Across
- 3. special light-weight shoes designed for racing rather than training
- 4. a sprint you do typically before your race to warm your body up
- 6. a speed you go at
- 10. a piece of paper pinned to the front of a runner with a printed number
- 12. a record someone achieves in a specific course
- 14. a continuous run that requires sustained effort
- 15. a sport that runs 5k for a race
- 18. a jog after a race or hard workout to get rid of any cramps or soreness
- 19. a place where the team meets up, rests, stretches and eats
- 20. if you can’t hold a conversation while doing one of these, you’re going too fast
Down
- 1. a running routine that gets the mind and body ready for a workout or race
- 2. a piece of land that rises higher than everything surrounding it
- 5. large race hosted by one or more schools, top 10 earn medals
- 7. small object tied to runners shoes tracking their movements across the finish line
- 8. a best-ever performance
- 9. a cross country racing competition
- 11. a group of runners in close proximity
- 12. a jogging routine that allows the muscles to get rid of lactates and also allows the body and mind to gradually recover from a hard workload
- 13. the final push runners give at the end of a race
- 16. your times at mile markers or other pre-planned checkpoints along the way to the finish line
- 17. abbreviation for cross country