Division 1 athletics take up a lot of time during the day. As a distance runner on the track and cross country team at High Point University, a typical daily practice includes running about 10 miles, 20 minutes of stretching and foam rolling, 15 minutes of core/planks and ice baths. 2.5 hours quickly disappear from the day. This amount of time does not include afternoon weight strengthening sessions, appropriate rest, team meetings and bus rides to off-campus running trails. Weekends track meets also take up a bulk of our time. We are easily gone for a full day to two days when traveling to compete at schools such as Louisville, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Penn State, Arkansas, and Columbia.
In this blog, I will continue to describe and give current updates on different aspects of what it is like to be a NCAA track and cross country runner including diet, practices, easy vs. hard days, balancing school work and athletics, competition and more.
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