5000 meters along the grass infield of a track, alternating sprinting 100 meters and floating 100 meters.  Recovery: n/a Splits: n/a Lasse Viren, September, 1972 At the end of the 1971 track season, Viren and Haikkola (his coach) sat down and set up a one-year plan of attack for the Olympic games, something they would … More Workout of the Day — Lasse Viren

I have run 2:00, I have run 2:01. The next is to run 2:02. Eliud Kipchoge Even the greats have some humor. Eliud Kipchoge ran to a new world record in the marathon this past weekend with his 2:01:39 effort at the Berlin Marathon. He beat the next finisher by nearly 5 minutes! During the … More Learning From the Greats — Eliud Kipchoge

I coach a lot of athletes. A lot of athletes. And we are entering into racing season for most everyone and my advice is simply… WHEN YOU LINE UP…RACE!!! Racing is HARD. Racing is TOUGH. Racing is WHY YOU PUT IN ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU PUT IN…SO, when you line up…RACE!!!

I’ve written about this before, but it’s a reminder that you’ve got to keep it simple. Racing season is coming for most of my athletes…and for some, it’s already here. And I get a lot of, “I don’t feel prepared…” or, “I don’t think I’m ready…” And typically that’s associated with the fact that we’ve … More Keep it simple…

15 miles, including 2 x 3 miles + 3 x 1 mile Recovery: 3 min rest between everything Splits: (5:31, 5:29, 5:29), (5:25, 5:28, 5:28), 5:20, 5:12, 5:02 Ryan McSpadden and Matt Galvin, September 2018 This was a LONG session for Ryan and Matt…but both are starting to get into the longer and more specific … More Workout of the Day — GTTC Elite Men

Running well is a matter of having the patience to persevere when you are tired, and not expecting instant results. The only secret is that it is consistent, often monotonous, boring, hard work. And it is tiring. — Robert de Castella  Deek, as he was known, was one of the most consistent and  long-lasting distance … More Learning From the Greats — Robert de Castella

This is an excerpt from Running with the Legends… After the Olympic trials, Shorter went to Europe for a training camp and a series of track races, against Lasse Viren and the other top Europeans. Moore spent three weeks before Munich in the U.S. pre-Olympic training camp in Oslo with Shorter. One day, U.S. coach … More More stories from Frank Shorter…

I get a lot of questions about coaching and training philosophy and things that really fall into that realm of the job…but the truth is, most of the coaching I do is about making adjustments. It’s an ill-timed cold. Sore shins. Poor-weather. Something… A lot of times someone has read a book or an article … More Making adjustments.

18 miles progressive. Recovery: n/a Splits: 7:47 7:30 7:13 7:11 6:55 6:37 6:32 6:24 6:09 6:05 5:52 5:55 5:44 5:44 5:25 5:17 5:26 5:10 Total – 1:52:57 (6:17 avg) Andrew Curry, Trent Phelps, Stetson Rayas, September 2018 The long run is a day that we like to get after it…and nine times out of 10, I … More Workout of the Day — Curry, Phelps, Rayas