Coaches, if you’ve gotten to this point in the series, then you are ready to get into the track season! And if all has gone well and you’ve been able to STICK TO YOUR GUNS, then your kids are going to be ready to run FAST this spring! So, for our series this week, we … More For High School Coaches — Spring Track

I wanted to share a blog post from two years ago. In fact, I wrote this post two years ago, yesterday. It’s about my dad and I think it applies here, because it talks about how my love for running started… It started with my dad. It’s a short read. I hope you enjoy it. … More My Dad

I think for the High School coach, this might be the hardest time of the year to plan. Most of the coaches I talk with do not have to worry about an Indoor Track season, which is great for training, but it’s also the time of year where you might not see your kids for … More For High School Coaches — Winter Base

So, you’ve hopefully read what to do in the summer as you build the base for the XC season. If you have not read that post, stop now, and read the Summer Base post before reading about what to do during the season! Now, after you’ve given your team an 8-10 week summer base program … More For High School Coaches — Fall XC

My goal over these next four days is to post some sample training for the summer (XC base), fall (XC season), winter (Track base), and spring (Track season). Today, we’ll start with the Summer Base. There is no doubt in my mind that Champions are made in the summer. The work that you do in … More For High School Coaches — Summer Base

Vol. 3 — For High School Coaches So far we have discussed recruiting to build your roster and developing the team culture, keeping it simple, and now today…STICKING TO YOUR GUNS!!! A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of listening to several coaches at a coaching symposium and this one coach on his … More For High School Coaches — Vol. 3

Vol. 2 — For High School Coaches One of the cues I keep close every season is the old saying, “KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID.” No matter how many times I read that, or how many times I try to remind myself of it, I still try and complicate things; and I think as coaches we … More For High School Coaches — Vol. 2

I did something like this on my personal blog last year and had a lot of feedback from high school coaches and parents, etc. I can’t coach high school students, and don’t have any experience in doing so, but find that most of the questions I get about training come from either students I am … More For High School Coaches — Vol. 1

This morning was the start of Kelsey Bruce’s 2018 racing campaign. Honestly, it was just an opportunity to get out and get in a hard effort, but it is crazy that on four weeks of running and only one true workout that she can run 75 minutes for the half. I think that bodes very … More Great start!

5000 meters cut-down tempo + 5 x 1000 meters cut down repeats. Splits: 5:57, 5:53, 5:42, 42, 3:27, 3:22, 3:21, 3:17, 3:09 Recovery: 200 meter jog between everything.  Kelsey Bruce, October, 2015 I stole this idea from Jonathan Marcus and his High Performance West website. He’s been posting Workout of the Day for the past month … More Workout of the Day — Kelsey Bruce