Sprint Training for distance runners: After going over the why’s on sprint training for distance runners, it’s time to address the practical part, how to implement it. The most important part is probably to actually teach someone how to sprint. Correcting mistakes early and establishing a good foundation on sprinting mechanics early on will save…

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A brief interruption on the Sprint training update for a congratulations to Ryan (for those who follow the blog, that kid in the form video I posted a couple weeks ago) on a big PR, running 9:04 for 3200 at regionals. Unfortunately only the top 2 move onto state (he was 3rd), but you really…

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Sprint Training for Distance Runners: Part 1- Sprint Training for Distance Runners Part 2- Practical application It’s been a while since I posted a blog, so sorry about that. Training has been going pretty well now. I’ve had some hamstring problems so no real racing unfortunately. I was going to give it a go at…

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Altitude Training: I’m going to post my powerpoint presentation on Altitude Training I did for class. I think it’s relevant, especially after I read a recent blog by Greg McMillan basically saying that altitude is a must. I don’t believe that’s so. I think it can be very useful, but to think it’s some sort…

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