Category Archives: Coaching
2012 OATCCC Clinic
Thanks to Wayne Clark for inviting me to Ohio to speak at the 2012 OATCCC clinic. Really excited to have the opportunity to come back to the clinic and hopefully everyone will be able to take something from the presentations. … Continue reading
Building a Better Myrtl
Simple question: If you were to design a routine that strengthened the hip girdle area and lasted five minutes or less, what exercises would you use, how many reps and in what order? Couple of things to consider: This comment … Continue reading
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Are lateral leg raises too much to ask?
Are lateral leg raises too much to ask? I got the following question from a reader in response to the eight week general strength progression. I thought the question was important and justified it’s own post. I coach cross country … Continue reading
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Stop reading this post…
and start reading Vern Gambetta‘s blog. Why? Two reasons. First, he’s the only person who you can put in the category of “strength and conditioning coach” who has a blog and is first and foremost a track coach. My assumption … Continue reading
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A couple of thoughts on the NCAA meet
First, congratulations to the University of Colorado Men’s who finished third yesterday at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. Check out Daniel Petty‘s article for more details. I’m fortunate to have had the top three scores – Richard Medina, Joe Boshard … Continue reading
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“The waiting is the hardest part”
Today I fly to Chicago and on Saturday I’ll reunite with the four athletes I’ve been coaching for the 2011 Chicago Marathon. They’ve done a tremendous job the past sixteen weeks training for Sunday and I can’t watch them race. … Continue reading
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Mailbag 012
I received the following email from a high school coach and thought I should share it here. Coach, I have been following a training system for my high school cross country team which is relatively low miles (top athletes 40-45 … Continue reading
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Advice from Adam Kedge
I’m fortunate to have friends in the high school coaching community like Adam Kedge. I emailed Adam and a few other coaches who have made the Nike Cross Nationals last week the following questions. “How many races, from the start … Continue reading
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