3. Build a culture of running
Elements for Sound HS Distance Running
Maintain athleticism
Make their bodies strong
Teach them to run by feel
Long Runs
Specificity
Run with good posture
Should they be lifting weights?
24-hour athlete
“Simple Ain’t Easy.”
Develop the Aerobic Metabolism!!!
7. Build a culture of running
All good programs do this.
I’m not the person to ask, but at the social
tonight, you should ask about this before you
start talking workouts.
8. Build a culture of running
Elements for Sound HS Distance Running
Maintain athleticism
Make their bodies strong
Teach them to run by feel
Long Runs
Specificity
Run with good posture
Should they be lifting weights?
24-hour athlete
“Simple Ain’t Easy.”
11. If they are weak, make them strong
Muscular strength is important, not only for fast
running but for injury prevention.
I’ve seen the Strake Jesuit boys handle almost all
of the General Strength (GS) we teach at the
Boulder Running Camps.
13. Fartlek runs are the best
way to teach this.
You want them to crash
and burn a couple of times.
14. Long Runs - Need to do, not Nice to do
Build the duration of these runs slowly over the
season and over a career.
The runs should become progression long runs
fairly early in the season, even if the length of the
run isn’t that great.
Posture is important - if they can’t maintain
posture throughout the run then shorten the run.
16. Athletes must run with good posture
Know what good posture looks like.
Strengthen the posterior chain.
Lots of General Strength and Mobility (GSM).
Active Isolated Flexibility (AIF) - “Rope Stretching.”
Body Lean is 1-2º forward; don’t lean over hips.
24. HighSchoolRunnigCoach.com
Great Resource for coaches as the featured coaches are
sharing everything they do with their teams.
Some content will be free and some will be member’s only.
Everything is free before June 30th.