This post was provided by Complete Track and Field By Scott Christensen Why do distance runners need to train all summer, effectively doubling the length of their fall season, in order to be competitive in the championship cross country meets Read More …
This article was provided by Complete Track and Field By Scott Christensen Winter and summer training periods are the ideal time in the annual plan to develop effective hill racing skills and to use various forms of hill training to develop strength Read More …
This post was provided by Complete Track and Field By Scott Christensen, Most cross country coaches have been running since high school and college, or newly enjoy running now. There are some workouts that seem to always go very well Read More …
This article was provided by Complete Track and Field By Scott Christensen, Coach Christensen is a highly regarded distance coach. His high school teams have been ranked in the national top 10 eight times. He has coached 13 Minnesota State Championship-winning teams Read More …
This article is provided by Complete Track and Field By Scott Christensen More and more scientific studies on distance runners have shown that proper recovery facilitates faster physiological adaptation and enhances endurance-related performance. By ignoring recovery today, it all leads Read More …
By Michael Smith Michael Smith is the Head Cross Country / Track and Field Coach at Mascenic Regional High School in New Hampshire. You can find more of his thoughts at New Hampshire Track and Field and New Hampshire Cross Country Having Read More …
This post was provided by Complete Track and Field, a tremendous resource for track and field coaches. By Scott Christensen Training distance runners is similar to other rewarding endeavors in life in that it seems rather daunting to begin with, Read More …
In the two video clips below Tom Green, personal trainer; A three year assistant college coach responsible for 35 NAIA All Americans, 11 NAIA National Champions and 10 collegiate record holders, demonstrates exercises to build strength in runners. In the first Read More …
Every distance coach is working hard to get his/her runners as fit as possible and be in position to run their best in the biggest meet of the season. This is no easy task as every runner comes to the Read More …
In the video clip below from Complete Track and Field Coach Scott Christensen suggests common training markers you can use to gather quantitative and statistical data to measure the fitness of your cross country runners. Whether it’s lactate levels, economy Read More …