Neuromuscular and “Speed” work: Having covered both specific work and aerobic work during the competition period, I’ll now move on to probably the most controversial and perhaps confusing part of training for cross country. Depending on the coach you listen to or the program that you follow there could be a very heavy emphasis on…

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Slowly but surely, I’m getting back into the swing of things. Every day, I’m able to go a little bit faster in workouts. I’m down to being able to go a little bit faster than mile pace without noticing the hamstring. Still not great, but I’ll take it for now. Training update:Last week I hit…

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High-End Aerobic Running: At the end of the summer we left off with some longer LT runs and a 7.5miler at about marathon pace. Having a developed aerobic system is the name of the game for cross country so we do not want to neglect high end aerobic running the season. Doing that is a…

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