Cross Country
Learn how Jay plans cross country training, adjusts workouts for different athletes, and teaches the post-run work.
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Start with the articles and free Training Essentials for your season. When you’re ready to take your program to the next level, invest in the training systems.
Track
Learn how Jay trains 800, 1600, and 3200 runners, teaches race pace, and prepares athletes for race day.
Start with these three articles
The Film Room
Each MLK weekend, high school running coaches from dozens of states meet in Boulder, Colorado for Boulder Running Clinics, a coaching clinic unlike any other.
The Film Room brings together more than 100 selected video excerpts dating back to 2018. Spend some time listening to these exceptional coaches share how they train athletes and build their programs. When you’re ready to go deeper, you can invest in the full clinic video library.
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Speed is a Foundation
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The Library
Explore articles and videos from Jay, and see the connections between Jay’s teachings and the coaches who’ve presented at Boulder Running Clinics.
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Rev the Engine Most Days
Running fast all year is an idea you’ll find throughout Jay’s teaching. Start with the book chapter, explore the stride progression, or watch coaches explain and demonstrate the concepts. Here’s a quick look at what’s connected.
- BookConsistency Is Key, Chapter 7
Start with the principle in Jay’s book. Read the chapter online for free.
- ArticleA Progression of Strides for Cross Country
Explore why strides matter and how to progress them.
- Free PDFJay’s Progression of Strides
Take Jay’s free progression to practice.
- Article/VideoWhy “Speed Work” Is a Useless Term
Why race pace work is a better way to describe what you’re asking athletes to do.
- Boulder Running Clinics
John O’Malley on sprinting the first day of practice
A distance coach challenges the fear of peaking too early.
- Elevated Performance
Speed Reserve for Distance Runners
Watch Jeff explain speed reserve outdoors with athletes.
Jeff Boelé and the Elevated Performance team work with athletes and coaches. Learn how they can help you and your athletes. ElevatedPerformance.run
- Boulder Running Clinics
Kelly Christensen on Teaching Kids to Run Faster
Kelly has his distance runners running fast every Friday all year long.
- Jay videoHigh School XC Training: Progress Running, Strides, and Strength
Connect progress running, strides, and strength in your cross country training.
Consistency Is Key
15 things every high school runner needs to know
Written for athletes. The chapters give your team a shared language for the aerobic engine, the chassis, strides, running by feel, and all the other concepts you teach your team.
