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Speed/Strength Correlation — Debunking the Misnomers

Kevin Christian June 7, 2016 Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Track & Field, Opinion, Sprints/Speed 1 Comment

by Mike Adamson Plainfield East Boys Head Track coach I do not write much but felt compelled to write this for 2 reasons; This past …

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Hunches About Weight Lifting – Based on a Small Sample Size

John Brumund-Smith May 24, 2016 Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion 1 Comment

There will be no real “science” in this article, mainly hunches. The sample size is small, just the five years I have been the Head …

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Bringing back the Mag Miles!

Kevin Christian April 29, 2016 Coaching Blogs, Opinion Leave a Comment

Greg Kalinowski, who ran at Eastern Michigan and then trained with Nick Willis in Ron Warhurst’s group, the 2015 Mag Miles at Saint Ignatius College …

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Boston Marathon Memories

John Brumund-Smith April 18, 2016 Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion, Outside Track/CC, Professional/Olympics Leave a Comment

The other day at practice, I mentioned Carl Lewis to my high school sprinters, and none of them had any idea who I was talking …

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Winning with Speed

John Brumund-Smith April 12, 2016 Clinics, Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion Leave a Comment

I meant to publish this article over two months ago.  Then something happened.  Track started.  The track season and swim season overlap by three weeks, …

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An Appeal for a Repeal: State Time Trials

Kevin Christian January 4, 2016 Coaching Blogs, Opinion 1 Comment

4 January 2016 Dear Mr. McGraw and Members of the IHSA Cross Country Advisory Committee, My name is James Janota, and I am an English …

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New Year Resolutions for High School Track Coaches

John Brumund-Smith December 31, 2015 Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Illinois HS Track & Field, Illinois Middle School XC/Track, Opinion 3 Comments

The New Year is tonight, of course, which means the gyms will be ridiculously packed for the next two weeks and then return to normal …

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A Case for an Open Race

ADerks December 20, 2015 Coaching Blogs, Opinion 4 Comments

As most people know at this point, the IHSA Advisory committee recently made the decision to ban the organization of a formal “Time Trial” the …

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Continuous Relays – A Memorable Team Activity

John Brumund-Smith November 30, 2015 Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion, Outside Track/CC Leave a Comment

Think about your own high school athletics experience. What do you remember the most? When you bump into former teammates, what do you talk about? …

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