Why More Mileage Isn't the Answer for a Lot of Young Runners
Why Growing Bodies Aren't Scaled-Down Adult Bodies.
What Actually Predicts Long-Term Success (Hint: It's Not Weekly Mileage).
The Strength and Mobility Gap Nobody Talks About.
So How Much Should Your Athlete Actually Run?
The Mileage Trap: Why More Isn't Always Better for Young Runners
Mileage isn't the enemy.
Why young bodies are different.
The pattern I see in athletes who get hurt.
What durability actually requires.
Where to start if your athlete's mileage jumped this summer.
Two Hard Days a Week Is Plenty. Here's Why More Isn't Better.
More hard workouts doesn't mean more improvement. Here's why two quality hard days a week beats four for middle and high school distance runners.
Mid-July Is When Cross Country Season Actually Gets Decided
I'd rather have an athlete run five days a week at an easy, conversational pace all summer than run three big hard efforts and skip the rest. Summer isn't when you build fitness through suffering. It's when you build fitness through showing up, over and over, without drama.
The Mid-July Checkpoint: What Your Training Should Look Like Right Now
We're at the halfway point of summer, and this is exactly the week I want every one of my athletes to stop and take stock. Not a rest week. Not a break. Just an honest look in the mirror before the next three weeks decide how your August goes.
This Is the Month That Makes or Breaks Your Cross Country Season
Track season's over and cross country feels far away, but the runners who build a real base this month are the ones racing confident in September. Here's what the next six weeks should actually look like.
The JV-to-Varsity Blueprint: How Summer Training Closes the Gap
The gap between JV and varsity is almost entirely a fitness gap — and fitness gaps close in the summer. Here's the exact blueprint: progressive mileage, real easy days, one smart workout a week, and the strength work most runners skip.