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How to Write Your Own Training Plan - Part 1: Introduction
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How to Write Your Own Training Plan - Part 1: Introduction

If you’re going to put your body and time on the line week after week in training, you should have the knowledge to evaluate any training plans you’re considering, and the tools to write your own. 

#coachingHow to Write Your Own Training Plan - Part 2: Definitions & Terminology

How to Write Your Own Training Plan - Part 2: Definitions & Terminology

Part 2 of this series offers a resource for understanding and defining training, workout, and physiology terms.

#coachingHow to Write Your Own Training Plan- Part 3: Where You Are and Where You’re Going

How to Write Your Own Training Plan- Part 3: Where You Are and Where You’re Going

Part 3 of this series is a guide to gathering the information and data you'll need to build an effective training plan that's optimized for you.

coachingUnderstanding Endurance through the Lens of Muscle Fiber

Understanding Endurance through the Lens of Muscle Fiber

In this post we provide a baseline level of understanding of the physiology that allows–or limits–the ability to go far and fast. This is an essential building block toward understanding how a runn...

athleteThe Future is Female Coaches - Ayumi Nagano

The Future is Female Coaches - Ayumi Nagano

Bakline's Future is Female Coaches series recognizes and celebrates the women in our sport who lead, inspire, and make us all stronger. This week we’ve interviewed Ayumi Nagano, head coach of cross...

#blackgirlsrunThe Future Is Female Coaches - Alison Staples

The Future Is Female Coaches - Alison Staples

In The Future is Female Coaches series, we’re celebrating the women of our sports who are leading, inspiring, and making us all stronger. This week we’ve interviewed Alison Staples, the 5K and 10K ...

baklineThe Future is Female Coaches - Dani Filipek

The Future is Female Coaches - Dani Filipek

We continue our celebration of the women of our sport who are leading, inspiring, and making us all stronger this week with an interview with Bakline Ambassador Dani Filipek, who has experienced ev...

coachThe Future is Female Coaches - Chavonne Hodges

The Future is Female Coaches - Chavonne Hodges

In The Future is Female Coaches series, we’re celebrating the women of our sports who are leading, inspiring, and making us all stronger. This week we’ve interviewed Chavonne Hodges, the founder an...

baklineWhat Are You Training For?

What Are You Training For?

Without mesocycles and training blocks to number our weeks and measure progress, it can be hard to stay focused, or even motivated to train. ‘What am I training for’? may even become a question we ...