WOLVERINES​​

2026 JUNE/JULY - DOG LOOP TEMPOS

WHAT DO ALL THESE #s MEAN & HOW USEFUL ARE THEY?

> Solid indicator of fitness for experienced runners.

> Great chance for new runners to try to dial in tempo paced effort.

> Helpful to begin grouping runners into smaller training groups and assigning paces for workouts.

> It is really too early to be projecting PR times at the end of the season, but were included as "ball park" guestimates.

> We all want to run fast, but keep in mind that places in races matters more than times in XC.

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THINGS TO CONSIDER?

> Change in '26 dog loops vs ones in '25 & previous years

> For new runners & freshmen, how do your result match up with what older runners did at your age?

> Do you feel like you ran a tempo effort?  We were looking for a "comfortably hard" effort.  How was the 2nd loop vs the first?

> We will use this info to help project pace for our team 2 mile time trial.