The Car Ride Home: What to Say After a Cross Country Race
Katherine Tamminen was working as a sport psychology consultant at a hockey academy when she got into a conversation with…
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How Long Is a Cross Country Race? Distances and Average Times
The short answer A high school cross country race is 5,000 meters, or 3.1 miles. Middle school races run 1.5…
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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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When Fatigue Becomes Overtraining
When Fatigue Becomes Overtraining A kid who trained hard all winter shows up to the first week of track looking…
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The Detraining Effect: Why the 2-Week Gap Between Indoor and Outdoor Track Matters.
Indoor to Outdoor Track Transition: The Bridge That Makes or Breaks Your Season A few years ago, one of the…
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Zone 2 Training for High School Runners: Solving the 4-Year Burnout Crisis
It was mid October, more than halfway through cross country season and a week before Divisionals, and I was chatting…
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The Comfort Zone Crisis: Why Runners Self-Sabotage (And How to Fix It)
A Coach’s Guide to Breaking Through Self-Limiting Beliefs in Distance Runners The snow was coming down sideways, the kind of…
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The Chimp Paradox for Runners: Master Your Mental Game
The Chimp Paradox for Runners: Master Your Mental Game Mile 2 of your 5K race. Your legs are screaming. Your…
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Why We Need to Stop Coaching High School Runners Like Robots
Featuring OLYMPIC Insights from Coach Mike Scannell Look, I’m going to be straight with you. We’ve got a problem in…
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The Crucible: Surviving the Mid-Season Grind (Part 2 of 3)
The Mid-Season Crucible: Navigating the Fire (Part 2 of 3) The honeymoon is over. The warm, conversational miles of August…
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Forging Iron: Mastering the Pre-Season Grind (Part 1 of 3)
The Foundation: XC Pre-Season Guide (Part 1 of 3) There is a specific smell to late August. It’s a mix…
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