by Larry Eder
The 2024 Cross Country season is here!
Saturday is a race day!
Most of the country has had state meets (California is the latest, with November 30). Many young cross-country
runners are preparing for the NIKE NXN and the 45th FootLocker, Presented by HOKA, Cross Country Championships.
We are taking some ideas from the great Australian coach, Pat Clohessy, who coached Rob De Castella and Steve Moneghetti.
Cross country is a real key to developing as a great distance runner!
For most high schoolers competing in NXN and FootLocker, there are another six weeks of training and racing ahead.
If you are not racing an NXN race, find a good 5k-8k and focus on the race!
Cross Champs, photo by Kevin Morris
Link to NIKE NXN site: https://nxn.runnerspace.com
Link to FootLocker Cross Country Championships by HOKA: https://footlockercc.com/
Week 9, Day 6, Saturday, November 16, 2024
Warm-up well,
5k XC race or 5k to 8k road race, 30 minutes of moderate running,
cool-down well,
Check your shoes and make sure that your training shoes
are ready for 8-9 more weeks of training. (Most shoes make it 12 weeks of training)
If not, go to a local running store and find one or two good training shoes.
We will speak about that soon!
Cross Champs 2022, photo by Kevin Morris
