Cross Country Running: Racing Tips & Tricks

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Whether it's a 5K or a 10K, these tips should help you out on your next race!
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  • @EmmaAbrahamson
    @EmmaAbrahamson7 жыл бұрын

    I struggle the most mentally during XC, especially now in college since we run 6k. My biggest tip is to visualize the race the night before, and play the ideal situation out in your mind over and over. This will help you execute the race plan in the moment!

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Emma Abrahamson YES!!! Mentality and visualization is everything!

  • @ajevans5164

    @ajevans5164

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I have a meet tomorrow

  • @nickwhereyouat

    @nickwhereyouat

    5 жыл бұрын

    My XC race starts in 10 days

  • @betterhealthh

    @betterhealthh

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Emma!

  • @SP-oo3lp

    @SP-oo3lp

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ryan Trahan u betrayed all of us Runner’s! why do u only so reaction vids? Do some more running vids! Also Jakob ingebritsen has started posting on his KZread channel.

  • @dr.woozie7500
    @dr.woozie75006 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes in the thick of a race on like the last stretch I'm like... Why did i ever choose this? I'm going to die! but then everyone on the line is cheering and I sprint with all my life and just collapse at the finish. Like if this is you.

  • @altairstare7190

    @altairstare7190

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oblivion123 This is so me.

  • @angelmedrano5743

    @angelmedrano5743

    5 жыл бұрын

    Me

  • @nordine6683

    @nordine6683

    5 жыл бұрын

    so mee

  • @AlienJenny

    @AlienJenny

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oblivion123 Yessss

  • @damodelkitman7481

    @damodelkitman7481

    5 жыл бұрын

    On god lol 😝

  • @josephs.6158
    @josephs.61585 жыл бұрын

    Why are all these comments a whole entire essay about their life???

  • @hadeer9704

    @hadeer9704

    5 жыл бұрын

    I don't fucking know😂 shit boring as hell

  • @dieselpower4754

    @dieselpower4754

    5 жыл бұрын

    Know it ain’t

  • @dieselpower4754

    @dieselpower4754

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cross country is amazing and you probably never have ran it

  • @louiswilson376

    @louiswilson376

    5 жыл бұрын

    Diesel Power facts

  • @tommy3763

    @tommy3763

    5 жыл бұрын

    When I was 5 I fell in a volcano and had my legs bit off by a shark while getting struck by lightning. Today I can run a 4 minute mile thanks to perseverance

  • @weeskittle725
    @weeskittle7257 жыл бұрын

    Once I hear "hydration" I knew the plug was bout to come out 🤣😫🤣

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Hoang Huy 😂😂😂😂

  • @alexzhou3509
    @alexzhou35096 жыл бұрын

    Distance takes more guts than sprinting. This is a fact, don't even @ me

  • @xo.ladonnatv1113

    @xo.ladonnatv1113

    4 жыл бұрын

    Alex Zhou I’m not gone do it but ok 👍🏽

  • @beerozelle3199

    @beerozelle3199

    4 жыл бұрын

    Alex Zhou Thank you! Finally someone understands! Being a distance runner takes a lot more guts and work! THANK YOU!!!😄❤️👍

  • @benan9920

    @benan9920

    4 жыл бұрын

    true, but it’s easier to get better at long distance than sprinting

  • @annie-ie4jr

    @annie-ie4jr

    4 жыл бұрын

    Alex Zhou ikr it’s so fricken hard! even the practices. and oh lord the meets are like insane, half the kids sprint through a 5k! idk how they do it but i wish i could, even though i’m pretty good.

  • @roonthegoon114

    @roonthegoon114

    4 жыл бұрын

    so true I ran xc and then sprints during track and it was so much easier now I'm doing distance

  • @olivia5789
    @olivia57894 жыл бұрын

    Racing Tips 1. Pre-race: - visualize the ideal race the day before - drinking LOTS of water - eating food you regularly eat (consistency) - stretch, easy run 2. Morning of Race - eat food 4 hours before (don’t change it up) - water - sip on energy drink 3. Warmup - easy 10 minute warmup jog - light stretching - strides 4. Racing - go out with a good stride (not too fast) - save yourself for the rest of the race - use aerobic system so lactate doesn’t build up - don’t cross over the anaerobic threshold - maintain your speed or get slower on hills - wait to hit ur mud pit till the end of the race 5. General tips - start conservatively - pick off runners who went fast in the beginning - stick on shoulders of runners you want to pass no matter what - run comfortably in the first 1.5 miles - (no one ever ran their best race when feeling dead within the first half) 6. Post Race - breathe - water - cool down within 10-20 minutes of race - jog for 10 minutes - refuel

  • @ncdiscus6449

    @ncdiscus6449

    4 жыл бұрын

    Olivia Gianelloni Thanks!

