-
New posts are normally published
Monday — less often during the cross country and track seasons - Follow the runner eclectic on WordPress.com
Search Site:
-
Recent Posts
Categories
- Attempts at Humor
- Books and Movies
- Coaching
- cross country
- Field Guide to Tracks
- High School Runners
- In Memoriam
- Indoor Track
- Injuries & Health
- Japan
- Marathon
- My Back Pages
- Olympics
- PEDs and Drug Cheating
- Polls
- Pro Runners
- Race Reports
- Racing
- Records & Statistics
- Running Research
- Tanzania
- Track
- Training
- Travel
- Uncategorized
- Weather and Seasons
- World Championships
Archives
- March 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
Category Archives: Coaching
Compassion and Sportsmanship
“It’s the first race that I’ve ever really had where I crossed the finish line and thought there wasn’t even another second that I could have made up at any point in that race… If you can say that honestly … Continue reading
From the Archives: On Running Hard in Dual Meets
[The beginning of cross country practices and the post-Labor Day surge at work has made it difficult for me to think clearly, let alone sit down and write. So with apologies for the re-posting, here’s something from the archives: a … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, cross country, High School Runners
Tagged cross country, dual meets
Leave a comment
Confidence Game
It has been a fairly quiet few days up here at the family cottage, overlooking Sawyer’s Cove, halfway up the Maine Coast. I had intended to share this time with Joni, but in the end she couldn’t make the trip, … Continue reading
Man with a Plan
Among the final, and not unpleasant, tasks of the spring track season was having a handful of one-on-one meetings with kids who wanted a plan for running over the summer to prepare them for cross country in the fall. Before … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, High School Runners, Training
Tagged Running plan, spreadsheets, summer training
Leave a comment
Sixto de Mayo
“…Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don’t hang yourself, you’ll regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, High School Runners, Weather and Seasons
Tagged kierkegaard, sixto de mayo, track and field
Leave a comment
Book Review: The Animal Keepers
In the spring of 1985, Donn Behnke was a social studies teacher at Stevens Point Area High School in Wisconsin, and already a very successful Track and Cross Country Coach at the high school level. In nine years of coaching, … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Movies, Coaching, cross country, High School Runners, Uncategorized
Tagged Animal Keepers, Donn Behnke, STASH, Steven's Point
Leave a comment
True Calling
The fall season’s over, and winter sports have begun. The die-hard runners still gather after school to run together, but the numbers are modest compared to the official practices that took place every day for almost three months. In a … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, High School Runners, Uncategorized
Leave a comment
