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#WWCMKD: Hot Race Day Edition
Situation: Your race is tomorrow, and you’ve seen a ‘heat advisory’ notification from the weather app on your phone. WADOIDOO??? Please...

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Feb 11, 20176 min read
Distance Summit Recap #1: The Perfect Interval
This weekend's Distance Summit did NOT start off the way I expected. Why? Most of the coaches present are what we call, ‘in pipeline’,...

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Jan 12, 20173 min read


Goal-Setting Sessions
Coach MK preps her runners for Office Hours.

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Jan 12, 20172 min read
Troubleshooting your Heart Rate Monitor
This is an old (from 2010) article, but still fantastic. Static electricity still happens, yo. https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/04/trou...

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Jan 12, 20171 min read
Holding on With Both Hands
So on January 5th I woke up SO EXCITED. Time to be back on my normal schedule!!!!! Got the kids dressed, threw them in the car, drove...

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Jan 11, 20173 min read


WWCMKD: Rainy Race Day Edition
Situation: Monsoon on Race Day. WADOIDOO?????? So you’ve been training with me, probably longer than you think you need to (20 weeks is...

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Jan 4, 20177 min read


WWCMKD: Rainy Race Day Edition
You showed up and the rain did, too. What's a runner to do?

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Jan 3, 20177 min read


Stick a Fork In It! All About That Base
Base training is the unsexy work that must be done every day; no one is ever really done.

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Jan 3, 20177 min read


"Which Data Points Matter?" Hills
Which Data Points Matter When It Comes to Hills?

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Jan 1, 20174 min read


Accelerators
An Accelerator is NOT A SPRINT

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Dec 31, 20161 min read


"Good" Spring Races (In Denver)
Coach MK recommends her favorite spring road races in the Denver area.

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Dec 25, 20162 min read


What are Accelerators?
Coach MK breaks down the running drill known as Strides or Accelerators for her runners

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Dec 3, 20162 min read


Marathon Tomorrow- URGENT NOTE ON HEAT
The Marine Corps Marathon is gonna be a scorcher. Be ready.

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Oct 23, 20163 min read
Portland and Hartford Marathon Course Strategies
Hartford Marathon: Doglegs and Bridges Course map: http://www.hartfordmarathon.com/Assets/Hartford+Marathon/Maps+-+Mararthon/Map_HM2016_F...

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Oct 5, 20163 min read


#OlympicProblems and upcoming events
NOTE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We meet at BOULDER RUN COMPANY DTC at 6pm. IF YOU ARE LATE, YOU ARE LEFT. DON'T SUCK. RSVP here:...

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Aug 7, 20162 min read
Sleep is Food, Don't Starve.
Sleep is Food. It is Also Part of Training.

Mary-Katherine Fleming
May 12, 20165 min read


#CoachThinks: Recovery
What Does That Recovery Figure Tell You?

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Apr 12, 20165 min read
Do Muscles Have Memory?
When my first pregnancy became obvious, a Nike teammate congratulated me and told me not to worry about 'bouncing back' since muscles...

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Apr 8, 20162 min read


"Furthermore, women are not physiologically able."
You have NO IDEA what you are capable of. Neither does anyone else.

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Apr 6, 20162 min read
How to Blow a Tempo Run (and Recover)
https://flow.polar.com/training/analysis/500605205 I was SO excited on Sunday night. SO. EXCITED. I haven't done proper tempo work in...

Mary-Katherine Fleming
Apr 5, 20163 min read
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