Featured Coach - Ian Loughead Head coach of the BLT Runners, based out of Nova Scotia, Canada Runner for 8 years First official year coaching runners VDOT Certified Coaches 10 athletes on the app Why Ian Loves VDOT Coach I have been training using VDOT principles for a while now (from Daniels' Running Formula) with good [...]
The VDOT Marketplace allows athletes to search for coaches based on keywords to help find the best coaching match possible. Today, if you select the tag "High School Runners" you'll find Olympian and former Stanford University standout Malindi Elmore. Malindi now offers a unique product for young athletes: Support Coach For High School Runners. Oftentimes, young [...]
The idea behind Interval training is to accumulate a good amount of time working at your VO2max. Keep in mind that running at VO2max is also associated with running at maximum heart rate. Now, suppose maximum HR is associated with a pace of 5:00 per mile; what HR will be associated with 4:50 per mile? Maximum, [...]
Lindsay Jones continues to make huge strides under the coaching guidance of her father. Tim talks about her recent success and how the app has helped them achieve it. Lindsay Sets Another PR Thanks again to VDOT O2 and Daniels Running Formula! Lindsay completed another successful block of training with a solid 8K and a [...]
It's Time To Set Big Goals For 2018 Give the gift of getting faster this holiday season to a loved one, or to yourself! Now is the time to start planning how to achieve your goals for 2018 so take the next step and find a running coach that matches your specific needs. Find A [...]
Kiya Dandena has been working with VDOT Coach Jay Bawcom on VDOT O2 since this past February. He currently has one of the highest VDOT scores on the app logging upwards of 100 miles per week. All Kiya's hard work and dedication paid off this past weekend at the U.S. Marathon Championships where he had a breakthrough [...]
Threshold pace training is great for improving a runner's endurance, or the ability to endure a greater and greater intensity of effort for a longer period of time. The key is training at the right intensity as speed might change due to various conditions (wind, hills, temperature, etc.). If a runner understands what training right [...]
In any proper training plan Easy pace will make up a large majority of your running and most tend to run too fast on Easy days. What's incredible about this training type are the huge physiological benefits that occur as a function of time spent running, not speed. Running faster on Easy days might [...]
VDOT is a measure of your current running ability. When you know your VDOT value you can eliminate a great deal of guesswork when training and racing. Your VDOT takes into account your psychological input into racing, because instead of using lab tests to determine your ability level, we're using your race performances, which are [...]
Rebeka Stowe is a running coach on the VDOT O2 Coach Marketplace. We're proud to have this rising star in the coaching ranks using VDOT O2 to manage her athletes. As an elite athlete Rebeka has worked with some of the best coaches in the business. She also have an incredible positive energy and philosophy to [...]