Longtime Lisle XC coach Ken Jakalski @Zoom1Ken is teaching the team tape volleyball as he talks about building a team culture. @LisleLionsAD

Justin Weiss is talking to the team about race strategy. Justin is the only Lisle cross country runner to make state all four years and was an All-State runner (including a 2nd-place finish his junior year) for three of those years. @LisleLionsAD

This is an important lesson. When it’s hot out your pace is going to be slower. Your LT pace at 95% humidity is not the same as your LT pace in ideal conditions. Running the same pace in 95% humidity would mean you aren’t running an LT workout.

Congrats to Molly, Anya, Jen, Liam, Simon, Madi, and Konrad for earning their Waterfall Glen shirts today by running the full loop at Waterfall Glen. The shirts say 9 miles, but they actually ran closer to 9.5 miles. Great job, Lions! @LisleLionsAD

Rob Trotter from @DickPondLisle is our guest speaker this week as we talk about cross country equipment. He is focusing his talk on shoes and using his experience in track to connect to our athletes. @LisleLionsAD

A small but dedicated group conquered Mount Hoy at Blackwell this morning. Congrats to Anya, Dani, Molly, and Violet for completing what is probably our hardest hill workout of the summer. Great job, ladies! @LisleLionsAD

Former DI athlete and current NIU PhD student Jordyn King is talking to the team about the mental side of running and performance in sports as we get to the end of our week about the mental side of running. @LisleLionsAD

Today Coach Miller ran a half marathon with his sister to support a cure for Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, which Coach Miller’s niece has. You can support a cure with this donation link. Have a great 4th!

For our last Friday practice before the 4th of July break, we travelled to Herrick Lake in Wheaton to get our long runs in. Everyone ran the furthest distance they have run all summer. Nice job, everyone, and have a great week of sleeping in! @LisleLionsAD

Dr. Brian Damhoff, who is a sports chiropractor with Elite Performance Institute, is talking to our team about proper running form. @LisleLionsAD

Coach K @CoachKlepadlo is talking to the team about RPR, which can help athletes relax their muscles and prepare before a competition. @LisleLionsAD

Friday practice at Knoch Knolls Park in Naperville.

Coach Mike Sell of Midwest Strength + Performance is talking to the team about nutrition and how to properly fuel as an endurance athlete. @LisleLionsAD

Every Friday this summer we will run at a different forest preserve. Today we are warming up at the horse racetrack at Danada Forest Preserve preparing for our long run. @LisleLionsAD

It was raining this morning when camp started, but no risk of thunderstorms. Every single runner who hadn’t already told me ahead of time that they wouldn’t be at camp showed up to run in the rain. This is the type of dedication that is going to lead to great things in the fall.

The cross country team is up at 6:30 on the first Monday since school got out to start preparing for their season. Loved seeing all the dedicated athletes show up today. @LisleLionsAD

You can sign up for camp at See you this summer!.

Cross country camp is just over a week away. Make sure you sign up if you haven't already. It is the perfect way to get in shape for the cross country season or to just try out cross country before committing to the sport in the fall. Contact Coach Miller if you have questions.

The girls 4x800 team finished their season on a high note today. While they didn’t move on to the finals, they did set a PR of 10:50 on the season. Great job Dani, Anya, Sydney, and Ashley! @LisleLionsAD @LisleHSTrack.

Congrats to cross country athlete Zeke Gonzalez who qualified for State in the 3200 yesterday with his 2nd-place finish in a PR of 10:58. Zeke is going to finish his high school career strong running on the big blue track in Charleston. Congrats, Zeke! @LisleLionsAD @LisleHSTrack.