The 2024 Cross Country season is here!
It is time to race!
560,000 boys and girls in high school are running cross country this fall.
After six weeks of the season (for some, eight weeks), racing is coming along well.
Why do we push hills/
Hills are the secret sauce for many coaches.
Elite athletes love hill work, as it can replace speed work, help build strength and can be done anywhere you can find an incline!
Cross Champs, photo by Kevin Morris
Link to NIKE NXN site: https://nxn.runnerspace.com
Link to FootLocker Cross Country Championships by HOKA: https://footlockercc.com/
Wednesday, Week 5, Day 4, October 17, 2024
Warm-up well,
60 meter hill fartlek, Ten minutes hard, ten minutes easy, 4 x 5 minutes hard up hill, 5 minutes easy,
Cooldown well, and remember to hydrate.
Check your shoes and make sure that your training shoes
are ready for 12-18 more weeks of training.
If not, go to a local running store and find one or two pairs of good training shoes.
We will speak about that soon!
JSerra High School, San Juan Capistrano, CA
March 4, 2023, by Kevin Morris
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