Cross Country

By Camille Reed, Sports editor

Cross country summer training, which lasts from June 1 to September 1 gives Baron distance runners three months to prepare for a highly anticipated cross-country season. Baron runners wake up every morning at eight for an early practice.

The runners start off with 5 miles a day and end with about 13 miles a day as summer progresses. These miles include hills, speed repeats, and overly encouraging coaches. It is a requirement to run a minimum of 250 miles during the summer training, averaging about 3 miles per day. Most runners, however, reach the 500 mark by the end of summer.

Junior Mady Ward describes the summer training as, “ Difficult because the mileage and workouts are challenging, yet fun because of all the games and bonding experiences within the chaos of the training.”

The team recently took a trip to Mammoth to train at a 9,000 ft. elevation. Joined by the Cerritos College team, the Lady Barons ran numerous trails, mountains, and lake loops.

With talented and determined runners on the team, this season is shaping up to be another competitive year. Look for seniors Rachel Sunico, Erika Recupero, Christian Olive, and Brian Rock to lead the whole Cross Country program to an explosive start. Juniors Carmille Garcia, Catherine Martinez, Luis Morales, as well as sophomores Jay Bonthiusand Marissa Nickles are a few more anticipated stars of the season.