*Girls Super 25 Workouts: See these elite training methods from the nation’s leading teams, on preparing for the fall season and peaking for the big meets. Like national #1 Fayetteville-Manlius’ (NY) “base shakeup workout.”

*Foot Locker Boys Training: In the 2nd part of our annual survey (the girls are in the March issue), we look at the 40 2007 FL boys’ finalists and how they structured their summer and fall seasons to make the national finals.

*Summer Camps: Another look at the leading summer camps for 2008, in the biggest and best camp directory to be found anywhere. Get motivated and inspired and learn from the experts in beautiful training locales with great facilities and special guests.

*Nike Team Nationals ’08: An early look at the best line-ups coming back for next fall from last year’s roster of finals qualifiers. “Stop NY” could be a theme as Empire State teams look like they could strike again.

*Faith Healing Spurs Comeback: Iona College freshman Ryan Sheridan burst into prominence as a NY HS soph in fall ’04… soon he was sidelined with health and injury problems… but others had faith in him. And now he’s a 2008 world XC team member with designs on the world junior track squad for this summer.

*New Faces For Fall: An Ethiopian senior from Maryland and half-Icelandic freshman from Texas could have a big impact on cross-country this fall. See what could be in store for Solomon Haile and Christy Sveinnson in Harrier editor Marc Bloom’s popular essay.

*Remember When: Deena Drossin (CA), Amy Rudolph (PA), Jen Rhines (NY) and Carrie Tollefson (MN) were HS XC stars in the early ‘90s. In our photo essay from the past, we recognize them as 2008 Olympic team candidates (all are past Olympians), with 2004 marathon bronze medalist Deena Drossin (now Kastor) leading the U.S. women’s marathon trial in Boston on April 20.

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*2008 SUMMER RUNNING CAMP DIRECTORY: Great track and cross-country camps from coast to coast, in all regions of the country, for all ability levels, goals and budgets. What they have in common is great coaching, beautiful running trails, excellent facilities and the opportunity to learn from experts and make lasting friendships. A win-win situation.

*SUPER 25 WORKOUTS: Coaches of Harrier Super 25 ranked boys teams from fall ’07 offer essential cross-country workouts that helped vault their teams to national prominence. Can be adapted by any athletes and teams for all levels and experience.

*FOOT LOCKER GIRLS FINALISTS: The annual Harrier/Foot Locker Training Survey, starting with the girls’ line-up from San Diego (boys follow next issue), showing summer and fall training, distance and quality work, and mental approaches to racing success.

*CAN GIRLS “SUFFER” MORE THAN BOYS? In a feature story on mile star Jillian Smith of New Jersey’s Southern Regional (decisive winner of the Boston and Millrose indoor events and poised for the upcoming Nike Indoor Nationals in Landover, MD), her coach Brian Zatorski weighs in on gender differences, insisting that girls are tougher than boys and can suffer more in workouts. [With a sidebar on Marc Bloom’s neighbor and Harrier asst. circulation manager Robby Andrews, the state 800 winner and top miler himself whose family running lineage goes back several generations.]

*MARION JONES: As the one-time super-star begins her 6-month prison term for drug and other offenses, Harrier editor Marc Bloom talks about the ramifications for young athletes and the need to emphasize citizenship over medals. 

*CHINA SYNDROME: The Beijing Olympics? Maybe Americans can bring home some more distance hardware in August, but at this point it looks like taking a breath in Beijing may be an Olympic event in itself.

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*Interview with Foot Locker boys champion Mike Fout of Indiana: Injuries the previous two cross-country seasons motivated him for ’07.

*Interview with Foot Locker girls champion Ashley Brasovan of Florida: Disappointing regionals the previous two fall seasons motivated her for ’07.

*Nike Team Nationals: Behind the scenes with boys champion Neuqua Valley of Illinois and repeat girls titlist Fayetteville-Manlius, the fourth-straight girls winner from New York, and a squad that could dominate for years to come.

*Final Super 25 Rankings: For all boys and girls  teams, a seasonal review that made them national powers.

*The Next Best Teams: The Harrier’s 26-50 team rankings plus final NTN regional rankings as compiled prior to the NTN finals.

