Appropriate middle school cross country training is not simply watered-down high school training.
Our goals for these athletes are simple:
- We want them to have a great experience running cross country.
- We want them to become lifelong runners
- We want to instill in them a love for racing so that they want to compete in high school.
Finally, we must adopt the mindset that any injury for these athletes...
Transcript - 5 min read time
This excerpt is from the Mental Skills for High School Runners course.
Jay: Your girls just finished second at the 2022 Nike Cross Nationals. What are some of the things you're doing all year long?
Kelly: All year long to make sure that those same girls now...when we go into the track season, can run a really good 1600m. I think so much of the mile is rhythm and cadence and learning how to run a...
Transcript - 6 min read time
This excerpt is from the Mental Skills for High School Runners course.
John O'Malley - MS - 800m Mentality for High School Runners
Jay: I want to start this off with a very simple question: How does the mentality change from somebody who's successful in 5k cross country who's also going to be on a state qualifying or even a state champion 4x800m relay?
John: Well, I think there's two significant...
