The ORXC Team regrouping after a tough Ladder workout in Centennial Park Building Champions Through Challenge By the time October rolls...

Ryker Morrow and Nos Graham working together at the LCS Invitational How Aligning Expectations Creates a Championship Culture A bridge is...

The ORXC girls getting hyped up before our last race. Pressure changes everything. Every runner knows that feeling at the starting line,...

Aspen and Sophie after a muddy and rainy Ram Relays I recently listened to an interview with Sean Carlson, the head cross-country coach...

ORXC Senior girls running at Happy Hills Belief + Effort = True Potential The first race of the season is always a measuring stick. Some...

Owasso High School Cross Country runners cheer on their Junior High TEAMmates during a tough workout Why do some kids go all in, some get...

Members of the Owasso Cross Country dress up and run continuous miles for the Midnight Mile Relays Building the ORXC Family: Why Fun...

2025 XC Camp in Branson Building the 2025 ORXC Standard At Owasso, we believe success isn't won on race day; it is built every day, one...

The Owasso Girls' team takes to the Track for a classic 400m workout Why Nutrition, Sleep, and Rest Are Critical in Helping with Recovery...

The Boys and Girls teams from Owasso Cross Country celebrate the end a successful season Why Summer Training is Critical to Success...

The start of the Firecracker 5k in downtown Tulsa, 2025 A critical aspect of training for all runners is not just the legs, but their...

Every year, we begin training for the upcoming cross-country season a week after the current track season ends. Our runners are given one...

Without an XC meet this weekend, I thought I would relax and watch college football yesterday. However, I don’t really know how to relax....

It's Saturday morning, and my alarm goes off at 5:00 am. "Why the farts do I have to get up so dang early on a Saturday morning?!?!," is...

Which is more important when it comes to High School Cross Country teams? A few years ago, the former head cross country coach at Owasso...

After an excellent summer of distance training with our summer running club, we are kicking off our school Cross-Country season tomorrow....

When it comes to running, rest, and nutrition, high school runners have no one-size-fits-all formula. In my twenty-fourth year of...

Teaching strong running form to young athletes

There are very few sports as simple as running. It's as straightforward as standing behind a line, then running in a big circle when...

This week at Striders, we are bringing up an absolutely terrifying topic that many of our runners want to avoid.  You guessed it!  We are...