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Reflections on Blogging 100 Days in a Row

Today marks 100 straight days of posts on this blog. To be honest, extending the streak this long didn't really become a goal until I was...

Their Team

I'm currently reading The Tough Stuff: Seven Hard Truths About Being A Head Coach by Cody Royle, who has skin in the game as the leader...

Setting the Mind

I suppose they call it a mindset because, in a sense, it requires you to "set" your mind. And when you set your mind, you choose to view...

Towards Independence

Among the many quotable lines from Steven Pressfield's The War of Art is one that reads as follows: “The paradox seems to be, as Socrates...

We Only Deserve a Styrofoam Cup

One of my favorite short stories is the one that author Simon Sinek tells about a Styrofoam cup. If you haven't seen it, take a couple...

Is There a Switch?

After a brief one-year stint in the EFL Championship, England's second division, Fulham FC were promoted back to the Premier League last...

The Case for Optimism

In my opinion, if there's one thing a distance runner needs to have, it's optimism. Why? Because there's a lot of resistance in this...

Ace Up the Sleeve

As is typical of most undergraduate experiences, mine involved giving a lot of PowerPoint presentations. In my second year as a finance...

By a Nose

Take a look at this picture of Sanya Richards-Ross racing at the 2012 London Olympics: Source: Elle Notice how her mouth is … shut?...

The Same Direction

Early last week, a foot of snow fell in Portland. It was, by far, the largest accumulation since I moved here back in 2017. With the...

Workflows Matter

Here's something they don't tell you when you become a college coach. You won't spend a lot of time coaching. No, seriously. I think...

The Race Day Morning Run

When he was the coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, Brett Brown would go for a four-to-five mile run before every game. "I feel worthless if...

What a Poker Player Can Teach a Distance Coach

I'm sitting in a hotel room in Las Vegas. So let's talk about poker. Well, kind of. I've never been a poker player myself, but one of my...

So Exposed, Yet So Comfortable

There's a retirement letter that I've revisited a number of times. It's from an athlete who was one of the best in her sport. Here's a...

Sir Chris Hoy Owns The Process

As an 11-time World Champion and 6-time Olympic Champion in track cycling, Sir Chris Hoy knows a thing or two about winning. But it may...

One New Idea at a Time

We are reinventing the sport of Track & Field, one new idea at a time. Last night, Jesse Williams' Sound Running hosted The TEN, an...

I Guess We Should Talk About The Spikes

Okay. Let's talk about the spikes. But first, a fairytale: There once was a farmer who lived with his son. The two spent their days in...

Tag, You're "It"

Remember playing tag? Nobody wanted to be "it". In this case, we preferred the role of the prey, rather than the predator. But, what if...

Attractive Isn't Always Compatible

Attraction is common. Compatibility is rare. Attraction is easy because it requires us to evaluate something (or someone) else....

Stay On The Path

Former Navy SEAL, author, and podcast host Jocko Willink once said something that I've repeated many times. When you're on the path, he...

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