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Skinning The Cat

Jason Retz September 22, 2017Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion Leave a Comment

By Jason Retz St. Joseph-Ogden Cross Country & Track @SJORunning Every year in November the IHSA hands out six individual and team cross country championships. …

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The Island

Jason Retz September 15, 2017Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion Leave a Comment

By Jason Retz St. Joseph-Ogden Cross Country & Track @SJORunning Being a distance runner has it positives and negatives.  On the positive side, you enjoy …

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Speed/Strength Correlation — Debunking the Misnomers

Kevin Christian June 7, 2016Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Track & Field, Opinion, Sprints/Speed 1 Comment

by Mike Adamson Plainfield East Boys Head Track coach I do not write much but felt compelled to write this for 2 reasons; This past …

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Magis Miles are Magical

Kevin Christian June 7, 2016Coaching Blogs Leave a Comment

Jake Campbell runs fastest time in Chicago for many years but not a 4:00 mile, as Hope Schmelzle wins women’s race. High schoolers Sean Torpy …

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Bringing back the Mag Miles!

Kevin Christian April 29, 2016Coaching Blogs, Opinion Leave a Comment

Greg Kalinowski, who ran at Eastern Michigan and then trained with Nick Willis in Ron Warhurst’s group, the 2015 Mag Miles at Saint Ignatius College …

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An Appeal for a Repeal: State Time Trials

Kevin Christian January 4, 2016Coaching Blogs, Opinion 1 Comment

4 January 2016 Dear Mr. McGraw and Members of the IHSA Cross Country Advisory Committee, My name is James Janota, and I am an English …

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A Case for an Open Race

ADerks December 20, 2015Coaching Blogs, Opinion 4 Comments

As most people know at this point, the IHSA Advisory committee recently made the decision to ban the organization of a formal “Time Trial” the …

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ITCCCA’s objectives are as follows:

• To promote interest, enthusiasm, and improvement in track and cross-country in Illinois.

• To provide education and opportunity for involvement for every coach in our association by methodology. We also strive to bring in outstanding coaches and athletes from the college ranks.

• To promote, publicize, and recognize achievement of our athletes and coaches.

• To request the feelings of schools, coaches, and athletes of Illinois on rule changes, administration of track and cross-country meets to the IHSA. We strive to provide a voice representing the needs and interests of Illinois in any decisions regarding track and cross-country in the state of Illinois.

• To work with and generally support the Illinois High School Association.
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