A brief break from hearing my take on training and the science around it to note some good performances by the HS guys.  Yesterday, the guys ran the Tx Relays 3200. Ryan ended up 2nd just half a second back of NXN champ Craig Lutz in an exciting race.  He ran 8:59.14, his first sub 9, closing in…

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Below is a workout video of the High School guys.  It’s a simple intermittent workout where the focus is on rhythm.  I really like these short intermittent workouts as ways to introduce faster work without going over the edge.  It’s also a great wed. or thursday workout before a weekend meet.  For most distance kids,…

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The above video is of me showing a trick on how to increase hamstring flexibility instantly.  Why you would need to do this, I’m not sure.  The only time I’ve ever seen a purpose for it is when my sister had to do the V-sit and reach for the President’s Physical Fitness test.  Other than…

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Hill Sprints/Form Analysis from Steve Magness on Vimeo. This video is a combination of form work and sprint work. As those who have read this blog know, I’m a big believer in sprint training for distance runners.  The video shows Will doing hill sprints and then a frame by frame analysis of his running form…

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New Drugs in Endurance Sports Coming… This is not something I really look forward to writing, but I figured I might as well get the word out there to the general public. The recent admission of Mark Mcgwire made it relevant again. I’m doing a research paper on the mechanisms of EPO/RBC production in response…

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A brief intermission between my HS training review for a rant. Rant time: You want the secret to success in the training world? Use big words, preferably big combination of words. And if you really want to be a master of training, use a big combination of scientific sounding words. It AMAZES me of some…

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The HS season has concluded and as promised I’m posting the workouts done by the HS kids. Below you’ll find a link to the workouts done from July to December. Easy runs/long runs and mileage aren’t included, just the main workouts. Enjoy. Feel free to ask questions, leave a critique, whatever. Over the next couple…

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I just got back from NYC, where I watched Mo and Tommy run the 5th ave mile and had a good time. A bit tired, but the runnings going well. I’m going to start doing some low key races pretty soon, so after watching 5th ave. i’m pumped up and ready to go. In regards…

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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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