Most of the 560,000 high school boys and girls competing in high school in 2024 are competing this weekend.
Be ready for your race on Saturday.
Cross Country is the real key to developing as a distance runner.
Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman, a few years ago, photo from Scottish Athletics (Yes, both are now world champions, and Josh also has Olympic silver and bronze medals).
Check your shoes and make sure your training shoes
ready for another 10-14 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 training shoes.
We will talk about that soon.
Josh Kerr wins the 2021 British 1500m title over Jake Wightman on June 26, 2021, photo by Getty Images for British Athletics.
Gemma Rickey, one of Scotland’s best 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. About 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 running itself.” Also does some updates for BBC Sports at major events which he really enjoys. Theme Song: “I’m No Angel” by Gregg Allman.
