How runners trained 100 years ago, including the great Paavo Nurmi
The Flying Finn won 5 gold medals at the 1924 Paris Olympics and it would have been 6 golds if the Finnish selectors had not blocked him from entering the 10,000m (his favorite distance). To submit yo...
9 Aug 202413min
The Women's 10000m final in Paris is a must watch but will we ever see a performance like the one Almaz Ayana put together in Rio?
Previewing the Olympic Women’s 10,000m Final in Paris. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com Twitter (X): @coachmruns
2 Aug 202425min
The TB Bucs with their 9 wins and 8 losses last season (tied for the 13th best W/L record in the NFL) would be the defending Olympic champs
Running will never be a mainstream sport as long as it views the Olympics as its pinnacle and as long as we don’t make changes to how the sport is managed in non-Olympic years. To submit your thoughts...
26 Jul 202426min
Speed-oriented training (Justin Rinaldi and the Fast8 Track Club)
World class 800m/1500m training. Even for non-elite runners or non-middle distance runners, this system improves speed reserve. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795...
19 Jul 202416min
I’ve learned a few things over the last 6 weeks (heart rate training, road vs treadmill, and rate of improvement )
Heart rate training has been a game changer so far. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com Twitter (X): @coachmruns
12 Jul 202415min
Come back after you’ve run 80mpw and then we’ll talk (Mark Wetmore’s training)
The University of Colorado is saying goodbye to a legend this year. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com Twitter (X): @coachmruns
5 Jul 202417min
Olympic Trials talk and the future of running
How I would restructure things at the elite level from a fan’s perspective. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com Twitter (X): @coachmruns
28 Jun 202425min
The Low Mileage Approach
The low mileage, high quality approach has its own sphere of influence, from elite middle distance runners to 3-day a week training plans developed by The Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Tr...
21 Jun 202411min
