Note: With the summer in full swing, we are going to throw it back to 2019 when Robert Marchetti, our resident coaching expert, wrote about how to tackle hills in XC. While most cross country teams across the country are hitting summer miles hard, the fall season is right around the corner. So check below for helpful insight on one of the season's crucial building-blocks.
One of the noteworthy differences between long-distance running on the track versus cross country is the presence of hill running. Cross country runners must be capable of negotiating the challenges of hills.
Naturally, hill running takes leg strength as well as stamina, and without these physical attributes, hills will take a toll on a runner towards the end of a race.
On distance runs, the cross country runner will frequently encounter hills as part of their training routine since most trails and roads have slopes. Still, in order to become more efficient at tackling the demands of hills, periodic hill-focused trai...
