Training Crimes

By Ed Eyestone

As a coach, I sometimes feel like a crime scene investigator on one of those television shows (minus the glamorous assistant). Except in my case, the victim would be a disappointed athlete wondering why he received the last-place finisher’s charity applause. Fortunately, my forensic technique – reviewing splits and training logs – typically uncovers the culprit behind the poor performance.

Here’s how to avoid committing the most common running crimes:

Going Out Too Fast
Running Too Hard Too Close To Race Day
Doing too much too soon
Running too hard too often
Going too fast too soon