Whippets XC

5 percent may be too much for some athletes. These may be more realistic jumps for some athletes... 4.5% - 7:00 - 21:53 to 20:54 4.0% - 6:30 - 20:19 to 19:30 3.5% - 6:00 - 18:45 to 18:05 3.0% - 5:30 - 17:12 to 16:41 2.5% - 5:00 - 15:38 to 15:14

Athletes: If you want to be "locked in" mentally in the last 5-10 minutes of a race, doesn't it make sense to do the same thing in the last 5-10 minutes of every workout and long run? Practice your mental skills multiple times a week. Let's go!

Exercising 150 minutes per week for 4 months is equally as effective as taking an antidepressant for depression, review finds. Get outside and get moving. Start small and easy. For many, a walk is enough when you are starting.

PA#1 / US#3 for Carolyn Tarpley in the 3000m - 10:05.20 🔥🔥🔥 Then…Tarpley doubles back in the 1600m for a PA#2 mark of 5:05.91 Two wins on the day at the Ocean Breeze Freedom Games!! What a way to start off the season for the senior whippet!! @PennStateTFXC @PennTrackXC

For HS team sport athletes, run track. Why? Anyone can get big. Speed is what separates playmakers on the field. Colleges often look for speed over strength/size. Why? They know they can always add strength. What is much more difficult, especially as we age, adding speed.

The beauty of NXN is that time doesn't matter, only place. At Runninglane the only thing that really matters is time, so if conditions aren't great, it's a waste. And in the end XC is all about place, not time.

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Sophomore XC update: Competed in PIAAA district 1 championship meet, missed states qualification by 3 people. Still ended up setting a new pr on the final XC meet of my sophomore year, crossing the finish line in 16:31 and finishing 57th overall. @WhippetsXC

Just posted a photo @ Downingtown, Pennsylvania instagram.com/p/CkRneedptJy/…

Our Whippet Ladies will be competing at the PA XC State Championships next week in Hershey!! True team effort out at Lehigh today to punch their ticket. @DWHSAthletics @DASD_Schools @WhippetsXC #somethinggood #strongtofast #hersheybound

Ches-Mont Girls: Carolyn Tarpley takes the win and leads Downingtown West to the Winning Trophy.

PRs dropped at the Ches-Mont Championships today 🔥 - congratulations to our Girls for bringing home the title!! - - - had so much amazing help hosting the championships from our parents, coaches, grounds crew and more!! @WhippetsXC @DASD_Athletics @DASD_Schools @PennTrackXC

A special day supporting an important cause. Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday to support the Mental Health Awareness 5k. @DASD_Athletics @D_WestFH @WhippetsXC @dasd_dhsw

Never doubt that a pack of seven can move mountains as they climb them.

@HH_Schools @EA1785_BXC @GC_EaglesTrack @WhippetsXC @ellawoehlcke @HPrideAthletics @HERSHEYTRACK

High school and youth sports are so valuable because they get at our basic psychological needs: -We belong -We can make progress -We can have an impact It's not about achievements. It's having a space to challenge ourselves in a healthy way. Don't ruin sports, parents!

WhippetsXC Invite 2022! The rain didn’t stop the celebrating as the Whippets swept the races winning Varsity and JV for both Boys and Girls against the 30+ team field!! . . #justgettingstarted🏃 @DASD_Athletics @WhippetsXC @dasd_dhsw @dasdstem

Just posted a photo @ Carlisle High School instagram.com/p/Ci5pYPPJRIa/…

Head over to Juice Pod on Oct 1st and enjoy an açaí bowl and help support the Downingtown West XC Team - 10% of sales go to the team 😁 @juicepod_downingtown @ Downingtown, Pennsylvania instagram.com/p/CiyVt-4JtrT/…

Congratulations to alumni Savannah Shaw for crushing her first big college 5k - hitting a 19:14!!