Hello again! I have been in Ecuador for four weeks now with the organization Amigos de las Americas and have been having a crazy and incredible adventure. Part of that is running so I wanted to share! First, a little background: I’m living in the Andean countryside with a host family in a community for …
I didn’t join cross country until my junior year and the lack of experience caused me to be self-conscious and lack motivation. I was slower than everyone else and believed I was a bad runner when in reality I was just an inexperienced one. Over this past year, I have learned a …
Continue reading Feeing the Running Blues? Sarah Dickson Has Your Back
Running is hard! Especially if you have injuries. Especially if you try to ignore them. An important lesson I learned from my years of running is to find a balance — yes, push yourself, but also find your limit and take your recovery days. I learned this the hard …
Hello all! Maybe you’re reading this after your run... but if it’s not too late to get back on track! I’ll be honest, running in the summer is not always great. But there are tons of things you can do to make it so much easier and maybe a little fun. 1. Run with someone …
For me, the hardest part of Cross Country has always been the part that challenges my mental, not my physical, stamina. I have found myself in the best shape of my life yet unable to perform in races in quite the way I hoped. Not because I couldn’t, but because I’d conditioned myself to accept …
XC 2018
Training can hurt. I just finished reading Let Your Mind Run by Deena Kastor, and she spoke a lot about how keeping a positive mindset is key to success in workouts, races, and everyday runs. I've always struggled with this, and my mind too quickly jumps to thoughts of "my legs hurt," "my breathing is …
I don’t want to bore you about my runs at the trail when there was ideal weather, I was perfectly hydrated, and felt no sense of lethargy. Let me tell you, those runs don’t exist. I want to expose all of my struggles: lack of motivation and finding somewhere to run while traveling. I am …
Hi all! This is a way for our team to encourage each other and share experiences as we go through our summer cross country training! Everyone is encouraged to write at least one blog post before practice starts in August, but you can submit as often as you want. Writing can be as long or …
It's really hot! And humid! And I know that sometimes it's really hard to motivate yourself and get out there, especially when we're all still in this phase of getting into cross country shape. So if you've been running, give yourself a pat on the back and some protein! If you haven't, you've still got …
Ann Richards XC/TF 