7-Day Meal Plan for Runners (With Grocery List)
7-Day Meal Plan for Runners (With Grocery List & Recipes) A few seasons ago I had a junior who could…
Training Articles for High School XC and Track Coaches
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How Many Calories Does a Runner Actually Need?
How Many Calories Does a Runner Actually Need? A Coach’s Guide to Fueling I have coached high school distance runners…
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Running in the Heat: Pace Adjustments and Safety Limits
Running in the Heat: How Much to Slow Down, and When to Stop Why dew point matters more than temperature,…
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Why Do We Add Strides on Easy Days?
Isabella asked me this a few days ago, standing at the end of a grass field after an easy three…
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The Crucial Two Weeks: Post-Track Season Recovery for HS Distance Runners
Jack texted me before he’d even arrived home that night. He’d just gotten off the bus from the New England…
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The Ultimate Preseason Cross Country Meeting Agenda for Coaches
The first time I ran a cross country preseason meeting, I read from a clipboard for forty minutes. I covered…
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What Mary Cain’s Story Teaches Us About Coaching Girls: A Guide for High School Cross Country Coaches
I’ve been coaching high school cross country and track for over two decades. Many of them are still running. Some…
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The 4x800m and 4x400m Relays: Strategy, Order, and the Coaching Decisions That Win Championships
There are 22 events on a high school track meet program. Most of them are individual. Two of them, one…
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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….
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The 1600m/3200m Double: A Science-Based Guide for High School Track Coaches
It’s the second week of May and you’ve got a decision that’s been keeping you up for several nights. Your…
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Caffeine and Distance Running: The Complete Guide to Performance and Safety
It was the third week of October, and one of my athletes showed up to our State Meet warm-up looking…
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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…
