Tricks of the Trade for Middle Distance, Distance & XC Running

Tricks of the Trade for Middle Distance, Distance and Cross-Country Running is a collection of the best running articles from over 17 years of Physical Education Digest magazine.

This excellent eBook is filled with practical tips, ideas, coaching cues, reproducible charts, games, drills and workouts to help you improve running technique, trouble-shoot problems, set up workouts and help your athletes set new personal bests!

 

Think of it as a coaching clinic on your computer!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dick Moss has worked for more than two decades as the Editor/Publisher of Physical Education Digest and Physical Education Update.com . He is also the head coach of Track North Athletic Club and the Laurentian University Women's Cross-Country running and track teams in his hometown of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. As a middle-distance runner and long sprinter in the 1970's, he was an All-American at the U. Of Wisconsin and also a member of the Canadian National track and field team.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table of Contents CONCEPTS AND COACHING

 

• Avoid Early Specialization for Runners
• Multi-Tier Training for Middle & Long Distance Running
• Determine Race Paces With the Horwill Rule
• Dynos Develop the Ability to Surge & Kick
• Self-Reporting System for Track Practices
• Footplant: What, Where & Why?
• How to Keep Practices from Becoming Too Competitive
• Arm Position In Distance Running Starts
• Developing a Sense of Pace
• The 35-Minute Aerobic Exercise Threshold
• Downhill Racing Tips
• Easy One-Mile Jog Fitness Test
• Uphill Running Tips
• Improve Downhill Running Confidence
• Indoor Stage Training Circuit
• The Bicycle as a Coaching Tool
• Circular Fartlek Course Provides Better Control
• A New Test for Overtraining
• A Strange Predictor of Overtraining
• The Coaching Log--An Easy Way to Monitor Overtraining
• XC Contribution Index Helps You Gauge Individual Results
• A More Accurate Method for Determining Heart Rates
• Use a Long Jump Pit to Simulate a Steeplechase Water Jump
• Training & Competing in Smoggy Conditions

TACTICS

 

• Stay Off the Curb in Middle Distance Events
• 800m Runners Should Follow a Tangential Cut-In Path
• Surge in Pairs for Better Team Tactics
• Double Surge Tactic When Running in the Lead
• Teaching Your Athletes to Run in a Pack
• Racing Tips for Slower Runners
• Cross-Country: When You Arrive Late, Practice the Final Mile
• Study the Course: Don't Just Walk It
• Your Second Team Can Also Race at the Championships

GAMES & WORKOUTS

 

• Paarlaufs--300 Metre Style
• Race the Car Fartlek
• Learning to Withstand Fast Starts in a XC Race
• A Fun Substitute for Fartlek Work
• Squirrel Chase
• Pass-the-Torch Runs Make Fartlek Easier
• Handicap Fartlek
• Individual Marker Workouts
• Running Pace Game
• Cross-Country Pack Running Drill
• A Wet Version of the Indian Line Drill
• Team Flag Challenge
• Team Pursuit Running
• Cross-Country Golf: A Fun Anaerobic Workout
• Cross-Country Elimination Contest
• Indoor Steeplechase Workout
• Treasure Hunt
• A "Ride and Tie" Race
• Centipede Racing
• Running Game for Fitness

ORGANIZATION & ADMINISTRATION

 

• Mileage Charts Keep Them Motivated
• Personal Best Sheets
• Track Meet Results Sheet Saves Time and Effort
• Videotaped Results Sheets
• Safety Guidelines for Female Runners
• Fun-Runners Will Develop Your Cross-Country Program
• Run a World Record Every Time
• Putting the "Country" Back into Cross-Country
• Halloween Fun Run
• Year-Long Fun-Run Series for Your Entire School
• Cross-Country Training Camp