by Matt | May 25, 2023 | Case Study
By Bill Barth A funny thing happened on the eve of a funeral. I answered the invitation to fill out an online questionnaire that kept popping up every time I lurked the Dream Run Camp site. I started with “This is silly” and ended, I believe, with “Thanks...
by Matt | Apr 28, 2023 | Dream Run Camp
Endurance training is hard work. As such, it requires a high level of motivation, which for most athletes comes partly from an expectation that their training will yield results. But expectation alone won’t motivate to keep working hard. Athletes want proof that their...
by Matt | Apr 15, 2023 | Dream Run Camp
Among the various platitudes you’re certain to hear from politicians and media talking heads in the wake of a local or regional disaster is that the people there are “tough and resilient.” You’ve heard it, I’ve heard it, we’ve all heard it. But is it true? If...
by Matt | Apr 10, 2023 | Coaching, Dream Run Camp
Every once in a while, an athlete I’m coaching will confront me with information that they’ve obtained from another source and that (at least in their perception) challenges what I’ve told them or what I’m doing with them. For example, an athlete might say to me, “You...
