High School XC Manual

GOT ATHSMA? 30% of diagnosed asthma cases actually aren't asthma. They're VCD, AKA Vocal Cord Dysfunction. How can you tell the difference? Asthma is raspy when exhaling. VCD is a rider (whistle) when inhaling. VCD feels like you're being choked, making you cough a lot.

Today is too hot Run, I will not But then come Fall I get beat by them all

When @wunderground's website forecasts 5-10mph winds from the SSE, but the phone app forecasts 5-10mph winds from the North? Make's it hard to plan a long ride!

@ChieftainXC Summer miles make October smiles.

A very good 1st Conditioning Night with 13 girls !!! Let’s keep this dedication going all summer long !! Go Chieftains !

"Running is 90 mental, and the other half is physical." -@therichdavis

Running is hard at first. It gets easier. Then, one day, running just happens without thinking about it.

Just under a half-million students run XC each year in the United States. Thank you for making this sport great!

We all know that kid who doesn't run all summer, shows up to XC season out of shape, and misses out on the whole racing season just getting in shape. Don't be that kid! Start now!

Time to start thinking about the runner you want to be come XC season. Skipping runs and taking shortcuts won't get you there. Commit to excellence.

Do you slam an “Energy” drink before your race?

@SaltyRuns @CoachDistance Be grateful. Track doesn’t get a lot of this. Soccer, baseball, volleyball, etc… have it way worse.

@XcSchool @CoachDistance Some will often push for short term gains to boost membership numbers and cause some really talented kids to burn out by their Jr/Sr year. It’s unbelievably frustrating.

Just curious... How many of you are dealing with club team interference? Kids (parents) wanting to get ahead by paying money to join and club team while competing for their school... #trackandfield @CoachDistance

@DamionBrooks5 @CoachDistance I know of a girl who was put in the JV100, the 200 the next week, then the 400, 800, 1600, and finally the 3200. She finished last in every event except the 3200, where she finished second to last. 10 years later she went on to qualify for the Olympic Marathon Trials.

I hope @CoachDistance and other distance coaches can answer this-when it comes to putting kids in the 3200m run is there a time where you think its not worth putting them in yet and you’d rather put them in a different event?

Good is the enemy of great. Never ever be content with good.

@DamionBrooks5 @SaltyRuns @CoachDistance @coachjayjohnson You're right. Easier to control constant pace. A race would be a poor measuring protocol.

@SaltyRuns @CoachDistance @coachjayjohnson Cant you get to V02 max with a 12 minute run? I would do that instead.

Coaches, Would you use an early season 3200m race as a vV02 test for your distance runners? @CoachDistance @coachjayjohnson

@SaltyRuns @CoachDistance @coachjayjohnson More importantly, so what if you get a number. What will you do with it? How will it impact training? Be careful with metrics like Vo2Max, and vVO2, as they don't mean much.

@SaltyRuns @CoachDistance @coachjayjohnson Using a 3200M race to test either Vo2Max or vVo2 is a fools errand. You can't control weather, race pace for a vVo2, or Max protocols if testing max.

Athletes: Race distances both longer, and shorter than your typical race. Each will teach you something that you can use later, and make you a better runner.

Running is 90% mental, and the other half is physical.

Why do you love Running?