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Updated 8/19/07

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 Steve Sherlock is a certified Level 1 USA Track & Field coach.

 Steve writes about running on one of his blogs at Passionate Runner. You are welcome to subscribe to his postings and you will be notified via email when he has something new for you to read. If you have an RSS Reader, you can also subscribe to receive the updates. Check out the "Subscribe Link" in the right column of his Passionate Runner page.

 To make searching back through his writings easier, some of the common reference points are provided below.

Steve has created a podcast, an audio recording of his writing on running. Each session covers a different running topic. You can select from the listing below or visit Passionate Runner for the most recent.

 

Session 1 - Setting the goal, deciding on the plan, and then execution

Session 2 - Basic foot exercises

Session 3 - The warm-up

Session 4 - The FIRST Plan

Session 5 - Layers for the winter

Session 6 - Marathon Preparations

Session 7 - Running in the dark

Session 8 - Hill running

Session 9 - Running in the heat

Session 10 - Track Intervals

Session 11 - Race Day - Final preparations

Session 12 - Foot Care Basics

Session 13 - Creating running routes

Session 14 - Tying your shoelaces

Session 15 - The blahs are okay

Session 16 - Response to question: Training for the race surface

Session 17 - Response to question: What are shin splints?

Session 18 - Running with a club

Session 19 - Music on the run

Session 20 - Intervals

Session 21 - Tempo Run

Session 22 - Calculating Your Pace

Session 23 - Distance run

Session 24 - My history - Part 1

Session 25 - My history - Part 2

Session 26 - Summer Road Race Ideas

Session 27 - Book Review - Running with the Buffaloes

Session 28 - Book Review - Once a Runner

Session 29 - Narcessians

Session 30 - RW's Best of Marathon Plan

Session 31 - Book Review - Harriers

Session 32 - Pace and Order

 

 

 The FIRST Plan

 Read about the FIRST plan here.

 The basic marathon plan

 A plan modified for a 10K race preparation (target 7:00 minute mile pace)

 A plan modified for a 5K race preparation (target 8:00 minute mile pace)

 

 A summary of all Steve's writing on the FIRST Plan can be found here.

 

 If you would like a personalized plan for your own race or goal, please contact me and I will work with you to set one up.