V.O2 App & Community Updates
Dr. Jack Daniels’ Ingredients of Success
By Dr. Jack Daniels Having lived in 16 states and several foreign countries along with my years of competing in three World Championships, two Olympics, and visiting 30 foreign countries, I’ve come up with five ingredients of success. A lot of my opinions are based upon over 50-years of coaching Olympians, collegians and individuals of […]
Jeanne Mack’s Journey To The Olympic Trials
By Stephen Kersh Jeanne Mack’s journey to a 2:39 Olympic-Trials-qualifying marathon was anything but smooth. What culminated in a superb day of racing and execution for Jeanne, was preceded by injury flare-ups, a summer (read: [...]
“First Time I Was Able To Maintain Negative Splits”
Mila Reisser had the Bronx 10 Miler scheduled on her VDOT O2 calendar. At a 39.11 her VDOT Equivalent on race day read: 1:24:44 (8:28/mi). She nailed it! 5-minute PR in an official time of 1:24:26 (8:27/mi). [Full Results] First time in my life I was able to maintain negative splits. Thank you so much […]
Choosing The Right Course To Get Your BQ
By Kevin Strehlo I'm giving clients currently training for Boston several ways to pick up the additional minutes they now need to get to their BQ. One of the primary considerations is choosing the right [...]
Collin Wainwright On Embodying The Dedication And Hard Work
Collin Wainwright, of Springfield, PA, set a new PR and scored a BQ at the Wineglass Marathon. Collin improved his PR by 22-minutes with an official time of 2:49:27. [Full Results] More impressively, in only [...]
Meet VDOT Coach Paige Gilchrist
Paige Gilchrist is the latest coach to join the VDOT Marketplace. Paige recently graduated from NAU with a Health Science degree. After wrapping up her collegiate career earning second team All American status in the [...]