Posts by stevemagness
CC training:Specific Endurance Development
As you have hopefully realized by now, I believe in progression throughout the training cycle. There are no abrupt changes. Even when adding in or increasing the emphasis on a particular aspect, there is a gradual transition. This same principle applies when transitioning from the summer base phase into the in season competition phase of…
Read MoreHS Training: Summer Cross Country Training
Planning the season: Start backwards. Work the extremes. Bring it together. That pretty much sums up my training philosophy for HS kids. You aren’t trying to get every sap of talent and performance out of them. You want them to run well and be set up to continue running well in the future and become…
Read MoreHS Training: How to develop an entire training plan
Cross Country Training: How to develop a training plan: Part 1-Individualization Part 2- Base/Summer Training Part 3- Developing Specific Endurance Part 4- High End Aerobic Training Part 5- Neuromuscular/Speed Training CC training: A couple of people have asked about High School Cross Country training. At the end of their season, I’ll post the entire training…
Read MoreQuestions answered: Nutrition
I figured I’d use this blog to answer a question from darwin lo in the comments section. I enjoy trying to answer people’s questions on here, as everytime a question is asked about my philosophy on a subject it challenges me to reexamine that subject and helps further define my views on that topic. So,…
Read MoreMindnumbing training.
I’ve settled into the mindnumbing pattern of eating, sleeping, and running. The life of an aspiring professional runner requires a person to be absolutely content with doing nothing in his life for the vast majority of each day and then expending enormous amounts of energy for about 2 hours. It’s a never ending cycle. Training…
Read MoreBack to Sea Level, Olympics, and HS season starts up.
We ended up spending just under 2 weeks at Mammoth. It was a great trip. Got in lots of good training and it was a welcome break from our pretty mundane life. Running somewhere different was also a big plus. Surprisingly, I didn’t feel the altitude as much as I thought I would. This is…
Read MoreMammoth Lakes
I’m back out in California, except this time I’m up in Mammoth Lakes for 10 days (or more if by some crazy chance someone reading this is staying up here and wants to let us bum on the floor…) We drove up here on Sunday and it took a little while longer than we hoped.…
Read MoreHouston’s the place to train for Beijing
It looks like if you want to adjust to heat and humidity, Houston is the place to be. Last year, in preperation for the conditions in Osaka, U.S. marathoner Zoila Gomez came down here for a bit to train in the conditions. In fact, she did a number of her runs at Burroughs Park. This…
Read MoreCalifornia, drills, strength endurance
I’m in California now training with Carlos Handler and Jeff Caron. Together I think we can all take the next step forward and do some great things on the track this spring. The coach is Marco Ochoa, who was one of the top marathoners in the U.S. in the 90’s (ran 2:13ish). He also trained…
Read MoreGood and Fast Times in Cali
A quick update before I head out for a workout. This past week I headed out to California to check out the Pacers Elite Distance program they are starting up and at the end of the week raced in the Jim Bush Invite at Occidental. I was out there from wed. to monday and it…
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