2025 Fall Cross Nation & Racing Program, Mileage, Week 4, Day 5, September 26, 2025, Friday is a restoration day!
Our program will probably be constructed round a tempo run with some hills on Tuesday, fartlek on Thursday, race day or repetitions on Saturday, Long term on Sunday and straightforward days on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You’ll be able to juggle round if you happen to want and likewise take into account protecting Saturdays a straightforward day in weeks you aren’t racing! Ask your coach earlier than including something to your each day coaching.
Racing expertise are fairly particular. If you wish to race properly, then, it is best to race, we recommend racing as soon as per week for prime schoolers in cross nation.
Friday
Heat-up, 45-60 minutes of very simple operating, 6 x 150 meter stride outs, cooldown.
On this sizzling climate, bear in mind to hydrate. 2-3 liters a day of water, be careful for carbonated drinks, and caffeine (carefully). Don’t take sports activities drinks with caffeine, ginseng and issues that you haven’t mentioned along with your coach and household doctor. These drinks could cause coronary heart points. They don’t seem to be a joke!
At all times a few kick!
Are you kicker? One in all my favourite exercises, about as soon as a month throughout my faculty profession was 200 yard repeats. I did them on a baseball subject or soccer pitch on the surface of the sphere in baseball or two sides on soccer. The thought was to run about 25-40 seconds onerous, jog a pair minutes and repeat. I did this as much as 20 instances, however for highschool athletes I might recommend 6-8.
One other trick is to, in all repeats or intervals, improve tempo over final 1/3 of distance. I did this all season in Junior 12 months in highschool, and it actually helped my kick! Maybe it is going to aid you!

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In his sophomore 12 months of observe, Steve Prefontaine didn’t make the state meet. He was embarrassed and upset with himself. That summer season, he deliberate, together with his coaches, a ruthless collection of coaching runs over the summer season. He not solely did mileage, he made himself stronger. He made himself harder. That fall, Steve Prefontaine was prepared for his junior season of highschool cross nation.

Will. you be prepared? Observe our each day coaching options, and each day athlete tales and you may be able to race within the fall!


The Nike Pegasus PLUS is a superb entry shoe for highschool cross nation. It’s best to take into account it, and study extra about it at nike.com. It’s mild, cushioned, summer season mileage shoe. For those who want a bit extra cushioning, strive the Vomero 18. The Vomero 18 has extra cushioning that the Pegasus PLUS. For those who like NIKE, I might recommend excessive schoolers use the NIKE Pegasus PLUS for Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. I might recommend the Vomero 18 for Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I at all times recommend two pairs of coaching sneakers. Why on Vomero 18? It’s a cushioned shoe that feels nice and is sweet on the roads and trails.
For those who want a extra cushioned shoe, strive the Vomero 18 and the Vomero 18 PLUS, for nice cushioning, a extra subtle trip. Test them out at your native NIKE retailer or NIKE operating retailer.
Do you need to be a greater cross nation runner than you have been previously? Focus and observe our coaching. It’s all in regards to the consistency.
For Nice Summer time studying! Self Made Olympian by Ron Daws, A Clear Pair of Heels by Murray Halberg, Pre! by Tom Jordan, Quicksilver, The Mercurial Emil Zatopek, by Pat Butcher, The Future of Alain Mimoun, by Pat Butcher (a monograph)
Keep in mind, in the future at a time!!!! #SummerMileage, #CrossCountry,