The 2024 Cross Country season is here!
This is December 5, 2024.
Happy birthday to my three sisters, Lou, Beth and Kathy, who were all born on this day a few years ago.
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.
The California state meet is over, the season finale.Three of the FootLocker regionals are over.
We are just days away from the West FootLocker Regional Meet (December 7th) and the NIKE NXN Champs (December 7th).
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.
The Midwest, Southeast, and East regions were held for FootLocker on November 30, 2024.
NXN Regions are all over. NXN Nationals is on December 7th.
West FootLocker regions on December 7, 2024 and FL citizens on December 14, 2024.
Are you fit?
You’ll keep it moderate and have a few weeks before the big things.
Link to the NIKE NXN website. https://nxn.runnerspace.com
Link to FootLocker Cross Country Championships by HOKA. https://footlockercc.com/
Week 12, Day 4, Monday, December 5, 2024
good warm up
20 minutes tempo run, on track, 20 seconds/ml slower than current 5k pace, 30 minutes moderate pace,
cool well
Check your shoes and make sure your training shoes
are ready for another 2-3 weeks of training. (Most boots make up 8-12 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.
