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  • December 4, 2024

    Minimizing Injury Risk for Cross Country Runners

    October 14, 2024

    Inspirational Quotes to Motivate You to Keep Going!

    July 3, 2024

    5 Running Shoe Details You May Not Know About

  • April 24, 2024

    Three Tips to Find the Fun in Competition and Racing

    December 20, 2023

    5 Winter Fitness Tips 

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    9 Running Do’s and Don’t’s to Keep You Running into the New Year

Minimizing Injury Risk for Cross Country Runners
December 4, 2024

Cross country is an amazing sport. It provides an unparalleled opportunity to expand the growth-mindset and take on physical challenges, almost always resulting in a sense of pride and personal achievement. The mental and physical benefits of cross country running […]

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Inspirational Quotes to Motivate You to Keep Going!
October 14, 2024

I’ve been the head coach for cross country and track and field for the last five years. One thing that I learned early on, from the great Dr. Joe Vigil, is that setting the tone …

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5 Running Shoe Details You May Not Know About
July 3, 2024

Purchasing a running shoe is an intensely personal experience. There are a lot of things to consider when buying running shoes. Things like how your ride will feel and stack height. Even how the upper …

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Three Tips to Find the Fun in Competition and Racing
April 24, 2024

Many of you know by now that I'm a running coach. And if you didn't, well now you do. I like to help people succeed in competition, racing, and general fitness. I've been coaching private clients …

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5 Winter Fitness Tips 
December 20, 2023

Staying active in the winter months can be tough. But with these fun and innovative winter fitness tips, you'll be well on your way to staying active all winter long. This post is sponsored by adidas. …

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9 Running Do’s and Don’t’s to Keep You Running into the New Year
December 13, 2023

I’ve been running most of my life. And I’ve been coaching for almost a decade. And while those things don't make me the expert on all things running, I do have a few pieces of …

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Burning River Relay: Race Recap v2023
September 13, 2023

This has been a wild last few weeks. Every time I sit down to recap my race experience at the Burning River 100M relay, something happens. First it was preparing for our third annual cross …

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5 Strength and Mobility Exercises for Runners
July 12, 2023

A healthy part of any training program -- running, lifting, swimming -- is the ancillary training; the complementary and functional movements that are often overlooked. For weightlifters, this could include things like flexibility and mobility. …

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Running 101: Progress not Perfection
July 14, 2021

Measuring progress, not perfection, is a key component to becoming a successful runner.  A sometimes difficult concept to master for a lot of runners is the idea of measuring progress and not perfection. It happens to …

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Running 101: Summer Training — Why Does It Feel So Difficult?
June 30, 2021

Summer training may feel difficult, but training through hot and humid conditions will make fall racing a breeze. Dew Point Humidity Temperature Heat Index What do all these things have in common? Why, summer training of course! Endurance runners run through …

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