Article by Bruna Bradford, DPMR President I am a wellness specialist at Kings Beach Elementary and a Girls on the Run coach. For seasons, whenever I visited classrooms to announce Girls on the Run registration, the boys would get legitimately upset that there wasn’t a program for them. Driven to find a similar curriculum for […]
Coaches Corner
Coach’s corner – Engaging with races beyond racing
Article by Adam Kimble As a runner and a running coach, I’m a big believer in getting outside of your comfort zone. In training, in races, and in life, we discover the most about ourselves when we seek out discomfort. Last weekend, I had the privilege of announcing at the finish lines of the Canyons […]
Coach’s Corner – Track and Field Middle School Coaching
Article by Reb Anderson This week, Alder Creek Middle School had our first spring track meet of the season. I’ve been coaching the ACMS track and field team for the past three years. Every year, the team gets a little bit bigger. This year, we’ve got 165 young runners, throwers, hurdlers, and jumpers on the […]
Coach’s Corner – The Voices That Motivate You
Finding the tone and personality that will push you through tough moments and help you stay on track with training. By Kelly Fuson, DPMR Member You may have seen the movie Inside Out, or better yet, Inside Out 2, and thought, I probably have characters like that in my head. The answer is, yes you […]
Coach’s Corner – Do I Really Need to Warm-Up?
Article by Julie McGee, PT, DPT. Julie works as a Physical Therapist in Truckee, and is a DPMR Member. We’ve all been there before. Maybe you just rolled out of bed, and have limited time before you have to go to work. Maybe you just got out of work and have limited time before you […]
Coach’s Corner – Know Your Why
Article by Kelly Fuson Go beyond surface goals to uncover the deeper motivation behind your racing and training — the kind that keeps you grounded when things get tough. In the book Deep Survival the author, Laurence Gonzalez, regales stories of people lost in the woods, deserted in the ocean, and stuck on mountaintops, with […]
Coach’s Corner – Building Strength
Article by Martin Benes It’s that time of year again. When snow starts to accumulate in bits on the trail. Signaling the transition into winter. Winter is a great time to implement a strength training routine. While strength training should be done year-round, there is a lot to be said for establish a routine that […]
Coach’s Corner – Cross Training
Article by Martin Benes One of the best parts of living in the Truckee-Tahoe area is the sheer number of activities that we can enjoy in this region. Paddleboarding, biking, swimming, and more in the summer. All the skiing (or snowboarding) in the winter: cross-country, downhill, backcountry, skimo… we truly live in a mountain playground. […]
Coach’s Corner – The Beauty of the Track
Article by Martin Benes One of the best tools to improve your speed and pacing in running is the track. Whether you race long distances, short distances, or just like to run in the mountains, the track can benefit you. There are several reasons for this, but let’s look at 3 key areas: 1. […]
Coach’s Corner – Benchmark workouts
Article by Coach Martin Benes Often when we’re training for endurance sports, the question of “Am I making progress?” will come up. Preparing for longer races, it can be hard to gauge if we’re making progress or not. One simple way to do this is by having workouts that you can repeat that serve as […]