  • @w0rpper43

    @w0rpper43

    4 жыл бұрын

    This helps thanks

  • @aubreyrivers

    @aubreyrivers

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thx

  • @PaddyGAA

    @PaddyGAA

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Catherin McGuire I had Connaughts in November . What club do you run for I run for Clare river harriers

  • @evanhughes2904

    @evanhughes2904

    Жыл бұрын

    Just make a video bro

  • @zackhammond6047
    @zackhammond60477 жыл бұрын

    I met Ryan at my 3A regional meet, I told him i was one of his only 200 subs then and he was one of the best people i ever met. I got to run against him and obviously did not get to advance finishing 5th and 6th in the 2 mile and mile. From that moment of meeting my favorite youtuber and now friend I put up over 500 miles over the summer and joined a summer select track team (I had never taken track serious or even ran cross country) and now I am finally doing cross country in which he had a huge influence on me doing! I have set goals to take my school CC record and make state in both Cross Country and Track and potentially earn a medal and continue running in college.. I havent had soda, sweets, anything. I have lost weight, dropped my time for the 2 mile and mile and just completed my first week of cross country 2-a-days.. Ryan, i just want to let you know you are an awesome individual and can change lives. Keep doing what you are doing, I am very glad to call you my friend :)

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Zack Hammond Dude, you're the freaking man. I'm so proud of you. Congrats on all of your progress and accomplishments, love ya buddy!

  • @Melanieaaileen

    @Melanieaaileen

    6 жыл бұрын

    Zack Hammond but for girls if we drink water before race we get cramps

  • @shrekisthanos7419

    @shrekisthanos7419

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeet

  • @alexismartin9571
    @alexismartin95714 жыл бұрын

    who else wants ryan to post running videos again??

  • @jonahhusslein7704

    @jonahhusslein7704

    4 жыл бұрын

    Alexis Martin ma

  • @renleft

    @renleft

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @davidviadex

    @davidviadex

    4 жыл бұрын

    He is fat

  • @Lana-hh4bl

    @Lana-hh4bl

    4 жыл бұрын

    David Viadex are you blind?

  • @yadhoon

    @yadhoon

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me

  • @Jtbrooks09
    @Jtbrooks09 Жыл бұрын

    Who would if ever known that Ryan trahan would go from a track and field runner to be a professional KZreadr

  • @sykeslamensdorf2629

    @sykeslamensdorf2629

    Жыл бұрын

    Crazy looking at this vid now

  • @joshuagoodnight6299
    @joshuagoodnight62997 жыл бұрын

    What I like to do is make the guy in front of me push harder. Like I'll run right behind him which In the mind makes him think oh crap he's about to pass me! So then he uses more than I do and in the end I sprint by..... I'm 5foot 5inches and I out sprinted a guy who was 6foot 7inches using this strategy.

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    GENIUS

  • @AS-zr6iw

    @AS-zr6iw

    7 жыл бұрын

    Joshua Goodnight ha I do that all the time

  • @joshuagoodnight6299

    @joshuagoodnight6299

    7 жыл бұрын

    It works like a charm

  • @aydenw1418

    @aydenw1418

    7 жыл бұрын

    That's a good strategy but I would run in front and let him tire himself out trying to keep up

  • @joshuagoodnight6299

    @joshuagoodnight6299

    7 жыл бұрын

    Ayden Well then you'd risk the chance of tiring yourself out.

  • @neptunefan1210
    @neptunefan12106 жыл бұрын

    My friends are intimidated by my gigantic water bottle

  • @craftingwithana7546

    @craftingwithana7546

    5 жыл бұрын

    Neptune Fan me too

  • @bubbletae656

    @bubbletae656

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same they keep saying its a weapon

  • @isaac-zj8ro

    @isaac-zj8ro

    5 жыл бұрын

    💀💀

  • @jacobfaughtrunningproducti974

    @jacobfaughtrunningproducti974

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gotta rep the 5 gallon jug

  • @joshbray4570
    @joshbray45707 жыл бұрын

    Born too early to explore the Universe Born too late to explore the oceans Born just in-time to combine the two & get your brand new 36 oz. Neptune Bottle!

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    Profound.