*The Harrier’s High School All-Americans for 2007: Including the young talent (boys sophs, girls frosh) starting to make its mark.

*Ashley’s Diary: The Princeton frosh ran the NCAA with her Tigers’ teammates and found cross-country can be a contact sport.

*Kara Goucher: She’s our “Runner of the Year,” and not only because of her championship medals

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*43 State Meets: Our unique and comprehensive coverage of climactic events from coast to coast, with winning team lineups and analysis
*Team Strategies: State championship squads from Shawnee Mission Northwest (KS), Westfield (IN) and Hanover (NH) reveal their winning approaches from summer training on through state meet competition
*Katie Flood: The Dowling Catholic (IA) soph star leads her squad into Nike Team Nationals and shoots for the Foot Locker title on successive weeks
*Nation’s Top 100 Harriers: The top 13 boys and 13 girls in each of the 4 regions, all contenders for the Foot Locker Nationals in San Diego
*The Harrier Interview: Mike Callor, Dakota Ridge coach in Colorado, talks about training, peaking, and adding a national caliber transfer to his already successful team
*NCAA: Catching up with Wisconsin’s Matt Withrow, former high school champion overcoming injuries to capture the Big 10 title and pace the Badgers
*Ashley’s Diary: Princeton frosh Ashley Higginson on final prep for the NCAA
*Super 25 Rankings: The latest national list as of the Nov. 17 weekend
*Young Runners: Harrier editor Marc Bloom talks about his new book on getting children and youth into running for good health—which Marc has started working on--and he invites input from interesting parties

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*State meet winners like Yankton High of South Dakota reveal success strategies in training, racing, avoiding injury, motivation and team togetherness.

*Manhattan meet team winners—North Penn (PA) girls and Fayetteville-Manlius (NY) girls--at Van Cortlandt Park could predict this season’s Nike Team Nationals outcome on Dec. 1 in Portland, Oregon.

* The Home Stretch—staying loose for racing, performance and injury prevention, with specific exercises recommended by the outstanding Tatnall HS program in Wilmington, Del.

* Foot Locker favorites: The latest “Harrier” all-Americans list the top 10 boys and 10 girls with the regional meets a few weeks away.

*Urban Legends of N.Y.U.: Growing D-III power New York University, with a long-ago history of running prowess, readies for the nationals with big-time mileage

*Dear Diary: Princeton frosh Ashley Higginson reports from the D-I pre-nats, where she and her Tigers teammates gained a major title.

*A Special Runner: Vermont’s Grace Kirpan, a Harwood Union junior, may finish last in races but in many ways she’s first and foremost. Read her touching story in Marc Bloom’s editor’s essay.

*The latest Super 25 National Rankings: Can Albuquerque Academy’s (NM) #1 boys hold off the charging pack, even in its home state? Can NTN-defending Fayetteville-Manlius (NY) #1 girls hold off threats from record-breaking Saugus (CA) and Dakota Ridge (CO), not to mention those, too, in its home state?

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*THE START RULES: Behind the weird first-meet DQ of the top-ranked Fayetteville (NY) girls, and why the start is so important to every race.
*HARRIER ALL-AMERICANS: Including defending Foot Locker Northeast champ Neely Spence, the home-schooled Pa. runner whose dad is 1991 world championship marathon bronze medalist Steve Spence.
*FORMER HOCKEY PLAYER ICES BIG WINS: Kevin Williams of Denver almost said no to cross-country as a freshman. But he left hockey to star on the open field.
*STILL GREAT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS: A pictorial on former high school stars—like 2004 Olympic silver medalist Meb K.—getting ready for the upcoming U.S. Men’s Olympic Marathon Trial in New York.
*THE STRUGGLING RUNNER: Cross-country is not a breeze for every runner, and some need a lot of nurturing to enjoy it and even thrive. Expert coaches give their best advice.
*TOP TEAMS IN MID-SEASON FORM: Crater (OR) boys, Mountain Brook (AL) girls and many other fine teams achieving big results as the fall season gathers steam.
*FOR NY STAGE PERFORMER, XC PROVIDES A MUSIC OF ITS OWN: Claire Pettit of nationally-ranked Warwick Valley is in her first cross-country season, and has a long and glorious history in song and dance.
*THE HARRIER INTERVIEW: U-Michigan women’s coach Mike McGuire says that girls coming into college are better off with a lot of speed than a lot of distance.
*DEAR DIARY: In the latest installment by Princeton University freshman Ashley Higginson, a 3-time national HS champ last season, she says the running is great but she has to keep washing her hands.
*SUPER 25: The latest national rankings as of Oct. 7 results still have Danbury (CT) boys and Fayetteville-Manlius (NY) girls as #1, but the Oct. 13 Manhattan Invitational could change that as top schools from a dozen states come to Van Cortlandt Park to challenge.

