Science of Running

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Signatures of Fatigue: Why Fatigue Is Your Best Feedback Feb 20, 2018

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Why Fatigue is our best feedback I was casually walking past the track, and as seems to happen, I can’t help but notice whoever is running around it. Some days it’s an older gentleman jogging around, others youthful kids experiencing the sport for the first time, but today there were three team sport players. How…

Episode 67- Winning: The Art and Science of Competing Feb 14, 2018

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This week, we are all about winning! When it comes to racing, there are two kinds of racers: The active participants and the passive ones. 75% of the people in any track meet are simply role players. Even if they are fit enough to compete, they defer control of the race to the active…

The Rise of the Experts of Everything: A Deep Dive or Superficial Learning Feb 12, 2018

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We’re in the age of gurus and experts. Create a platform large enough and you have a built-in calling card that screams listen to me, I know what I’m talking about. Not only are we inundated with gurus, the way in which we consume, learn, and understand has shifted. Until recently, there had always been…

Episode 66-Interview with Alan Webb: How he trained to run a 3:46 mile Feb 05, 2018

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This week, we welcome a very special guest and good friend, Alan Webb. As many of you know, Alan is the fastest American miler to ever walk the planet. He’s run the fastest mile in the 21st century. To reach that level, he and his coach at the time, Scott Razcko, had to break new…

Episode #65-Interview with Lauren Fleshman On Coaching Jan 30, 2018

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This week, we have a special guest, Lauren Fleshman. Lauren is a modern day polymath, excelling as a runner, activists, entrepreneurs, business owner, and of course, a coach. In this episode, we dive into Lauren’s coaching. We can’t thank Lauren enough for bringing a fresh perspective and valuable insight to the podcast. My notebook is…

Setting Your Mind Jan 29, 2018

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Self-Improvement Science in the Real World Our ultimate goal for each of these newsletters is to leave you with a better understanding of a performance practice that can help you in your daily life. In service of that goal, we tend to combine academic research and personal experience. We are especially big on the research…

Episode 64: Recovery During Workouts Jan 19, 2018

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This weeks episode is all about recovery! No, not ice baths, protein, compression boots, and all of that nonsense, but on how much recovery time should you take during workouts? Should I take three minutes between my mile repeats or four? Jogging or standing? How about some exercises in between? We delve into our own…

How a Need to Prove Yourself in Practice Can Ruin Race Day Performance. Jan 17, 2018

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The best shape of my running career was not when I ran my mile, 3k, 5k, 10k, or even half marathon PR. Instead, it was at a time when the best race I could muster was a 3:51.4 1,500m, or 8 seconds slower than my best. How does this happen? How do you get in…

How to Sprint: A Breakdown of the Biomechanics of Running Jan 15, 2018

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What’s the correct way to run? How do you improve form? How should distance runners sprint? These questions and more are the subject of this 10 minute long breakdown of two middle-distance runners I coach. If you ever had any questions on how to sprint correctly, this video should serve as a helpful introduction to…

The Secret to Resilience? A Good Story. Jan 11, 2018

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Imagine something unexpected and negative just happened. Perhaps you performed poorly in an interview, blew up in a big athletic competition, lost a job, or worse yet, lost a loved one or suffered some other tragedy. Why do some individuals bounce back from these events more easily than others? According to the latest research, the…

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