Today my wife turns 30!!! I know that you aren’t supposed to reveal a ladies age, but let’s be honest, 30 is YOUNG. Being able to coach for a living means that I am able to do, for a living, what I dream about! I get to chase my passion every day…and my wife is … More Happy Birthday — Rachel Phillips
This past weekend my college team traveled ~7 hours to Pittsburg, Kansas to compete in a track meet (Indoors). They raced hard, put in some good mileage, considering it was a race weekend, and then we traveled by ~7 hours to Dallas (the next day). On the schedule for Monday was a progression run. We … More Making adjustments.
2 x (8 x 300 meters) Recovery: 100 meter jog between reps and 500 meter jog between sets. Splits: N/A, but averaged 6:42 pace for the entire session with jogs, etc. Micaela Lamb, January, 2019 This session was done 10 days before Lambo (as we call her) opened her 2019 Indoor Season. The workout was … More Workout of the Day — Micaela Lamb
This past weekend one of my runners (Noah Metzger) ran a huge personal best over 3000 meters and would have a huge converted personal best over 3200 meters with his mark. He ran 8:51 in a negative split race where he ran brilliantly and beautifully to finish 2nd overall in doing all that he could … More A reminder — Here is the SECRET…
Stress + Rest = Progress. Obey this equation and your fitness will build steadily and predictably. Over stress/train and/or under rest/recover and you’ll risk injury and burn out. — Greg McMillan I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW GREG MCMILLAN ON TWITTER IF YOU DON’T ALREADY. He’s got small, smart, and extremely important nuggets, just like … More Learning From the Greats — Greg McMillan
Houston was a very good weekend for our group. We had some personal bests, some great finishes, and learned a lot. Here is a brief rundown of what went down in Houston. MARATHON: Kelsey Bruce — 6th place (top American) — 2:31:53 (PERSONAL BEST) Esperanza Lopez — 2:57:51 (PERSONAL BEST) Magaly Soto — 3:07:10 (2nd … More Houston Rundown
Kelsey’s race in Houston was definitely uncharted territory. She had run NYC just 10 weeks prior and since we did a lot of marathon specific stuff in the NYC build up, we did not want to do that again…we needed to make sure that we still were training for the marathon, but needed to approach … More 2:31:53 — Houston Reflections
I was thinking about workouts and how when we see just one session it can lead someone to think that the one session is what they need to be successful. But, that isn’t really the case. It usually takes a lot of work just to get to the one session that I post on here … More Workout of the Day (week) — Phelps and Rayas
***All of these schedules, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior will be very similar, but they will be different!!! DECEMBER — Easy base prep. This phase will begin once they’ve had 2-3 weeks off from the Cross Country season…in that time off I would encourage at a minimum a full week of total rest from running. … More Prepping for the HS Track Season — Senior Schedule
John McDonnell happens to carry the title of ‘The Most Successful Coach in NCAA History” and that’s because he won 40 NCAA Championships in his illustrious career, including 11 straight NCAA Indoor TEAM Championships. Can you imagine winning the NCAA Championships for 11 years straight…you want to talk about dynasty? That’s dominance. If you have … More Learning From the Greats — John McDonnell
