Alan Culpepper and Ben Rosario have an awesome chat about high school cross country training and racing with the championship season right around the corner. 

(1:00) Alan updates the fans on the NAZ Elite team.

(5:36) What Alan thinks about the U.S. HS XC landscape and how teams are training--good and bad.

(11:15) How to handle racing and where it fits in the training cycle.

(14:28) Good aerobic workouts for HS athletes.

(16:10) Preparing specifically for the State Meet course.

(19:19) How to get ready for a fast start.

(21:30) How often should you talk about the State Meet?

(23:55) State Meet race strategy.

(26:20) Alan talks about his World XC experience.

(28:50) Individual strategy for the 3rd-7th runners on your team.

(32:22) Approach for qualifying races.

(34:00) Wrap-up and HOKA NAZ Elite Strava Run Club Announcement!