Cross Country

Welcome to Miwok Cross Country.  The Miwok Middle School XC program has a rich legacy of success and fostering a passion for running, as well as providing a positive environment for our student athletes to train, compete, and develop lifelong friendships with their peers.  Committing ourselves as teammates and student-athletes is paramount.  Nothing comes before that, including winning. 

Our positive team climate should serve to represent and permeate throughout the greater Miwok community, including our student body, staff, alumni, local businesses, and nearby community.  All athletes on the Cross Country roster are well aware of this honor and responsibility.  Team captains help to anchor the value of our influence every year.

2025 Cross Country Captains

• Chloe Dodd
• Reese Springhorn
• Jakob Pease
• Noah Wilson

“The real purpose of running isn’t to win the race, it’s to test the limits of the human heart.”  Bill Bowerman

 

Cross Country Information

PRACTICE LOCATIONS: Practice sessions are held at Miwok Middle and McKinley Park, conveniently located one block adjacent to campus.

TRAINING: Training is the core of our sport.  Running is not a sport one can participate and compete in without proper training.  TIME and CONSISTENCY are the bookends of a healthy, successful runner.  Too much, too fast, too soon NEVER works and injuries become inevitable.  Here is a list a proper training fundamentals and key terms our runners will be exposed to throughout their careers here at Miwok Middle and in a quality high school program thereafter.

• Every Run Has a Purpose
• Easy Intensity
• Threshold Intensity
• Interval Intensity
• Repetition Intensity
• Stride Cadence
• Stride Length
• Foot Strike
• Running Economy
• Race Strategy

TRANSPORTATION: Parents are responsible for arranging rides to/from practice and events. It is extremely important that athletes are prepared with the appropriate gear for each practice and event.

RACE LOCATIONS:

• Willow Hills Reservoir:  1655 Iron Point Rd., Folsom, CA 95630
• William Pond Park:  5700 Arden Way, Carmichael, CA 95608
• Gibson Ranch Regional Park:  8556 Gibson Ranch Rd., Elverta, CA 95626
• Rosemont High School:  9594 Kiefer Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95827