Coach’s Corner

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Mental Side Of Running

All runners acknowledge the importance of the mental side of running. However, most dismiss that truth when it applies to them.

Grande Finale

A cross country season is like writing a book, six months of intensity followed by a loss of equilibrium as the process comes to an end.

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Iron Deficiency In Runners

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

November

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

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The Open Calendar Dilemma

For many long-time runners, the winter represents a time to take it a little easier, be more flexible, and recover from the rigors of the rest of the year.

Coach Caregiver

This morning she even told me to stop talking about not coaching.

Comparison

It’s not easy, possible or even necessary to set aside the tendency to compare

The New “C” Word

I once called competition the new “C” word because it scares people so much.