There was a time in high school sports when the only thing that really mattered was what happened during the season. For better or worse, that time has come and gone for many high school distance runners. Most good runners have found that simply running 500 miles during the cross country season is not enough…
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Training Ecosystems in Cross Country Teams
Some of the best descriptors in lively conversations are analogies, and cross country coaches often make use of them when talking to or about their teams. A good one for biology types is the analogy that relates a cross country team, and the training they do, to the hierarchy and organization of life on Earth….
High School Cross Country Training: Positive Team Culture (Part 2)
As infant humans proceed through daily activities in an instinctual manner just like all of the other animal species on our planet. However, instinctual behavior beyond the age of 1 or 2 in humans becomes curiously rare. With the largest proportionally-sized brain in the animal kingdom, humans quickly move from instinct to learned behavior…