Running at YourRunning.com - cross-country

A lot like flying: chasing Colorado Runner points at the Greenland Trail 8-miler

simon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:41:17 -0600

Who’d have thought that a set of 100-metre repeats would be perfect preparation for a hilly 8-mile trail race?

But that’s the way it turned out. For the first time since cross-country days in England, I found myself flying past people on the downhill stretches of the Greenland Trail race – and there were a lot of them.

My son's first cross-country race

bigvalleystrider — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:57:43 -0600

His first race at the park in town, a race for kids of 9 and under.

I train with a national champion...

simon — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:14:05 -0700

... yes, of course I knew her when she was nothing :)

Congratulations to my once-a-week training partner Patty Murray, who is now a US national champion!

She was first woman home in the Masters title race with a blistering 29:54 for the 8k course -- a time that would have been good enough for 16th place among the 20- and 30-year-olds in the open women's race. In the age-graded rankings Patty was second to Kathryn Martin (32:16).

Hill training, fartlek, long tempos: US Number 1 Carrie Messner prepares for x-country title race

simon — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 21:30:36 -0700

Carrie Messner, the number one ranked steeplechaser in the US in 2006, is preparing for the USA XC Championships in Boulder this weekend. See the interview by Ann Gaffigan of Steeplechics.com.