028 - 800m Mentality with John O'Malley
Coaching Runners Podcast
John O'Malley discusses how the 800m is different than XC, and the mentality needed to run the race well. Visit CoacJayJohnson.com to learn more about the Mental Skills for High School Runners course, which this excerpt is from. Enjoy!
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027 - Mental Skills for 1600m
Coaching Runners Podcast
Here from John O'Malley, Shannon Thompson, Kelly Christensen, and Sinclaire Johnson. You can find the full video on YouTube: More mental skills videos at Here's what coaches and athletes are saying about the Mental Skills course: https://testimonial.to/mental-skills-for-high-school-runners/all "I look forward to Jay's weekly emails because they are phenomenal reminders for me as a coach." - Isaiah Remington Get the newsletter here - www.coachjayjohnson.com Articles for High School Coaches: www.coachjayjohnson.com/blog Links to FREE Downloads and Videos: Twitter: @coachjayjohnson...
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026 - What should you do when an athlete is ill?
Coaching Runners Podcast
In this mini-episode Coach Jay explains what coaches should do when an athlete is ill. Hint: Lowering the volume, but expecting them to run workouts that replicate the demands of the race is the way to go. Let's go!
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025 - The best way to use Tuesday meets
Coaching Runners Podcast
In this mini-episode Coach Jay talks about how to use Tuesday meets to get kids ready to run fast at a Saturday invitation.
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024 - Alex Lyons - What Makes a Great Teammate
Coaching Runners Podcast
This is an excerpt from Alex's presentation at the . It's a fantastic presentation and both the athletes and coaches who were fortunate to learn from Alex. If you're a coach and you want your athletes to learn from coaches like Alex have them (and their parents) visit and learn about our educational offerings. We offer more than just in-person camps and serious kids, who are eager to race faster, can learn a tremendous amount from our speakers. If you have two or more athletes register for the camp then you get to register for free. Email me at for the latest discounts for teams. And...
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023 - Speed Work: What does it mean?
Coaching Runners Podcast
In this episode, Jay Johnson explains why he doesn't use the term speed work. He goes into detail about how he thinks coaches should use the term speed. It's his contention that the term 'race pace work' can often be used to assign training to athletes. Check out Jay's other podcast, , to hear his views on why this term is also problematic for adult runners.
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022 - Alex Lyons
Coaching Runners Podcast
Alex Lyons is a tremendous coach and I'm so happy he not only joined me on the podcast, but that's he's part of the . Alex is the girl's coach at Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Illinois. The girls have had tremendous success in both cross country and track during his time as the head coach. Alex spent part of his collegiate running years at American University where Matt Centrowitz was his coach and we discuss how Coach Centrowitz's approach influenced his coaching. In this wide-ranging conversation, we spend a significant amount of time on training and why he does what he...
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021 - John O'Malley - Burnout in Coaching
Coaching Runners Podcast
John O'Malley is the boy's cross country and track coach at Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Illinois. He is the only person to have coached two Footlocker national champions. On the track, his boys ran an average time of 7:44 in the 4 x 800m for seven consecutive years (averaging 1:56 per athlete). John is part of a panel discussion on burnout as part of the Boulder Running Clinics Winter Webinar Series. This is a series of 12 webinars, each roughly 90 minutes, that you can attend live or watch/listen to the recordings. Visit to learn more about the webinar series and to register....
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020 - Jonathan Dalby - Burnout in Coaching
Coaching Runners Podcast
Jonathan Dalby is the girl's and boy's coach at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. His teams have won multiple state titles in cross country and have made multiple NXN appearances, including in 2017 when the boys were third and the girls were sixth. Jonathan is part of a panel discussion on burnout as part of the Boulder Running Clinics Winter Webinar Series. This is a series of 12 webinars, each roughly 90 minutes, that you can attend live or watch/listen to the recordings. Visit to learn more about the webinar series and to register. Make sure to use the discount...
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019 - Kim O'Malley - Burnout in Coaching
Coaching Runners Podcast
Kim O'Malley is a former high school coach - nine years in both California and Colorado - who is a content developer for . Kim is part of a panel discussion on burnout as part of the Boulder Running Clinics Winter Webinar Series. This is a series of 12 webinars, each roughly 90 minutes, that you can attend live or watch/listen to the recordings. Visit to learn more about the webinar series and to register. Make sure to use the discount code "podcast" to get a discount on your registration. Finally, I spoke with Kim on episode 010 and in that episode, you can learn more about...
info_outlineScott Steffen is the boy’s and girl’s coach at Concordia Lutheran High School in Fort Wayne, IN.
His boys team won the state cross country championship in 2019. Indiana has a single classification championship and Concordia Lutheran has an enrollment of just over 700 students. His boys went on to finish 4th at the NXR in unquestionably one of the toughest regions.
In this podcast Scott talks about the challenges of coaching at a small school and the challenges of having a small team.
Scott is a member of all three seasons of High School Running Coach and he talks about how that resource, and Jay’s Fundamentals Education course, have impacted his coaching.
Finally, go to CoachJayJohnson.com and the Coach Runners Podcast page to find a link to the notes for this episode. Included in this episode are transcribed excerpts of the highlights of this episode.
Enjoy!