Learn how to run competitive cross country in this free video series on running and sports.
Peter Elizondo was a cross country runner for 3 years at Nikki Rowe High School. He currently runs 3 times a week for over 6 miles at a time, and has competed in many marathons, such as the Rock & Roll Marathon in Carlsbad, CA.
Hi, my name is Peter with Expert Village. Today I'm going to talk to you about competitive cross country running. In this section I'm going to talk to you about fitted shoes. The reason why you want to make sure you get a good fitted shoe is because everyones feet, there are about three types of feet's out there as far as wear, your feet hit on the ground. So what you're going to want to look for is like any type of running institute around your neighborhood or just a big shoe store that has where they can sensor what type of shoe is going to work best for your foot and where to put the most pressure. The reason why that is important is because you want to prevent injuries now in the beginning and not have to worry about later when you can actually get any type of shin splints since we're all familiarize with. So shoes are definitely one of the key elements towards cross country competitive running. With shoes, little do a lot of people know is you can just go in and get a shoe that is your size but what you really want to do is go to a expert place where they have a platform you can walk on it. It will actually sensor the different positions on the bottom of your feet to see what shoes are going to work best. There are usually three types of fitted shoes out there and they will let you know which one works best. I have a type of shoe that I got fitted at a running institute these work really great, they help me prevent any type of shin splints when I'm running.
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