Coaches’ Blog

Well, I guess it’s about time to start talking about track again.  I’ve been chatting up Rwanda and the wedding for a while, maybe I should start treating this blog like it actually belongs to a track coach.  It has been incredibly rainy in Medford and if this summer has taught me anything, it is […]

WARNING: Prior to reading any of this, please understand that I have no certification as a medical doctor.  I just play one in the track office.  Months ago, a recruit informed me of a very unfortunate turn of circumstances near the end of his senior year cross country season.  He had been feeling extremely sluggish […]

I know that I may be being very repetitive (I wrote about this in one of my first blog posts), but this stuff is so scary that it needs another post.  Sure, you may be an 18-year-old runner who feels invincible and that is why the military puts 18-year-olds on the front line.  But just […]

Is it odd that my favorite aspect of coaching at Tufts has absolutely nothing to do with running or track & field?  I have to say that I enjoy the conversations the most.  It’s funny because I started coaching to teach student/athletes and I sometimes feel that I’ve ended up learning more than I teach. […]

I may be a hurdler and find the races that Xiang and Robles put together unbelievably impressive; however, that in no way means that I can’t be absolutely amazed by what Gebrselassie can do.  Sub 2:04, are you kidding?  Simply running a 1:02 1/2 marathon is scary, but to then negative split and run a 1:01 […]

It’s called kinesiotaping.  It’s been around for ages, but it seems to have just found its way into mainstream professional sports.  If you’ve been watching the Olympics, then you’ve probably seen a number kinesiotaped athletes.  It has a number of uses that range from helping circulation and lymph flow to regulating body temperature.  Ultimately, most […]