Out Of Season Cross Country Training?
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Tough call.  There is no wrong answer.  You are wise to look at cross-training, and cutting back mileage.\n\nSpend some time on your core strength and flexibility in the gym.  Work on strengthening your midsection and lower back.  Abs and hip flexors are the unsung heroes of distance runners.\n\nCycling, swimming (presumably indoors), and anything else to get in your cardio is good.  Really, given the holidays, anything you will do regularly is fine.  You can stay in shape with any activity of this type.  Don't obsess with staying in your peak form over the winter.  Your body needs rest and time to rebuild.\n\nIf you can tolerate pilates or yoga consistently, a serious commitment to flexibility will yield some major improvements next season, and keep you injury free.\n\nYou might look at an indoor trainer for your bike.  They are pretty reasonable, and you can ride in your livingroom, as hard as you want.  They run anwhere from $50 on up...
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Save the tapes and indoor classes for when the weather gets cold. I would suggest taking advantage of all the summer has to offer in outdoors activities! Hiking, biking, rock climbing, horseback riding, inline skating, volleyball, soccer, swimming, kayaking, camping, tennis, etc, just to name a few. Figure out what you love to do! You're much more likely to continue a fitness program that you actually look forward to doing. \n\nTry bicycling to the community pool, swimming for twenty, thirty minutes (or more!) then bicycle home. Earn some extra money doing yardwork for your neighbors, or help out your community by helping to pick up garbage or clearing brush. You'll get lean and have a great tan to boot. Just remember to stay hydrated and bring your SPF!
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If you look on espn.com, they have a cycling page that may help you out.\n\nhttp://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?sportId=1300
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go to woodward park.\n\nit's the site of the california state high school cross country championships. around the holidays they have a Christmas setup at night, where they put up a bunch of lights.
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try                                                                                      http://www.sacramentoraceway.com/Motocross%20Materials/motoschedule.pdf
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You can gain a decent base within a month. You won't start your speed workouts until season starts so you are still ok. There is enough time to get into decent shape (you won't win state or anything). The quickest way to get into shape is to run hill repeats. Do these at least twice a week. Consistancy is key. Try to run 6 days a week. Make at least one of your runs hurt (push the pace). I'm tellin ya... hills, hills, hills.
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There are cycling clubs or groups in almost every area.  Check online for this.  These clubs are almost certainly gearing up for the Spring activities.
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I have been in cross country and long distance track for 6 years now, and have great coaches.  First get a weekly schedual where you do no more than 6 miles as your longest run.  if your just starting out run like 2 or 3 miles for a week or two, then step it up gradually.  after a month of long distance running like 4-6 miles 4 times a week then do some short distance work outs to get the speed up.  you should be flying in no time.  my best 5k time ever was 17:45 and i got it from those workouts, but keep your diet healthy too and a lto of strechng and fluids.  thats about it.  good luck
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After the amount of other training you are doing don't overdo it, but you should aim to do it in under 5 min. I used to do a lot of rugby and cycling and my best ever 1500m was 4.26 at Crystal Palace
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http://aausports.org/default.asp?a=News-Stories/pg_News_05crosscountry.htm
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i think you should start off and biking twice the many miles you used to run. Then, slowly add like 1 mile per two days or something
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Active.com has event listings. You can search by state, month, distance:\nhttp://active.com/running/
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The following link will take you to the website for harness racing in Rome.\n\nI doubt there will be any traditional horse racing during December as this out of season.  I could be wrong though!\n\nhttp://horseracing.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=horseracing&cdn=sports&tm=60&gps=48_10_1276_828&f=00&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.tordivalle.it/indexuk.html
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I'm sure that the coach will let you train with the team, even though you're not exactly up to what they're looking for.  Perhaps with a better training schedule, you'll drop some time and compete with those top 7.  Just tell him your personal bests, and what you've been doin to train over the summer, and let him make the decision.\n\nBut generally, only 7 people run in collegiate XC (unless it's a dual meet or something), so you wouldn't be able to race in legit meets unless you broke in their squad.
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Run 600s or 800s to help build your endurance so you'll be able to go hard for te majority of the meet. Work on having a good stride for the back stretch after you come out digging hard...be motivated and happy
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train! train! train! you would probaly want to join a team. run mon wed fri sat sun doing 6-10 miles and do sprints the other days for about 3 hours. it takes a lot of work. try a marathon.
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Go to www.runnersworld.com. They have a training section which has some great 16 week training programs. You can choose from the beginner, intermediate, or advanced program.\n\nGood luck