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When Fatigue Becomes Overtraining
A kid who trained hard all winter shows up to the first week of track looking flat. Slow. Checked out. And the instinct is to wonder what’s going on with their attitude. I mean, c’mon! Let’s go! It’s only week one. Sometimes it is attitude. But often it’s something else, and pushing harder is the…
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Mind the Gap: Why High School Runners Break Down in Their First Year of College
Your athletes have the lungs of a D1 runner. Their tendons, bones, and stabilizers? Still running JV. It was late October, the week after our state qualifier, when I got a call from Jake’s college coach. Jake had been one of the best distance runners I’d ever coached. Talented freshman, improved every year, ran 15:02…
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The 5 Mistakes New Distance Coaches Make
The 5 Mistakes New Distance Coaches Make I still remember my first season as a head cross country coach. I hadn’t planned for it to happen. I was a competitive masters road racer who had been recruited by the outgoing coach. I already worked at the high school, and my daughter was a sophomore on…
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Lydiard Lacing: How to Relieve Top of Foot Pain for Runners.
Who Should Use Lydiard Lacing? This technique is ideal for runners with high arches, those prone to dorsal (top of foot) pain, or athletes in a high-volume training block where foot swelling is common. Coach Arthur Lydiard was revolutionary in his approach to training middle distance and distance runners. His Training Pyramid is still the…