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Danbury Takes It Laying Down: How the pre-season national #1 team from Connecticut gets psyched up before races

How Thin Is Too Thin: A talk with the last two Foot Locker girls national titlists, one of whom has had to confront severe weight loss

Harrier All-Americans: National-caliber athletes off to a great start this fall season

The Ups and Downs of Hill Training: Top coaches offer their specialized workouts , from dune running to race simulation to training up to 9,000 feet

Teams on the Move: National and regional powers making strides in the early season

One Coach’s “Accountability” System: Former world-class miler Erik Nedeau has the Amherst women ready for a D-III NCAA title run

The Harrier Interview: Coach Mick Byrne of Iona—hard training and lots of laughs

Ashley’s Diary: Princeton freshman and former HS national champ Ashley Higginson gets acclimated to college life in her latest diary installment

Super 25 National Rankings: Danbury boys of Connecticut (winning by 1 point with its top runner missing) and Fayetteville-Manlius girls of New York (dominating its meet but getting DQ-ed for a starting line infraction) hold on to the #1 spots in the latest national review

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*ACROSS THE COUNTRY: Previews and predictions on top runners and teams in all 50 states.

*STATE STANDOUT: It looks like a big season in New Mexico as Albuquerque Academy, led by national headliner Ben Johnson, plus Los Alamos and Eldorado have great national-caliber squads.

*100 MILES A WEEK? FOR GIRLS? One successful California coach thrives on big mileage—and with no injuries. Read all about it.

*ALL AMERICANS: See the top 50 boys and 50 girls who will lead the nation this fall.

*TRACK STARS READY FOR X-C: National mile champ Stephanie Morgan (OH) and “B” race 2M speedster Sean Keveren (TN) are poised for great fall campaigns.

*TOP PROS GOT GREAT H.S. STARTS: 2007 World team member Michelle Sikes and comebacking 10,000m star Alicia Craig—both NCAA champions—trace their current success in the professional ranks to smart, progressive high school programs.

*THE BEST CALIFORNIA DISTANCE RUNNER: Maybe he’s not the best yet, but a soph from Palo Alto High is turning heads, and he’s got a coach with strong Boston Marathon connections.

*COLLEGE FROSH DIARY: New Jersey HS all-seasons national champ Ashley Higginson, starting her college career at Princeton, writes the first installment of her college frosh diary. Plus, where more than 100 HS stars have gone on to college—and a college preview for NCAA I, II, III, etc.

*ARE YOU DOING ENOUGH HILLS? All it takes, says one top pro coach, is some 10-second sprints, and the result is big-time leg power.

*FREE SPIRITS: In editor Marc Bloom’s popular regular essay, he talks about female runners who have found a way to “stay in the moment.”

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--Sub-4:00 For ’07? After their respective Nike Indoor Nationals mile and 2-mile victories in Landover, Md, in March, Sam Borchers of Ohio and Craig Forys of New Jersey looked ahead to possible sub-4:00 attempts this spring. But would they find the right race? It could come at the Penn Relays, where Forys, on a come-from-behind Colts Neck foursome, could get close to a sub-4 anchor 1600 split, and, in the very next race, Borchers, from Yellow Springs High, will run the high school invitation mile. Last June, Borchers ran a 3:46.32 1500, roughly a 4:04 mile. On the Landover weekend, on Friday, two days before NIN, Forys split 4:05.8 in the National Scholastic distance medley at the New York Armory.

--Elite Boys Training Methods: Base work, distance, tempo runs, hills, intervals, cross-training and mental toughness strategies—see how the 2006 Foot Locker boys finalists put it all together for peak performance last fall. Led by Foot Locker champion Chad Hall of California, younger brother of world-class performer Ryan Hall.

