Tag Archives: Mike Smith

Podcast 013 – Mike Smith Interview

Mike Smith is a good friend and one of the biggest influences on my coaching.  Obviously you can go straight to the podcast and learn from him, but you might want to read this article he wrote for USATF on … Continue reading

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Renee and 2010

Tonight Renee Metivier Baillie will run 15 laps around a 200m track (elevation 5,300 ft.) at the 2010 USATF Indoor Championships. She may win, she may get dead last – heck, she may even DNF – but regardless of the … Continue reading

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Mailbag 005

This question was sent to me via RunningTimes regarding the General Strength series I produced for them this summer. I just finished a great 6 months of training involving 2 half marathons and a marathon. I was injury free for … Continue reading

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USATF Hype

Here is an interview with 2008 Olympian Christian Smith as he prepares for Thursday’s 800m prelim (first of three rounds). Don’t know who he is? Watch the video below. Nick Symmonds – 800m Champion U.S. Olympic Trials 1:44.12 – Click … Continue reading

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Aerobic Work Warm-Up

I received the following question from a high school coach via email. “I was watching the video on Aerobic Work Warm Up and I want to make sure that I got this correct. You would use this warm up for … Continue reading

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Training Video – Atacama Sand Routine

The idea that you would do plyometrics in the sand was foreign to me before Mike had athletes demonstrate these sand routines for our second DVD.  The idea is simply that plyometrics, in the most simple terms, are any activity … Continue reading

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