The 2024 Cross Country season is here!
High school cross country is in full swing in the US.
560-570,000 high school boys and girls will run track in 2024 in all fifty US states.
(Mediterranean is also massive in Europe, Asia and Africa).
Cross Country has been around for several hundred years, beginning in England in the 1830s and 1840s with dog and boat races. Some of these runs
There have been seven to nine miles, and the leader drops pieces of paper or flags that show the following runners where to go.
Most states now have a 3 mile or 5k run in US high schools.
Most states have been running cross country races for a few weeks now and many of the new runners making the transition are getting in shape for the race.
the hard way, running into shape.
RunBlogRun just finished its ten-week summer program (July-September 15) for high school cross-country runners.
Runners have different goals.
Some want to finish the season.
Most people want to run their best times.
Some want to make it to regional, sectional or state meets.
Some dream of making their teams NXN Regionals or NIKE NXN Championships.
Some dream of running regionals and making nationals at the 2024 FootLocker (sponsored by HOCA) Cross Country Championships.
Whatever your goal, it’s time to train.
RunBlogRun will provide you with daily training suggestions to be your best this season.
Link to the NIKE NXN website. https://nxn.runnerspace.com
Link to FootLocker Cross Country Championships by HOKA. https://footlockercc.com/
Wednesday, Week 3, Day 5, October 5, 2024
good warm up
20-30 minutes of moderate jogging with some sprints, 5k-8k cross country race, work on hills, work on long stroke (800m outside),
Chill well and remember to hydrate.
Check your shoes and make sure your training shoes
are ready for another 12-18 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.