--Out of Africa For Iowa Runners: Four youngsters who fled the Burundi civil war, enduring hardship for several years in refugee camps in Africa, came to Iowa a few years ago and have become varsity headliners on the Cedar Rapids Washington cross-country squad. Their coach comes from Africa himself. Will Harte, a former Georgetown runner, spent two years coaching in Eritrea. Read their inspiring story.

--State Rules For Summer Practice: In the aftermath of the Joe Newton controversy in Illinois over summer contact rules, The Harrier looks at state rules in 14 states nationwide, revealing wide disparity in rules governing coach-athlete contact for summer training. In some states, anything goes; in others, there’s a tight lid. Newton, the legendary York coach suspended last October because of an alleged rules violation, will be back next fall, said the Dukes’ A.D. in a Harrier interview.

--Summer Camp Directory: See the best camps nationwide, from coast to coast, with all manner of training locales, housing, creature comforts, recreation, coaching expertise and workout emphasis. There’s a camp for every runner, and every budget. Camps are the best way to sharpen your fitness, meet great friends, learn from the experts and get motivated for a terrific fall season. Go for it!

--Nike Team Nationals ’07. See the one 2006 top-10 boys team with almost everyone back for next fall. (Hint: the team hails from a state whose former governor is an announced Democratic presidential candidate.) For girls, New York teams look to continue their domination. We list all 7 team members of top-10 boys and girls teams from the NTN championship in Portland, in December.

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--Summer Camp Directory 2007: Great camps nationwide for all ages, training levels, goals, weekly mileage, budgets. Small camps, large camps, college campuses, mountain trails, forest paths… choose your path to fun-filled fitness to prepare for the fall X-C season. Learn from the experts, make friends, grow and mature—running camps offer invaluable experience for all high school runners.

--Patience is a virtue. Certainly true in running, but in a era when everyone seems to rush it (give me my “success” NOW), there is increasing proof that taking your time is the way to go. Just look at Shalane Flanagan, Lauren Fleshman, Kara Goucher, Blake Russell, Jen Rhines, Carrie Tollefson and other U.S. female stars running better than ever after more than a decade of running with a long-term attitude. A must-read story.

--Private coaches: See how a former U.S. world championship 1500 medalist, a national championship college coach, and a one-time Moroccan international competitor have enabled three young high school stars to excel. Private coaches can be a great help, but they are sometimes controversial. Read this penetrating story.

--Girls Foot Locker finalists from Dec. ’06: See how these elite girls put it all together to excel in cross-country and track. Approaches vary from low to high mileage, running 7 days a week to lots of cross-training, emphasizing aerobic work to focusing on speed. Dozens of different approaches, workouts, attitudes, including mental training tips to be race-ready, ease nerves and marshal confidence when it counts most.

--Elliott Heath of Minnesota won the USA junior men’s 8k in Boulder, and was set to run the world meet in Mombasa, Kenya. Everyone said his victory was a big surprise, but as “The Harrier Interview” shows, maybe not. Heath’s relaxed approach, cross-training on a bike and skis, and family fitness orientation gave him the poise and readiness for his breakthrough. Giving up basketball in his senior year didn’t seem to hurt either.

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--Nike Team Nationals: complete coverage with 3,700-word feature story on the event, dominated again by northeast teams, as Coatesville (PA) boys and Fayetteville-Manlius (NY) girls triumphed.

--The Kenyans at NTN: behind the domination of these remarkable young runners, who made a 24-hour journey, and ran away with the open-division races.

--Foot Locker Nationals: interviews with the winning athletes, Chad Hall of California, and soph Kathy Kroeger, the first titlist ever from Tennessee

--Final Super 25 National Rankings, plus the top 26-50 teams.

--Final 2006 HS All-American Teams

--Ritz on a roll: Story on Dathan Ritzenhein, the former HS great and now world-class runner, who's looking for a terrific '07 season after his successful marathon debut at New York in November.

--Brent Vaughn of Colorado: For the 2nd time in three years, Vaughn led the Buffaloes to an upset NCAA XC win over favored Wisconsin. See The Harrier interview.