  • @seanscott1308

    @seanscott1308

    6 жыл бұрын

    Born in time to not be killed in the apocalypse

  • @radcat8550
    @radcat85506 жыл бұрын

    I'm getting nervous just thinking about starting a race😂😭😭

  • @raihannazari1172

    @raihannazari1172

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes I have cross country next week and idk why but my stomach hurts

  • @lukehunter5314

    @lukehunter5314

    4 жыл бұрын

    Raihan Nazari tomorrow? bruh it’s june

  • @raihannazari1172

    @raihannazari1172

    4 жыл бұрын

    Luke Hunter yes I live in New Zealand it’s different I have cross country next Monday

  • @raihannazari1172

    @raihannazari1172

    4 жыл бұрын

    Luke Hunter and CEO of BRUH

  • @lukehunter5314

    @lukehunter5314

    4 жыл бұрын

    Raihan Nazari oh shoot. mb, that’s actually dope tho

  • @annie-ie4jr
    @annie-ie4jr4 жыл бұрын

    DUDE HOW DOES KZread KNOW I RUN CROSS COUNTRY OMG THANKS FOR ALL THE LIKESS 💕😂

  • @annie-ie4jr

    @annie-ie4jr

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bass Boosted true but like i have never said anything about cross country to the comments bc i mean why would i? plus i never searched any thing up about cross country.

  • @milkcookies8449

    @milkcookies8449

    4 жыл бұрын

    Exactly same with me I was like what😱

  • @howtogirl7287

    @howtogirl7287

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ikr 😂

  • @adrienace7022

    @adrienace7022

    4 жыл бұрын

    Facts

  • @Erghheurghh

    @Erghheurghh

    4 жыл бұрын

    I will defer to Jarvis Johnson

  • @vlado_
    @vlado_4 жыл бұрын

    Tomorrow is my first race as a senior and I can’t believe I’m back here watching this. I remember watching this exact video my sophomore year. Can’t believe this is it.

  • @laine6407

    @laine6407

    4 жыл бұрын

    Vladimir Rosales I’m a 7th grade and just started cross country.

  • @wunderbread7793
    @wunderbread77936 жыл бұрын

    So far I'm only 13 and have run XC for 6 years. There was this running group for 5-7th graders that I LOVED. Let's for the purpose of this call them the Badgers. I had done the previous Badgers season for the younger kids and this section of the team was during the fall and spring while the younger kids practiced during the summer. So either way, I had done this for awhile and then now I was doing the fall season which was very competitive. I was able to do 2 falls seasons and 2 spring seasons until I aged out of the group and which was a total of 2 years of running with these people. The first season I was pretty much invisible. I was friends with the faster people in the group but was pretty slow with a 7:40 mile and a 16 minute 2 mile. Then, the second season which was spring track and field came along and I improved and ran a 7:10 minute mile and a 14:30 two mile and I won the most improved award still wasn't one of the fastest on the team but was pretty close. The third season which was the second fall and a year had passed since I joined this team. This season I was determined to get better and grind after winning the most improved award last season. Every practice we had I would work as hard as I could and it payed off I dropped to a 6:15 mile and a 12:40 two mile. I was the fourth fastest boy on the team and was clawing my way to the top. I didn't win any awards that season but my improvement was enough for me. I knew that next season would be my last season and I was determined to go out with a bang. The last season I pushed myself even harder than the last season and ended with a 5:45 mile and a 12:10 two mile. I needed the MVP award and I was close in team points to another kid on the team. The deciding factor was a 10k that our coaches had decided to do for the team. I beat the other badger runner by more than 10 seconds and right when I finished I was more happy than I ever was before. My finishing 10k time was around the 41 minute mark . During the awards ceremony I was sad that 2 years had gone by so fast and I had made so many friends. Now I'm going into my first year of middle school XC and am one of the best on the team. I still am amazed that I had run for 6 years and was never good until the last year. Now I'm running around a 5:26 mile and a 11:54 two mile and am shocked how I dropped around 2:30 minutes in my mile time and 4 minutes in my two mile. Whenever I see a slower runner I never think lower of them because I know that that was exactly how I was for 5 years. If you have the determination you can do anything. Running is a great source of life lessons. Thanks for reading about my boring life :)

  • @Mjmj101

    @Mjmj101

    6 жыл бұрын

    Wunder Bread dang thats great man.

  • @Mjmj101

    @Mjmj101

    6 жыл бұрын

    Wunder Bread im 14 i run about a 5:30 mile but im a sprinter so i don't really care too much

  • @raleighbrowder8493

    @raleighbrowder8493

    6 жыл бұрын

    Did u say your just going to middle school...

  • @owenbillie5216

    @owenbillie5216

    6 жыл бұрын

    when does the audio book come out?

