The 2024 Cross Country season is here!
You are now in the thick of the season. All are fit; the difference is racing fitness.
Let me explain.
Those who can make one right move after another and have something at the end of the race, those athletes
will be successful.
Most of the country has had state meetings (California is the latest, on November 30).
runners prepare for the NIKE NXN and 45th FootLocker Presented by HOKA Cross Country Championships.
We take some ideas from the great Australian trainer Pat Clohessy, who trained Rob De Castella and Steve Moneghetti.
Cross Country is the real key to developing as a distance runner.
Most high schoolers competing at NXN and FootLocker still have six weeks of training and racing ahead of them.
Tuesday is a hard day.
Today is a busy day.
It’s incredibly late in the season.
Are you fit?
You’ll keep it moderate and have a few weeks before the big things.
Champs presented by Brooks, photo by Kevin Morris
Link to the NIKE NXN website. https://nxn.runnerspace.com
Link to FootLocker Cross Country Championships by HOKA. https://footlockercc.com/
Week 11, Day 2, Tuesday, November 26, 2024
good warm up
20 minutes TEMPO run, (run 20 minutes 20 seconds per mile slower than 5k race pace), 20 minutes moderate pace, 8 x 300m hills, run down, 8 x 150m hills, run down,
cool well
Check your shoes and make sure your training shoes
ready for another 8-9 weeks of training (most shoes make up 12 weeks of training)
If not, go to a local running store and find a pair or two of good training shoes.
We will talk about that soon.
Champs, sponsored by Brooks, photo by Kevin Morris
