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Episode 132: The Coaches Guide to Sports Psychology

As coaches, we obsess over the X’s and O’s. Did we get the training just right? But often it’s the mental side of the sport that makes much of the difference. In this episode we...



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Episode 131: Workouts, Workouts, Workouts! What, How, and Why.

In this episode we dive into the bread and butter of coaching runners, designing and implementing workouts. Jon and Steve discuss their favourite marathon, middle-distance, and 5k-10k workouts. What...



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Episode 130: When Is it Time to Pull the Plug?

Coaching is easy when everything is going smoothly. But how do we know when to pull the plug on an athletes workout or season? What do we do when an athlete is struggling in a workout? Do we give...



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Episode 129: Getting Race Ready- Preparing to Perform After A Layoff

How do you get ready to race after a long layoff? This might be something that you may be facing do to COVID or coming back from injury. In this episode we dive into how to get back into the groove...



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Episode 128: Key Markers of Highly Effective Training:

What’s effective training? What workouts are the best for improving endurance, speed, fatigued resistance? In this episode, we dive into how to determined what effective training is, and how we...



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Episode 127: Training Stimulus Threshold and Recoverability: The reason why you aren’t running as fast as you can.

Everyone is different. We all recover at different rates for different workouts. In this episode, we explore why some athletes need work work, why others need more recovery, and how to identify and...



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Episode 126: Strength Training Outside of the Weigh Room

Strength training can occur anywhere. It’s not dependent on the weight room. In this episode we explore ways to develop strength and power outside of the weight room. From utilizing sprints and...



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Episode 125: Making Adjustments to Training

You’re at the track, watching a workout, when all of the sudden it starts to go south. Athletes are missing their splits, first by a few seconds, then by more and more. Do you pull the plug?...



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Episode 124: Increasing Mileage: When, Why, and How.

Should you follow the 10% rule for increasing mileage? Are you destined to be injured if you increase mileage too quickly? In this podcast we tackle all of the questions around mileage. How much,...



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Episode 123: Why Coaches Matter Now More Than Ever

The title says it all: we need coaches! Why? Coaches are there to not only motivate but to provide perspective. Whether you coach at the high school, college, or professional level, coaches spend...



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