  • @ryonz8195

    @ryonz8195

    6 жыл бұрын

    Wunder Bread Jesus Christ ma dood that was like a 90 page essay

  • @gerardogutierrez792
    @gerardogutierrez7927 жыл бұрын

    Watching this already makes me nervous 😂

  • @logan6267

    @logan6267

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was gonna have my first cross counrty race on the 8th May but it got cancelled due to the virus, but now we are gonna start in June and Im getting so anxious

  • @jeremywilliams6743
    @jeremywilliams67436 жыл бұрын

    This video got me thinking about a race so much, my legs got numb, and my heart started beating really fast 🐝 Great video, I think my xc pr will improve by over 2 minutes this year because of your videos

  • @corinnelangan6634

    @corinnelangan6634

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same tho

  • @theedrehill
    @theedrehill7 жыл бұрын

    Despite my Dad's advice (he's a head coach at his high school for girls XC & TF) I've never tried to keep up with the pack at the beginning. I keep a comfortable, but gradually accelerating pace. Eventually I'll get to a certain speed and maintain. Then outside of the end of the race, there'll be short speed bursts as necessary.

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    I love that strategy!

  • @turnoverbros

    @turnoverbros

    Жыл бұрын

    I usually start good but a pace that does not kill me at the start At a 100 person race, I would be 10th at the start

  • @TheBobPlayer15
    @TheBobPlayer158 ай бұрын

    Learning for my cross country meet with the penny man😂

  • @SmudgySmudge21

    @SmudgySmudge21

    7 ай бұрын

    Facsss

  • @JulienNeel
    @JulienNeel7 жыл бұрын

    I've always wondered if the guys who run a 15-minute 5K are able to sustain more pain than a more average 18-minute runner like me, or if we actually run the same kind of perceived effort, just at a different speed. Do you train specifically to endure pain from lactate accumulation or do you only focus on staying in the comfortably hard pace?

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    +A Cappella Trudbol I think it's all relative. When I ran a 22:42 5K, it honestly "hurt" more than the 15:34. It's all about developing the proper systems so you're body can be as efficient as possible when it comes to race day.

  • @JulienNeel

    @JulienNeel

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, but that was a total non-answer. ;) So you're saying it possibly hurts *more* when you're a slower, less-trained runner?

  • @dogecoinnostalgia4026

    @dogecoinnostalgia4026

    5 жыл бұрын

    A Cappella Trudbol I’m seeing this a year later, but that was a “total” accurate answer.

  • @xsheikah

    @xsheikah

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dogecoinnostalgia4026 agreed

  • @maryjulia636
    @maryjulia6364 жыл бұрын

    One thing that helps me is like 20 minutes before the race I like to take an advil so it'll kick in when I'm running and the pain one less thing for me to worry about. You obviously still hurt but it's a dull pain and it doesn't stop you.

  • @johnscott7397
    @johnscott73977 жыл бұрын

    I like how Ryan responds to his comments

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    It's the least I can do :)

  • @Boundary_Sports
    @Boundary_Sports Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Ryan! My cross country was on Friday and I watched this on Thursday. Because of your help I finished 1st. It took a good 4 minutes before 2nd place finished. I was a mile in front of everyone! Thanks again Ryan. 🎉

  • @salvydaboss

    @salvydaboss

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice man

  • @boschmode3794
    @boschmode37947 жыл бұрын

    my name is Brooks and i run in New Balance is that a problem.

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    +BoschMode that's definitely illegal

  • @boschmode3794

    @boschmode3794

    7 жыл бұрын

    Youre The first KZreadr to reply to a comment I left on a video you're getting a thumbs up and a sub my man

  • @JohnsGuineaPigs

    @JohnsGuineaPigs

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ryan 🤣

  • @math_the_why_behind

    @math_the_why_behind

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha!

  • @xo.ladonnatv1113
    @xo.ladonnatv11134 жыл бұрын

    I’m a sprinter who does XC for shape , blah blah I like this distant runner 💓

  • @josht2604
    @josht26046 жыл бұрын

    I'm 13, I do track and cross-country. Last year In 6th grade I had a 10:14 mile, later that year I got 8:22, at the end of 6th grade I got 7:45. In the beginning of 7th grade I got a 7:08 when I joined cross country. During cross country for the 1.8 I got 14:02. Meets later I get 11:54. For states I ran a 11:25. At the end of cross country I ran a 6:54. When I started long distance in track I got 6:40 on the dot. For the 800 I got 2:34. Near the end of track I got 6:08 and now at the end I run a 5:50 being the 3rd fastest on the team and in my school ;) next year I'm routing for 1.

  • @IsaacQuick

    @IsaacQuick

    5 жыл бұрын

    IntEnsE ༄EK dang man i got a 5:46 and i’m only like top 20 of my team out of like 100 tho

  • @josht2604

    @josht2604

    5 жыл бұрын

    BXC chil yeah I was talking about this year last there was like 7 people better than me.

