by Larry Eder
The 2024 Cross Country season is here!
You are now at the tough part of the season. Everyone is fit; the difference is racing fitness.
Let me explain.
Those who can make the right move, one after another, and have something at the end of the race, those athletes will be successful.
The California State meet, the last of the season, is over. Four of four FootLocker Regionals are over!
We are just days away from the West FootLocker Regional Meet (December 7) and the NIKE NXN Champs (Dec 7).
Cross country is a real key to developing as a great distance runner!
Champs, sponsored by Brooks, photo by Kevin Morris
Most high schoolers competing in both NXN FootLocker have one more week .
The Midwest, South East, and East regionals for FootLocker were held on November 30, 2024.
The NXN Regionals are all done; NXN Nationals were held on December 7. European champs were December 8.
West FootLocker regionals were held December 7, 2024, and FL Nationals are December 14, 2024. 80 athletes will compete
in San Diego, CA.
You are fit!
You will keep it moderate and have a few weeks until the big stuff!
Link to NIKE NXN site: https://nxn.runnerspace.com
Link to FootLocker Cross Country Championships by HOKA: https://footlockercc.com/
Week 13, Day 2, Monday, December 10 , 2024
Warm-up well,
Tempo Run of 20 minutes, run at 20 seconds per mile pace slower than current 5k race pace, 30 minutes of moderate running, 6 x 150 meter stride outs,
cool-down well,
Check your shoes and make sure that your training shoes
are ready for 2-3 more weeks of training. (Most shoes make it 8-12 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!
