Warm-Up and Cool-Down

Warming up and Cooling down for track races is a little different than cross-country because at most meets you will be running 2-4 events. Below is an example for someone that is running 2 events... like at MSU next Monday.

WARM-UP Approximately 45-minutes before your first race.

• Run 20-minutes
• Stretching
• Drills & Strides

COOL-DOWN after 1st Race.

• Run 5-minutes
• Light stretching
  

WARM-UP 2nd race.

• Run 5-minutes
• Light stretching
  
• 2 strides

COOL-DOWN after final race.

• Run 20-minutes
• Light stretching