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--Coverage of 43 state meets with rundowns of winning teams scoring fives

--Foot Locker preview rating the top 100 harriers nationwide by region

--Interview with Dan Fitzsimmons, coach of girls national #1 Yankton with Nike Team Nationals coming up

--Interview with Marie, 3-time Foot Locker runner-up, on how to stay cool in San Diego

--How they do it at Iowa City High: State champion girls coach Tom Mittman on training and racing

--Feature on emerging college star Julia Lucas of NC State, who overcame a fire in her home to have her best season ever

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*The Kid From NY City: How a Staten Island boy has overcome severe hardship to become the best public schools runner in the Big Apple

*State Meets Start: Reporting and team analysis as state championships begin, with many more to come soon

*A Win-Win Situation: Tales from the big Manhattan meet at Van Cortlandt Park, where records fell in the day of all days in the Bronx. New course recordholder Tommy Gruenewald of Fayetteville-Manlius (NY) said after his run: "I take pride in the fact that I don't mind going into pain."

*Spotlight on Spokane: The Harrier Interview with Ferris (WA) coach Mike Hadway, as another climactic Mead-Ferris dual neared in the Washington state meet

*Harrier All-Americans: Top 10 boys and 10 girls throughout the country with the Foot Locker Nationals a month away

*College Special: 4 teams with high hopes-from NCAA I, NCAA II, NCAA III and NAIA-and how they're preparing for the national championships.

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*Texas team makes every race a good one based on unconventional "Paavo" training methods (like intervals the day before meets)

*Harrier All-Americans: A dozen stars from coast to coast who are burning up the trails in mid-season

*Anchor runner Peter Vizcarrondo of NY City, helps his Collegiate team to a #1 NE ranking and high national ranking. And he had to overcome some difficult issues to do it (like breathing)

*New entry into Harrier Coaches Hall of Fame is a beloved educator from California

*Teams On The Move include Ferris (WA) boys, Dexter (MI) boys, Roosevelt (MD) girls, The Woodlands (TX) boys, Tupelo (MS) girls and West Valley (AK) girls, big winners at this season's first state meet

*She talks to her feet: How comebacking Shalane Flanagan, former UNC NCAA X-C champ, got back into great shape following foot surgery

*Low budget, high results: It's nationally ranked U-Portland, pride of the NW, coached by Rob Connor, in a no-holds-barred "Harrier" interview

*Frosh fortunes: How top college frosh navigate freshman cross-country, and all the big changes in moving away from home and HS team to a new, and sometimes threatening environment

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*High School All-Americans: 17 national stars, like senior Matt Tebo (NM) and frosh Emily Sisson (NE), running well in the early season

*"Anchor" runner Tari Helmers of North Dakota, a star in her own right as Minot High's 5 th -scorer

*Teams on the move: 16 boys and girls teams (like Woodridge, OH, boys and Episcopal, FL, girls) setting the pace nationwide in early season

*The Harrier Interview: Stanford coach Peter Tegen on his NCAA champion women's team, coaching men vs. women, using core body training and other provocative ideas

*College recruiting: Q&A with the master, Vin Lananna, who brought HS stars to Stanford and is now doing the same at Oregon

*Picking the "cool" school? Editor Marc Bloom's commentary on using a different mindset for college selection

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*State Stars: Top runners, teams and match-ups in all 50 states

*All-Americans: Top 50 boys and 50 girls nationwide

*Super 25: Pre-Season Team Rankings for boys and girls

*Coaches: Inductees announced for new Hall of Fame

*"Anchor" runners: Key scorers come through in middle of the pack

*Foot Locker: Top 7 favorites for the national title

*Nike Team Natls: Pre-Season regional rankings for 2006 event

*Amazing Comeback: Kara Goucher's new life in good health

*He's won 41 NCAA titles: Coach John McDonnell on training

*Leap of Faith: Steepler Jen Barringer, on NCAA title as a freshman

*New 5k Star: Matt Tegenkamp, threatening the 13-minute barrier

*Confidence Primer: Be cool, work hard, relax, be patient.

