Middle School to High School Cross Country: A Coach’s Guide to the Hardest Transition in Youth Running
She found me in the parking lot before the second week of August practice, fourteen years old and already crying….
Athlete Development
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Anaerobic Speed Reserve: Why Your 400m Time Predicts Your 1600m PR
A few seasons back, I had a kid come into my office in early March to tell me that he…
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Sleep and Recovery for High School Distance Runners: The Complete Guide
Let me tell you about Marcus. Junior year. Cross country. Second man on the team. The kind of kid who…
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The Sprinter Who Became the World’s Most Complete Distance Runner: The Hellen Obiri Story
At age 14, Hellen Obiri was recruited as a sprinter. She ran the 200 meters and 400 meters. Coaches identified…
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How Two Lactate Values Became the Most Important Measurements in Distance Running
Sometime in the late 1990s, a Norwegian distance runner named Marius Bakken got obsessive about a number. Bakken was a…
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How to Safely Increase Mileage as a High School Runner
Every May, I get some version of the same text. It comes from a junior who just ran 16:40 at…
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10-Day Training Cycle for High School Cross Country
You did not design the 7-day training week. You inherited it. Every coach who uses a Monday-through-Sunday training template is…
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Chronic Sleep Debt Is Wrecking Your Season
I need to tell you about Casey. Sixteen years old. Hardest worker on the team. No debate. First one to…
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The 6-Month Build: Why Your March Strategy Defines Your November Championship
High School Cross Country Base Building Plan: Start in March, Win in November While everyone else is focused on the…
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When Fatigue Becomes Overtraining
When Fatigue Becomes Overtraining A kid who trained hard all winter shows up to the first week of track looking…
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Mind the Gap: Why High School Runners Break Down in Their First Year of College
Mind the Gap: Prevent High School Runner Injuries Your athletes have the lungs of a D1 runner. Their tendons, bones,…
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The Detraining Effect: Why the 2-Week Gap Between Indoor and Outdoor Track Matters.
Indoor to Outdoor Track Transition: The Bridge That Makes or Breaks Your Season A few years ago, one of the…
