How to lose weight before cross country season?
 July 14th, 2010 |  Author: Lauren
Q:
Hey Lauren,
I am running between forty and fifty miles per week. I want to try and lose 10 pounds before cross season. Advice to help please? Also I have a problem with stress fractures and am taking calcium supplements. Do these really help?
-Run4Life
A:
Hey Run4Life,
Feeling pressure to be thin and light is part of the culture of collegiate cross country and many competitive high schools.  And I understand the pressure.  I’ve felt it many times, especially once I got to college and tended to carry an extra 5-8 pounds in the fall and winter.  Every year I would get beat by flash in the pan athletes, and it absolutely killed me.