  • @smalec7
    @smalec79 ай бұрын

    I can't believe I'm legitimately watching this in 2023

  • @merleneannamarie4253

    @merleneannamarie4253

    9 ай бұрын

    Same😅

  • @Soccerboi50

    @Soccerboi50

    3 ай бұрын

    2024

  • @kierenkd
    @kierenkd7 жыл бұрын

    In the UK we run typically 8K but the 1st 400m start wide and typically narrow going through woods/ shrubs etc. If you don't go out fast, it is very difficult to get position because other teams wont make it easy for you to pass. In fact, a pack leader will usually drop off the pace a little so they can catch their breath a little and at the same time it disrupts the stride of the pack bunching behind. A good course will have tight turns and hills so groups will bunch and pull away so practicing surging is a useful skill. I'm too slow to score but really enjoy XC as I fee like I am racing rather than just running. Great channel!

  • @idleparrots
    @idleparrots2 жыл бұрын

    Ive watched ryan for a long time and im currently following the penny series. who wouldve thought when i look to youtube for running improvements hes got that covered too!

  • @jonopnj
    @jonopnj8 ай бұрын

    I love how this man started as a runner, and grew to be such an awesome man

  • @GenusBrewing
    @GenusBrewing3 жыл бұрын

    Crazy good advice for someone your age (as of 3 years ago) - Ran 5 years in the Pac 12 and have been coaching for 5 years and this breaks down some of this information better than I could to my athletes. Cheers!

  • @ericmarnadi8051
    @ericmarnadi80517 жыл бұрын

    Could you make a video on how you handle the mental aspect of racing/running, like dealing with nervousness and pushing yourself more?

  • @CamdenMarasco
    @CamdenMarasco7 жыл бұрын

    Love your channel bro!! This is my first year doing cross county and you've helped so much!

  • @ryan_the_overlord

    @ryan_the_overlord

    5 жыл бұрын

    I make running vids

  • @galacticbambi949
    @galacticbambi9497 жыл бұрын

    Glad i found your channel! I've ended my season in cross country with 27 min and it was my first time doing something like cross country.( my first time on a team in general) I just got out of being a vegetarian and i've been trying to have a better pr so this helps a ton!

  • @xavierprogamer9308
    @xavierprogamer9308 Жыл бұрын

    These tips actually really helped me I actually finished the race in second place😀 your so awesome dude keep up the hard work

  • @tiarunsxc9863
    @tiarunsxc98634 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes in a race when I’m close to the finish and I see like 5 people in front of me, I try to muster up all my energy and sprint through them all. My method is to make sure I’m taking big steps and pumping my arms rather fast, it always works for me Even though I may colaspe at the end, it’s all worth it.

  • @koronx058

    @koronx058

    Жыл бұрын

    People always are so worried because how I finish my races with collapsing and blacking out. I keep trying to tell them it's only because I am running the race right. If you are still able to talk and walk then did you really give it your all?

  • @qiyo2812

    @qiyo2812

    11 ай бұрын

    @@koronx058you probably shouldn’t blackout after your races that doesn’t sound good

  • @koronx058

    @koronx058

    11 ай бұрын

    @qiyo2812 After a year, I realize this lol. I manage to finish my best race of all without a blackout, though.

  • @ItsJusto
    @ItsJusto7 жыл бұрын

    I love the shameless Neptune plugs in the middle of the videos

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Justin Maines hehe me too

  • @christimana3141
    @christimana31416 жыл бұрын

    Wish I had seen this channel When I was running In High school, Great info that I didn't learn untill senior year and starting college running! Great channel brotha, God bless

  • @salvydaboss
    @salvydaboss Жыл бұрын

    Frick looked up tips saw my boy Ryan

  • @crazychicken8290
    @crazychicken82909 ай бұрын

    Wait I searched up how to be good at cross country and this guy popped up wow

  • @logandavies3882
    @logandavies38827 жыл бұрын

    This was great and as an incoming freshman this is helpful for my first high school XC season

  • @remotegod255
    @remotegod2556 жыл бұрын

    nice outro song and good tips. I'm a musician and entrepreneur by trade but ever since I turned 30, long-distance outdoor running has brought so much good and so much health into my life. thanks for these great tips, and don't worry about not being a certified "coach" - for viewers like me, it's equally valuable to get the unfiltered, intuitive perspective of a real athlete. thanks for sharing

  • @user-cn9ks5tl1c
    @user-cn9ks5tl1c5 жыл бұрын

    I’m just a Canadian grade 7 boy who is trying to do good at the Heart lake Rec cross country. Thanks for the help and sure it will help me in the 3.5km run

  • @salvydaboss
    @salvydaboss9 ай бұрын

    Looked him up on milesplit and God dang he’s a good runner

  • @Gamma_Igneol
    @Gamma_Igneol9 ай бұрын

    Im shook that Ryan Trahan made this

  • @aydenw1418
    @aydenw14187 жыл бұрын

    I just started watching your videos and there pretty good I enjoy watching them and learning new stuff! I have been running about 6 years I have been a one and two miler since almost my whole career, but I learn some really valuable stuff from this channel and your kinda an inspiration for me, I'm going to be a fresh man at Norman high school and I also have been running cross country since 6th grade. My current time in the 1500 is a (4:49) and my time in the 3000 is a (10:27) so thanks for making these great videos 👍🏻 keep it up!!

