Big-2 now Big-4 for Women's NCAA XC Title

one wonders why she would be at the regional meet showing injury unless the injury happened on-site?

Maybe just there to travel with the team and support? I wonder if it was bothering her at ACCs. Someone in another thread said its a navicular fracture. I think that is what Cook and Gregory had last year. If true its terrible news.

Isaac Wood's podium picks: NAU, NC State, Florida, BYU

On a side note the BYU women came running by. They brought 11 on the trip.

Isaac Wood picks on citius-

1) Valby 2) Lemngole 3) Tuohy. Get the sense he thinks Lemngole is more likely to go with Valby and mix it up

I think teams that live and train at altitude have an advantage in distance running.

On one hand, some may say, “duh, you are stating the obvious.” But on the other hand, I’m not sure people realize how big of an advantage, IF there is one (I think there is), there actually is.

And then, on the other hand, it’s not like I want people to feel bad that they are in a situation where they don’t get to train at altitude.

Hmmm…I wonder if any of these high level collegiates located at sea level sleep in an altitude tent?

It’s not the same thing, though.

The only one I know of for sure is Addy Wiley. She mentioned it in an interview last year, that it is a part of her training.

Of course. I wonder how Mazza- Downie and Thorner perform now that they have switched to a sea level school from New Mexico. In Florida they do get 'poor mans altitude' heat training, so it will help them in the heat atleast.

Lemngole grew up at altitude and has been training in Iten for two years with the pros. So, perhaps she retains some benefit.

Whoops, fat fingers, meant to give you an upvote.

Maybe a tent actually works if Wiley uses one.

Mountaineers use them for far more serious reasons (not dying) so they have to work to some degree...

Yeah, to some degree. When the Oregon Project started, the had an altitude house.

I sometimes think Nike actually has held USA Pro Distance running back, because they selfishly did not one to pay for a permanent altitude training location.

Can you imagine if the University of Oregon was situated at altitude? Coupled with the Nike money, they would be THE perennial distance power school, in place of NAU.

I’m not sure why U of Colorado Boulder has not maintained a distance school power position, of late getting consistently beat by NC State.

Yeah. Nike should sponsor a pro group in based park city, flagstaff, Boulder etc. Kenya and Ethiopia train at altitude. Our top pros need to as well, to compete. Notice that Fisher and Cranny are moving to altitude now.

On paper CU was this years xc champ, but injuries kept it from happening.

Cook, Hertenstein, Baran, Covert, Dishon, Doucette, Starliper plus frosh Baloga & Nechanicky

quickly became

Baran, Covert, Baloga, Dishon, Doucette

that 5 actually could surprise, but it's not what 'couldda been'.

Chmiel out per reported by Citius Mag. seen on crutches last Friday. Coach Hennes confirmed. I guess my source was good.