http://www.gojumbos.com/cblog2 Ideas, ideals, and dealings from Tufts Coaches Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:20:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After four years of going toe to toe with Daniel Murner—okay, more like staring at his back—I’m now getting the unique chance to work with him as a colleague. And to introduce him. I’ve only had a handful of opportunities to be even within sight of him on the track ... http://www.gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=467 Wow, am I really glad that I wrote that last post when I did.  It came in incredibly handy as I was working to motivate myself in my greatest hour of need.  I actually said out loud to myself..."What would you say to an athlete in this situation?"  I'd never ... http://www.gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=457 Take a deep breath and hold it.  Keep holding it.  Keep going.  Almost there.  Just nine more months to hold your breath.  Seriously...nine months.  Sometimes, this is exactly how I feel every school year.  And Nationals is the moment right before I get to exhale, sigh, take a deep breath, ... http://www.gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=449 Potential, chance, and what if’s. There’s nothing better? Think about it. Don’t we all pause as we’re about to scratch the last spot on our lottery tickets. We pause and think “If this last spot says $5,000 or if this last one is a cherry…” It’s its own natural high ... http://www.gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=428 I know that my Nationals post is still due up.  It's written, but this one is a little more time sensitive so I thought I'd throw it up there.  Also, we've had some pretty good discussions on this site about performance enhancing drugs so I thought you'd be interested. The BBC ... http://www.gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=423 I was going to save the world. Easy as that- sail through medical school, move to East Africa and save lives. But life always takes a few unexpected left turns and rather, I found myself sitting by the Cleveland airport curb, waiting for my ride. A large immaculate white Suburban ... http://www.gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=415 We asked each other, “Do you think he’s as excited as he was last year at this time?” We thought there had to be something special about the first time an athlete goes to nationals that could not be replicated a second or third time around. As we watched him ... http://www.gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=404 This year was a first for me and my wife...she came to nationals.  Afterwards, she came up with the great idea of posting some of her thoughts on this site.  I thought it would be great to expand that one step further.  With that in mind, this will be a ... http://www.gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=401 As a student, am I a good role model or a bad role model for the team? I’m now 4 classes deep into my new program, well 3.5 classes deep which is what prompts this question. I’ve yet to finish a class on time yet in the last two years. ... http://www.gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=399 Wow, this is a crazy life we track coaches live.  Thursday/Friday/Saturday meets on 4 of 5 weekends is a tough one.  I guess I bring it on myself by having decathletes.  Speaking of the decathlon, I realized yesterday exactly how much of a love-hate relationship I have with that event. ... http://www.gojumbos.com/cblog2/?p=397