Tag Archives: Sara Vaughn

Planning the Macrocycle: Volume, Part 1

Posted on August 9, 2009 by CoachJay

The athletes I work with don’t run enough. The reason the two athletes, Sara and Renee, didn’t run more this past season was due to training age (Sara) and history of injuries (Renee). Sara will need to train more and … Continue reading →

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Two great performances in Europe

Posted on July 16, 2009 by CoachJay

Yesterday was a big day…first day of the 2009 edition of the Boulder Running Camps, but also two great races for Sara and Renee. I have yet to find race video for Sara, but she ran 4:11.39, a three second … Continue reading →

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USATF analysis

Posted on June 29, 2009 by CoachJay

Preface: I obviously put off this post because the weekend wasn’t fantastic, yet I’m also worried that it’s somewhat self absorbed to spend a whole post talking about my thoughts on Sara and Renee’s weekend. Feel free to comment below … Continue reading →

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Live to fight another day

Posted on June 26, 2009 by CoachJay

Sara ran well in the first round of the 800m last night at the USATF meet in Eugene. She runs again tonight and you can watch it live here. Renee ran the 1,500m and didn’t run the last 200m well, … Continue reading →

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Summer General Strength Progression – Part 3

Posted on June 17, 2009 by CoachJay

Many of you were asking for it and it’s here – Part 3 of the Running Times series. Click here for the progression. Enjoy!

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A PR by only two one hundredths…

Posted on June 10, 2009 by CoachJay

but a very important step in Sara’s development (2:04.75). A couple days before the race I simply asked her what she was thinking in terms of a race plan. “Sixty point.” Saying sixty point and 1:30-1:31 is one thing; doing … Continue reading →

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Speed Development: Part 3 and 4

Posted on May 17, 2009 by CoachJay

Sprint drills are a realistic part of any runner’s training, yet if you do them you need to do them with maximal attention – sloppiness is far from Godliness here. Rather than tell you what’s important, please watch the videos … Continue reading →

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Three weeks of Training and Racing: Part 2

Posted on May 11, 2009 by CoachJay

Below are the documents detailing all of Sara Vaughn‘s training over the three weeks from April 20th to May 10th. No doubt there are some typos in these documents, but if Sara can deal with them then hopefully you can … Continue reading →

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