I wanted to share what I have learned from smart coaches who have shared their wisdom with me over the years. For simplicity sake I will just list what I have learned instead of getting into long history or other ramblings. I have a good taste in what is good information and what is just marketing nonsense. I see a lot of blogs talking about high intensity elements but without sharing the details [...]

I wanted to share some of the information I learned from sitting down with bright coaches on EliteTrack for several reasons. First, I am noticing a lot of discussion in the message boards about strength training and endurance, and wanted to share my observations of Galen Rupp. I love that we have a stud American distance athlete and I think he is a monster talent. One of the discussion was a criti [...]

Well a busy start to my 2013 has me bringing this out a little late but I wanted to continue the previous year's tradition of posting a "Best of ELITETRACK. The 2012 edition marks our 5th annual installment with some all-time highs for blog ratings Here are the Top 10 most popular forum threads and blogs from 2012.Most Read Blog Entries of 2012: Foam Rolling- Evidence Based Results? (628) [...]

Hello friends! I wanted this to be the place where I first announce my book that will be started in the summer of 2013. My vision for this book will be the Daniel's Running Formula for sprinting. It will include different training models, periodization, philosophy, strength routines, and actual training programs for high school through elite sprinting. The Sprinter's Compendium will be a one sto [...]

How fast are you? What is your 30m Fly? What is your 30m acceleration? How good is your conditioning? The freelap system is a one of the best tools coaches can have for getting splits and getting times. At first I thought that the system was too good to be true. With other timing systems costing thousands this system is far less expensive and far more useful. The watch is great for getting rest in [...]

We finally have a page on Facebook for those who are frequent users of that platform. We'll syndicate content there as well as open up other discussion and content sharing. I'm not sure what took so long given I've been an earlier adopter of social media ventures in other areas of business. You can follow us on Facebook HERE. Please like and share with your friends. If you're more of a twitter [...]

As the Olympic Games begin I think it will be interesting to track the United Kingdom's improvement as a national team with elitetrack favorite coach Dan Pfaff at its helm. Obviously, with the Games being in London the UK's track and field team will have a lot of pressure to medal. Over the last couple of years the website athleticsweekly has included a number of micro cycles of training from so [...]

After my visit to the Olympic training Center I came back with a new perspective on training, coaching, and life. I couldn’t help to think how far I have come in a relatively short time. It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was a coach’s nightmare in college (talented, injury prone, and opinionated). Now here I stand at the OTC as a coach trying to push the limits of my knowledge, philosophy [...]

"One example of drilling down on an injury is the rash of fifth metatarsal fracture injuries described as “freak” to some sports medicine staff. In a classic study on pressure mapping it was found that acceleration placed more pressure on the fifth metatarsal than other movements in sport, showing clear relationships with different type of foot strikes. The data uses specific forces and timin [...]

Lately I've been a stranger on my own website and I apologize for that. Thanks to 80+ hour work weeks at my training center in Cary, NC - Athletic Lab, (and then adding an NCSU assistant coach position on top of that) and a speaking schedule that took me away on 16 consecutive weekends I hadn't been able to spend any time on ELITETRACK. More recently, I've made a big transition to be the fitnes [...]