Yay! We love Running!

Welcome to Morgan High XC

I am super excited for this upcoming cross country season and hope you are all ready to work hard this summer and stay positive about running! This blog will be where I post summer workouts each week at a time. I will also post random articles and facts on running, nutrition, motivation, and honestly whatever I feel like... Here are a few things that I want you to focus on this summer are:
 
Effort - Mileage, mileage, mileage! you need to put in mileage, do ab and core work everyday, and give your best effort daily. You can even do some extra miles in morning runs and/or cross training. 
Eating Healthy - Eat the right nutrition, Hydrate, Get enough sleep. Staying healthy and running work hand in hand. And despite what you may think (or Andrew Allen though) Soda doesn't make you faster! :)
Be Positive - Let's be honest. Running can suck! We have a love/hate relationship with it. It has ups and downs, and it is especially important to stay positive and patient through the hard times. You are going to have days where you feel great and days where you feel not so great - stay positive!
Love it - Find a love for running. I know that sounds impossible to some of you but summer is the best time for you to get our their on early morning runs when the sun is rising, or at sunset or even up on mountain trails.  Practice each day with a love for what you are doing. And more importantly you have to learn how to love hard workouts or runs. Including T-Rexes and hills!


SUMMER WORKOUTS
This week June 8 - 13

JUNE 9TH - 8:45 am - 10:30am @ High School
Help assist the distance runners at Track Camp. Run 3 miles at your race pace don't forget warmup/cooldown!

JUNE 10TH 8:45 am - 10:30am
Help assist the distance runners at Track Camp. Run 6 miles at easy pace.

JUNE 11TH - 8:45 am - 10:30am
Help assist the distance runners at Track Camp. Run 1 minute race pace, 3 minutes jog, off and on for 20 minutes without stopping.

JUNE 12TH - 8:45 am - 10:30am
Help assist the distance runners at Track Camp. Run 3 miles at 80% race pace.

JUNE 13TH - 8:45 am -12 pm
Track meet for Track Camp. Run 6-8 miles easy run. Find some trail or beautiful area to run.

Remember if you are not feeling great, don't push yourself into an injury. Summer workouts are meant to prepare you to be successful in the fall. Some days you will feel great, push yourself those days. Find a way to reach that runners high where you can push through the pain of being out of shape! :)