Category Archives: 400 workouts

As good as it gets

Posted on July 13, 2017 by

I’ve always loved the acting of Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear and Jack Nicholson in the movie “As Good As It Gets.” You may recall the plot line: Nicholson plays a writer wracked by obsessive-compulsive disorder. Hunt plays a waittress beset by … Continue reading →

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Reverse psychology at the indoor track

Posted on March 30, 2017 by

I joined a training partner yesterday for an indoor track workout. He was doing 4 X 1M and I had time to get in a couple intervals with him and we had fun, doing both at 7:00 pace. But it … Continue reading →

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Leave your worries behind

Posted on October 14, 2016 by

Over the course of a career, athletes experience a variety of circumstances as they approach competition. Every race is different even if one is competing on a perfectly composed and constructed 400-meter track. That means mental preparation for competition is … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a f*ck up, and how to keep laughing about it

Posted on August 3, 2016 by

I love it when I f*ck up. Find it amusing. My kids love it too. They roll their texting eyes and go, “OMG dad.” This morning in conversation with my fiance Sue, I was discussing a fun coaching session I … Continue reading →

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A simple technique to running faster that is simple, hard, and it works

Posted on September 8, 2015 by

With all the theory and articles written about how to become a faster runner at any distance, there is one simple thing you must do to improve your speed, your stride and your overall race pace at any distance. Run … Continue reading →

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