*In a Walk: How Ohio teen ran a 3:46 1500 (4:04 mile)

*Head Cases: Psych advice from runner who's "been there"

*College Frosh: Who went where, more than 100 college choices

*NCAA: Wisconsin (men), Stanford (women) favored to repeat

*Up Close & Personal: Getting to know your athletes

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THE ANCHORWOMAN: The self-less approach taken by Hilton (NY) soph Ashley Jones, the team's 5 th runner in the squad's Nike Team Nationals victory last December. Jones has been steadily improving since 7 th grade, and has demonstrated a big-meet temperament for coach Mike Szczepanik.

THE LONG RUN SOLUTION: The critical importance of the weekly long run for all athletes, and how to make it most effective, no matter what your background. Leading coaches and elite runners describe their approaches with useful advice to gain physical and mental strength from going long.

FOOT LOCKER GIRLS--HOW THEY TRAIN: Methods of the 40 finalists from San Diego, part 2 of our annual survey (in March issue, we covered the boys). See how these stars ran in summer and fall, committed to peak efforts in the big meets and an injury-free season. Weekly mileage, specific workouts, cross-training, and attitude. It's all here.

GREAT MEETS FOR FALL RACING: Our annual preview of major fall inter-state invitationals, where the top action will take place throughout the country. Plan now for fun, fitness and fast times. Meet other top teams from your region and beyond.

NIKE TEAM NATIONALS-TOP TEAMS COMING BACK FOR '06: An early look at the nationals' picture for fall with a list of the top squads' 2005 lineups, and each harrier's year in school. Which teams have 3 of top 7 coming back; which have 6 of 7. Follow these teams through the spring season.

MICHAEL EATON-WORLD XC TEAM MEMBER: The Kentucky HS champ is on a roll after a great fall and winter, and Eaton tells what it was like to run the recent world championship meet in Japan, where he competed in the junior 8k event.

2006 SUMMER CAMP DIRECTORY: The most complete list of summer camps nationwide, with all the information necessary to make smart choices for this summer. An expansion on the Directory that appeared in the March issue. Take advantage of the camp experience. There's a camp for every need and budget.

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--Exclusive Summer Camp Directory details dozens of outstanding camps nationwide. The SOURCE for all camp info. Pick the best one for your needs. Learn from the experts. Runners of all abilities have much to gain from the camp experience.

--As a high school runner, should you push to the limit now? Or hold back and pace yourself, thinking of the long-term? A look at 2 different approaches, one from a New York star, the other the son of an all-time great.

--Special Report from the recent USA XC Nationals in the Bronx: Advice from leading coaches on hard work, team values, summer training, peaking college prep, racing frequency, and more. a 33-point primer on how to train and race year-around.

--Special Report on the training of the Foot Locker boys finalists: Our annual review of the training approaches, workouts, physical and mental game plans, of the 40 elite-level boys who competed in the 2005 event in December. Tons of great info for all runners. (Next issue, we cover the girls.)

--For USA junior team member Marie Lawrence, the 3-time Foot Locker runner-up from Reno (NV) High, it's sushi time! Lawrence made the USA world team and will soon be on her way to the world meet in Japan. She expects a great running-and eating-experience.

--Quality over Quality: Find out how the Pennsylvania state XC champion girls from Greater Latrobe High pulled off a great season last fall. It was not from mega-mileage but carefully chosen speed-based workouts. Says the coach, "I would say that 75 percent of our workouts contained some sort of fast foot work," says the coach.

--Nike Team Nationals: An assessment after 2 years, says Harrier editor Marc Bloom, is that NTN has become the premier running event in America-an invaluable tribute to team values sorely needed among youth today. Every teammate counts.

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--Masters of the Mud: How Saratoga Springs boys and Hilton girls gave NY teams a sweep of Nike Team Nationals titles in Portland

--Behind the scenes at NTN: how teams trained and prepared for the big event

--The Young and the Restless: interviews with Foot Locker champions A.J. Acosta, an "Out There" (his words) leader on his team, at school, everywhere, and 14-year-old freshman Jordan Hasay, the girls winner

--Final Super 25 Rankings: Top 25 boys and girls teams nationwide with compilation of all-time rankings point leaders since 1989, plus 26-50 ranked teams

--Final regional rankings

--VS Athletics "All-Americans": top 50 boys and 50 girls nationwide plus best by grade

--The Harrier Interview with Ari Lambie: Stanford star who led the Cardinals' women to the NCAA XC title has come back after injuries caused two red-shirt seasons

