Category Archives: cross country
Rule Your Running Terrain: Because races aren’t done on a treadmill
Unless you’re racing on a track, there’s SOME kind of terrain you’ll need to be prepared for come gun-time. Even during track season athletes have much to gain from varying the terrain on their workouts. Power and Speed: Hills build … Continue reading
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Hot Runner Deals!! Score at the Track and on the Cross-Country Course…but Beware of the Spit Zone
Have you checked out these signs lately, it sure looks like runners all over are getting offered some pretty sweet deals?! Watch out who you line up against at the track…nevermind, I’m sure you’ll be the one offering up the … Continue reading
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Approaching a Race: Depending on your goal going in how you run could be markedly different
Who are you up against on race day, the clock or the runner next to you? Everyone goes into a race with a different goal, be it just to finish, to be a scoring member of their team, set a … Continue reading
What Kind of Runner Are You? Trails, Tracks, Treadmills and Roads…Oh, My! (Part I)
When it comes to your choice of terrain, what kind of runner are you? Do you crave the speed of the track, the solitude of a long trail run, dodging car splash on the roads, or zoing out on the … Continue reading
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“The First Run is the Sweetest”…or Something Like That, Cat
Six weeks and the legs went to the dogs! I know I haven’t talked about it too much on here (I’ve been playing by the ‘if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all’ rules a … Continue reading
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‘Twas the Night Before Some High School Cross Meets
Cross-country champs comes but once a year. Okay, I won’t go too crazy on that sentiment because technically there are LOTS of things that come but once a year…for instance 9:36 on 11/25/11 only comes but once a year too, … Continue reading
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Battling the Race Day Nerves — Use the Nerves to Your Advantage
Sunday again already, eh? Well, we are approaching the ‘GO TIME’ for races here; whether it’s the high schoolers gearing up and going through all the sectional/regional races, the college athletes doing the same, the road racers continually make the … Continue reading
An Ode to Cross-country
Cross-country. When I first started running it was after not being able to make any other sports team and my mom suggested I go out for the cross-country team. I thought it was some kind of traveling group. When I … Continue reading
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