Elements of Cross Country – Part Five: Starting Young Bill Peyton Aug 19, 2018

How do you motivate young athletes? How can a coach pique their interest? How can you help them really enjoy activities for the sake of fun? This latest Element addresses the question of starting athletes young...

Elements of Cross Country – Part Four: Communication Bill Peyton Aug 07, 2018

More advice and insight from bright minds highlight part four of our preseason series, this time focused on the impact of effective communication on successful training...

Elements of Cross Country - Part Three: Program Building Bill Peyton Jul 28, 2018

How did some of Minnesota's current top programs get built? What is the philosophies of their coaches? What have been their struggles and victories? Part three of our series highlights some of the greats...

Elements of Cross Country – Part Two: Growing Athletes Bill Peyton Jul 17, 2018

In part two of our summer series, we've recruited some powerful names to address and deconstruct one of our sport's most harmful perceptions - that of the maturing young star (or any young runner)...

Elements of Cross Country - Part One: Consistency Bill Peyton Jul 09, 2018

In part one of the upcoming six-part series for the Elements of Cross Country, Some bright minds will share their thoughts on being consistent as it pertains to training for high school cross country...