Muscle Fiber Types – Overview and Application
Hello UESCA coaches, current and future! I hope your 2022 is off to a good start and you are excited about the upcoming opportunities coming up with the UESCA including new certifications, continued partnerships, and …
Risk Based Pacing (Part Two)
Welcome back to part two of our blog – Risk Based Pacing. In the previous blog we discussed the science and physiological responses of our brain and how it communicates to our body when assessing …
Risk Based Pacing (Part One)
Risk based pacing is an important part of all endurance sports, whether it be a single discipline event (i.e., half-marathon) or a multi-discipline sport (i.e., triathlon). Risk based pacing is perhaps one of the most …
The Importance of Educating Athletes
I remember sitting through most of my classes in high school with extreme boredom and for lack of a better word, hatred. Math, physics, chemistry, you name it – I hated it. As a result, …
The Often Overlooked (and Most Important) Training Variable – Fun!
It goes without saying that training for endurance sports can at times be grueling and sometimes, downright painful. Whether it be the 4am wake-up to get in a workout before work, or suffering through a …
7 Steps to Create an Annual Running Training Program
As the 2021 calendar year is winding down, it’s time for most of us to plan our own and our athletes’ training programs for the upcoming year. This post primarily focuses on the coach/athlete relationship …
Minimizing the Chance for GI Distress in Ultramarathons
You’ve probably seen the commercials with someone having a bad case of indigestion and dropping a few white tablets in a glass of water to create a magical, fizzy concoction that is supposed to alleviate …
Benefits of Low Intensity Training
As endurance athletes, we are subjected to a plethora of information in one aspect or another regarding how we can improve our training and racing outcomes. Whether it be the latest gear (shoes or heart …
10 Differences Between Road Racing and Ultramarathons
I’m not going to lie – prior to creating the UESCA Ultrarunning Coach Certification with ultrarunning coach, Jason Koop, I must admit, I fell into the group of people that more or less viewed an …
11 Ways UESCA Is Different From The Competition
The most common question that we get at UESCA is, “How is UESCA different from other certification companies?” Fair question to say the least. With multiple certification options out there, it can be confusing to …
