NIKE presents #TheJourneytoCompete, A NIKE Cross Country newsletter, celebrating cross-country, and Indoor Track & Field, Issues, 1-16, Back Issues, Winter 2026

NIKE XC presents #TheJourneytoCompete, A NIKE cross-country newsletter, Issues 1-16, a collaboration between NIKE and RunBlogRun, celebrating cross-country and the NIKE Cross Nationals. Updated January 27, 2026.

#TheJourneytoCompete is a free newsletter to cross country coaches, athletes, and fans. On January 23, #TheJourneytoCompete begins its Indoor Track & Field focus (January 23-March 15, 2026).

What I Eat: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner, by Jakob Ingebrigtsen

2026 Winter Middle Distance Training (800m-5,000m), Wednesday, January 28, 2026, Week 4, Day 3, Wednesday is a Recovery Day!

2026 Winter Middle Distance Training (800m-5,000m), Tuesday January 27, 2026, Week 4, Day 2, Tuesday is a Tempo Day!

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Back issues are found at www.runningnetwork.com.

To learn more about NIKE please go to www.nike.com and www.nikerunning.com.

16. January 23,2026, NIKE XCTF Presents, #NIKEIndoorNationals Presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A NIKE Indoor Track & Field Newsletter, Issue 16, The Indoor Track & Field Season has Begun!,

Cooper Lutkenhaus wins his short track debut at NIKE Pro athlete, in 1:45.23, at Dr Norb Sander Invitational on 24 January 2026, photo by John Nepolitan.

15. January 16, 2026, NIKE XCTF Presents, #NIKEXC Presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A NIKE Cross-Country Newslettter, Issue 15, All about the 2026 World Cross Country in Tallahassee! https://runningnetwork.com/index.php/news/457-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-country-newsletter-issue-15

Pump it up! NXN Girls Championships race, December 6, 2025, NXN, photo by Brian Eder @cameraathletica for RunBlogRun

14. January 9, 2026, NIKE XC Presents, #NIKEXC Presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A NIKE Cross-Country Newsletter, issue 14, The World Cross-Country, Everything you need to know about World Cross Country, Past, Present and Future, https://www.runningnetwork.com/index.php/news/456-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-country-newsletter-issue-14

Lynn Jennings, Judi St. Hillare, Barcelona 1992, photo by USOPC

13. January 2, 2026, NIKE XC Presents, #NIKEXC Presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A NIKE Cross-Country Newsletter, Issue 13: The World Cross Country is coming soon!, USATF Cross Country coverage, World Cross Country comes to Tallahassee! https://www.runningnetwork.com/index.php/news/455-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-country-newsletter-issue-13

The large pack at start of Boys Champs race, NXN 2025, Decemer 6, 2025, photo by Brian Eder @cameraathletica for RunBlogRun

12. December 26, 2025, NIKE XC Presents, #The NIKE XC Presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A NIKE Cross-Country Newsletter, Issue 12: Geeky NXN stats, Max Burgin, Yusuf Bizimana, Cross-country tips from Ten NIKE athletes, https://www.runningnetwork.com/index.php/news/453-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-country-newsletter-issue-11-december-19-2025-a-great-cross-country-season-2

Yusuf Bizimana, SWOOSH Track Club, November 22, 2025, photo by Larry Eder @runblogrun

11. December 19, 2025, NIKE XC Presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A NIKE Cross-Country Newsletter, Issue 11: Abi Nur and Elise Stearns Talk Cross-Country! https://www.runningnetwork.com/index.php/news/453-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-country-newsletter-issue-11-december-19-2025-a-great-cross-country-season-2

Abdi Nur, USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Hayward Field, University of Oregon, July 6-10, 2023, photo by Kevin Morris

10. December 12, 2025, NIKE XC Presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A NIKE Cross-Country Newsletter, Issue 10, Parker Wolfe, Ethan Strand Talk Cross-Country! https://runningnetwork.com/index.php/news/452-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-country-newsletter-issue-11-december-19-2025-a-great-cross-country-season

Ethan Strand takes USA 2,000m XC title, December 6, 2025, photo by @USATF

9. December 5, 2025, NIKE XC Presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A NIKE cross-country newsletter, Issue 9, Mo Ahmed talks cross country http://www.runningnetwork.com/index.php/news/451-nike-xc-newsletter-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-country-newsletter-issue-9-december-5-2025

Fans, NXR Southwest, November 22, 2025, photo by Brian Eder for Camera Athletica

8. November 28, 2025, NIKE XC Presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A cross-country newsletter, Issue 8, The Star Align for Maggi Congdon, http://www.runningnetwork.com/index.php/news/450-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-country-newsletter-issue-8

Lily Alder Breaks the race open, November 22, 2025, NXR Southwest, photo by Brian Eder for Camera Athletica, photo 1

7. November 21, 2025, NIKE XC Presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A cross-country newsletter, Issue 7, Learning from Galen Rupp, #TheJourneytoCompete interview with Juli Benson, NIKE elite coach, http://www.runningnetwork.com/index.php/news/448-nike-xc-newsletter-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-country-newsletter-issue-6-november-15-2025

Pat Porter and Lynn Jennings, the finest US XC runners ever, in NIke advertising, 1987

6. November 14, 2025, NIKE XC Presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A cross-country newsletter, Issue 6, Be Like Jakob, http://www.runningnetwork.com/index.php/news/449-nike-xc-newsletter-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-country-newsletter-issue-6

NXR Heartland, November 9, 2025, photo by NIKE comms

5. November 7, 2025, NIKE XC Presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A cross-country newsletter, Issue 5, Micro-clip 1 from Craig Lutkenahaus, NXR coverage, http://www.runningnetwork.com/index.php/news/447-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-country-newsletter-issue-5

4. October 31, 2025, NIKE XC Presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A cross-country newsletter, Issue 4, the Cooper Lutkenhaus Interview: https://runningnetwork.com/index.php/news/446-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-country-newsletter-issue-4-october-31-2025

3. October 24, 2025, NIKE XC presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A cross-country newsletter, Issue 3, Connor Mantz Interview, https://runningnetwork.com/index.php/features/444-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-country-newsletter-issue-3-october-24-2025

NXR, Northwest regional, photo by NIKE communications

2. October 17, 2025, NIKE XC presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A cross-country newsletter, Issue 2, Sinclaire Johnson Interview, https://runningnetwork.com/index.php/features/443-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-country-newsletter-issue-2-october-17-2025

1. October 10, 2025, NIKE XC presents, #TheJourneytoCompete, A cross-country newsletter, Issue 1, The Origins and Legacy of NXN: Twenty Years of High School Cross Country Excellence, https://runningnetwork.com/index.php/features/443-thejourneytocompete-a-cross-country-newsletter-issue-2-october-17-2025

NXR Regionals, photo by NIKE communications

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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