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Q: Hi everyone!
my cousins 13 & hes on a baseball team. im going to watch him play in the championship next month & i wanted to bring him a little pick-me-up. so i was wondering if any of you knew what a good one would be. i dont want to bring him a candy bar because im afraid to slow him down but i dont want to bring him an apple because who wants an apple? so any ideas would be amazing thanks so much!
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One of my soccer coaches swore by bananas. They are energy-boosters, and contain potassium, which help prevent stomach aches. There are actually snickers energy bars. I've had one and it's not bad. Gatorade is a good idea too. It'll definitely help if he's playing a lot of games.
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Q: in the fall i'm thinking of doing xc.
i'm starting to train by either running or bike riding each day. also doing lunges, planks, and squats eachday for 2 minutes each.
if anyone knows what xc is like... could you tell me your expierences...that'd be great!
thankss
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I never ran XC, but I do play a few sports and have had to train for different types of activity (ie. sprinting, endurance, etc.). You should definitely build up. Just like the people ahead of me have said, don't start with 6 miles if you're used to only 1. Increase the distance once your current distance becomes pretty easy for you.
Once you become comfortable with the distance your school's cross country team runs (my school did 5K), you can begin working on your speed. Time yourself during each of your runs. Set goals -- decide how fast you want to be by the end of the summer, and work toward that week-by-week.
Something that each team I've played on has used as a running-strength activity has been hills. We would go out into the forest behind my school and run the path, sprinting whenever we reached a long, steep incline. It wasn't fun, but I could always see the results.
Good luck with your training!
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