Decoding Sam Ruthe’s Historic Rise: What Elite Youth Development Really Looks Like On January 31, 2026, in the frigid Boston cold—12°F outside—the running world witnessed something extraordinary. Not just another fast time. Not just another talented kid. We watched the textbook dismantling of a 44-year-old national record by a 16-year-old who ran with the tactical…
The Chimp Paradox for Runners: Master Your Mental Game Mile 2 of your 5K race. Your legs are screaming. Your chimp brain is throwing a full-blown tantrum: “Why are we doing this? This is stupid. We should stop. We could just walk. We can just say we are hurt or sick. No one would judge…
Race-Winning Tactics from Grant Fisher’s Olympic Coach I’ll never forget watching Charlotte, a very talented young runner at the NH Division 1 State Track and Field Championships a few years ago. She was running with the lead pack in the 1600m race with 350 meters to go—exactly where we’d planned. But when it came time…
Featuring OLYMPIC insights from Coach Mike Scannell Look, I’m going to be straight with you. We’ve got a problem in high school distance running, and it’s not what you think. It’s not a lack of talent or “soft kids.” It’s us—the coaches. We are so busy following our beautiful, color-coded training plans that we’ve forgotten…
That chlorine sting? Feels like a warm hug. The flip-turn rhythm? It’s wired into your DNA now. Your aerobic engine? It’s never been more dialed in. But for a senior distance runner like Kaitlin, jumping from the pool to the outdoor track is like driving a Ferrari engine on a go-kart chassis. One sharp turn,…
From Indoor to Outdoor: How Gravel Running Can Transform Your Track Season In the cold, sterile light of the indoor track season, it’s easy to lose sight of why we run. We spend months chasing splits on synthetic ovals, breathing dusty recycled air, and feeling the repetitive, unforgiving shock of the track vibrating through our…
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