Check back throughout this week to find out what we are doing, why we are doing it, and how it goes! Day #1 — Monday, August 13th 6AM — Kiest Park 6-14 mile progressive run This was a great session by our TEAM. We challenged our TEAM to go from being the two most ‘talented’ … More DBU XC Pre-Season Camp — Day #1
Today I have the pleasure of introducing Matt Galvin as part of the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials Project! Matt is another young, talented distance runner that is taking his shot at trying to qualify for the 2020 US Olympic Trials Marathon! As evidence from his personal bests, I believe that Matt has the potential … More 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials Project — Matt Galvin
Starting on Monday, August 13th my college team, Dallas Baptist University, will officially start their 2018 team practices…we call this our camp week since there are no classes during the week of August 13th. As a learning / teaching tool I am going to post, daily, the workouts run, with commentary on how it went, … More 2018 DBU XC Feature
20 miles progressive Splits: 8:09, 7:42, 7:10, 7:01, 6:57, 6:48, 6:42, 6:32, 6:24, 6:19, 6:12, 6:13, 5:56, 5:57, 5:53, 5:57, 6:15 (to settle a bit), 6:11, 6:09, 5:58. Recovery: None Kelsey Bruce, August, 2018 This was Kelsey’s longest run of the summer, completed this past weekend in not terrible, but not great weather. If you … More Workout of the Day — Kelsey Bruce
“What joy is there,” (Wetmore) says, “in being cavalier about your life or your endeavors? You should take your life, your joy, your endeavors, seriously.” I know, I’ve used Mark Wetmore a lot lately…but it’s that time of the year again when I am prepping for the upcoming XC season and doing all I can … More Learning From the Greats — Mark Wetmore
Today’s post comes from Jonathan Marcus’ website — High Performance West. If you don’t already, I highly suggest giving his website a visit (daily). See the article here. Or, read the copy / paste version below: Recently, I was sitting with an esteemed, tenured, and highly successful distance running coach, and he posed the following … More Do Workouts Matter? — Courtesy of JMar (High Performance West)
Today’s athlete feature for the 2020 US Olympic Trials Marathon Project needs no introduction on this website…Kelsey Bruce has been the feature of several articles, workouts of the day, and race recaps, but the cool thing about this feature is you get to find out a little bit more about her that doesn’t involve workout … More 2020 US Olympic Trials Marathon Project — Kelsey Bruce
Saturday morning the Greater Texas Track Club Elite, plus myself (stepping in) had the opportunity to bust some rust and get our fall season kicked off at the 2018 DRC XC Relay! The annual relay is a 3 x 2 mile event at the famous Norbuck Park Cross Country course; this hilly course is tough, … More DRC XC Relay — Recap
2000 meters + 2 x 3 min + 2 x 1 min Recovery: 3 min rest between all sets; 3 min rest between 3 min reps and 1 min rest between 1 min reps. Splits: 6:40 (2000 meters), 5:10 / 5:07 mile pace (3 min reps), 4:39 / 4:46 mile pace (1 min reps) Jacob … More Workout of the Day — A 4:55 miler
“I don’t need to build you up. I don’t want you to leave here smashing your head against the wall. Be businesslike, patient, and methodical. Do a little head smashing every day for 100 days.” Mark Wetmore, September 18th, 1998 Running with the Buffaloes is one of my all-time favorite running books, and Mark Wetmore … More Learning From the Greats — Mark Wetmore
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