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The Human Kinetics PodcastRun your Personal Best, with Mark Coogan and Scott DouglasGood racing doesn't just happen. It's a skill that must be honed with training and hard work. In this episode, former Olympic marathoner and current elite running coach of Team New Balance Boston, Mark Coogan, along with Runner's World contributing writer and author Scott Douglas discuss what it takes to run your best race, how to stay healthy both physically and mentally, and have a successful running career. Mark and Scott are the co-authors of Personal Best Running.
Personal Best Running: Coach Coogan's Strategies for the Mile to the Marathon https://ecs.page.link/s3GWR
2025-06-2041 min
Running Book Reviews with Alan and LizPersonal Best Running, by Mark Coogan and Scott DouglasSend us a textPersonal Best Running is a two-part training manual outlining Coach Coogan’s coaching practice and training plans. Part 1 includes 5 chapters about the theory:1. Coach Coogan’s training principles2. Building a good training environment3. Staying strong and healthy4. Using your mind to run faster5. Being a student of the sportPart 2 includes 9 chapters starting with a chapter about mastering the skill of racing, and a chapter that describes how to follow the programs. The rest of the chapters in part 2 include plans for training for races from 1 mile to t...2023-08-151h 40
Gold Insight Podcast#3 Gold Insight Podcast: Abbey Cooper (formerly Abbey D'Agostino)We had 7X NCAA Champion, Rio Olympian Abbey Cooper (formerly Abbey D'Agostino) on the Gold Insight Podcast today brought to you by Torch College Recruiting. We had a great conversation discussing her transformation from a good HS runner to NCAA champion and Olympian, her advice regarding college recruiting, her challenges regarding nutrition and body image, her Olympic experience in Rio, future plans, and favorite cereal.
If you want to stay updated on new podcasts and posts, follow @TorchCollegeRecruiting on Instagram2020-08-1435 min
Hope SportsOlympic Runner Abbey Cooper (D’Agostino): Beautiful Moments from Devastating FallsKey Links: Instagram: @abbey_dags Twitter: @abbey_dags Facebook ___ This week Laura chats with Olympic distance runner, Abbey Cooper (D’Agostino). Abbey graduated from Dartmouth as the most decorated Ivy League runner in history, sporting seven NCAA titles. Her principle race was the 5000m in which she narrowly missed qualifying for the 2012 Olympics. Her first few years running professionally for New Balance weren’t exactly smooth sailing as she began encountering one injury after another. The challenges she raced in recovery built in her a resilience and humility that would prepare her to handle an even...2019-06-0546 min
Hope SportsOlympic Runner Abbey Cooper (D’Agostino): Beautiful Moments from Devastating Falls [Episode 22]“If running is my ultimate source of satisfaction and identity, then I won’t ever be satisfied.”2019-06-0546 min