Year-end Data Analysis For My Coached Athletes
Not all of my coached athletes are into the data captured as part of their workouts, but I still do a summary data analysis for them all. …
Enjoyed Watching The Ironman 70.3 World Championships
My niggling injury is continuing to improve, and I should be able to run again next week ahead of the marathon on Saturday. While resting for the…
PowerBar Gels Will Be My Only Nutrition In Indianapolis
As with any endurance race, it is very important to have a plan for nutrition. You cannot have a successful race, if you don't do a good…
Not What I Need So Close To My Race
It always seems to happen when I get close to my race. Some kind of niggling injury appears, right as I start my taper period. Getting a…
I Chose To Miss Some Sleep Time Last Night
My late night blog post yesterday, discussed one of my athletes who was doing Ironman California. In that post, I mentioned that he was still on the…
Tracking Athletes In Races When You’re A Coach
As a coach, you get invested in your athletes. You see all of the hard that they put in day in and day out. So tracking athletes…
Memorizing The Course Map To Save Time On Race Day
I got an e-mail today, from the organizers of the Indianapolis Marathon. The e-mail contained my bib number and full details of the race. With the race…
A Shockingly Good Run So Soon After My Race
Some days you just absolutely surprise yourself, and today was one of those days. My run today turned out to be a shockingly good run, coming so…
My First Track Workout In A Very Long Time
My coach prefers his athletes run interval workouts as part of typical road runs. I felt like doing something different this evening however, so I chose to…
No More Climbing Waterfalls – It Is Time To Run
SwimRun NC was a blast, and climbing waterfalls was one of the best parts. That race is now in the past however, and it is time for…