC team webpage and follow our team this fall! https://t.co/u8QEM4HArN

[Eric Hisaw @EHisaw]

High School Coaches: you cannot….train every sprint athlete the same. You CAN group them, but you cannot “mass” train them the same. It’s your job to figure out who train, in which way…and WHY! And YES…..it takes more time. It’s also your job!

[Rich Gonzalez @PrepCalTrack]

ALERT! New HS rules will be in effect nationally for 2023-24 HS track and field and XC. Main one is change in false-start rule. In short, it won't just be any motion that warrants a DQ, but whether it allows unfair advantage. More ....

[Coach Castro XC/TF @CoachCastro423]

I enjoyed working with this legend while I was at CP. Thank you for your support and years of service to CP teachers, families, and students.

[Gary Jensen @Ihawkeye21]

Thanks, CP, for all the memories. Go Falcons!! ⁦@CPHSfalcons⁩ ⁦@MtDiabloUSD⁩ ⁦@AthleticCp⁩

[Coach Castro XC/TF @CoachCastro423]

Yes, we did that! An amazing end to a carefully crafted four year progression for this beast! I’m so proud of you Alex Lamoureux! 4th place at CIF State Championships in 4:09.94! We met both of your season goals! I never doubted you, you da GOAT.

[Coach Castro XC/TF @CoachCastro423]

Yeeee thanks for bringing me along for the journey! It’s been a pleasure and Im forever grateful to have had the opportunity to work with you and finish what we started four years ago!

[College Park HS @CPHSfalcons]

Congrats to Alex L - 4th place at the CA State Championship in the 1600 meters -4:09 New CP record

[cameron @cambeserious]

me leaving instagram when i see “couldn’t refresh feed” #InstagramDown

[Blaise Lamoureux @bslamoureux]

Way to go Mijo!

[Jay Johnson @coachjayjohnson]

Athletes: If you're stuck at a particular performance (time) and can't break through, do three things...

• Commit to enduring more discomfort in the next race
• Don't worry about failure
• Beat people in front of you

Need a word that encapsulates these points?

"Compete!"

[David Burnett @DavidBurnett02]

Coaches aren’t just looking at your results.. we are looking at how you warmup, how you compete, take failure/success, take coaches feedback, interact with teammates. A lot more.

[Coaching Distance @CoachDistance]

Finally, I asked ChatGPT for a funny tweet to send to track coaches and this is what I got.

"Track coaches be like: 'Just run faster!' as if we haven't been trying that this whole time 🏃‍♂️😂 #TrackHumor #CoachLife"

[Jay Johnson @coachjayjohnson]

The 30-90 fartlek is a great workout to use in April and May, and athletes love it.

Let me know what questions you have!

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[Coach Castro XC/TF @CoachCastro423]

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[Coach Castro XC/TF @CoachCastro423]

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[Coach Castro XC/TF @CoachCastro423]

@stevel You mean like my coaching notebook and my Amazon fire kindle? I almost gave up on looking for it after I went back after hours the same day I forgot it.

[Rich Gonzalez @PrepCalTrack]

ALERT! Here’s the @nike backpack for those competing in the Invitational section of next weekend’s 55th annual @Arcadia_Invite (new account)! If you win the Invite section, you get a custom embroidered event champion backpack. More 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 …

[Coach Castro XC/TF @CoachCastro423]

All smiles after their race: Sophie Carpenter 5:25 (11:40 3200m) and Lindsay Todaro 5:37 (2:29 800m) in 1600 at Dublin Distance Fiesta

[Coach Castro XC/TF @CoachCastro423]

Dublin Distance Fiesta