Middle school cross country workouts

Scott Christensen explains how middle school training is not just a miniature version of high school and defines a more suited macro-based training program

Intelligent middle school cross country training needs to have the athlete's long-term development in mind. Here are the warm-ups, workouts, and the essential post-run strength and mobility middle school athletes need to stay injury-free. This training plan will work in any environment.

Literally everything you will need to know about coaching a team of kids for cross country season!

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Fartlek workouts are a more unstructured form of interval training. Find 9 examples of fartlek training sessions to help boost your speed!

Scott Christensen breaks down everything you need to know about designing a modern and effective cross country warmup for your next practice.

A training plan to keep in shape during the off season for cross country; or just for people who want to keep in shape during the winter, spring, and/or summer months.

The best high school cross country workouts to help runners race fast in the fall are: Long Runs, Fartlek Runs, Progression Runs, Aerobic Repeats, and the 30-90 Fartlek. For athletes looking to get in shape in the summer, these workouts will help them race fast in XC and stay injury-free.

With the completion of my son’s 2015 middle school outdoor track season, and able to build on momentum and motivation gained during the track season, we’ve designed our goals and plans for a succes…