Jay Johnson
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Dedicated running coach. Author of Simple Marathon Training. Coaching busy adults with hectic lives who want to race to their potential. Helping coaches get better at their craft through High School Running Coach.
13/05/2025
State Meet Tip
Simply run the time you ran to get to the meet, and you’ll beat a lot of people who are ranked ahead of you.
And if you can run an “A-” race - not an “A” race or an “A+” race - you’re going to beat even more people. You don’t need a heroic day to leave the meet excited and proud.
Soak up this experience and simply race to the best of your abilities.
Finally, if you need one word that captures all of this, here it is…
"Compete!"
13/04/2025
Be honest that...
* In the 800m it’s going to hurt from 500m to the finish.
* In the 1600m you’ll have to cover a move if you want to race to your fitness level.
* In the 3200m you can’t let the pace slow on laps 5, 6, and the first half of 7.
“Be comfortable being uncomfortable”
Article - 12 Tips for a Breakthrough Performance in Outdoor Track - link in bio
High school 1600 meter runners and track coaches:
Here's a concise video where I walk through the mental skills needed to be a great high school 1600 meter runner. The mental skills you need in track are different than what you needed in cross country, and we cover that in this video.
You'll hear from four experts: Niwot's Kelly Christensen, Northern Arizona's mental performance coach Shannon Thompson, coach John O'Malley, and Nike athlete Sinclair Johnson.
This is a concise video and well worth your time.
At the end of the video, I briefly mentioned my Mental Skills for High School Runners course. To learn more about that, click the link in my bio.
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