Important and Informative Articles You Should Read and Useful Links:

• ACT 2023-24 Test Dates and Deadlines: take the ACT on December 9, 2023 after our season is over
• Care and maintenance of our two most important pieces of equipment
• Choosing Success Every Day
• Explanation of Terms and Workout Paces
• FHSAA Cross Country - our governing body
• Four Reasons Why Kids Should Play Multiple Sports
• Glukos Products FAQ
• How and Why to Hit Negative Splits in Your Next Race
• How Much Sleep Do I Need?
• Importance of the long run
• Lakewood Ranch High School
• Lakewood Ranch High School Athletics
• LRHS Team Page on flrunners.com - results, photos, each athlete has an individual profile as well
• Mustangs Ahead - the best way to keep up to date with things going on at LRHS *** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE *** Mustangs Ahead communicates with all members of our school community through numerous articles per week.
• Nutrition Checklist for Cross Country
• Playing Two Sports in the Same Season? Here's Why It's a Risky Decision
• SAT 2023-24 Test Dates and Deadlines: take the SAT on December 2, 2023 after our season is over
• Should Youth Athletes Play Two Different Sports at the Same Time?
• Student Athletes Playing Multiple Sports, Same Season, Presents Unique Family Challenges
• Taking the ACT Your Junior Year
• 2023 Team and Parent Handbook
• Teenagers and Sleep: How Much Sleep Is Enough?
• TFRRS Florida - official Cross Country & Track results
• Why Rest Matters for Runners

The cross country team is your family.

If you run it right, cross country is a testament to suffering. Success in this sport requires pushing your body to the brink of exhaustion, demanding all it’s capable of delivering for mile after mile of unforgiving terrain. But you do not suffer alone. You run as part of something bigger. You run as part of a team in its truest sense. And that’s why, when the pain sets in, you keep running.

A multi-sport athlete is great but not multiple sports within the same season due to increased injury risks. Focus on one sport per season and let yourself be your best at that one sport each season.