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    I love data.  I’m a trained sports scientist that spent 7.5 years of postgraduate study collecting data, analyzing data, running statistics, and writing… Read More »The Art of Coaching

At the stroke of midnight in the first minutes of 2024, I was on ultrasignup furiously hitting the register button on the Rim to River… Read More »2024. The Year of the Unexpected.

  When an athlete on Team Performance Project told me he had registered for the Divide 200-mile trail race in Alberta, Canada I was intrigued. … Read More »How to Train For a 200-mile Trail Race

  In the latest Ultrarunning Magazine, they had a theme of longevity in running.  They interviewed ultrarunners in their 60’s and 70’s who were still… Read More »5 Tips for Longevity in Running

    My favorite training principle is specificity.  As the name specificity implies it means that you need to train with the specific demands of… Read More »How to Use Specificity to Train for Trail Ultramarathons

    I remember when my Mom turned 40.  Someone gave her a coffee mug that said, ‘Over the Hill’.  There was a birthday card… Read More »40

Artificial Intelligence (or AI) has been in the headlines and commercials a lot in recent months.  As a business owner and coach, I am looking… Read More »I asked Meta AI and Gemini AI to create a 16-week marathon plan

Monitoring athletes training and making necessary adjustments is far more important than the training plan.  There are key metrics to track daily as well as… Read More »Monitoring Athletes: 5 Key Metrics to Track

It was 2016, and I wanted to melt into the floor of embarrassment.  I was presenting my PhD proposal at our weekly Department meeting.  The… Read More »How To Have Respectful Disagreements in the Coaching Industry

  Knowing how to deal with a DNF can be hard.  It can be a rollercoaster of emotions.  If this has happened to you, you… Read More »How To Deal With A DNF