<p>does anyonee do this?</p>
<p>& can share advice/info/experiences/anything about this on here?</p>
<p>Yes. I am running cross country for my second year.</p>
<p>The best advice I can give you is to push yourself, not to where you are killing yourself, but to the point where you know you are comfortable with your limitations and can perhaps build up resistance to the pain in order to get faster times with every competition.</p>
<p>Be sure to drink a lot of water. I live in Texas and practice in 110 degree weather, so hydration is a must. DO NOT drink soft drinks of any sort, and stay away from tea and coffee. Eat right and know your portions.</p>
<p>If you are new to the sport, don't be discouraged by setbacks. Again, be sure to not kill yourself, for once you injure yourself during the season, it may be nearly impossible to recover within due time.</p>
<p>By the way, what's your time record so far?</p>
<p>haha thank you.</p>
<p>well i'm a girl haha. & a freshman.</p>
<p>but i've been going to the captain's practices that the teams have had all summer. </p>
<p>& WOW! 110 degree weather? we complained today about 90! </p>
<p>& about the time record, i haven't really kept track or been in any meets before. but last tuesday, i ran with some of the varsity girls & it was 3.5 miles in 25:30.</p>
<p>Hm...3.5 miles in 25:30? That's pretty good....a 5 minute mile</p>
<p>5:06 ... that's pretty close to my 1600 PR ... 3 and a half times in a row ...</p>
<p>r o f l ...</p>
<p>I'm a four-year varsity. but not a superb runner, I just enjoy running for the heck of it.
advice:
1) hydrate a lot! and I mean a lot. I live in a place that is badly polluted, I think LA's air is freakin awesome! and temperature just gets all over the place along with the 80% humidity. so water is a MUST!
2) eat your lunch/food 2-3 hours before a run. you can eat something small before thou
3) if its your 1st time running, don't go too fast too soon. you don't wanna get injured! I've been getting shin splits 3 out of my 4 yrs. and they hurt
4) shoes! they're an important asset. get good ones
5) be positive. when you run think of positive or happy things, especially when you're hurting.</p>
<p>btw you have awesome time</p>
<p>Cross country is the best sport. Buy good shoes.</p>
<p>wow, i regret i should of joined.</p>
<p>I do it. Looking forward to my second season. I need new practice shoes though...</p>
<p>when you go on trails slowly fall behind and then you can walk and go to gas stations and stuff and then just turn around halfway through and be all out of breath. stop at fast food restaurants for water. find all the shortcuts. and if you get hurt like you fall and get all bloody keep running, that makes it seem like you have dedication.
yeah thats my only advice</p>
<p>oh yeah always make sure there is at least one person worse than you, and encourage them to 'take it easy'</p>
<p>this advice is for if you are planning on being lazy btw</p>
<p>I ran cross country and long distance in indoor and outdoor track (so basically all year round) during my 9th and 10th grade years. I was never the best runner on my team, but I still got a lot out of it and met some great people. A few posters have already mentioned hydration and diet, which are big.</p>
<p>I no longer run with my school team, but I still have a job in a specialty running supply store which does a biomechanical analysis of each new customer to determine what type of running shoes will work best for their individual gait cycle and/or any problems they may have (injuries, etc.) Having seen what happens when people come into my store injured, I can't stress enough to get the right shoes!!!!!!!! If you run in shoes that aren't right for your gait cycle (such as if you overpronate severely and run in neutral shoes), you can get some very serious problems... everything from shin splints to knee issues to plantar fascitis can be triggered by running in bad shoes. Beware!</p>
<p>Also, don't forget to have fun and not take a race too seriously if it goes badly... there are always plenty more. : ) Good luck.</p>
<p>have fun running like 10 miles during preseason.</p>
<p>This is my second season running. And by no means am I good, at all. The best feeling is after a race, when you realize what you just accomplished. Like everyone else said, hydrate. If you develop an injury..don't push it. As for races...do your best. My coach always says "Start fast, push it through the middle, and finish strong" Lastly, have fun.</p>
<p>i was always so lazy. but the coach liked me for some reason so it was ok.
after a race everyone would be like falling over and id look like i hadnt even run, but whats the point of trying if you're not placing. in track i actually tried because my race was first up so people are still there watching.</p>
<p>I do XC!!! Practices have already started, but I was away on vacation. I have my first practice tomorrow, and I'm so excited =)</p>