When I was five years old, I was sitting in my parents’ living room after an exhausting day of kindergarten. My twin brother was sitting next to me, drawing a picture. My mother, who was always interested in my brother’s drawing talent (she used to tell him that he should follow his childhood dream of […]
Plateaus are boring. They’re flat, unchanging, predictable. As a runner, I admit it’s easy to get stuck in a rut. You get used to doing the same workouts, the same number of weekly miles. Sometimes, it’s hard to do more mileage, more speedwork. In sport, as in life, if you want to improve your performance, […]
Even though they’re often hard to figure out, I love women. And I love their physiology. People think it’s a little weird that a guy is so interested in estrogen. It’s not really all that weird. Nearly all scientists that study women’s physiology and many gynecologists are male. So I guess I’m not alone in […]
I was asked today if I could share some advice in my blog about how to learn to run at the correct speed. Well, of course I can! Most runners train haphazardly, without any real sense of purpose, and then are often disappointed with their racing results. When you train with a purpose and understand […]
A sport psychologist contacted me yesterday about contributing to my blog. Initially, I was reluctant. I thought, “Who is this guy? Is this just someone trying to ride my coattails and use my blog for his exposure?” Well, of course he is! But there’s nothing wrong with that. We all do it. I do it, […]
Coach Jason’s Thanksgiving Fact of the Day Ever wonder what the difference is between your turkey’s white meat and dark meat? It’s the difference in muscle fiber types. The dark meat of your turkey dinner is composed of slow-twitch endurance muscle fibers and therefore contains lots of myoglobin (the protein that transports oxygen inside your […]
Well, it’s been more than two weeks since I ran through the streets of the Big Apple at the New York City Marathon. I’m still trying to make sense of the whole experience. The miles went by so fast that before I knew it, it was over. And then I was left with very sore […]
I’m back in San Diego after a great time at the New York City Marathon! What a great experience. I’m one of those purist runners who doesn’t bring a camera or a phone with him when he runs, so I don’t have any pictures during the race, but I do have words, so I’m going […]
Well, it’s 5 days to go until the New York City Marathon on November 3… and I’m getting a little antsy. I’ve been tapering my training and feeling guilty that I’m not running that much. When you run 60 miles per week, 30 doesn’t feel like anything. So I’m feeling a bit guilty. (Perhaps being […]
Well, the Asia Fitness Convention is off to a great start! Fitness professionals from all over Asia are here in Bangkok to learn about the latest fitness trends. Here’s a picture before my presentation on women and exercise. The conference is a lot of fun. Asians love their cameras – everyone wants to take a […]