” The difference between a good athlete and a great athlete is the ability not to be tense”. Shane Benzie I went to the North Coast Sectionals last week at Hayward High to watch Owen Irving run . He […]
Coach’s Corner
Fat Adaption: Fallacy Or Fact?
The most meaningful way to succeed, is to help others succeed. Adam Grant Hello , I was looking for another Adam Grant quote and found this one while wrapping up the first four weeks of Dr Amy […]
The Daylight Savings Edition
“For some elite athletes it’s not even a question of will; they love to get out of their comfort zones and thrive on pressure. That was one of Michael Jordan’s defining characteristics: how much joy he could find in being […]
Preparing For The Inevitable Attack
“The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy’s not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we […]
Updates And Opportunities
“Resting for me is fitness training.” Jenson Button Hello….., After pulling a long day behind the wheel from St George to Marin last week, I took the positive of getting home a few days earlier than planned to rest, catch […]
Take The Trip
“Believe in yourself, and then act like it.” — Alisa Cohn Hello , I attended Moab Rocks last week, a 3 day stage race featuring some of the most iconic routes in this mountain bike mecca. I camped both […]
What’s Your Max?
I had an interesting realization yesterday while doing a hard session on Zwift that after twenty-some years of endurance racing and having “max heart rate” be some sort of nebulous concept, that it may be actually dropping enough […]
Consistency Wins
“ The best performers are not consistently great, but they are great at being consistent.” Brad Stulberg Fall is an interesting time as most people are wrapping up their seasons, and a select few are either opening up the racing […]
Hoppers and Fall Racing!
“The important thing is not to keep winning, but to keep reaching.” James Clear Hello , With a bunch of athletes racing and completing goal events across the globe last week, and me getting in some (air quotes) “racing” […]
Are you choosing your own adventure?
“An adventure is a situation where the outcome is not entirely within your control. It is up to fate, in other words” Sebastian Junger Hello , Wow, Adventure Revival was really fun! I hung out with Owen Irving at the […]