Famous Runners
A Flamboyant Oregon Runner who was the eventual 1st Nike sponsored runner
Who is Steve Prefontaine
The distance you cover in an amount of time
What is speed
How many AHS men's teams have won the region championship
What is two
Jared Leto stars in this 1997 biographical film about American Distance prodigy Steve Prefontaine
Prefontaine
You didn't drink enough, your mouth is dry and you become dizzy
Dehydration
A US congressman who was the 1st American to break the 4 minute mile in H.S.
The amount of time spent on the ground while running
WHat is Ground Contact time
The only Alleghany County running program to earn a Ranking of #1 in VA (specific year)
2018 CMS girls
1993 Disney film about an Olympic bobsledding team from Jamaica
Cool Running
A slang term for running out of energy at the end of a race or workout
Bonking
He is an Englishman and was the 1st human to break the 4 minute mile barrier.
Roger Bannister
How many times your feet touch the ground in an amount of time
What is Cadence
How many running state champions has Alleghany High School had.
What is two: Gaige Kern, Rob Golden
A famous 1981 British film based on 2 athletes going to the 1924 Olympics
Chariots of Fire
The aggravating insect that will buzz around your head for miles.
What is a Horsefly
A dominant female High school runner who signed with The Nike Oregon Project while in High School
Mary Cain
The highest beats per minute a runner's heart can go
Max Heart Rate
Two of the three AHS head XC coaches since consolidation in the 80s.
Who are Howard Nicely and Jeremy Bartley
Based on the 1987 California State Champion XC team of a mainly latino High school starring Kevin Costner.
McFarland USA
A muscle spasm that can lock your legs up making you incapable of running
Leg cramp
As a female Brooks Distance Runner, she won the 2018 Boston Marathon in adverse conditions
Desiree (Desi) Linden
WHile running, how far you can travel with each step
Stride Length
Who were the twins on the highest ranked AHS girls XC team in program history
A 1936 5000 meter Olympian joins the military survives 43 days at sea on a raft and becomes a WWII POW in Japan
Unbroken
a condition involving heavy sweating, elevated pulse resulting in overheating
Heat exhaustion