Cross Country is coming! Get ready with Brooks Spike Week! Score a free spike bag and a sweet pair of socks. Find out how...
Ever wondered which State has the best elite boys cross country runners? We scored the Top-7 individuals in each state to give you an answer!
With XC season gitting in to swing we take a look at the 25 top ranked girls in the country
Monroe, NY - The States Course is heading to Monroe-Woodbury this fall, and the ladies in purple are looking to bring home some medals as well. Currently ranked NY #4 in the Preseason, the Crusaders have one of their best teams in recent history. We caught up with them this summer to catch up on all things preseason.
It's been almost 20 years since the last Sub-4 Mile was run on Long Island. Recent Pro, and now World Record Holder, Kyle Merber, is coming back to the area where his prep career blossomed, to bring Elite competition once again to Long Island. His grassroots meet, called the Hoka One One Long Island Mile, looks to merge the lines of prep and pro, for one spectacular night of racing in the Empire State.
A look at the upcoming NY Girls XC season. Overall
I received my invitation in the mail and the first thing I read was “Do you have what it takes to be Elite?” I guess my first question was, is that rhetorical or what? Luckily, the next line read “We think you do.” The invitation went on to explain that in my coming week at camp I would learn, live and train like a professional runner. I’m not gonna lie, it was rather intimidating.
T-20 World record holder and recent Northport, NY graduate Brannigan ran 4:04.32 to win the gold medal by two one-hundredths of a second over Luis Arturo Paiva of Venezuela
Here are the rankings of the top 100 fastest girls in the Foot Locker Northeast region
Here are the rankings of the top 100 fastest boys in the Foot Locker Northeast region
As a former high school track & field athlete, a loooong time ago, I was always aware of cross-country, but it was never of any particular interest to me as a sport. I was a thrower and avoided running in any form like the plague. My distance was 7-8 feet across a circle, and my coaches were hard-pressed to get me to train for anything much longer than that.
David Torrence, who arguably has the best range out of current American distance runners (800m - 1:45, 1500m - 3:33, 5k - 13:16), walks us through one of his go-to drills he does before almost every run
Here are the rankings of the top 100 fastest girls in the NXN New York Region!
Here are the rankings of the top 50 fastest teams in the NXN New York Region!
Here are the rankings of the top 50 fastest teams in the NXN New York Region!
Lea Wallace talks about adjusting your speed after a slow opening pace
Learn about the new Skechers GOrun Ultra Road shoe, designed to pound the pavement during long runs
Here are the rankings of the top 100 fastest boys in the NXN New York Region!
Five-time U.S. Olympian Amy Acuff gives a lesson on high jump take-off and landing techniques. She owns a PR of 6'7" (2.01m)!
First in a series devoted to the analysis and visualization of running stats. ---- Every fall tens of thousands of New York high school runners hit the cross country trails, and most of them firmly believe that they will be better than their younger and more foolish selves from last year.
MileSplit HQ - Well, folks. We've given you our list of the top 10 Moments in Track and Field / XC for NY in the 2014 / 2015 season. Now it's time to hear from you. What was the most exciting for you? Was it your teammates heroic efforts? Or was it another athlete who inspired you to perform at another level? We'll tally up the votes, and give out the fan voted list, ordered by how many votes come in. The poll closes at 6pm on Thursday, so get those votes in early!
Boys - Potential National Contenders
My pre-season projection for National Boys Teams is listed below ... I do this each pre-season for my own interest.
Purpose ... There is one purpose ... Get a general idea where the NY State and other teams rank overall ... I am primarily concerned about teams likely to compete in NXN (teams that have shown interest, have competed or may be expected to compete).
Girls - Potential National Contenders
My pre-season projection for National Girls Teams is listed below ... I do this each pre-season for my own interest.
Purpose ... There is one purpose ... Get a general idea where the NY State and other teams rank overall ... I am primarily concerned about teams likely to compete in NXN (teams that have shown interest, have competed or may be expected to compete).
Vote for the best moments from the South region in the first ever #TrackMadness bracket. There are four matchups in this article, so make sure to vote for the best moment in each matchup