We often assume the greatest today is the greatest of all time, because of what I call the Bias of Now. But a better way to think of the greatest of all time is whether or not you can have an "era" of distance running named after you.
My family was able to join about 3,000 other spectators for the first night of women's soccer matches at Miyagi Stadium in northern Japan. It was a rare opportunity to be an Olympic spectator that few will have. Here are a few thoughts and highlights.
Actually, I think there is. Or at least, there is a "best mindset" to be in when reading any non-fiction book. It involves following three principles and one simple system.
One of the simplest and best ways to engage more with training is to read. And there are an infinite number of running books to read. Someday, I may highlight my favorites. But today, I want to do something a little different.
I want to highlight five non-running books that will make you a better runner.
Runners often define themselves by their personal records, but PRs rarely answer the most important question: how good are you, really? (New article at Podium Runner)
I'm excited to share that Podium Runner, one of the premier online running platforms, has published an excerpt from Chapter 3 of Make the Leap. It's the section dedicated to the Hidden Training Program: what you really need to do to be successful.
Exponential improvement and making a leap are the results of strong positive feedback loops. I first explain how and why feedback loops work. I then offer the three most important words to focus on to optimize your training feedback loops.
It's true that "better necessarily implies different." But it isn't true that it necessarily implies creating a different plan. When you execute differently, you can get more out of your existing plan. This post introduces three ways to think about executing differently.