To answer some of the questions I’ve gotten in response to e-mails and posts:-Track season is done for me. As I posted, I ran that 800m TT of sorts and considered racing some more, but unfortunately I went to the Doctor and my diagnosis of Vocal Cord Dysfunction was confirmed. It was an interesting experience…

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Individualization is one of those buzz words or so called principles of training that coaches and books on training frequently quote. But what does this actually mean and do people actually adhere to this so called training law? You’ll find that most people claim to adhere to it, but few actually do. It is very…

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So for the fun of it, I did an 800m time trial yesterday. It wasn’t anything I had planned or even specifically trained for. It was just a kind of spur of the moment thing, as evidenced by the fact that I ran 8+ miles in the morning and did a mini fartlek the day…

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I did it. I solved the mystery of why the Houston Texans suck. It’s something that none of the newspaper writers (sorry Mr. Justice or McClain or any other Houston Chronicle writer, I figure it out before you) or any talk show callers figured out. Want to take a guess what the secret is? Nope,…

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The trip to Mt. Sac ended up being a pretty good and fun one. I headed out there with Calum and it was quiet an adventure at times. We didn’t have a car so figuring out how to get to and from the track and such was always interesting. The hotel had a shuttle but…

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Two quick things of note: An article I wrote on learning how to run properly for Running Times Online. Check it out, let me know what you think:http://runningtimes.com/blog/?p=29#more-29 A recent interview for trackshark.com :http://www.trackshark.com/blogs/TimGoldsack

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Video’s: -Strength Endurance Hill Circuit -How to correct Running form and mechanics -Me doing 100m sprints working on running form. Strength Endurance Hill Circuit from Steve Magness on Vimeo. Running form from Steve Magness on Vimeo. 100s for form from Steve Magness on Vimeo.

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Who would have thought that it could be snowing in Texas in April. While, Austin just missed out on the snow, there was plenty of cold, rain, and sleet. These were definately the worst conditions that I’ve raced in for a track meet. I ran the 1200 leg on the DMR and you can see…

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1st outdoor meet- LSU 5k- 1st- 14:21.49 PR It feels good to win a race and set a PR again. Going into the race I didn’t know what to expect and I was not trying to hit a certain time or anything like that. I just wanted to get into a good rhythm, run right…

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-Training update-Congrats to give out-Baseball- what can we learn from other sports? Training/Racing:Going very well. I’m starting to string together some good workouts and the most important part is I am feeling good doing them. It’s been mostly strength based stuff but I’m now starting to make the transition to specific work. My outdoor season…

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