How to Run Stoically (and Why You Should)
Originating in Athens around 300 BC, Stoic philosophy is grounded in principles of self-control, radical acceptance, and personal character.
Matt Fitzgerald ·
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Training science, coaching, and the 80/20 method — from Matt Fitzgerald and the 80/20 Endurance coaching team.
Cloning Myself
AI can be used with good or bad intentions. Ironically, being a victim of bad AI motivated and taught me how to use it for good.
Matt Fitzgerald ·
There Are Two Kinds of Perfectionism. One Makes Champions. The Other Breaks Athletes.
Ask a room full of endurance athletes whether perfectionism helps or hurts, and you’d better clear your afternoon.
Jim Vance ·
What I Tell My Athletes, I’m Still Learning to Tell Myself
Coaches of Color apprentice Rosina Garcia reflects on the challenges of coaching oneself. Last fall I was training for a couple of races: a cross-country 10K in December and a…
Rosina Garcia ·
Performance Anxiety in Endurance Sports: What’s Happening & What to Do About It
You’ve put in the training. You’ve done the work. So why does race day sometimes feel like it’s working against you?
Jim Vance ·
Race-Day Nerves Are Costing You More Than You Think (Science Says So)
You’ve heard it before. “Just toughen up. Everyone gets nervous. Push through it.” Good advice — if you want to keep underperforming at the starting line, blow your pacing in the…
Jim Vance ·
HYROX Run Training: The 80/20 Way
Is HYROX a strength sport or an endurance sport? Most athletes assume it’s the former — and most athletes are leaving performance on the table because of it.
Jim Vance ·
He Took 12 Years Off. Then He Came Back and Beat His Old Time by Over an Hour!
80/20 ENDURANCE — ATHLETE STORY “I Didn’t Do Anything Extraordinary. I Simply Followed a Well-Designed System.” How Brad Jansen returned to Ironman 70.3 Geelong at 55 — and…
Jim Vance ·
Could Your Smartwatch Be Hurting Your Recovery?
By Jim Vance When athletes think about recovery, they usually think about the big rocks: sleep, nutrition, hydration, rest days, and managing training load. All of that matters.
Jim Vance ·
Why 80/20 Training Reduces the Risk of Injuries
Endurance sports like running and triathlon demand a lot from the human body, bringing a constant underlying risk of overuse injuries.
Jim Vance ·
