COACHING CROSS COUNTRY

Coaching Cross Country

Coaching Cross Country

Technique

As the going is suppler and often slippery, the stride length should routinely be shorter. If you use the road-running action, with the heel striking the ground well in front of the body, you are expected to skid. When running on supple surfaces, much of the power is lost in compressing the ground below, so less is stored in the joints. This means that the sprinter has to angle the legs somewhat more at the knees and ankles and use more effort in levelling them. The athlete will have to make a more ...