Do we need VO2max workouts? If you’ve read anything I’ve wrote on this blog, you know I like evaluating accepted doctrine. Most of the time the tried and true accepted ideas turn out right, but every now and then you find something so ingrained in our sport that people just accept it without asking the…

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Timeout from our regularly scheduled programming to look at Usain Bolt’s 9.58. I promise I’ll get back to some of the questions on dynamic w/up, stretching, drills, etc. soon. Looking at the Data: 10m splits:Reaction- .146start-10m- 1.7410-20m- .9920-30m- .9030-40m- .8640-50m-.8350-60m- .8260-70m- .8170-80m-.8280-90m-.8390-100m-.83 Just some data to chew on. What is incredible is how fast his…

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Drills and core work? A little goes a long way… A little information can be very dangerous… This is going to be one of my rants. Know that going in…You’ve been warned. I’ve noticed a fairly recent trend in the distance coaching realm that has everything to do with everybody searching for that little extra…

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Static Stretching’s role in running: Why flexibility isn’t all it is cut out to be. Stretch, stretch, stretch. We are inundated with this idea that stretching is almost a cure all for all of our woes. Are you sore? Stretch. Want to prevent injuries? Stretch. Want to increase your speed? Stretch to increase flexibility. Want…

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And so it begins… Today I’m making the return to running, or at least going to test things out. It should be an interesting day. The HS kids also have their first supervised LT workout which is always fun. After 3 years of being in the system, the older athletes should have it down, but…

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Alright, so I have been horrible at posting anything for a while. That was mainly because we didn’t have internet in Belgium and I was restricted to using my blackberry, which makes it kind of hard to type up long paragraphs. I’m not sure where to begin, so we’ll start with the racing, which pretty…

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I’m finally here in Leuven. Normally I’d be pretty pumped and excited but really I’m just dead tired. We left washington at 6pm and 7 hours later after a plane ride where I didn’t really catch much sleep, I was in Belgium, only it was 7am now. We all made our way to the place…

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So, I’ve been horrible at updating this thing. In all fairness I’ve been busy travelling all over, but it’s mostly my summer lazyness. My Canadian race series didn’t go too well. I had some allergy trouble in Vancouver/Victoria so those were pretty much useless. Although going through 1200 in 3:01-2 and then running like 53-4…

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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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