Why Winter Mileage Jumps Break Tibias
Bone remodels for three weeks after a jump in training load, and it is weaker during that window. What that means for mileage, and bone health.
Injury Prevention
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Winter Strength Training for Distance Runners
What the research actually supports: heavy loads paired with plyometrics. Two winter sessions, the movement pairs, and the no-weights version.
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When Half Your Team Didn’t Train This Summer
Bekka showed up to the alumni race on a steamy Friday evening in August. She had barely run all summer….
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Heel Pain in Young Runners: A Coach’s Guide to Sever’s Disease
Sever’s disease is the most common cause of heel pain in growing runners. How to spot it, what the evidence says about treatment, and how to manage training around it.
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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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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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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…
