by Coach | May 19, 2026 | Run
BREATHE RIGHT AS A RUNNER Runners should breathe from the diaphragm (or stomach) and not the upper chest. One way I found to do this was to put one hand on your chest and one hand on your stomach. See if you can tell where more of the movement is originating from. The...
by Coach | May 19, 2026 | Coach
Planning Your Cross Country Season? Work Backwards!!! As a high school social science teacher, I was surprised at colleagues who would lament that they did not get to the period in history their class required. I encouraged them to “work backwards”. Figure out where...
by Coach | May 19, 2026 | Coach
Let me explain the title, Too many cooks, spoil the coaching pot I coached high school cross county over twenty years before settling on the right combination of workouts that brought our teams a lot of success (top 3 California and top 20 in nation). I went to many...
by Coach | Apr 29, 2026 | Run
How to Have Confidence on Race Day Are you afraid of pushing too hard? Do you feel like you hold back on race day and are disappointed with the result? Former Olympian Lynn Jennings shared that her best races were ones in...
by Coach | Apr 29, 2026 | Run
DON’T RUN OUT OF GAS!! WOULD YOU START A ROAD TRIP IN YOUR CAR WITH NO GAS? WOULD YOU CROSS THE DESERT IN A TRUCK WITH NO WATER IN YOUR ENGINE? By Coach Ken Sayles Author of Coach Run Win I would be the first to admit to screwing this up a time or two. Not enough...
