The winter and summer training seasons should be spent doing a lot of high-end aerobic running. High-end aerobic running should be RELAXED (tip #1) and should be REPEATABLE (tip #2 is consistency). The goal for the track season should be to get as STRONG aerobically as possible…this is where SPEED over 1500 meters up to … More Winter tip #4.

DO NOT NEGLECT STRIDES. I’ve said this before and this is one of the biggest tips that I can give for an entire year of training…but really in the summer and winter months…MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO NOT NEGLECT STRIDES. With track coming up in the spring semester you cannot afford to neglect strides during … More Winter tip #3.

Yesterday, I said…BE RELAXED. You are training for a very long season and so staying RELAXED is key in maintaining your energy and effort all season long. Today, I want to give THE SECRET to training for distance running…Tip #2 is BE CONSISTENT. If you want to be a GREAT runner…CONSISTENCY IS THE KEY!!! I … More Winter tip #2.

Within the next week or two most school-aged runners, high school and collegiate, will be on their winter break. And there is no doubt that the winter training period is very important to having a great track season. But, my first tip for the winter, is to relax. This might sound counter-intuitive, especially after saying … More Winter tip #1.

Taken from Running with the Legends… Training went smoothly through the winter and spring until March 17, 1984, the day of the ill-fated 20-mile run. She ‘felt glorious’ until the pain came, a pain that felt ‘as if a spring were unraveling at the joint.’ Benoit immediately went to Dr. Leach, who injected the knee … More Never underestimate the will of a champion.

2 x 200 meters + 4 x 800 meters + 2 x 400 meters + 2 x 200 meters Splits: Not recorded.  Recovery: 200 meter jog between 200 meter reps, 2:20 rest between 800 meter reps, and 90 seconds between 400 meter reps.  Andrew Curry, Trent Phelps, Stetson Rayas, April, 2018 This session was done … More Workout of the Day — Curry, Trent, Stetson

In 2011, the BBC sent former miler Eamonn Coghlan to Kenya in search of the secret to their running dominance. In the first episode of the three-part documentary, he met with Colm O’Connell at St. Patrick’s High School, where they watched a group of O’Connell’s runners running slowly in single-file formation around and around a … More Learning From the Greats — Brother Colm O’Connell

I saw a coach tweet the other day that the winter break was his biggest fear…worried that his athletes would not get in the training. Why worry? If you create a culture of hard work and set the expectation of showing up every day, then your athletes will do the work. And if they don’t? … More Why worry?

This week is a rest week for my college team. We’ve been putting in work since June and after a long cross country season it’s time to rest, reset, and recharge. A lot of athletes want to avoid resting, but no one is exempt from it. I try to say it like this, you might … More Rest — No one is exempt from it.

A year ago, when this website was up for renewal, my wife said, “It would be good to have the site and post a blog every week or so…” I said, “Every week? Every day!” She then responded with…”There’s no way that you can post every day on that site.” Well, here we are…9 days … More The challenge…