Coaching Distance

@CoachDistance If it's 7mi in the AM, then 3-4 in the PM. If 4 in the AM, 6-7 in the PM.

If you have your athletes double, how long is the extra run?

@CoachDistance We do it with upper motivated kids only- generally 20'-30', but there are occasions where both runs are in the 40' range, due to schedule, heat, etc...

Exciting news! @pchcolts @PCHXC_TF squad varisty & jv has won our conference championship team title! Extending our streak @parkwayathletes district record to 11 straight starting in 2015!! Proud of our athletes, coaches, & program! Lots of PRs individual champs! @ParkwaySchools

It's May and you're probably trying to be more specific in training. There's nothing wrong with training at goal pace, but here are a couple of other ways to keep training specific to the event. ❤️ Metabolic Specificity (think anaerobic/aerobic contributions for each event) ⏱️ Mathematical Specificity (5% faster/slower) than goal pace

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I am getting really tired of out-of-season coaches and clubs pressuring student athletes to participate in weekday practices or weekend tournaments while they are competing in in-season sports. Let kids compete and be all-in during their season.

If you’re not able to hold “race pace”, the answer usually isn’t more race pace.

@athomas262 I am curious to see how it goes!

@CoachDistance Could definitely make that work in track season. Trickier to jog across the field in the fall w/football practice. I like idea of a fixed distance that would be close to 45 sec. With threshold I feel like that is closer to 200 meters for most of my athletes. Love the discourse.

I was literally just thinking about this. 💡300's and immediately jog back across the field to the starting line. Close enough to 45/15

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And the Harvard track team runs

Proud of this crew, repping Oregon down at the Mt. SAC Relays with a 10:18 DMR. #4 time in Oregon #29 in the US #5 all-time at Central Catholic

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Sub 6:00 NorwinXC Ladies and sub 5:00 NorwinXC guys look to expand the club this spring! Largest numbers for each squad in April and look to keep growing. Who’s next?