  • @renleft
    @renleft4 жыл бұрын

    I had already known of your channel and watched your videos...i look up tips for CC and click on the top video... I REALIZE IT WAS YOUR CHANNEL AND I WAS VERY PROUD

  • @conaghercox3176
    @conaghercox31765 жыл бұрын

    One of the little things that helps during a race: be happy and smile. It’s a lot easier when you’re thinking “I’m going to get my PR this race. Heck yeah” then when you’re “Oh I got a terrible start, this is a terrible race i hate it”

  • @math_the_why_behind

    @math_the_why_behind

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great idea!

  • @zigmage1334
    @zigmage1334 Жыл бұрын

    The way Ryan’s content has changed over the years is crazy😂😂

  • @BJB459

    @BJB459

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s what I was thinking

  • @reidquiggins
    @reidquiggins7 жыл бұрын

    Ryan this video is so helpful because it puts these complex concepts into simpler words. Thanks man

  • @cheyanneanderson2002
    @cheyanneanderson20026 жыл бұрын

    I love this channel. I get anxious wanting to run watching them.

  • @BlackBeltDustin
    @BlackBeltDustin4 жыл бұрын

    I can't wait to start running.

  • @zacdayyy1236
    @zacdayyy12365 жыл бұрын

    Dude I got a meet in 2 hours and your advice is the thing I’m relying on thank you for the tips and tricks

  • @rubberboots2998
    @rubberboots2998 Жыл бұрын

    I miss running ryan, but im glad his new content is taking off and that he’s doing in his life

  • @BlaqHalcyon
    @BlaqHalcyon6 жыл бұрын

    The first time I ever ran cross country, it was a hot September morning (yes I said hot, around 88°) and I had some LONG compression tights under my uniform bottoms because I thought it was going to be a bit chilly. I couldn't take them off because it was time to start the race. Everything was going well until 200 meters after the first mile, felt like weights were holding me down. I stopped at least 3 times (that third time was walking across the finish line) with a time of 25:41. I'll never forget that day.

  • @user-hc4dz9nh9r
    @user-hc4dz9nh9r Жыл бұрын

    YO YOU DID CROSS COUNTRY?!

  • @emmabrown335
    @emmabrown3354 жыл бұрын

    Thank you I have a Cross Country meet tomorrow !👍😄

  • @trivers7062
    @trivers7062 Жыл бұрын

    First time CC coach and this video was extremely informative. Thank you Ryan.

  • @madeline6232
    @madeline62326 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tips!!💕 I'll use them at the invitational tomorrow!!

  • @seankillip6903
    @seankillip69037 жыл бұрын

    YES YES YES! I love when I get a notification for a new video

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    FAST AS BELL

  • @larsweston
    @larsweston7 жыл бұрын

    Great tips Ryan... Very informative

  • @jackmichaels3705
    @jackmichaels37057 жыл бұрын

    your videos are really helpful! Thanks Ryan!

  • @adelaprochazkova7946
    @adelaprochazkova79466 жыл бұрын

    Started running this summer and I will probably attend a charity race at the beginning of October. Thanks for tips and wish me luck :D

  • @SpencerMahon
    @SpencerMahon7 жыл бұрын

    I'm going to throw out a few of my tips, being trained by an ex-D1 coach helps. Now for me, personally, high mileage (80-95 MPW with down weeks close to or at 70 MPW) works. That goes back to the aerobic engine that Ryan talks about with good, consistent training. In terms of bread and butter workouts, TEMPO TEMPO TEMPO. Tempo runs or Lactate Threshold runs are my bread and butter workouts, they are off race pace for a 5k (for me) by about 30 seconds, 4x1mile, 2x2mile, 4 miles continuous tempo (anywhere from 22-25 minutes depending on what your specific tempo pace is). A sample tempo workout is 1x3mile and 1x2mile with 90 seconds rest in between reps. I ran that workout yesterday and crushed it. Another tip is the long run: The long run should be treated like a workout. You have to prepare for it as you to a race, sleep, hydrate, warmup like it is that, DO NOT RACE THE LONG RUN EITHER UNLESS YOU ARE INSTRUCTED BY A COACH TO CHOP IT DOWN AT THE END. The long run is the biggest part to build aerobic fitness for my team's program as it is for most college teams. Sometimes I'm out there for close to two hours, I have to bring my A+ game mentally to complete that solo or not. So bring your mental game to the long run, that's probably my biggest tip to anyone reading this. Good luck, run smart, run hard, trust the process.

