Tag Archives: warm-up

Mailbag 003

Coach Jay, I don’t know if this is the right place to post this, but here it is. It’s a video of a group of Ethiopians doing warm up drills before what I assume is a training session. It even … Continue reading

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Mailbag 001

New series…if you email me at coachjayjohnson @ gmail.com (no spaces in the email…that’s just to cut down on SPAM) I will likely answer it. I owe an answer to a father of a HS athlete and I’ll get to … 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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Anatomy of a Workout 001

Most schools in Colorado are on spring break the next two weeks, allowing athletes and coaches some time to watch workouts and races on the internet. I thought it would be fun to walk you through a workout – from … Continue reading

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Race Day 001

I’m really excited about this video and I hope that other coaches and athletes will start sharing their pre-race routine as well. Sara was a little bit sick on this day, but still managed a nice PR. You can watch … Continue reading

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Warm-Up: Skipping Exercises

I’m fortunate that Scott Douglas at RunningTimes.com asked me to write this article, “The Right Way to Warm Up.” Below is a video detailing the skipping portion of the warm-up. I look forward to your comments.

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Observational Learning 003

Simple question – what percentage of this warm-up is completely inappropriate for a 5,000m runner?

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