Blog Posts from Coaching, Running and Wining
WORKOUT GOAL SHEETS
WORKOUT GOAL SHEETS Few people leave on a road trip without knowing where they are going. Most people use a map or maps on their device to help them get there. Similarly, coaches and athletes benefit from specific goal setting during workouts. I don't believe it is...
Planning for the State Meet
PLANNING FOR THE STATE MEET When planning for the State Meet, a cross country coach needs to do several things. First, study the race results for past years. Note what race times it takes to get to the State Meet from your qualifying races. In California this would be...
Keep Track of Summer Miles
Keep Track of Summer Miles Establishing a strong base of miles run in the summer prior to a fall cross country season is an important precursor to sucess. I have discussed this principle in Coach, Run, Win and in other articles on this website. Summer Workout Plan I...
Summer Workout Plan
Summer Workout Plan for Fall Cross Country This article presents an overall approach to setting up and implementing a summer workout plan. https://coachrunwin.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Summer-Workout-Plan.xlsx The examples here were for a high school cross...
Tempo Runs
Tempo Runs The tempo run has been THE workout in my training system. I attribute much of our teams' success to this one workout! Tempo runs occur weekly for 8 to 10 weeks, beginning around the sixth week of the 23–24-week season cycle. You may see this workout done in...
Running Hills
Techniques for Running Hills Running hills efficiently is a key to successful racing in cross country. This article has three parts. A discussion of uphill running, then downhill and finishes with attitude and approach. Uphill Running Uphill technique has several...
Long and Recovery Runs
Long and Recovery Runs are two key elements of any training program. They are crucial regardless of the race distance goal. They are both done at conversational paces. As a result, a runner should be able to converse the whole time of the run. In other words, these...
How Does a High School Runner Decide Which College to Go To
How Does a High School Runner Decide Which College to go to? -Some advice Over thirty plus years as a high school cross country, and track and field coach, I was privileged that many athletes and parents sought advice about college recruitment. Deciding which college...
Coach Sayles interviewed about book
INTERVIEW WITH COACH SAYLES ABOUT HIS BOOK COACH RUN WIN Jeffrey Parenti of Mile Split, a national high school cross country and track and field website, interviewed Coach Sayles about his new book, Coach, Run, Win. Jeffrey clearly loved the book and asked lots...
A Star Distance Runners Track Workouts
Haley Herberg 2018 track workouts Do you want to know what a super star distance runner does for track workouts? Take a look at EVERY workout State Cross Country Champion Haley Herberg did during her senior season. These workouts took her to another State Meet...
WHAT ARE KEYS TO RUNNING FASTER?
Throughout my career as a runner and a coach, people have asked me, “how do I run faster?” Here are the keys to running faster: Be patient Slow down! Set goals Have a plan Enjoy the journey You have to learn to be patient in your development as a runner. Whether you...
STAY COOL, BE COOL, RUN FAST
Bronte Shirts The Problem of Heat “Bronte Shirts” is a tool used to help keep a runner cool in extreme heat. I developed this tool in conjunction with a star athlete and her mom I was inspired by marathoners Meb Keflezighi and Deena Kastor. Meb and Deena used this...
STAY COOL, BE COOL, RUN FAST
Bronte Shirts The Problem of Heat “Bronte Shirts” is a tool used to help keep a runner cool in extreme heat. I developed this tool in conjunction with a star athlete and her mom I was inspired by marathoners Meb Keflezighi and Deena Kastor. Meb and Deena used this...
Tying your shoes and breathing
Tying your shoes and breathing Why tie your shoes right? Have you ever watched professional basketball players doing layup drills and wondered, “why do they need to practice that”? Or have you marveled at professional baseball players practicing their swing hitting...
WEIGHT WORKOUT FOR RUNNERS
Machine Flat bench light weight 10 reps (will increase to 12-15 reps great idea more reps light weight lean muscle good cardio)
Machine Lat pull light weight 10 reps (will increase to 12-15 reps great idea more reps light weight lean muscle good cardio)
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Pre-Summer Workouts for runners
Pre-Summer Workouts Chart
