Today I get the privilege of posting my interview with college coaching peer and friend, Matt Kennedy. Matt and I have been competing against each other the past few years as his Oklahoma Baptist University Women’s Cross Country teams have taken the NCCAA and now the NCAA Division II by storm. Our team likes to … More College Coaches Interview — Matt Kennedy (OBU)

Earlier this year I posted about one of my favorite sessions…the speed maintenance session of 2 sets of 4-6 x 200 meters…but, like I’ve said many times…I HAVE A LOT OF FAVORITE SESSIONS… Another one of those FAVORITE sessions is your standard set of 1000 meter tempo reps. I love the simple, yet effective set … More Another Favorite Session

It’s a run-through the Oregon greats with our Learning From the Greats…Pre, then Bowerman, and now Dellinger. Bill Dellinger ran for Bill Bowerman at the University of Oregon, where he eventually went on to place 3rd in the 5000 meters at the 1964 Rome Olympics. He later joined Bowerman as an assistant coach at the … More Learning From the Greats — Bill Dellinger

This weekend is a big weekend for the Greater Texas Track Club and the JHPRunning crew! We’ve got several members running the Fort Worth / Cowtown Marathon (Half Marathon, 10k, 5k, etc.)!!! For those who do not know about the Cowtown events…the 5k and 10k are scheduled for Saturday, while the Half Marathon and Marathon … More Cowtown Preview

4 x 30 seconds fast + 5 x 6 minutes + 4  x 30 seconds fast Assigned Splits: 5:12/mile, 5:04/mile, 4:56/mile, 4:48/mile, 4:40/mile Actual Splits: 5:13/mile, 5:03/mile, 4:59/mile, 4:47/mile, 4:42/mile Recovery: 1:30 after 30 second reps; 2 min after 6 min reps; 4 min after 3rd 6 min rep.  Andrew Curry, February 2018 This is … More Workout of the Day — Andrew Curry

I think following Steve Prefontaine in my Learning From the Greats series has to be Bill Bowerman. Bowerman ‘recruited’ Pre to Oregon and was his official coach…though I believe by the time Pre was an upperclassman the majority of the workouts Pre ran were from Bill Dellinger (up next in the series)…but it was Bowerman … More Learning From the Greats — Bill Bowerman

As I continue on into 2018 with the goal of providing informative content on this site, I wanted to introduce the audience to another great Texas High School Cross Country and Track coach, David Park. Coach Park is the long-time coach at Decatur High School, in Decatur, Texas, and is no stranger to State Championships … More High School Coaches Interview — David Park

Are you running the Grandmas Marathon in June? What about Chicago in October? If so, I would love to help you get to the finish line in a personal best!!! Right now, I am offering $100 for a one-time, 3-month training calendar for the Grandmas Marathon and the Chicago Marathon. With this deal you will … More Two HOT deals — Grandmas and Chicago!!!

15 min @ HMP + 10 min @10k + 5 min @ 5k + 3 min @ 3k Splits: 6:11/mile; 6:03/mile; 5:53/mile; 5:30/mile Recovery: 3 min recovery throughout.  Rachel Phillips, September, 2011 This workout of the day comes from my all-time favorite runner…MY WIFE…the very beautiful and very talented Rachel Phillips. At the time Rachel … More Workout of the Day — Rachel Phillips

Who has not heard of “Pre”? No offense, but you are in the severe minority if you’ve never heard of the great Steve Prefontaine; and because of that, I won’t go into much detail on who Steve Prefontaine is, and what he accomplished in his very short career during the 1970s. But, I will tell … More Learning From the Greats — Steve Prefontaine