Basecamp

HOUSEKEEPING

• FINAL WEEK: This is the final week for the Basecamp program. I will record an additional episode next  week (Week 13) that will cover transitioning from Basecamp to any other training pro…

HOUSEKEEPING

• LAST TWO WEEKS: Next week is the final week for the Basecamp program. I will record an additional episode the week after (Week 13) that will cover transitioning from Basecamp to any other…

TRAINING WEEK

QUALITY - HILL SERIES Part II

1-2 miles warm-up/cool-down; 2-3 miles of hills run in a series. 

This is a continuation of our hill training. Please refer to Weeks, 4, 6 & 8 for a basic pri…

HOUSEKEEPING

• I am hoping that all of you are well. As we settle into another week of lock down, I want to remind you of a few things:
  • Courage, hope & a resilient attitude are critical, beneficial & a D…

HOUSEKEEPING

• FINDING YOUr GROUND - As of the publishing of this week we have seen our whole world get upended & impacted by COVID-19. I mention this because the impact of this on your life is unavoida…

HOUSEKEEPING

• I POSTED A SPECIAL EPISODE, RECORDED FOR THE ETHOS GROUP, ON THE WAYS THAT WE NEED TO ADJUST TRAINING FOR THIS UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION. SINCE THIS PROGRAM IS NOT TARGETED TOWARDS A A SPEC…

QUALITY

Hill Series
1-2 miles warm-up/cool-down; 1-2 miles of hills run in a series. 

This is a continuation of our hill training. Please refer to Week 4 for a basic primer on hills & the way to approac…

QUALITY

20 MIN STEADY RUN

Steady runs are a unique type of run. Typically called “threshold” runs or “tempo” runs in other training systems, I consider Steady runs to be in it’s on category. It is an e…

QUALITY

HILL REPEATS

So this is the session that most Base Building plans will not include in a training cycle because they will try to limit the hard running you do when you build your base. It is my …

HOUSEKEEPING

• Changes to the Macro: Occasionally, I make minor adjustments to the program based on what is going on in the context of the program & how athletes are responding to the current work, how …

BASECAMP WEEK 2

HOUSEKEEPING

• For details on what I mean by Quality, Speed Economy, Long Run & Medium Long Run & many other topics please see the FAQ page HERE. 
• Please remember that this program is desi…

BASECAMP WEEK #1

TRAINING WEEK DETAILS

For details on what I mean by Quality, Speed Economy, Long Run & Medium Long Run, please see the FAQ page HERE. 

QUALITY

EASY RUN W/ 4 x 1 MINUTE PICKUPS

Easy runnin…

BASECAMP EPISODE 0: INTRO TO THE PROGRAM

GETTING STARTED

WHO AM I?

Steve Sisson

• 45 years of running experence
• 25 years of coaching experience
• Beginners to Olympians, coached at UT for 6 years, coached a pr…