is the foundation for a great cross-country running season, which is something that most runners understand. What is sometimes lost is that a great summer is also important for your long-term development. The summer between your sophomore and junior year, for example, helps you run evenand intensity when the cross-country season ends, and you begin your winter training for your junior year of outdoor track, a season that is crucial for athletes who want to be recruited to run in college.
Yes, the summer is about slowly building up your mileage and slowly increasing the intensity of the workouts as you get closer to the start of school, but your neuromuscular system should be challenged every few days.You’ve probably noticed I'm using the term “foundation” to describe summer training. “Base training” or “building a base” is what most programs use to describe the summer. Most think of base training as just mileage, building to more and more throughout the summer.