By Dr. Jack Daniels There are really only two types of training a person can do: steady running and intermittent running. By steady running I mean a non-stop run at a consistent intensity. The intensity may be very easy, as at the beginning of a warm-up, during cool-downs or during recovery runs; or it may […]
Aidan Ryan (pictured above) with his coach Kristin Stroupe at New Balance Nationals Indoor after finishing 2nd in his heat and 10th overall in the Boys 1 Mile Championship. His official time was a new personal best in 4:16.49 (71.09 VDOT). [Full Results | Video] This fall/winter Coach Stroupe adopted VDOT O2 to manage her team's training [...]
By Dr. Jack Daniels We hear a lot about “overtraining,” whatever that is. Some people call it “staleness,” others just say you are in a state of “athletic depression,” or, that you are “over-worked.” Researchers all over the country; no, all over the world, are trying to figure out how to identify overtraining and how […]
I'm sure you've all heard by now that Nike is currently undergoing a project to facilitate a sub-2-hour marathon in the near future. Recently, they did a half marathon test run on a Formula One race track. Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya was the fastest runner of the day at 59:17, but according to Alex Hutchinson of Runner's [...]
By Dr. Jack Daniels Most of us like to think that one of the advantages runners have over other athletes, or, more simply stated, running has over many other types of aerobic exercise, is the simplicity and freedom of the sport. You really can run just about anywhere, and for free. I remember coaching a sailor during […]
Featured Athlete/Coach - Paul Whittaker Meet Paul Whittaker of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. Paul is a super fast runner and longtime VDOT adopter. See Paul pictured above getting ready to draft off of Mo Farah, Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele ;) After using VDOT to develop his own athletic skills, Paul decided to become a certified [...]
Big thanks to Citius Mag and RJ McNichols for putting together such a nice video of Jack as he looks through his treasure trove of running and Olympic mementos in his house. Our favorite quote from Jack, “Riding was my best event in the pentathlon. Running was my worst and that’s why I became a running coach […]
Featured Coach - Paul Enslin Today we feature Paul Enslin, Head Coach of Amery High School Cross Country. His coaching resume is one of consistent success. Paul has been a longtime fan and follower of Daniels' Running Formula so we're excited to see him adopt VDOT Coach to more easily manage his team's training. Coaching Bio [...]
The VDOT O2 Distance Certification is now available online and included as part of the VDOT Coaching Clinics. To date, over 200 coaches world-wide have become certified by Dr. Daniels. According to Runner's World Magazine, Dr. Daniels "has had a bigger influence on training-for-running than anyone. He might be considered the Albert Einstein of the [...]
Featured Coach - Will Small Coaching Bio Coach at Athletics NorthEAST VDOT O2 Certified Coach Currently training over 70 athletes on VDOT O2 Started running 14 years ago Coaching recreational runners of all ages for 5 years Why He Loves VDOT "Until this past year when I subscribed to VDOT Coach, I communicated with my [...]