u/Hot-Independence6800

I ran varsity all 4 years in high school — 18:22 as a freshman, PR’d at 17:29, qualified for regionals every year, 2nd Team All-Conference junior year. Working on a simple summer training guide aimed at kids about to run their first cross country season, especially the ones with no prior training background who are nervous about not being ready for day one of practice.

Before I finish it, I wanted to ask people here: what do you wish someone had told you before your first XC summer? Specific worries, mistakes you made, injuries, stuff nobody warned you about — anything helps. Trying to make sure this covers real problems instead of just what I assume matters.