Ivy Cross Country

3togo
Fri, 27 May 2011 15:07:02 +0000

OP - just repeating what others have said … focus on school first and being a viable academic candidate for schools like Cornell.

As far as XC and track goes … when I was recruited in high school coaches only wanted to know two things … 1) track times (1/4 mile, 1/2 mile, 1 mile, and 2 mile) … 2) placements in XC meets. They were not interested in times on cross country courses (to much variability in terrain, surface, accuracy of measurements) or in any road course times (5k, 10k, or marathon). So I’d focus on high school XC and track (or are you playing soccer in the fall) … and I’d suggest contacting your high school coach to design a summer training program so you can start next year much improved.