Most of the 560,000 high school boys and girls competing in high school in 2024 are competing this weekend.
Friday is an easy day and Saturday is one of the busiest race days across the country.
Cross Country is the real key to developing as a distance runner.
BELGRADE, SERBIA – MARCH 30: Samuel Kibati of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the men’s under-20 final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Friendship Park on March 30, 2024 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images for World Athletics)
Check your shoes and make sure your training shoes
ready for another 12-18 weeks of training. (Most boots are 12-16 weeks of training)
If not, go to a local running store and find a pair or two of good trainers.
We will talk about that soon.
Gemma Ricky wins the United Fifth Avenue Mile, photo by Jeff Benjamin
Gemma Rickey, one of Scotland’s top middle distance runners, has been a frequent supporter of cross country.
Larry Eder has been involved in athletics for 52 years. Larry has experienced sports as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now a journalist and blogger. His first article, about Don Bowden, America’s first 4-minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from USA Track and Field to the American version of Spikes magazine. He currently leads content and marketing development for RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. On RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: “I must admit, I love traveling to long distance meets, writing about the sport I love and the athletes I respect, most of all for my readers at runblogrun.com. than anything I’ve ever done, except maybe run.” Also does some updates for BBC Sports at major events which he really enjoys. Theme Song: “I’m No Angel” by Gregg Allman.
