I am very excited to announce today the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials Project. My goal for the next 18 months is to help get as many young runners to the starting line of the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta, Georgia. The purpose of this project is to provide coaching and community for … More The 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials Project

Shelby Houlihan just set the American Record in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:34. The most impressive thing about that is she won the race by nearly 30 seconds. It’s been fun to watch her develop over the past 2-3 years. Here is a throwback workout featuring her and the Arizona State Sun … More Workout of the Day — Shelby Houlihan

Some days it just flows and I feel like I’m born to do this, other days it feels like I’m trudging through hell. Every day I make the choice to show up and see what I’ve got, and to try and be better. My advice: keep showing up. — Desi Linden One of the things … More Learning From the Greats — Desi Linden

It’s obvious that you’ve got to train hard/smart in the summer if you want to have a successful fall and we’ve discussed ways to focus on that…build the base, long runs, strides, high-end aerobic running, etc. But there’s more to it than that. Cross Country is a TEAM sport. And so you have to be … More Summer 101 — Be a TEAM player.

Julia Pieper was yesterday’s Workout of the Day and an experiment in a long year. For those who follow my coaching or have heard me speak on training…I like to keep the training year periodized and not overly long…but in the case with Julia and finishing her NCAA season on May 11th and having the … More Managing a long season — Julia Pieper

2 x (4 x 300 meters) Recovery: 100 meter walk between reps and 5 min rest between sets.  Splits: 54, 53, 54, 53, 52, 53, 54, 54 Julia Pieper, July 2018 This was Julia’s ‘last’ workout before her season’s best 3000 meter performance to conclude her long year of training and racing. It’s a simple … More Workout of the Day — Julia Pieper

If all we did were tempo runs, we’d run pretty fast. Bob Larsen Bob Larsen is an amazing coach; most known for coaching Meb Keflezighi to the silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. And this quote is one that I saw tweeted out by NAZ Elite coach Ben Rosario…and I love it. Too many … More Learning From the Greats — Bob Larsen

If you are a high school or collegiate aged runner prepping for the upcoming XC season…please…please…please…BE LONG-TERM FOCUSED. One of the things I always say (stolen from something one of my mentor’s always said) is this: NO ONE CARES WHO WINS THE FIRST MEET OF THE YEAR. THEY ONLY REMEMBER WHO WON THE LAST MEET … More Summer 101 — Be long-term focused.

This might seem like the start to a negative post…Why is it so hot?!?!?! But, it’s not. I want everyone to realize that for those of us who are training / running in the south…stop worrying about paces and splits…it’s too hot for that and most likely too humid. Use the summer to get in … More Why is it so hot!?!?!

GTTC Men: 2 x 2 miles + 1 x 1 mile of 1 min on / 1 min off Recovery: 2 minutes between everything.  Splits: 11:04 (rep #1); 10:44 (rep #2) GTTC Women: 3 x 2 miles + 1 x 1 mile of 30 sec on / 90 sec off Recovery: 2 minutes between everything.  … More Workout of the Day — GTTC Elite