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Vo2, vVo2, Daniels Tables and Lydiard: Part 2

Posted on September 2, 2011 by CoachJay

If you have a moment, check out slide 61 from the presentation below. Threshold Running The point of this post is simple. Arthur Lydiard didn’t have a PhD, but his athletes ran fast. If you go to slide 66 you’ll … Continue reading →

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Vo2, vVo2, Daniels Tables and Lydiard: Part 1

Posted on September 1, 2011 by CoachJay

I received an intriguing email from a high school coach this week who is trying to figure out the correct pace to assign an athlete on their threshold run. The coach had his team run a time trial over 3,200m … Continue reading →

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Boulder Running Camps: Fundamentals of Running, Part IV

Posted on August 31, 2011 by CoachJay

Here is the forth video from the training presentations I did at the 2011 Boulder Running Camps. I look forward to your questions and comments. If you like the video you can click “Like” on the YouTube page.

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Chicago Marathon 2011: Meet Traci Gregoski

Posted on August 28, 2011 by CoachJay

I feel fortunate the Nike has asked me to coach four athletes for the 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Coaching long distance has it’s drawbacks, but it’s fun to see the improvement from afar, even if it is in … Continue reading →

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Nike Los Angeles High School Clinic

Posted on August 25, 2011 by CoachJay

I’m honored that Nike has asked me to speak at Los Angeles High School clinic later this evening. The reason I started this site when I was coaching at the University of Colorado was that I wanted to give clinic … Continue reading →

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Backward Lunges

Posted on August 24, 2011 by CoachJay

Quick question. Should a runner be able to perform a forward lunge? If the answer is yes, then what about a backward lunge, which is more challenging? If you don’t have a strong opinion either way, just try it. Either … Continue reading →

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Nike 5k Videos: Swissball Exercises

Posted on August 23, 2011 by CoachJay

Here is the fourth video in the 5k training series at NikeRunning.com. Swissballs are available at most fitness centers and there are some great General Strength exercises that can be with the right size of swissball.

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Mailbag 010

Posted on August 22, 2011 by CoachJay

I received this email the other day regarding training, specifically how should runners who are new to the sport train given that they don’t have years and years of an aerobic base. I reference race pace work in my response … Continue reading →

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