By Dr. Jack Daniels @dreambigrunner [Editor's note: Many runners training for the Boston Marathon are faced with challenging conditions in the winter so they either embrace the treadmill or only use it when they really have to. Another challenge for some Boston qualifiers is the ability to mimic the course terrain in training or find [...]
The road to the Olympic Trials started with the trust of a friendship. Caleb Kerr will toe the line again with his former teammate and now coach in Atlanta. "My best friend and college teammate Caleb Kerr had surgery on BOTH his Achilles tendons for Haglund's syndrome in 2016. He spent almost a year without [...]
Jonathan Giles of Brooklyn, NY set a new PR on a negative split at the Philadelphia Marathon. [Full Results] He was 17th out of almost 700 runners in the M45 age division. I have worked with Jay for almost two years. In that time I have managed to achieve many running goals, culminating in breaking [...]
By Dr. Jack Daniels @aperturebysd Step Count Workout Start with about 10 minutes of easy running, a few strides and some stretching, and then proceed as follows: Counting each right foot landing as one step, run hard (H) for 10 steps (about as hard as you would run in a race lasting about 10-12 minutes). [...]
Kate Landau seen in the NYC Marathon having way more fun than any other elite in the pack. Kate went on to place 15th female overall in 2:33:04. [Full Results] I been working with coach James McKirdy (@McKirdyTrained) for the past 8 months. During that time I have experienced some of the top life stresses [...]
[Editor's Note: Thanks to Coach Jim Partridge for submitting a question for Jack. Q: "In early marathon training, like 5 months before, which is better to focus on? VO2Max or Lactate Threshold work? (assuming ~50mpw volume mostly easy miles)."] Credit: @bibwearingdad By Dr. Jack Daniels The answer to this depends on what running has been [...]
A college teammate of mine at Purdue, Shari was one of the first athletes I started coaching. She had a goal of qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Trials, which she achieved by running 2:43:13 at the Chicago Marathon. Shari has a great ability to always stay positive. After the best and worst workouts she always [...]
"I could not have done this without awesome coaching from Alana. The VDOT training plus her positive vibes had me primed for a great race." - Kevin Curley "Coaching Kevin has been an exciting journey. We started working together as he prepared for the Lake Placid 1/2 Ironman in September. Then using his base from [...]
In the last 4 months Heather Pech has PR’d and won her division (F55) in every race she's entered. She's also PR’d at every distance from 400’s to 30k in workouts. Her performance at Indianapolis achieved Level 9 (Elite) on the VDOT scale. According to Dr. Daniels an age-graded equivalent performance of 2:21:13. July 2019 [...]
Jamie Gibson was first overall female at the Magnolia Marathon in Meridian, MS. Her overall time was 3:38:17. [Full results] Jamie is a fine athlete and has a remarkable ability to follow instructions perfectly! Her consistent schedule includes spin and yoga classes along with Quality Sessions on VDOT O2. Communication is excellent with Jamie, which [...]