XC Running: Surge in Pairs for Better Team Tactics

Here's a way for two runners to gang up on an opponent on a track or cross-country course. With a bit of teamwork, they can surge side by side past an opponent, or simultaneously pass on both sides of their victim.
How to Perform
The most effective duo-passing occurs

To coordinate this move, have your athletes practice such duo-passes in advance. Then, during a race, they need merely to establish eye contact with each other, make a quick head movement or other signal, and blast past.
Effect
A two-runner move can have a devastating psychological effect on opponents—losing two places so quickly is a difficult mental obstacle to overcome.
References:
1. Eric Anderson, Training Games, TAFNEWS Press, 1994.
2. Jeff Galloway, Cross-Country Running & Racing, Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, 2010.
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