Month: March 2011

We’re all as busy as little bees today.  More than one of us giving up our run to pull the finals together for Saturday’s Trail Runs.  Rotellas, check.  Hyvee, check.  … Read More

One of my favorite duties when I served as the WLDR National Championships Chair (2002-2009) was conducting the mandatory Technical Meetings the day before the race.  During these meetings all … Read More

Another of the fine athletes that have come to us from Wayne State.  Megan has continued to progress since graduating last year, lowering her indoor mile pr to 5:06.79 last … Read More

In the once a mate always a mate department our old buddy Mike Morgan was kind enough to sit down with me this morning to discuss running the Lincoln Half … Read More

Christina King comes to us from Wayne State where she was a 2 time All American for 2011.  She recorded a 6th (55.47) in the Indoor 400 meters at this … Read More

The Good Mates were led by Aaron Carrizales (51:54) and Eric Rasmussen (52:07), taking 1st & 2nd overall.  Tom Nichols (56:32, 7th), Jordan Tucker (58:13, 10th), Brian Wandzilak (58:22, 11th) … Read More

Returning from dropping off my dear sweet Allison at school this morning,  Northbound on 180th, I saw an out of control pickup fishtailing at a high rate of speed.  It … Read More

This Lincoln Marathon training cycle has featured a great deal of marathon specific pace work.  I will have well over 150 miles at my goal pace by the time May … Read More

“The only quality time he spent with other children was when they were beating him up.  With such a frail, skinny body, he became an easy target for boys three … Read More

“Research to date has not shown any one training method to be generally superior over another, provided the work load is constant.  All four common types of training (interval, fartlek, … Read More