Summer Prep for a SuccessfulYouth Cross Country Season
All great fall cross country seasons begin during the summer. From College, through High School down to the Youth circuit, the key prep...
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Coach Sean
- Jul 16
- 5 min
Running Safety: Getting Home Safely After Every Run
Heading out for a run should always be one of the highlights of your day. It releases endorphins and other “feel good” neurotransmitters...
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Coach Sean
- Jul 14
- 4 min
Strength Training for Young Runners:Smart Alternatives to Weight Training
Modern sports science for young athletes has provided coaches a multitude of guidance, specifically in the area of strength training. As...
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Coach Sean
- Jul 14
- 1 min
Coach Sean’s Bookshelf
Book Review: Running with the Buffaloes: A Season Inside With Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, And The University Of Colorado Men's Cross...
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Coach Sean
- Jul 14
- 3 min
Active Isolated Stretching: Using Targeted Movement to Improve Flexibility and Performance
Like many runners, the early years of my training and racing included an array of less than beneficial and unhealthy stretching and...
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Coach Sean
- Jun 4
- 3 min
In Praise of Even Pacing
Every experienced coach has been asked by an athlete who is about to race “Coach, how should I go out?” This common question refers to...
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Coach Sean
- May 6
- 5 min
Prep Steps for Your First Youth Race
If you have decided to support your child during their first season as a youth runner, you now realize that there is a ton you may not...
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Coach Sean
- May 5
- 3 min
Preparing For Your First Youth Season
If you are considering a plan to have your child embark on their first season of running, I strongly suggest that you target the fall...
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Coach Sean
- Mar 13
- 5 min
Final Race Preparations
Throughout my long coaching career, I can look back on many major wins that should not have happened. Often, my athletes have upset the...
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Coach Sean
- Mar 12
- 4 min
Best Runner’s Hacks
Decades of training racing and coaching has taught me a ton of quick fixes and shortcuts to optimizing the time on my feet. Although...
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Coach Sean
- Mar 8
- 4 min
Why RUNNING is for YOU (and everyone else)!
The benefits of running are impossible to discuss in singularly prioritized list. Just like every snowflake, each runner is uniquely...
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Coach Sean
- Mar 1
- 1 min
Coach Sean’s Bookshelf
Book of the Month: Born To Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Author: Christopher...
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