The Practical XC Encyclopædia Project

• People

1. Names
2. Pronunciations
3. First year running for Lakeview
4. Current personal record
5. ANET profile link
6. STRAVA profile link (if applicable)
7. Pages in this section are to be added only by the person the page will be about.

• Places

1. Name
2. Address
3. Purpose
4. Course route if applicable

Running

• Good sportsmanship (practice)

• Positive reinforcements
• Speed
• Paces
• Distances

• Miles
• Kilometers
• Times

• Summer conditioning
• Running in the heat
• Captains practice
• Captains
• Coaches

• Athletes

• Mandatory practice
• Water intake as an event
• Routes when running
• Consistency of running
• Long runs
• Tempo runs
• Speed workouts
• Build ups
• Blowouts
• Flys
• Time trials
• Warm up jogs
• 10/3 warm up
• Cool downs
• Recovery runs
• Strides
• Running in adverse conditions

• STRAVA

• VO2 Max
• Running in the cold
• Oxygen intake in the heat
• Oxygen intake in the cold
• Benefits of running
• Running form
• Fast food avoidance
• Carbonated beverage avoidance

• Road Safety Laws

Fitness

• Homeostasis

• Body system basic understanding
• Pacing (as in speed)
• Capacity (as in distance)

• Hydration (preserves homeostasis and allows for optimal slidiness of muscles (to run faster) and also keeps you refreshed)

• Diet
• Sleep
• Hygiene
• Recovery before a meet

• ROLLING

• Yoga
• Rest days
• Recovering from an injury
• Active warm ups
• Stretches
• On-the-fly pain remedies
• Core
• Bands
• Lifting
• Ice baths
• Fun days (like Run-A-Thon)
• Team dinners (pre-race)
• Tapering
• Good habits
• No fast food (A General Warning)

• Muscles

• Aching

• Pasta

• Apps for fitness ( Fitness+, Yoga for Athletes)

Equipment

• Good sportsmanship (mindset)

• WATER

• Healthy quick snacks (like granola bars, gels, fruit, &c.) (VERY MUCH NOT FAST FOOD)

• Road shoes

• Racing shoes

• Track spikes
• Cross country spikes

• Proper hot weather clothes
• Sunscreen
• Proper mild weather clothes
• Proper chilly weather clothes
• Proper cold weather clothes

• Roller

• Mat
• Bands
• Ropes
• Hats
• Sunglasses
• Knee/leg braces
• Running watch
• Water bottle
• Race socks
• Race sleeves
• Running pullover
• Running jacket
• Warm up/team jacket
• Gloves when chilly
• Warmer hat when chilly
• Stopwatch (as necessary)

Meets

• Good sportsmanship (meets)
• Meet day prep
• Warm up schedule
• Meals
• The Four Questions
• Visualization (running for success)
• Transportation
• Team tent
• Competing
• Bathrooms
• Spectating
• Cheering on competitors
• Timing
• Uniforms
• Jerseys
• Bibs
• Hats
• Sunglasses
• Music
• Shoes
• Corral/chute
• Hydration (post race)
• Results
• Scoring
• Ties
• ANET
• Visiting your athlete after they finish
• Cool down
• Packing up
• Generic course description

• Length

• Starting gun/flags
• Start of a meet (1st K)
• Middle of a meet (2-4 K)
• End of a meet (Last K)
• Kick (end sprint)

• What is a meet

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