As January comes to a close I wanted to post the upcoming racing schedule for the Greater Texas Track Club Elite races. The goal is to keep everyone in the loop on what we’re doing and how we’re doing! Here’s what we’ve got coming up in February! Saturday, February 3rd — Texas A&M Indoors Jake … More GTTC Elite — February Races

Monday, Jan. 15th, 2018 — Dallas Baptist University, Men’s Track (distance squad) 3 miles warm up — including 4 x 30 seconds fast, 1:30 easy within the last mile.  + 10 minutes tempo run w/ 4:00 recovery.  + 12-20 x 400 meters cruise w/ 30 seconds rest. Every 4th repeat is a hammer rep at … More Anatomy of a Workout

My goal is for this website to have content that matters. I want coaches, runners, and running enthusiasts to find relevant information that they (you) can use, discuss, and enjoy. Throughout the year I’ll be posting different interviews with different coaches; some college, some high school, some pro, and some recreational… And so, with that … More HS Coaches Interview — Robert Reed

Yesterday our Workout of the Day was one that Cashlee Rayas completed as a freshman at Dallas Baptist University. I’ve now had the pleasure of coaching Cashlee for five years and have loved every minute of it and am thankful that she represents the Greater Texas Track Club Elite. Cashlee happens to be a mixture … More GTTC Elite Spotlight — Cashlee Rayas

3 miles + 2 miles + 1 mile cut down  Splits: 18:13, 11:26, 5:26 Recovery: 3 minutes after 3 miles; 2 minutes after 2 miles.  Cashlee Rayas, October, 2012 This is one of my all-time favorite workouts, 3 miles + 2 miles + 1 mile. I took it from the Bill Squires’ book, Speed With … More Workout of the Day — Cashlee Rayas

Coaches, if you’ve gotten to this point in the series, then you are ready to get into the track season! And if all has gone well and you’ve been able to STICK TO YOUR GUNS, then your kids are going to be ready to run FAST this spring! So, for our series this week, we … More For High School Coaches — Spring Track

I wanted to share a blog post from two years ago. In fact, I wrote this post two years ago, yesterday. It’s about my dad and I think it applies here, because it talks about how my love for running started… It started with my dad. It’s a short read. I hope you enjoy it. … More My Dad

I think for the High School coach, this might be the hardest time of the year to plan. Most of the coaches I talk with do not have to worry about an Indoor Track season, which is great for training, but it’s also the time of year where you might not see your kids for … More For High School Coaches — Winter Base

So, you’ve hopefully read what to do in the summer as you build the base for the XC season. If you have not read that post, stop now, and read the Summer Base post before reading about what to do during the season! Now, after you’ve given your team an 8-10 week summer base program … More For High School Coaches — Fall XC

My goal over these next four days is to post some sample training for the summer (XC base), fall (XC season), winter (Track base), and spring (Track season). Today, we’ll start with the Summer Base. There is no doubt in my mind that Champions are made in the summer. The work that you do in … More For High School Coaches — Summer Base