Arbuckle’s
Advice
Girls Cross-Country
Find balance between personal, physical limitations Everyone is told by their coaches to push themselves to their limits and give 100 percent to the game, but giving it your all 100 percent of the time may be bad for you. Most people often become sore after playing or working out, but an athlete should not be pushing themselves until they are in pain and it hurts when they are playing their sport or working out. According to “Shape,” the most common signs for overextending yourself is joint pain and severe muscle soreness. Pushing yourself does not just have negative health effects, but it can also affect your performance. If an athlete is in pain from pushing themselves to hard they will be unable to achieve their potential results. In order for a person to get their desired results, they must push themselves but in moderation. Overextending yourself also can have long term negative effects. According to “TIME,” pushing yourself can cause long term joint damage and heart problems (like abnormal heart rhythms). People should have a healthy median when it comes to exercise; they should not overdo it or underdo it because not doing any physical activies can also have negative health effects. People need to find a healthy in between so that they are achieving their potential and are safe from injuries. When being an athlete people need to understand that pushing yourself is needed but pushing yourself all the time and for long periods of time can be damaging to the body. Sports and exercise are needed to live a healthy lifestyle. Even if you are not highly active, you should still be moderately active while trying not to strain yourself and to also try and avoid injuries. Pushing oneself to their limits is the only way to achieve improvement. While you are not pushing yourself to the point of injuries, you should still be challenging yourself. An athlete needs to give what they are doing their all, but when exhaustion and pain arise, then rest and self-care is needed. If such pain occurs, ice the area that is bothersome and stretch to ease soreness.
Individuals advance to regional race Harmony Richey Staff Writer
Submitted by Deegan Cornelius
Clarah Fettig (11) compets in the Cross Country Sectional at Hanover on Oct. 12 where she qualified for Regional in Columbus North.
On Oct. 5, the girls cross-country team participated in the Mid-Southern Conference meet in Salem. The overall team placed seventh out of the eight complete teams that competed in conference. Lyndie Foster (12) made All-American Conference with her 14th place finish. It had some individual wins. “Although our team didn’t place how we wanted it to, we did well as individuals. There was a lot of PR’s during that time,” Clarah Fettig said. The girls cross-country team attended the IHSAA Boys and Girls Cross-Country sectionals on Oct. 12 at Southwestern High School in Hanover. The cooler weather provided good conditions to run in. That morning, the temperature was around 40 degrees, but by the time the race started, it increased around 15 degrees. On Oct. 18, regionals were held at Columbus North High School. On the girls team, Foster missed the school record by two seconds with a personal record of 21:42.9 and Fettig PRd over a minute. “I really wanted to break 23 minutes by the end of the season. I knew it was going to be my last race of the season so I really wanted to make it count,” Fettig said.
Boys Cross-Country
Team achieves personal records Baylee Comer Co-Editor-in-Chief
This season, the Warrior cross-country team has faced many challenges but had many highlights as well. “I think that everyone has worked hard this season,” Deegan Cornelious (9) said. “The bus rides were definitely something to remember.” At the Mid-Southern Conference in Salem, the team placed seventh out of eight complete teams. According to senior Justin Padgett, competing in conference was a huge step in the right direction for the team. “We had all seven runners healthy for what seemed
like the first time this year. Our placement wasn’t the best, but after this week of hard work, we’ll be ready for Sectionals,” Padgett said. Coach Bobby Ashley said this was one of the biggest challenges for the team this season. “I am proud of the way they hung in there the whole time,” Ashley said. On Oct. 12, the cross-country team traveled to Hanover to compete in the sectional. While there, the boys placed fifth, qualifying them for regional at Columbus North. At regional, the boys all gained a personal record, or a PR, on the course. “It doesn’t get any better than that,” Ashley said. Sports
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