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Down Time, Part II

After last week’s “Down Time” column, I had a few people reach out. I mentioned that we always have athletes gearing up for important races

Down Time

After a big couple of weekends like the Twin Cities Marathon and Chicago Marathon, people who don’t really understand our team or my job will

Moving Toward the Difficult

My kids are on a rock climbing team, and as I have also become somewhat obsessed with climbing, I often ask them for advice on

Labor of Love

Labor Day in the United States was established to celebrate the contributions of workers – the people who put their blood, sweat, and tears into

Early Returns

I think of the early season races, especially in a marathon build-up, as kind of like the early returns on election night. They can tell

Ramblings on Cross Country and Teams

As a young kid, I ran summer track, mixed in with Little League baseball, tennis, basketball, and probably a bunch of other sports that I

Best Race You’ve Ever Witnessed?

originally posted March 13, 2022 A conversation over a beer between two track geeks often leads the question of “what’s the best race you’ve ever

Catching Up with Laura Roesler

originally posted January 31, 2023 If you’ve been around the sport for at least the past decade, Laura Roesler might very well be a household

Meb’s First Mile

originally posted March 21, 2024 In celebration of Meb Keflezighi’s 10 year anniversary of his 2014 Boston Marathon victory, we will be featuring a Celebration of

Even More from the Hub

Catching up with Deena Kastor

The New York City Marathon took place early on in November, and it was a weekend to remember for the fans, former and current athletes

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Iron Deficiency In Runners

An iron supplement is one that nearly all of our ZAP Endurance athletes take regularly.

My First Trail World Finals

I have to be completely honest: I underestimated the difficulty of trail racing. Going into this year, I had only ever done two trail races.

Being Okay With Imperfect

With Halloween being recently in the past, it got me thinking about my experience as a child. First off, I don’t like chocolate, so trick

November

We all need a happy place – an escape, if you will. Mine is coaching cross country.

Balancing ED Recovery and Athletic Goals

The goals of eating disorder recovery are eat enough, let go of food rules, accept your body, exercise out of joy, learn to listen to