This document contains questions from students about training for cross-country running. Some of the questions asked are: how to run up hills fast, how often to train each week, where to do training, how to conserve energy while running on a track, and how to make a running training program. The questions cover a wide range of topics related to improving running skills and endurance for cross-country.

1. Our X-Country
Questions/statements

2. How
should
you go up
hills fast?
- Isla
How can I
run up a
steep hill
without
walking?
-Evette

3. I will train in
my street.
Three laps
for 15
minutes
and I’ll run
to my
aunties.
- Shikain
Should I run,
sprint, jog or
walk for
training?
- Jake

4. What do
the schools
do with the
results?
-Zoe
How long
should I do
each thing?
-Patch

5. How do I
walk fast
without
running?
- Billie W
If I were to
run for fun
should I put
in
obstacles?
- Jacob F

6. Where
should I
do my
training?
- William
How many
times a week
should we
train?
- Lucy

7. Are we allowed to
start a little program
sort of thing where
twice a week all of the
competitive runners
group up and we get
a certain amount of
teachers that take us
to the track, so we can
get used to it before
the day?
- Kieran
How can you
conserve your
energy if you
were running on
a track like our
cross country
track?
- Natalia

8. How do I
remind
myself to
do the
program?
- Shanra
Should I run
longer or
shorter than
the cross
country track?
- Billie K

9. How can I
make a
training
program
for
running?
- Connor
What is the
proper way to
run?
- Brylee

10. I want to run
competitively
- Cooper
How fit should I
be for cross
country?
-Nikki

11. Will the 11 yr olds be racing
competitively with the ten
year olds?
How do you not get the stich
and how do you get rid of it?
- Abby