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Threshold Volume

2024-01-2918:52

As a coach or an athlete, we look for guides as to how much work is an appropriate amount for a given athlete. I have… Source

Boston Challenges Part 3: Race Day Weather

2023-10-1907:07

In the third part of this series, I want to discuss the race itself. In particular, the challenge of the potential weather. This comes in… Source

Challenges of Boston: Winter Training

2023-10-0924:57

In part one, we talked a little bit about timing, but more specifically how training starts at maybe the worst timing of the year- the… Source

Are your fastest races your workouts?

2023-09-2728:00

I read an interesting article from Steve Magness the other day, “How the need to prove yourself in practice can ruin your race day.” In… Source

Cooling strategies for the marathon: Hype or Real?

2023-08-2416:33

We have talked a lot about adjusting workouts due to heat and humidity for quite some length, but what about strategies to cool ourselves before… Source

Best options for adjusting workouts to heat.

2023-08-0225:07

Alright, as summer gets ready to peak, some of you are questioning why you decided to train for a September or October marathon! Many of… Source

Does marathon speed work need to be at my actual 5k-10k pace or the equivalent?

2023-07-2452:05

You might find yourself in a situation where you plug in a goal marathon time and the training paces for speed, which represent 5k to… Source

Is it overtraining or is it underfueling?

2023-07-2134:43

As I write this, we are in the build up for the fall marathon season. For the early October races, we are into about 6… Source

A fresh look at easy runs: regenerative vs moderate

2023-06-2731:49

It seems like all easy running is the same, and I was in the camp of indifference for a long time, I grew to realize… Source

Becoming a better pacer

2023-05-3037:40

Every coach I had, from high school to professional was a stickler for pace. That’s not to say that we weren’t monitoring other variables, but… Source

A thought on what makes the shorter long run work

2023-02-0723:29

When we talk about long runs, the long run for the marathon is always the primary debate. For shorter races, even up to the half… Source

Tempo Terrain

2023-01-2522:10

In my Boston Marathon training plans, I have a lot of specific hill-based workouts. Some straight uphill repeats, some workouts I call “Tired Hills”, some… Source

Ketone Esters? Worth It?

2023-01-0419:03

So I got done a bit of a rabbit hole the other day. I follow the accounts of My Sport Science and the feed is… Source

Treadmill VS Overground Running

2022-12-0738:10

From my experience, you have a deep division in the running world when you mention the word “treadmill.” For some, it’s a necessary part of… Source

Identifying true training weakness

2022-11-1625:32

Recently, I had a new athlete sign up for coaching and we have them complete a training profile. One of the questions is “what are… Source

An off-season for Runners?

2022-10-1028:09

I remember in high school everyone had had these team shirts with “motivational” quotes. My favorite was “Runners have no offseason!” Soooo tough! Looking at… Source

Does the 80/20 rule work for marathon training?

2022-08-0936:10

So, I am cruising the social media and lately, I’ve been seeing a lot about the 80/20 rule in running. As I write this, fall… Source

Individualizing your heat and humidity calculations

2022-07-2237:25

I have made the summer of 2022 the summer of reinforcing heat and humidity adjustments with my athletes. It has had some pretty solid success… Source

Bonking and Pacing

2022-06-0935:02

If you have followed me for any length of time, you know that I am a big proponent of even to negative splits. When we… Source

Practical usage of HR metrics

2022-04-2933:14

If you have followed my writing for any length, you will know that you won’t find me prescribing workouts by heart rate any time soon.… Source

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