Part 3: Late/Championship Season In the pre/early season (Part 1 of this guide), the focus was a higher running volume with lower intensity and little to no racing. In the mid/regular season (Part 2 of this guide), the focus was on the athletes racing frequently while maintaining the high volume established earlier in the season along with an increase…
Part 2: Mid/Regular Season By now, your team is roughly half-way through the cross country season. You likely learned some very valuable information about your team including their commitment level, individual strengths and weaknesses, and the contenders for the top 7 varsity positions. This is a very important part of the season both in terms…
The end of the summer marks the start of something dear to my heart: cross country season! Though I began running track races in elementary and junior high school, I consider my life as a “serious runner” to have begun with cross country in high school. And while I have run cross county races sparingly…