Sandie Nathan — Chicago Marathon PR — In her own words

I’ve had the opportunity to profile Sandie Nathan on this website before, but wanted to share her own thoughts after finishing the Chicago Marathon in a PR time of 3:09:07…running nearly even splits as she came through the half marathon in 1:34:10. It’s been a pleasure to coach Sandie and I can’t wait to see … More Sandie Nathan — Chicago Marathon PR — In her own words

Workout of the Day — Leah Lewis (and the rest of the DBU XC ladies)

3 miles + 2 miles Recovery: 3 min rest Splits: 6:24-6:32/mile pace on the 3 mile segment and cutting down on the 2 mile segment in 800 meter segments…6:24, 6:16, 6:08, 6:00/mile pace.  Leah Lewis (and the rest of the DBU XC ladies), September, 2018 This was our first ‘specific’ session for the XC season … More Workout of the Day — Leah Lewis (and the rest of the DBU XC ladies)

Learning From the Greats — Arthur Lydiard

If you want to be a successful runner, you have to consider everything. It’s no good just thinking about endurance and not to develop fine speed. — Arthur Lydiard One of the misconceptions about following a Lydiard based program is that it was all long, slow distance running…people believe that it neglected certain aspects of … More Learning From the Greats — Arthur Lydiard

Chicago Marathon

I had several runners in Chicago and it didn’t go as well as I would have liked as a coach. I think the thing that I have learned about Chicago is now hard it is to train in the Texas summer for a marathon. The heat and humidity are so hard to train through with … More Chicago Marathon

Strides

Just another friendly reminder to not neglect strides in your training. You need them. You don’t use them, you lose them.  

Boston Marathon — Times are changing!

If you haven’t heard…it’s now going to be a lot harder to qualify for the Boston Marathon. Here’s an article from Runner’s World that explains it in detail… The Boston Marathon, the holy grail race for serious distance runners, has become even harder to get into. Race organizers announced that the qualifying standards for the 2020 … More Boston Marathon — Times are changing!