This is the time of year when we begin planning our new season of training and racing, and stopping to take a look in the rearview mirror and review LAST season is a tremendous place to start the process. Now is the time to consider what went right, as well as what could be improved upon for even greater success in the upcoming year. This is true in many aspects of life, but I will focus primarily on planning our training and racing schedules for the upcoming year to optimize performance and satisfaction.

Footstrike, primarily forefoot striking, seems to be the trend in recent years when discussing best practices for running style. Everyone from coaches to shoe manufacturers are promoting this style claiming that it offers a path to faster running. This may make some sense for a sprinter, but I feel that there are other factors of running form that are more important, especially for a distance runner or IRONMAN competitor.

10/28/2022

IS COACHING TAKING THE FUN OUT OF TRAINING?

I know that this is an unusual question from someone who coaches athletes, and has been doing so for nearly 20 years, but it has been on my mind for quite a while now. Bear with me on this and hear me out.

10/24/2022

This is a repost of an old blog I wrote that has since disappeared into cyberspace.

Fortunately, I had it saved in WORD and I was able to retrieve it for reposting here. I will be retrieving more of my past writings as I continue to write new articles for this blog. Enjoy.