We hit some 800m and 1000m repeats tonight to get a good taste of ‘going long’. After starting the workouts with repetitious drills that might seem monotonous, you can see how they carry over to the real deal. It’s key to stay focused throughout the entire workout and you maintain that form and focus during  Read more »

We’ll meet again on Sunday near Lincoln Park at 10AM. Fewer drills and more running, so keep working on your drills between now and then! Leave the jump rope at home and bring a watch to time your laps if you have one. See you then!

We had a good workout last night and introduced some new drills. Instead of focusing on the pull and getting that figure 4 pose, we switched gears and focused on the fall. We partnered up and had one person lean slightly forward from the ankles toward their partner (trust fall!), who put up a bit  Read more »

We’re gradually easing into our normal schedule with the addition of our Wednesday evening workout this week. We’ll be out in full force on Sunday, then on our normal schedule of Monday and Wednesday at 7PM and Sunday at 10AM. Same location Wednesday – Lincoln Park. We’ll do a few new drills and most of  Read more »

It looks like the weather should be spectacular this weekend! We’ll be meeting at 10AM at the same location near Lincoln Park. If you are new or interested in joining, shoot me an email and I’ll include you on the email chain and pass on the directions. Format will be similar to last week. We’ll  Read more »

Thanks to the brave souls who made it out to Sunday’s workout. Mother Nature wasn’t as kind to us as I had hoped, but the showers couldn’t damper a good workout. We reviewed the drills again, focusing on the exaggerated heel pull and making sure that foot lands under the GCM (general center of mass).  Read more »

First - don’t forget to spring forward and move your clocks ahead Saturday night! Second – we will be meeting near Lincoln Park at 10AM. If you are interested in joining and haven’t emailed me, email me so I know you are coming and can give you directions. Third – if it’s rainmmageddon outside, the run  Read more »

Here’s another workout for you for this week. Choose the workout based on the distance of the race you are training for or your experience level – Cover the distance listed in the format of 20 seconds ‘on’ and 10 seconds ‘off’. Novice -Half mile Intermediate -1 mile Experienced – 2 mile Record the number  Read more »

While we’re still in start-up mode for a few more weeks, make sure you’re hitting the pavement or a treadmill belt.  I’ll be posting a couple workouts each week to get you started, so be sure to keep checking the website. 10 x 30 second repeats Cover as much distance as possible (AMDAP) in 30  Read more »