The honeymoon is over. The warm, conversational miles of August are gone. The “first day of school” excitement has faded into the routine of homework and darkness falling a little earlier every day. The leaves in New Hampshire are starting to turn, and so is the mood of the season. We are now in the…
The 3 Essential Workouts Every XC Runner Needs: A High-ROI Guide In the world of high school cross country, we are drowning in data but starving for wisdom. You open Instagram and see Newbury Park doing double thresholds. You read a Steve Magness blog about neuromuscular fatigue. You check a forum and someone is arguing…
Inexperienced coaches often start their season planning with a quick search for the ‘secret sauce’ used by the country’s top programs. They stumble upon legendary workouts like ‘The Michigan’—sessions that sound epic, garner hype for being borderline sadistic, and feel undeniably cool. It has a name, it has the allure, and it worked for the…
Extending Training Time at Goal Race Pace: A Case Study To increase my athletes’ training time at their goal race pace, I’ve adopted a method inspired by Mahaly Igloi: consecutive high-intensity intervals with active recovery. This method has proven successful for my athletes at a variety of ability levels. The Challenge of Race-Pace Training It’s…
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