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Match the Energy

The other day, I was lacing up my shoes to go for a run when I heard it. "It" started as a soft drizzle. Within seconds, it became a...

Like a Teacher on Test Day

Consider, for a minute, the work of a teacher. In an overly simplified sense, it's a dance of preparation and examination. The teacher...

The Pervasive Habit of Self-Handicapping

As coaches, we've all been there. The week of the big race comes, and all of the sudden, an athlete has pain in their Achilles. Someone...

Why Becky Hammon Coaching the Spurs is Important

On Wednesday night, San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich was ejected in the second quarter of their game against the Los Angeles...

Study for 100

Today is the day. It's the day when a large swath of the population decides to embark on a New Year's Resolution. The gyms are full...

20 Podcasts I Enjoyed in 2020

Earlier this month, Spotify offered users a look at their listener data for the year. At that point, I had spent over 36,000 minutes...

10 Books I Enjoyed in 2020

By now, you've probably read all of the "Best Books of 2020" lists you can handle. That's okay. I promise mine will be different in at...

Word of the Year: Equanimity

In a year that felt unlike any other in history, a philosophy that has persisted for over two millennia provided a playbook. Yes, I'm...

Credo for a Coach

A small, 9x14 cm Clairefontaine notebook is the key to my productivity. Serving as a pocket-sized journal, I use it to create checklists,...

Just a Thought for the Shoe Companies

Say you are a shoe company, and you decide to sponsor a professional running team. You have money to pay 12 full-time salaries. Most...

Clarity > Motivation

Last week, author James Clear was a guest on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais. Clear's book, Atomic Habits, has spent 55...

We Can't Train Like We Christmas Shop

There's a concept in the project management world called Parkinson's Law. Essentially, it means that the more time you have, the longer...

Hug The Rail: The Tactical Genius of Nick Willis

"Nick didn't care how fast he ran. He just had to win." While being interviewed by Ryan Fenton and Alex Lohr on their Beneath the...

Nuance

There's a counterargument to everything I've written. And in a particular context, that perspective could be the better angle. There are...

Fall Semester Reflections: Prioritize Effectiveness

This fall, a "typical" training week for our men's cross country team was anything but. In times not constrained by a pandemic, we would...

Mudita

Mudita. It is a word from the Sanskrit and Pali languages, meaning "sympathetic or vicarious joy, or the pleasure that comes from...

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