Fueling Your Distance Runner: What Every Parent Should Know
Losing just 2% of body weight through sweat is enough to measurably hurt performance, and that's an easy number to hit on a hot practice day, often before a runner even feels thirsty.
What I Actually Want Middle Schoolers Doing This Summer
Suggested Middle school summer training isn't about mileage. Here's what actually matters for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade distance runners right now.
A Note to Running Parents: You Can't Want It More Than They Do
A youth running program in Indiana built on the Norwegian model: no cuts, no rankings, just kids who fall in love with running for life.
Why The Distance Collective Exists
Cadence, posture, drills, the stuff that actually keeps kids healthy and fast over a lifetime, not just for one season. We celebrate progress here loudly. Nailing a drill. Fixing a stride. Showing up three weeks in a row. Those are the wins we talk about, not where someone finished in a race that happened once, eight months ago.
Why July Is the Month That Actually Decides Your Cross Country Season
Everyone obsesses over the October state meet, but July is where cross country season is actually won or lost. Here's why base building now matters most.