cross country
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The Crucial Two Weeks: Post-Track Season Recovery for HS Distance Runners
Jack texted me before he’d even arrived home that night. He’d just gotten off the bus from the New England…
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The Ultimate Preseason Cross Country Meeting Agenda for Coaches
The first time I ran a cross country preseason meeting, I read from a clipboard for forty minutes. I covered…
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Middle School to High School Cross Country: A Coach’s Guide to the Hardest Transition in Youth Running
She found me in the parking lot before the second week of August practice, fourteen years old and already crying….
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Caffeine and Distance Running: The Complete Guide to Performance and Safety
It was the third week of October, and one of my athletes showed up to our State Meet warm-up looking…
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How to Safely Increase Mileage as a High School Runner
Every May, I get some version of the same text. It comes from a junior who just ran 16:40 at…
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How to Build a Cross Country Team from Scratch
My first year as a cross country coach went something like this. The previous girls cross country coach, a high…
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Why Jane Hedengren is the Blueprint for the Modern Distance Runner
Why Jane Hedengren Is the Blueprint for the Modern Distance Runner As coaches, we often talk about “generational talents”-athletes who…
