After a long season of running on rugged terrain, the LSU cross country team will make its transition to the track after Thanksgiving.
“It’s just a continuation of what we’re doing,” said track assistant coach and cross country coach Mark Elliott. “Workouts are a lot faster than they would do for cross a distinct running style. The 800-meter run is nearly a sprint, and the 10,000-meter run has a similar pace to a cross country race but depends more on finishing speed./p
“You can be a cross country champion and get into a span data-scayt_word=”10k” data-scaytid=”6″10k/span race on the track and lose,” Shaver said. “Ultimately, it usually comes down who has the most speed at the end of the span data-scayt_word=”race.”” data-scaytid=”3″>race.”
The coaches adjust the workouts to cater to these types of races.
“For track, the speed work is shorter and faster than cross country training since the events are shorter and faster,” said redshirt freshman Bryan Mutell. “All of our speed work is on the