26.2 miles easy to steady.  Time: 2:54:20 (6:39/mile pace).  Jacob Phillips, November 2015.  I’ve been blessed with a lot of great coaches and mentors in my life. During the time of this ‘workout’ I was being coached by Barry Magee, the 1960 bronze medalist in the Olympic Marathon. It was during these days that I … More Workout of the Day — Capella Park Marathon

Cassidy very early on understood that a true runner ran even when he didn’t feel like it, and raced when he was supposed to, without excuses and with nothing held back. He ran to win, would die in the process if necessary, and was unimpressed by those who disavowed such a base motivation. — Once … More Once a Runner motivation.

Being a post-collegiate runner is hard. Being an elite-level, IAAF ‘A’ Standard post-collegiate runner is even harder. In December 2017 Kelsey ran 2:34:03 for the marathon. That time did a lot of things; it guaranteed her an entry into the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials, placed her 6th at the US Marathon Championships, gave her … More Kelsey Bruce — Spring 2018 Recap

The First Step — Enjoyment No two athletes would give exactly the same reasons for taking up a particular sport. Dozens of factors, physical, mental, and psychological, influence a young man to turn to football, cricket, swimming, or running. But if those reasons were analysed, you would find one basic element in them all — … More Run to the Top — The First Step — Enjoyment

“It’s at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.” — Emil Zatopek The great ones understood that it was going to hurt. The great ones understood that suffering was going to happen. The great ones understood that managing this pain and suffering is what got them to the … More Learning From the Greats — Emil Zatopek

As I am reading through RUNNING TO THE TOP once again, I thought it would be best to journal along with the reading. Like I’ve said before, this is such a fundamental piece of literature on training. It’s the foundation from which I’ve built my entire training philosophy on and so the reminders are necessary … More Run To The Top — A Study

3 miles tempo run + 2 x (5 x 300 meters)  Tempo Splits: 5:16, 5:15, 5:11 (15:43) 300 meter Splits: 52.74, 51.66, 51.30, 50.88, 51.40, 50.38, 50.88, 49.59, 49.74, 48.84 Recovery: 900 meter jog between tempo and 300 meter sets; 100 meter jog between 300 meter reps.  Andrew Curry, Trent Phelps, Stetson Rayas, May 2018 … More Workout of the Day — NCAA Guys

Kelsey Bruce has had quite the month. Five weeks ago she ran the 1500 meters at the East Texas Invite. This 1500 meter race was more of a workout, where she ran a 3-mile tempo afterwards…but it was still a race. The following week she ran the 10,000 meters at Mt. Sac. It wasn’t all … More 5 Weeks — 5 Races

Every 1-2 years I try to re-read my favorite running books; some, like Running With the Buffaloes I read every year. But others, I try to get to every other year. One such book is Arthur Lydiard’s Running to the Top. It’s hard to find in copy any more, but a great book as far … More Learning From the Greats — Arthur Lydiard

All my search for the perfect training system convinced me of something else: The essence of athletics is the pleasure you can get out of it. I make this point now before you begin to think that having to run a hundred miles a week can’t possibly be in the least bit enjoyable. I actually … More The Essence of Athletics…