Education Posts
Nutrition For Recovery
We have talked a lot about the importance of nutrition in general, and a little bit about how important good nutrition is to recovery. …
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Pass the Raisins!
Good nutrition is important for your life—not just for your athletics. Last week, Monta Vista XC talked about nutrition before our Wednesday practice. I…
Nutrition
Nutrition is truly the new frontier in the quest to increase athletic performance. After you have spent hours and hours running, training, stretching, lifting…doesn’t it…
Getting Started: Prepping for your First XC Season
“Simple Ain’t Easy.” –Thelonious Monk Running is one of the simplest sports you can imagine: Get on the starting line, fire a gun, the first…
Four Easy Stretches
Runners’ muscles get tight–it’s the nature of our sport and the life we have chosen! It’s easy to skip stretching; I admit, stretching can get…
Be As Strong As Iron
I was talking with the head coach of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s cross-country and track & field programs, and I asked him what he…