📌 KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Sleep is the most powerful — and most overlooked — performance enhancer for high school runners. Athletes who sleep more run faster, recover quicker, and stay healthier.
• During deep sleep your body releases growth hormone, which repairs muscle fibers broken down during hard workouts — skimp on sleep and recovery slows dramatically.
• High school athletes who sleep fewer than 8 hours per night are nearly twice as likely to get i...