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--Time for the Nationals: Nike Team Nationals and Foot Locker Championships Previews

--Nation's Top 100 High School Runners: Boys and Girls by Region

--42 State Meets: Covering the country with rundown of how top teams in every state scored to win

--How They Did It: State champs in Colorado, Indiana and Vermont reveal the training and focus that led to their state titles

--Danielle Tauro of NJ: State champ and national contender has big appetite, beautiful form and a combination of speed and strength

--Bill Sumner Interview-Part 2: The amazing California coach of national #1 Corona del Mar girls (and 2,000 adult runners) tells how he does it

--College star Josh McDougal (Liberty) as he prepared for the NCAA --The New High School Coaches' Hall of Fame-Send in your nominations

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--Taking the Risks: Should you push harder, and even reach 100 miles a week?

--7th and 8th graders on varsity: Pros and Cons from leading coaches

--Ivy League Women: 4 stars (from Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia) poised for the NCAA champs

--Help for runners on eating and weight issues from ECHO-Eating Concerns and Health Outreach-at Yale University, a program run by former Foot Locker finalist and Yale runner Julia Pudlin, who's had 10 stress fractures stemming from eating issues.

--Dathan Ritzenhein: The Comeback Kid is fit again after blisters and a foot injury incurred by playing soccer with a dog (hey, Ritz is just like us) messed up his summer plans

--The Harrier Interview: first of two parts, with amazing California coach Bill Sumner, who coaches national #1 girls Corona Del Mar-plus 2,000 adult runners on a weekly basis

--Early state meets come in: See the lineups and team stats from big winners like Mt. View boys (UT), Fremont girls (UT), etc. --VS Athletics All-Americans: 16 of the latest stars who are setting the pace nationwide

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Coach Scott Raczko's program for Alan Webb, and his Oakton (VA) High team

Kingwood (TX) girls--they don't like to run slow

Manhattan meet: Former high jumper propels Fayetteville boys to #1 ranking

Great American: Once clueless, Murdock gives Saratoga boys some respect

100 miles a week and never injured: how an emerging NCAA II star trains

In the chute: do most runners know how to run through the finish?

17 All-Americans: latest stars from across the country

New Super 25 Rankings: Record-setting Corona Del Mar (CA) girls vault to #1

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*Interview with U-Michigan coach Ron Warhurst on training the greats

*Iron deficiency, fatigue, and what you can do about it (hint: eat meat)

*Interview with coach Bill Aris of national power Fayetteville-Manlius (NY) High

*Recruiting rules: how to get noticed and relate to college coaches

*HS All-Americans: 18 stars looking good in the early-season

*Lauren Fleshman profile, how she's excelled in HS, college and the pros

*Coaching strategies for tops teams including Fort Collins (CO) High

*Latest Super 25 National Rankings

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Preview Issue Line-up Includes:

*A Cross Country Primer: training, and gaining, from the cross-country experience.

*Families and Teams: Moms and dads who set the pace for their young runners.

*Coming Back From Injury: World-class runner Adam Goucher on coping strategies.

*Surge Training For a Great Kick: How one leading high school coach uses "surge training" to give his runners an edge.

*Frosh Phenom Starts High School: A record-breaking age-group star from NJ, Brianna Jackucewicz, brings a long and controversial resume to high school cross-country.

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*Coaching the Duke Women: Learn the training system that enabled the upstart Blue Devils to take 2 nd in the '04 NCAA XC.

*State Previews: Complete previews, boys and girls, of all 50 states.

*VS Athletics Pre-Season All-Americans: Top 50 boys and top 50 girls from across the country.

*Nike Team Nationals: the event is off and running for '05 with defending champs York boys of Illinois and Saratoga Springs girls of NY the early favorites to repeat.

*Foot Locker Nationals: Top contenders for the individual national title in '05.

*Out of Africa: A pair of Ethiopian brothers could have a big impact on the national scene. They've only been in the U.S. three years.

*California Dreaming: Meet the Calif. coach whose handles 2,700 athletes a week including 200 on his HS team, a contender for state and national honors.

*Great Sports: A new program honoring high school runners who help teammates and their team with personal acts of good will. Send us your candidates.

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