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Thank you everyone. We are out of state so any specifically local experiences aren't needed but thank you for your personal experiences. I don't think DC will mind practicing but not competing. Personality wise shes not competitive at all when it comes to athletics, just likes the idea of physical activity and being on a new team (especially since she'll be at a new school).

Do you think making sure she can run 3 miles before school starts is a good reasonable goal for her to make sure she's prepared enough to be on the team? If she isn't at 3 miles is it pointless for her to join or do kids sometimes come in with a lower baseline (knowing that obviously its school specific)

Thanks![/quote]

It's a great sport!

I would get in touch with the coach in late spring/early summer and ask him if there are summer practices. Most teams have informal "captain's practices" over the summer to help kids build a base. Some teams have summer training plans.

I think showing up to practice being able to run 3 miles is a great goal. Just know that some days, their mileage will be much higher. There would be a slow 1-mile warmup, then maybe 4 miles' worth of speedwork, then a 1-mile cooldown. This would only be once or twice a week ... but you might want to know.

In our experience, everyone runs at "dual" meets. It's just invitationals that are generally limited to the faster kids. But some invitationals have freshman or novice heats, so she might wind up competing in those. They're usually a shorter distance -- 1.86 miles is typical. [/quote]

Also worth noting that teams will often vary workouts by ability level.  Fast seniors might run 8 miles, new freshmen might run 4.[/quote]

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