I’ve been reading a lot on Lasse Viren, but came across this article about him and the term SISU. With a quick google search SISU means stoic determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, resilience, and hardness. It’s one of the biggest forms of praise for someone from Finland…Lasse Viren was described as being SISU. Enjoy … More Finding Sisu

The DBUXC teams check in this week at #12 (Women) and #14 (Men) nationally in the first regular season rankings. You can read all about it here: Women // Men This weekend we are racing at the University of Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival!!!

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…