Read the full post on The Science of Running. Writers of fiction are often separated into two categories: planners and pantsers. Planners take the time to prepare a deep outline, mapping…
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All of Your Questions Answered on the Caster Semenya Controversy
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Last week, a woman who is the poster athlete for perseverance and grit had her career and livelihood ripped away from her. She…
Episode 93: The Biggest Mistakes Coaches Are Making Today
Read the full post on The Science of Running. It’s time for a moment of reflection on the coaching profession. What are the things we are doing well? What can we improve…
Overtraining: Three Strategies to Reset Your Body
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Overtraining is one of those nebulous catch-all terms that coaches and athletes fear like the plague. After all, with highly competitive and slightly…
Training Focus to Improve Performance
Read the full post on The Science of Running. The Stress of Life Pain is the name of the game when it comes to performing. We’re all used to dealing with a…
How difficult should your hard workouts be??
Read the full post on The Science of Running. How difficult should your hard workouts be?? When I was competing in high school, my teammates knew the drill; always have a trash…
Episode 92: How to Crawl Out of the Burnout Hole
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Note: Today is the last day to get exclusive running bonuses with the purchase of my new book, THE PASSION PARADOX! Check them…
Stress and Adaptation: Everything You Need to Know
Read the full post on The Science of Running. If you like my work, consider checking out my NEW book, The Passion Paradox! It just came out and is on sale for…
Episode 91: Airing of The Grievances on Track and Field with Mario Fraioli
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Note: Today is the last day to get exclusive running bonuses with the purchase of my new book, THE PASSION PARADOX! Check them…
Separating My Identity From Running
Read the full post on The Science of Running. My new book, The Passion Paradox is on sale now!! Instead of spending paragraphs explaining why you should buy it, I want to show you…
Episode 90: David Epstein on All Things Performance, Drive, Passion, And Range.
Read the full post on The Science of Running. A special episode of the On Coaching Podcast featuring NYT bestselling author David Epstein. In this wide-ranging conversation covering all things performance, we…
Episode 89: On Burnout. + A Tangent on Reading
Read the full post on The Science of Running. In this weeks On Coaching Podcast, we get into the details of burnout, both as a coach and an athlete. It’s easy to…
What the Wright Brothers Can Teach Us About Coaching.
Read the full post on The Science of Running. We all know the story of Orville and Wilbur Wright. Two bicycle mechanics who conquered the seemingly impossible, flight. But how did two…
Episode 88: How Social Media and the Internet Influences Coaching and Performance
Read the full post on The Science of Running. In this weeks On Coaching Podcast, we cover how social media influences performance. The ever-growing influence of social media and our online interactions…
Episode 87: There are NO Magic Training Intensities
Read the full post on The Science of Running. In the endurance world, we’ve come to believe that there are certain intensities or paces that do more than others! If we run…
Stop Helicopter Coaching
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Think back to elementary school when you’d be assigned some big project. Maybe a diorama or the big science project. You’d walk in…