Published December 28, 2025
Hello!
It's almost 2026! I look forward to helping you make this your best season of track and cross country ever.
Today's blog has one quick tip that will keep your kids injury-free, then I'll go into detail about the training you should consider doing these first five weeks of the year.
Ready? Let's dive in.
The Biggest Mistake To Avoid This Week
Assuming your athletes trained over break. They didn’t.
Or if th...
Published December 14, 2025
Hello!
I've been getting lots of messages from coaches who are coming to the Boulder Running Clinics. Today I want to share hours and hours of free videos that you can watch right now or any time over the coming winter break to get a taste for what's at the clinic.
The clinic is special, and really is a unique learning opportunity. As Coach Hayes says...
"I have been coming to the Boulder Running Clinic since 2019....
December 10, 2025
Today, I'd like to discuss the most common questions people have about the Track Training System (TTS).
Quick reminder...
The first class in the course is Tomorrow at 8:30 PM EST/5:30 PM PST.
At that time the bonuses - 8 copies of the new edition Consistency Is Key shipped to you for free, plus the Complete High School Runner course, plus the Craft of Coaching course - go away. Learn more about the TTS here.
Okay, let's sta...
December 9, 2025
Hello!
Today let's talk about how you can have kids PR throughout the months of April and May. Specifically I'm going to explain…
- How kids can PR every time the weather is nice in April and May
- How you can have all of your kids healthy (and not have any shin splint, IT-band, or hamstring issues)
- How we can make sure they "peak" at the right time (and ensure that the JV and varsity kids run their fastest when they need to) ...
Published December 8, 2025
Today, I want to focus on a few powerful things that the Track Training System can help you and your runners with over the coming season.
Let’s start with how it can help your kids set PRs throughout the season.
PR’s All The Time?
The reality is that when the weather is nice, and the competition is good, your kids should PR most of the time.
That might sound like I’m out of touch with reality, but I can assure you ...
Published December 5, 2025
Hello again.
Here we are on day three of learning about the training your kids need to do from December through May. If you missed the first two emails click here and here to read them.
Today, we’re going to talk about 800m training, specifically how you can help boys break 2:00 and girls break 2:20 in the months of April and May.
But first, two things…
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​Don’t forget the live class this Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern / 5 ...
Published December 4, 2025
Hello!
You might be wondering, “Wait - Jay emails me on Sunday and today is Thursday.”' Yes, that's true!
The reason for this blog today is I've got specific instructions and workouts for how you can keep your kids injury-free when the season starts. Tomorrow, I'll follow up with an in-depth email about 800m training. While it's more emails than usual, these strategies could save your season.
I'll dive deeper into t...
Published December 3, 2025
Hello!
Have you noticed how the times that used to win medals at the state meet in 2004 or even 2014 aren't even getting kids out of regionals anymore?
I'm on a group text with a bunch of guys I ran with in college, and they're always saying, "it's the shoes and the tracks."
Sure, that's part of it. But a big part of it is the sophistication of high school coaching right now.
Let's be honest: If you're not doing mo...
Published November 30, 2025
I’m fired up about what’s happening this week, and I wanted to share it with you.
But first, two things you need to know:
One: Starting Wednesday morning, I’m going to send you a series of emails about the exact training you can implement this winter so your athletes are running faster than they’ve ever run in April and May. We both know that the way they’re going to do that is by staying injury-free all winter long...
Published November 23, 2025
Hello!
Now that they NCAA Championship's over and most NXR meets over I want to shift the focus to track. If your cross-country season isn't over, you can bookmark this and come back to it in the coming weeks.
One of the most crucial concepts I’m going to share in this newsletter is about extending the aerobic stimulus - a principle that has the power to transform your winter training.
Simply put:
If you change yo...
Published November 16, 2025
Hello!
This is such an interesting time in our sport. While most states have wrapped up their championships, California coaches are heading into their final weeks, and others are deep into NXR preparation.
No matter where you are in your season right now, today’s newsletter is going to be valuable. Whether you’re planning those final championship races or already thinking about track season, understanding race pace ...
Published November 9, 2025
Hello!
I know this is a tricky time of year to send training advice. Some of you still have multiple weeks left until state (California coaches). Some just wrapped up state championships this past weekend, while others are gearing up for states this coming weekend.
With everyone at different points in their season, I wanted to share some insights that'll help you both now and as you look ahead to track. Stick around ...
