Japanese vs. American High School Distance Running
Japanese vs. American High School Distance Running Five hundred sub-15:00 boys, a nationally televised relay, and the one training change…
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Nikki Hiltz Training: The Complete 1500m Blueprint (2026)
Nikki Hiltz Training: How Aerobic Strength Built an American Record On July 21, 2023, in Monaco, Nikki Hiltz ran 4:16.35…
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Cam Myers Training: The Complete 1500m Blueprint (2026)
How Cam Myers, a Canberra Teenager Ran 3:28 on an Aerobic-First System, Why He Posts Every Workout on Strava, and…
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How to Keep High School Cross Country Athletes Engaged and Focused All Summer
Keeping high school cross country athletes engaged over the summer is a motivation problem, not a fitness one. The physiology of summer base, the science of what drives teenagers to keep showing up, and the specific methods that hold a team together in July.
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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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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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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…
