Tyler Biss
Beaver Area
Senior
What is your favorite workout and why?
My favorite workout has always been hill workouts. I know that sounds like I’m a psychopath, but I truly believe that hill workouts can make or break a season. Hills are tough, and they test your legs’ stamina. However, most importantly, hills are a mental workout. If you can mentally push yourself through the pain that hill workouts provide multiple times during the season, you’ll feel much more relaxed and calm when it comes to racing. Plus, the hills during the race will feel so much easier.
What is the most challenging aspect of cross country for you?
The most challenging aspect of cross country is easily staying healthy during the preseason and the season itself. To stay healthy, you have to adjust certain things, and change is hard. You need to force yourself to eat healthier, stretch before every run, go to bed earlier to get adequate sleep, and listen to your body every day. Your body is put through the wringer during these times, so knowing when to take it easy or push harder is tough for an athlete. If you aren’t recovering enough, eating well enough, or strengthening your muscles, you put yourself at risk for injury.
What is your favorite cross country memory?
My favorite cross country memory is from the 2023 WPIAL Championships. This race was a huge day for me and my entire team. When we entered the 2023 season, we knew we could do something special. People who didn’t usually show up for summer workouts started showing up. The energy was at an all-time high for WPIALs as we had just secured our section title. Our main goal for the season was to make it to the PIAA meet. When we secured 2nd place in the WPIAL for our division, we had never been more ecstatic. All the work we put in during the summer and fall came down to that race, and we did it.
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