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    Really, really great and practical advice! Thanks Spencer!

  • @demaj
    @demaj4 жыл бұрын

    it’s that type of year again 😛🤙🏽!

  • @ellieiamaio4454

    @ellieiamaio4454

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yep! My first meet of the season in tomorrow...

  • @demaj

    @demaj

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ellie Iamaio Good luck! Have fun, and push yourself 🤙🏽

  • @ellieiamaio4454

    @ellieiamaio4454

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@demaj thank you!

  • @laine6407

    @laine6407

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yessir. I start practices this week. (First time doing cross country). Crazy this is I’m not a long distance runner. I’m a hardcore sprinter. Last year my 100m time was 14 seconds and it was my first time. Hopefully my time this year is 13 seconds. (I’m a girl)

  • @skyeg.4510

    @skyeg.4510

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yep... I have a race on Tuesday 😓

  • @billyhallinan7045
    @billyhallinan70457 жыл бұрын

    Just bought myself the 36 ounce Neptune bottle. Love it great product. These are great videos! Keep them coming

  • @dukethedog2555
    @dukethedog25554 жыл бұрын

    I have my first middle school XC meet tomorrow and I thing these tips helped a little so Thanks a lot.

  • @RandomZombieAttack
    @RandomZombieAttack7 жыл бұрын

    Hey Ryan I have a very important question: here at my school in Texas we don't have winter track, and I was wondering how you ran winter track races? I saw on your mile stat you have winter track results, so I was wondering if you did ustaf?

  • @ziyadhodzic8220
    @ziyadhodzic82207 жыл бұрын

    Yessss a new running video 😍

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    hehe ;)

  • @josephkennedy1954

    @josephkennedy1954

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ryan Trahan too soon

  • @aleksandarjovcic
    @aleksandarjovcic6 жыл бұрын

    Really good Analysis, thx so much Ryan this helped me a lot In visualising my race and learning how to pace It.

  • @eggbrother728
    @eggbrother7286 жыл бұрын

    hi! im going into the 8th grade this fall, and starting in the spring of this year (seventh grade) i started running for the first time. i joined track and i really was not good at all, but i still had fun. i was getting really frustrated because my friends and i would be running the exact same thing with the exact same effort at practice, but they would thrive at meets and i would not do well. this summer im starting to do summer running so hopefully improve for cross country. i really want to be dedicated, and push my self to be the best runner i can. i'll try and update you with my race time this fall. (warning im not too good)

  • @Beashiki
    @Beashiki6 жыл бұрын

    I spit out my water when he said "go usain bolt up the hill" 😂😂

  • @messifan239
    @messifan23911 ай бұрын

    from running to pennies

  • @yawantsomebeans4202
    @yawantsomebeans42022 жыл бұрын

    How have I been watching Ryan for years and never seen this

  • @makaylaa2022
    @makaylaa20225 жыл бұрын

    I have my conference tomorrow and trying to get every last tip in before the big race it always sucks during the race but if you keep going forward it's worth it!

  • @samuelyoung3195
    @samuelyoung31957 жыл бұрын

    I'm just a boy! Ryan's a smart young and very charismatic. I like the analogy using mud, it was effective

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

  • @samuelyoung3195

    @samuelyoung3195

    7 жыл бұрын

    Ryan Trahan you're welcome. I'm from the Cayman Islands. It amazing how connected we all are. I've watched your videos for about 4 months now. Keep it up.

  • @williambrooks1861
    @williambrooks18615 жыл бұрын

    I did wat u said to do in this video my time decreased by 40 seconds. I’m a freshman. Thank you Ryan

  • @zionawhite2071

    @zionawhite2071

    4 жыл бұрын

    omg yes finally someone with results

  • @TheOfficialChannelofBobtown
    @TheOfficialChannelofBobtown Жыл бұрын

    started XC recently and am having fun this is very cool video!

  • @catesparza7752
    @catesparza77525 жыл бұрын

    i raced today in zapata texas, i was just looking for some tips and this def helped for next time

  • @daneb1399
    @daneb13997 жыл бұрын

    my xc starts sept. 13 cant wait!!! just posted my first vid and excited to post more

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    LETS GO!!!!!!!!!!!! I subscribed!!

