How can i prepare for cross country?

Question

cross country begins monday the 18th. our first meet is in september. i heard this year we'll be running 2 miles. what are some ways that i can get in shape & get prepared for it?

Answer 1

Fartleks will help, with running everyday in 55 minutes. Running fast for 3 minutes then jogging for 2 minutes in a continuously cycle nonstop, will help a lot, both in speed and agility. Or you can do Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Fartleks, and the other days recovery, by running longer distances about 5-6 miles, but in a normal, pace, thats not too fast or slow. Hope this helped. You should probably run about two times a day, except for Sunday, thats your break day. Probably one time in teh morning and one time in the evening, run more in the morning probably 4-5 miles or 5-6 miles if you can handle it, and in the evening will be recovery, by running 2-3 miles, or 3-4 miles if your feeling good. After do exercises like running stairs with weights and such on ur legs and arms, ab workouts, and sprints and such. Then when you run next week, w/o weights, you will feel lighter and faster. Eat a lot of fruits, veggies, and carbs, this will help as well, also drink a lot of water everyday and stay hydrated, also running with a friend will be funner, faster, and better. Good Luck!  

Answer 2

if u have stairs go up and down them 20 times a day up +down=1

alsoput ur toes on the bottom stairs and lift up and down bout a 150 times

Answer 3

jog for 30-90 minutes everyday... NEVER stop, and while you're jogging, make sure you have a breathing pattern that you're comfortable in. and where ever you're jogging, at least 10-20 seconds before you get your house or where ever your "finish line" is, sprint within that 10-20 seconds before the finish line. it worked for me... in my grd.7 and 8 meets, i was second place for both. i'm going into grd.10 now.. and for my grd.9 meet, i was 11th place

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good luck in cross country

Answer 4

run 2 miles everyday

EAT LOTS OF FRUITS AND DRINK A LOT OF WATER!!!! not sports drinks  

Answer 5

run everyday

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Answer 6

get into a strict regimen of diet and exercise.

for diet, get low carb high protein. but don't over do it on those protein shakes and bars, you might end up gaining weight!

as for the training. run 2 miles a day, straight. afterwards practice sprinting first 100m and just work your way up methodically to quarter mile. besides running work out your calves and hamstring muscles. hit the gym. you don't have to do everything i mentioned but at least run everyday. best of luck.

Answer 7

By running everyday preferable in the country side.!!!

Answer 8

run 2 miles a day