Category Archives: Training
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
800m vs. 1,600m vs. 3,200m
Quick question for high school coaches: How would you want to see the athletes you work with run the 800m, the 1,600m and the 3,200m? Positive splits? Negative splits? Even splits? It’s an important question this time of year because … Continue reading
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Tagged 1, 200m training, 3, 600m training, 800m training, high school training, race distribution
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Faster than you think
I had a nice conversation with Steve Magness, who, by the way, has a great blog – ScienceofRunning.com – at the 2011 Canadian National Endurance Conference. One of the things he talked about is that he likes to work both … Continue reading
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Winter Workouts
This post origionally appeared at NikeRunning.com on Dec. 1st, 2011. Dear Coach Jay, I’m a sophomore in high school and I was wondering what good ideas for winter workouts are. Usually, my team would do mostly distance runs in the … Continue reading
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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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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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How should you run hills?
I received the following email when I was on vacation. I must say that I don’t know the definitive answer to the question, but I’m going to post my guess in the comments section. Great question Scott and thanks for … Continue reading
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