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2024 Fall Cross Nation Coaching & Racing Program, October 4, 2024, Week 3, Day 5, FRIDAY is a straightforward day!

October 5, 2024
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The 2024 Cross Nation season is right here! 

Cross nation is in full swing throughout the U.S. for prime schoolers.

560-570,000 highschool girls and boys will run cross nation throughout the fifty U.S. states in 2024.

(Cross-country can also be huge in Europe, Asia, and Africa!)

Cross Nation has been round for a number of hundred years, beginning within the 1830s-1840s in England with hounds and harrier runs. A few of these runs

had been seven to 9 miles, with a frontrunner dropping items of paper or flags displaying the next runners the place to go.

In US excessive faculties, most states now run 3 miles or 5k.

The beginning of the Males’s 2024 Chile Pepper Traditional, pictures courtesy of Chile Pepper Traditional

Most states have had cross-country races for a number of weeks now, and lots of the new runners to cross-country are getting in form for the

arduous manner, racing into form.

RunBlogRun simply accomplished its ten-week Summer season Program (July-September 15) for highschool cross-country runners.

Runners have totally different objectives.

Some need to full the season.

Most need to run their finest instances.

Some need to make it to regionals, sectionals, or state meets.

Some dream of their groups making NXN Regionals or the NIKE NXN Championships.

Some dream of operating within the regionals and making nationals within the 2024 FootLocker (sponsored by HOKA) Cross Nation Championships.

No matter your aim, it’s time to prepare.

RunBlogRun will present you each day coaching recommendations, to be your absolute best this season!

Eliud KIpchoge, coaching in Kenya, picture courtesy of NN Operating group

Hyperlink to NIKE NXN web site: https://nxn.runnerspace.com

Hyperlink to FootLocker Cross Nation Championships by HOKA: https://footlockercc.com/

Wednesday, Week 3, Day  4, October 3, 2024

Heat-up properly,

half-hour of simple to average operating, 10-12 instances 300 meter hill expenses, 6 x 150 meter stride-outs,

Cooldown properly, and keep in mind to hydrate.

Test your footwear and guarantee that your coaching footwear

are prepared for 12-18 extra weeks of coaching.

If not, go to an area operating retailer and discover one or two pairs of fine coaching footwear.

We are going to talk about that quickly!

Eliud Kipchoge coaching, picture by NN Operating Crew

  • Larry Eder

    Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement within the sport of athletics. Larry has skilled the game as an athlete, coach, journal writer, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America’s first sub-4 minute miler, was printed in RW in 1983. Larry has printed a number of magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. model of Spikes journal. He at present manages the content material and advertising and marketing growth of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his each day pilgrimage with the game, Larry says: “I’ve to confess, I really like touring to distant meets, writing in regards to the sport I really like, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, probably the most of something I’ve ever performed, besides, perhaps operating itself.” Additionally does some updates for BBC Sports activities at key occasions, which he really enjoys. Theme tune: Greg Allman, ” I am no Angel.”

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