All things training. Mostly advice and tips but maybe questions, general comments, or who knows what else.
Late last year, I was listening to an episode of the On Coaching podcast with Steve Magness and Jon Marcus in which they interviewed Mike Smith, whose men’s team at Northern Arizona University had just won the NCAA Cross Country Championship.
In the interview, one quote especially stood out to me: “If you can’t be great, be good.” …
Do you ever find yourself looking at the workouts the pros do and thinking about whether you should do them?
It used to be hard to do this. We’d have to get a book like Running With the Legends. Now, you can just browse Twitter or Instagram and see all kinds of workouts.
These are fun to look at but is it really useful to look at them?
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Last week, I encouraged you to keep a training log.
But what do you put in the training log to make it useful for your future self?
There are many things that can go into a training log. Some are pretty obvious, some are less so. Let’s go through some of what I would encourage you to keep. …
“Why do I have to keep a training log?”
That’s a question I often hear. The runners I coach get it. It’s our key medium of communication. You let me know how you’re responding to the training, I learn about you and what works for you from that, then I adjust your training accordingly.
But what if you don’t have a coach? Does the training log still matter?
Yes! …
In the business world, there’s the concept of continuous improvement. No matter how well things are going, you can always find ways to do even better. If you stop improving, your competitors will pass you.
I strongly believe this philosophy also applies to running. If you’re not constantly striving to improve, you’re losing ground on your competitors. Not concerned about competition? If you’re not looking for a better way, how are you going to keep improving to achieve your goals? …
