Life in the Fast Lane In my experience as an athlete and professional coach, the area that I refer to as the 'secret weapon' is Core Strength. No doubt a buzz phrase these days and on the cover of health and fitness magazines tempting you to try some product or workout on the promise of the perfect abs... Yet, this is so misguided...true core strength is stealth, invisible, it is quietly for function and ultimately performance, not for show ! I consider myself extremely fortu

Life in the Fast Lane Barefoot running Since I first became seriously interested in the biomechanics of running some twenty years ago as I searched for the 'Holy Grail' and searched for that perfect racing season I experimented with different running styles and spent thousands of hours 'tinkering' on my own running form just as a professional golfer would spend thousands of hours on the driving range working on their game. I make no secret that it is my belief that the optima

Life in the Fast Lane Nite lite bites………. Trying to lose those couple of tricky pounds to get ready for race season or your key race…. What has always worked for me is to go ‘lite at nite’ I believe that the timing of the food is as important as the food itself. For me it is about getting in enough calories but maneuvering them around to work for my metabolism allowing my body to willingly and safely shed those two to three pounds that make the difference between training wei

Life in the Fast Lane 16 Days of Glory I often express in the Life in the Fast Lane blog that I understand, appreciate and encourage balance. We as fellow runners each enjoy other avenues of pleasure in life whether it be fishing, surfing, traveling, soccer,sports spectating of major American and world sports and of course good social conversation with each other with our friends and good down to earth R&R…….. But let me say, let me reiterate, let me state, that at the end of

Life in the Fast Lane From the Catskills to the Cotswolds, from the Sudan to Siberia, from Scotland to Singapore, people around the world lace up their running shoes and head out the door. Running is the anytime, anyplace no nonsense, no need for excessive equipment sport that is one for all and all for one ~~ In this techno age environment that we now live (and for the most part appreciate the comforts and luxuries that this technology affords us) it is still gratifying to k

This was perhaps as close as I have come to the perfect race in a marathon. Not so much from the splits as it is very difficult to run even pace at the Napa Valley marathon due to the course undulation but rather due to the well managed expenditure of effort dispersed throughout the race. I knew I was ready to race. Four weeks before, my coach Greg Brock, had his 50th birthday and wanted to run a sub 10 miler on the track in under the hour at one of our local high schools in

Life in the Fast Lane Here are some of my favorite running movies- documentaries and books !~ I wonder what some of yours might be? So here we go in no particular order ! Movies and Documentaries Fire on the track The Steve Prefontaine Story Without Limits The Steve Prefontaine Story Prefontaine The Steve Prefontaine Story Born to Run The Seb Coe Story Endurance The Haile Gebrselassie Story Forrest Gump Marathon man Chariots of Fire The Jericho Mile Gallipoli The Di

Life in the Fast Lane The Run Tall, Run Easy philosophy on racing below these racing photographs. Racing is more than just stepping to the line !! Racing is more than just the sum of the parts of training…. I believe we can draw 25-35% more out of ourselves on race day than we can with any training session. How do we explain that? Some of that % is simple enough, rest, fueling, adrenaline etc but a great deal of it is the unknown and the unexplainable… it just is what it is !

Run Tall, Run Easy, “ The Method ” It is my intention to spread the word globally of what I believe to be the preferred most efficient method of running. My number one priority is to create in the runner the reason and logic to pause and give thought to how he/she is moving across the ground in the most efficient, powerful yet economic fashion possible. In short, to pay attention to their Running Biomechanics… Run Tall, Run Easy was born out of my insatiable desire during t

Life in the Fast Lane Too many runners in the opinion of this coach play it safe, stay in their comfort zone, literally and figuratively. Today's musing specifically refers to racing in one's home area against the same (or very similar competition) often resulting in stagnant times but placing high in one's age group or in the case of some of the faster runners in the area, placing on the podium or even winning the race. Don't misunderstand me, I am not suggesting one should