Hot enough for ya?  Here in the Northern California we’ve had one of the hottest starts to the summer on record and the weather has been taking its toll on athletes.  Not only can the heat reduce your performance during exercise, its effects significantly impact recovery, an... [More]

You put in the training and eat right. Yet you still look for ways to improve your athletic performance. Putting in more hours may seem like a logical way to go faster or further, but if you were to change nothing but improve the quality of recovery, your performance would also improve.  ... [More]

As we make the transition from spring to summer, we will be looking to put a sharp peak on our form. This series of articles, starting last fall, has demonstrated an annual plan that began with low intensity base, followed by a neuromuscular transition period, into a phase of progressive lactate t... [More]

Your need for speed is at an excruciating peak by now. You have patiently built base, carefully watching your heart-rate, reining in your natural instinct to surge. You’ve spent a tantalizing month transitioning from low intensity to high intensity with some stimulating neuromuscular work, foc... [More]