Category Archives: Marathon
Running Form Shaming?
It’s a treat for the everyday runner to get the opportunity to watch elite runners in person. It’s not the same watching on TV or online. Their power, grace, determination and talent are ar more inspiring in person. Ever since … Continue reading
Posted in Goal Setting, Marathon, Running, The Running Life - Philosophy, Youth Athletes, Youth Running
Tagged marathon, olympic trials, olympics, running form
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Coaches, parents, runners – who needs mental game training more?
I’ve seen a lot over my years of coaching youth runners, directing running camps, working with parents and other coaches. I have indeed seen the proverbial good, the bad and the ugly. In almost every case there is no malice or … Continue reading
Posted in aqua running, Blogroll, Challenge, College Running, Confidence, Cramps, Excuses not to run, Exercise Research, focus, Goal Setting, Heat Training, High Intensity Interval Training, HIIT, Illness and Running, Lyme Disease, Marathon, Mental Game, Mental Game Boot Camp, Mental Toughness, Mobile App, Motivation, Muscle Cramps, Pacing & Running, Plantar Wart, Pre-performance Routine, Racing Flats, Range of Motion, Running, Running & Diet, Running Camps, Running Humor, Running Records, Running Shoes, Running Streaks, Sports Psychology, Stretching, The Running Life - Philosophy, Track and Field, Track Terminology, Training Effectiveness, Ultra-Marathon, Youth Athletes, Youth Running
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I perform well when…
How often do you say something like the following: I do better when I’m the underdog. I do better when I come from behind. I do better when no one expects me to do well. I do better when I … Continue reading
Posted in Challenge, focus, Goal Setting, Marathon, Mental Game, Mental Toughness, Pacing & Running, Running, Sports Psychology
Tagged coach, coach dean, racing, Running, self-talk, weakness
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Stop the Presses – This will kill you!
As many of you know I have a hard time joining the bandwagon for fads, poor science and bad research studies/interpretations. Alex Hutchinson writes some pretty good stuff for Runners World. Most recently he wrote about a controversial study that … Continue reading
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Running Camp – Can Adults go Too?
Every summer the popular thing to do if you have children is to find camps to send them to. Camps exist for every taste – from cheer, to leadership, to knitting, to soccer to running. But, what about a break … Continue reading
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The Secret to Running Faster
Almost every runner who has come to me has as a goal to run faster. If a 50-year-old can break 5:00 in the mile; if a 60-year-old can break 6:00 in the mile; if the person who has only run … Continue reading
Skipped Workouts – Substitute Workout Rubric
As a coach, over the years I have often been asked things like: Can I double up on workouts if I skip a day? What happens when I’m going to be traveling a whole week with limited workouts? If I … Continue reading
