Cross-country :)

[Edawg]

Does anybody else run xc? What do you all do during the off-season to prepare and make yourself a stronger runner. I used to be good, but messed my knee up, so I need some great training advice! Thanks!


Also, do you have to wear those really short shorts for running? I do mine are literally shorter than most of the girls on the other teams lol

Oh, one last thing. What do you think about or do while you run? I sing and go over what I did in class and plan out my weeks while I run

[xcrunner77]

Im an xc runner, and currently im being really lazy and doing nothing in my off season. Also yes we did have to wear really short shorts but we got new uniforms so the shorts a re not regular length but much more manageable, like boxer length. When I run i normally will think about my days events its my meditation time to sort through my life.

[Danny_boi 16]

I'm a XC runner. I use the treadmill during the off season, but sometimes I get a little lazy. Like today I was watching a Law and Order Marathon.

[Edawg]

I'm a XC runner. I use the treadmill during the off season, but sometimes I get a little lazy. Like today I was watching a Law and Order Marathon.

There was a Law and Order marathon today?!?!?!!?! Dang it! Can't believe I missed it haha

[Jen Jones]

I run x-country, but not seriously. I dont really train during the offseason

[Avenida105]

I am a xc runner. In off season we usually practice for long distance track and for the next year's season. We start out slowly and gain up mileage every week, this week I'm supposed to be up in 38 miles but I missed a short run on tuesday so i'll end up with 34. By February we should be in the 45-60 miles per week range.

Yes I do wear short shorts, we have a color for every day of the week, except for sunday which is just a random day. We basically run shirtless even on cold days, its kinda fun.

During a run we all usually talk for most of it, until that turn around point then people still talk but most people stop, and at that point I start thinking about random stuff till the point i space out... my advice, don't space out hahaha

[Thunderstorm]

I run XC but the team doesn't practice during the off-season. we usually run by ourselves or get together but we don't stay as a team year-round.

[Steve Jobs]

I used to run right up till I was about 12. I sprained my ankle, took 6 weeks off and kind of gave many things up (which I kind of regret but that's a whole story :P)

I never wore those really short shorts. You mean stubbies? I think the point is so you don't have all this material hanging around, it's lighter and lets the air cool you down faster, but I never really dug them because I used to be quite meaty and really pale white down there.

I have to regulate my breathing and plan how to use my energy when I run, or it never works out good for me. Otherwise I think of really abstract things like religion, life after death or how electricity came to exist.

[photojared]

I'm a xc runner, during off season we still have practice even during summer break so really don't have a chance to get out of shape, yep to the shorts but not so bad when you wear compression shorts under the shorts, I just think about the day and plan events of the week out or go into my realm and question topics

[torcon4421]

right now we've just been runnin 3-4 times a week together with the team and coach, just idk 5-10 kids or so. im lazy though so i go every once in a while haha