Our newsletter, #Journey to competeis cooperation NIKE: and RunBlogRun. The idea is to use NIKE’s assets, from athletes, trainers, footwear and apparel, to help coaches coach their athletes smarter and help athletes train smarter and stay healthy.

RunBlogRun: cooperated with NIKE:using NIKE coaches, NIKE athletes and the NIKE product team to create twenty-five newsletters during the high school cross country season, culminating in end-of-season events; NIKE Cross Nationals, USATF XC: and: World XC (Sept.-Jun.), and then, closed season, from Jan. to March inclusive Nike Indoor Nationals, Within the USATF and: World Indoors.
The link below is to our last winter issue as we take a break to evaluate and plan for the 2026 outdoor season. See you then.

Please note that in Issue 25 For #TheJourneytoCompete, we’re linking up all the back issues, 1-24, with interviews, videos, stories and photos. Enjoy! Just click Issue 25!
Link to: issue 25 and all back issues #TheJourneytoCompete. https://runningnetwork.com/index.php/features/471-thejourneytocompete-your-nike-cross-country-track-field-newsletter-issue-25-march-27-2026
Thanks to Erin Byrnes, Cameron Yates, Brett Holtz and Cheyenne Wood.
Thanks to Mike Deering for the podcasts, Brian Eder for the photography, and the NSAF digital overlay team for managing the tech and their help, and the NXN team for the photos and support.
Special thanks to Kathy Kamara for editing and supporting the weekly newsletter, #TheJourneytoCompete, and Chuck Bartlett for webmastering the RunningNetwork sites.


