Cross Training Questions

Training for Cross Country/Track? P90X?

My Current Running Schedule: Monday-Friday: 4k Saturday: 5k Sunday: Rest Usually sleeping by 12 during summer, 11 during school. Anyway, the days I run, I wake up at 6:20, have a glass of water and small snack, and give my body half hour to digest it enough. At 7AM I begin my run. Afterwards, I have 2 glasses of water, a 10-15 minute icebath, and then shower. During the day I have about 4 glasses of water and 2 glasses of milk, and right before going to bed, a protein shake. Questions: 1. What should I and shouldn't I be eatting? 2. What Needs to be changed/modified? 3. I am thinking about starting a program called "P90X" in September, I was wondering if A.) It Works? B.) I can do it while running lightly to stay conditioned in the winter? 4. Would increasing my runs by 1km a month be realistic? Swyscheese I am 15 by the way, 16 in January.

Public Comments

1. Lots of Carbohydrates are good if your doing distance running. Nights before Cross Country Meets you want to a large pasta dinner. While I'm a big fan of milk, if you're done growing, too much milk for a runner is bad. Milk has Lactose in it, and drinking it before a race means the lactic acid in your legs will build up faster. Haven't heard of P90X so I can't help you there. Make sure that when you're drinking water when you're thirsty after running that you aren't chugging. Small sips constantly throughout the day are better. I'd suggest stepping up your training workout. Do something like Monday: stretch 0.5k warmup, 3k normal run, 0.5k cooldown, stretch, sit-ups Tuesday: stretch 0.5k warmup, five 400 meter speed laps around a track (alternate direction to not injure your hip flexors) with a 1 minute rest in between each, 0.5k cooldown, stretch push-ups Wednesday and Thursday: stretch 0.75k warmup, 5k normal run, 0.75k cooldown, stretch Friday: stretch 0.5k warmup, 4k normal run, 0.5k cooldown, stretch, sit-ups and push-ups Saturday and Sunday: Active Rest (go play a game of basketball, soccer, 2-hand touch football, whatever, with your friends).