John O'Malley discusses how the 800m is different than XC, and the mentality needed to run the race well.

Visit CoacJayJohnson.com to learn more about the Mental Skills for High School Runners course, which this excerpt is from.

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Here from John O'Malley, Shannon Thompson, Kelly Christensen, and Sinclaire Johnson.

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In this mini-episode Coach Jay explains what coaches should do when an athlete is ill. Hint: Lowering the volume, but expecting them to run workouts that replicate the demands of the race is the way to go.

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In this mini-episode Coach Jay talks about how to use Tuesday meets to get kids ready to run fast at a Saturday invitation.

This is an excerpt from Alex's presentation at the Boulder Running Camps 2020-21 Winter Virtual Camp. 

It's a fantastic presentation and both the athletes and coaches who were fortunate to learn from Alex.

If you're a coach and you want your athletes to learn from coaches like Alex have them (and their parents) visit BoulderRunningCamps.com and learn about our educational offerings. We offer more than just in-person camps and serious kids, who are eager to race faster, can learn a tremendous amount from our speakers.

If you have two or more athletes register for the camp then you get to register for free. Email me at [email protected] for the latest discounts for teams.

And as always, please email me if you have questions, comments, or advice regarding the podcast.

In this episode, Jay Johnson explains why he doesn't use the term speed work. He goes into detail about how he thinks coaches should use the term speed. It's his contention that the term 'race pace work' can often be used to assign training to athletes.

Check out Jay's other podcast, Running with Coach Jay, to hear his views on why this term is also problematic for adult runners.

Alex Lyons is a tremendous coach and I'm so happy he not only joined me on the podcast, but that's he's part of the Boulder Running Clinics 2020-21 Winter Webinar Series. 

Alex is the girl's coach at Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Illinois. The girls have had tremendous success in both cross country and track during his time as the head coach.

Alex spent part of his collegiate running years at American University where Matt Centrowitz was his coach and we discuss how Coach Centrowitz's approach influenced his coaching.

In this wide-ranging conversation, we spend a significant amount of time on training and why he does what he does with his athletes.

Thank you Alex for being the first guest in the podcast!

John O'Malley is the boy's cross country and track coach at Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Illinois. He is the only person to have coached two Footlocker national champions. On the track, his boys ran an average time of 7:44 in the 4 x 800m for seven consecutive years (averaging 1:56 per athlete).

John is part of a panel discussion on burnout as part of the Boulder Running Clinics Winter Webinar Series. This is a series of 12 webinars, each roughly 90 minutes, that you can attend live or watch/listen to the recordings. 

Visit BoulderRunningClinics.com to learn more about the webinar series and to register.

Make sure to use the discount code "podcast" to get a discount on your registration. 

John was the second guest on the podcast - episode 002. He has also appeared on the podcast in episode 015 with Dr. Jeff Messer and Jeff Boelé.

Jonathan Dalby is the girl's and boy's coach at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. His teams have won multiple state titles in cross country and have made multiple NXN appearances, including in 2017 when the boys were third and the girls were sixth.

Jonathan is part of a panel discussion on burnout as part of the Boulder Running Clinics Winter Webinar Series. This is a series of 12 webinars, each roughly 90 minutes, that you can attend live or watch/listen to the recordings. 

Visit BoulderRunningClinics.com to learn more about the webinar series and to register.

Make sure to use the discount code "podcast" to get a discount on your registration. 

Kim O'Malley is a former high school coach - nine years in both California and Colorado - who is a content developer for Girls On The Run International. 

Kim is part of a panel discussion on burnout as part of the Boulder Running Clinics Winter Webinar Series. This is a series of 12 webinars, each roughly 90 minutes, that you can attend live or watch/listen to the recordings. 

Visit BoulderRunningClinics.com to learn more about the webinar series and to register.

Make sure to use the discount code "podcast" to get a discount on your registration. 

Finally, I spoke with Kim on episode 010 and in that episode, you can learn more about social-emotional learning and why it's so important for high school coaches to understand those concepts.