  • @lifewmaddyy
    @lifewmaddyy Жыл бұрын

    Bro Ryan has changed

  • @adrenalinemadness3340
    @adrenalinemadness33406 жыл бұрын

    Hi hey nice video , tomorrow it’s gonna be my first XC race ever and I didn’t know how to start but you help me out thanks buddy keep it up man

  • @lucasarnone8700
    @lucasarnone87003 жыл бұрын

    When has Ryan started doing sports stuff I was searching cross country tips because I have my championship soon and I see this lol Love you Ryan

  • @karifitzsimmons357
    @karifitzsimmons3574 жыл бұрын

    I have a cross country meet in 3 days 😢😢 wish me luck

  • @alyssabarnes7070

    @alyssabarnes7070

    4 жыл бұрын

    Kari FitzSimmons Good luck!!! I have one today!

  • @aztec9651

    @aztec9651

    4 жыл бұрын

    Alyssa Barnes I do too!

  • @skyeg.4510

    @skyeg.4510

    4 жыл бұрын

    I hope you did great!

  • @chancesud

    @chancesud

    3 жыл бұрын

    Soooo, how did it go?

  • @jacobfaughtrunningproducti974

    @jacobfaughtrunningproducti974

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have one tommorow, wish me luck

  • @FinleyLinehan
    @FinleyLinehan5 жыл бұрын

    anyone else watch this the night before every XC race they have?😂🔥💪

  • @carsong5305

    @carsong5305

    5 жыл бұрын

    Finley Linehan oh yeah🏃‍♂️😂

  • @zaranikousichani7564

    @zaranikousichani7564

    5 жыл бұрын

    Meeee

  • @Matt-zt2ck

    @Matt-zt2ck

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeahhhh

  • @harbee4986

    @harbee4986

    4 жыл бұрын

    No I’m on bus watching this after a meet

  • @christinetindall9533
    @christinetindall95336 жыл бұрын

    Hi Ryan, I saw you on CNN this morning about losing your NCAA eligibility. I support you 100% and think you are such a wonderful example of a young entrepreneur. The NCAA rules are so hypocritical and make so much money off of young athletes, you should be able to do what you like. Congrats again, you are a real success story

  • @geesett4455
    @geesett44556 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Super helpful... I have really improved my times since I have watched this video👌🏻❤️Thanks!

  • @lakiducky2680
    @lakiducky26802 жыл бұрын

    If you are here in 2022, ur a legend.

  • @drewkelemen5633
    @drewkelemen56337 жыл бұрын

    Love the vids my dood

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    i love you my drew

  • @dartyious3842
    @dartyious38423 ай бұрын

    Thanks Ryan! I feel much more READY

  • @anonymousthinker3546
    @anonymousthinker35466 жыл бұрын

    Just found ur channel this is going to change my running career

  • @cam.right.creates
    @cam.right.creates4 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact I’m a sprinter and I’m gonna run a 5k at flcc regionals for the bag

  • @jacobfaughtrunningproducti974
    @jacobfaughtrunningproducti9743 жыл бұрын

    When a random junior starts running and for some reason runs an 18 flat 5k and goes to regionals

  • @adamsalinas6461
    @adamsalinas6461 Жыл бұрын

    I got this on my recommendations five years later love you Ryan ❤

  • @Carmen-xd3xm
    @Carmen-xd3xm7 жыл бұрын

    The video i needed! Season starts in a month, nervous but i think ill be ready 😎

  • @ryan

    @ryan

    7 жыл бұрын

    You got it Carmen :)

  • @ebonypowell9675
    @ebonypowell9675 Жыл бұрын

    One time I ate lucky charms before a 5k race and once I got home I threw up a rainbow.

  • @LandonLewis2244

    @LandonLewis2244

    9 ай бұрын

    lucky!!!

  • @tuckerkelly1044
    @tuckerkelly10447 жыл бұрын

    Ryan, I really like your videos and I'm glad I found your channel. I'm an aspiring xc runner but I really struggle with diet. Anything I eat really. Could you make a video on cooking like the specifics on eating (meals) (drinks) (caffeine.) If you did I would really appreciate it :) Like if you want diet vid

  • @Prinecss504

    @Prinecss504

    6 жыл бұрын

    😎😚😚🏃👍🇺🇸

  • @tuckerkelly1044

    @tuckerkelly1044

    6 жыл бұрын

    So glad he came through

  • @magicmangaming585

    @magicmangaming585

    5 жыл бұрын

    I don't think it really matters WHAT you eat, just how much. Just remember to eat enough.

  • @mussahahmadzulu2415
    @mussahahmadzulu24156 жыл бұрын

    very helpful. I will use these ideas to win my race next week. thanks

  • @HaM4_4
    @HaM4_49 ай бұрын

    So funny to see skinny younger Ryan You really changed!

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