Questions on Track, CC, Running in general, etc.

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Originally Posted by pntballa18

that will most likely only hurt his ankles with the weights bouncing on them.

Since you're a XC runner, I would suggest running more short distance, hard workouts instead of long endurance workouts.

A kid on my team went from barely under 19 to sub 17 going from his sophomore year to junior year by doing this.

The thing about that is this. Cross country does not go all year. It starts June 26 this year, and ends mid-late October, or even November, if the team makes it to regionals, New Englands, etc. Then there is about 2-3 weeks between that and Indoor Track. Indoor Track comes and passes, and 2-3 weeks of rest. Then Outdoor.

So I do not have the endurance I had when I was running cross country. But shorter, faster workouts is not a bad idea once I build up my base again.

Also: weights = big risk of injury. That's the last thing I want. One injury and I'm done.