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
How his advice can be applied to sports A few months ago, my sister mentioned the Face to Face speaker series at Wake Forest… Read More »Face to Face Speaker Series: Trevor Noah
You spent months training for your big race. You crossed the finish line of your marathon or ultramarathon and the stoke level is off… Read More »How to Recover After a Marathon or Ultramarathon
Coaches work in environments that can make them susceptible to burnout. There are high performance expectations from management, parents, and athletes. Many high-performance… Read More »Burnout in Coaching
I started swimming year-round at the age of seven. Thirty-two years later, I am still training year-round. In each of those 32 years, there… Read More »How to Train as a Middle-Aged Endurance Athlete: 7 Personal Takeaways
When I have an initial consultation with an athlete, I listen for the reasons why the athlete is looking to hire a coach. … Read More »The Top 5 Reasons Athletes Hire a Coach
Spring in the northern hemisphere is upon us. The spring also brings a busy race season filled with marathons, ultramarathons, and multisport events. Inevitably,… Read More »3 Things You Need to Know About Heat Acclimation
2021 and 2022 were not good running years for me. They were riddled with injury, frustration, and burnout. I tried to rehab my way through… Read More »3 Ways Training for Adventure Racing Improved My Running