The 2024 Cross Country season is here!
Cross country is in full swing across the U.S. for high schoolers.
560-570,000 high school boys and girls will run cross country across the fifty U.S. states in 2024.
(Cross-country is also massive in Europe, Asia, and Africa!)
Cross Country has been around for several hundred years, starting in the 1830s-1840s in England with hounds and harrier runs. Some of these runs were seven to nine miles, with a leader dropping pieces of paper or flags showing the following runners where to go.
In US high schools, most states now run 3 miles or 5k.
Most states have had cross-country races for several weeks now, and many of the new runners to cross-country are getting in shape for the hard way, racing into shape.
RunBlogRun just completed its ten-week Summer Program (July-September 15) for high school cross-country runners.
Runners have different goals.
Some want to complete the season.
Most want to run their best times.
Some want to make it to regionals, sectionals, or state meets.
Some dream of their teams making NXN Regionals or the NIKE NXN Championships.
Some dream of running in the regionals and making nationals in the 2024 FootLocker (sponsored by HOKA) Cross Country Championships.
Whatever your goal, it is time to train.
RunBlogRun will provide you daily training suggestions, to be your very best this season!
Link to NIKE NXN site: https://nxn.runnerspace.com
Link to FootLocker Cross Country Championships by HOKA: https://footlockercc.com/
Wednesday, Week 3, Day 5, October 5, 2024
Warm-up well,
20-30 minutes of moderate running, with some sprints, 5k-8k cross country race, work the hills, work on long kick (800m out),
Cooldown well, and remember to hydrate.
Check your shoes and make sure that your training shoes are ready for 12-18 more weeks of training.
If not, go to a local running store and find one or two pairs of good training shoes.
We will speak about that soon!
