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In one of my earlier posts I discussed the difference between aerobic and anaerobic training and the effect each can have on your performance. While I made some general claims about the importance of running aerobically, I think it is useful to more thoroughly explain why knowing the difference between aerobic and anaerobic running is [...]
If April showers bring May flowers than I am positive winter training brings spring PR’s. Premier Coaching had two athletes racing this weekend, in the first of many spring events, and they were both a great success. Running a half marathon course PR of 1:22:30 for 16th overall was Mike Bosch in our northern neighbor, [...]
Heating your muscles before a run can be one of the best ways to help ward off creeping injuries and get your body primed for high level exercise. Simply speaking, the warmer the blood can get around the areas that are tight, sore or cold, the better you’ll perform and the less likely you are [...]
As an online running coach, I get a lot of questions about side stitches as they will occur at some point in almost any runner’s lifetime. While there has been a lot of articles written about what exactly a side stitch is and how to prevent one – not eating too close to a run, [...]
This particular article might come with much needed advice for some or rather useless information for others, depending on where you live in the World.
Recently, Maryland was blitzed with over three feet of snow in four days and to say that they were unprepared for such events would be putting it lightly. I was just [...]
I’m always on the lookout for interesting training topics and discussions. Recently, I assigned one of my athletes, Jordan Kinley, a workout consisting of 10 x 800 meters with 30 seconds rest. Jordan had a great workout, despite the limited rest, and came away from the session with confidence in his fitness.
Most runners are somewhat [...]
If you’ve been hemming and hawing about the benefits of getting an online running coach to guide your training, you’re not alone. While many elite athletes and Olympians have been training at the highest levels of support since their youth careers – and presumably have gathered enough training knowledge to fill a library – they [...]
Learning the difference between anaerobic and aerobic training is the key to improving your personal best in any race. Training and racing at the appropriate levels is the single most important change in your training that you can make. Understanding what each of these terms mean is the first step in that transformation.
At the heart [...]
With the recent influx of new clients, and my desire to continually add value to my coaching program as well as keep everyone updated about the new happenings at Premier Coaching, I’ve started working on a few new elements. First, I’ve created the Online Training Suite, which is very close to being finished and is [...]
I have recently begun assigning many of my athletes hill sprints after a lot of research and experimentation on myself. Specifically, Their schedules have them run between two and twelve 10-12 second hill sprints up a steep incline at 95% effort with full recovery. When I first assign this workout a lot of the athletes [...]
My name is Jeff Gaudette and I have been studying everything there is to know about running and training for the last 13 years; some might call me obsessed. I love coaching and I have a passion for translating highly technical training theory to the schedules of my "everyday" runners. Learn more about my running and coaching background HERE
