by Ben Tilus | May 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Caleb Ten Pas is currently an 8th grader who attends Des Moines Christian school. He recently ran a 4:31 1600 and a 2:05 800 at the IATC Middle School state track and field meet to set Iowa all-time state meet bests for all classes and divisions. He also holds the...
by Ben Tilus | May 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
We are so excited to be starting a series where we highlight some of our athletes who are coming up through the ranks and may not yet have garnered some of the attention of our highest performing athletes. We hope you enjoy getting to “meet” these...
by Ben Tilus | Feb 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Most of you have experienced the shame of walking away from a race you had hoped to do well in, but instead you “laid an egg”. You just KNEW you were ready. Your workouts had been awesome. You had great sleep all week. You didn’t drink pop all month....
by Ben Tilus | Dec 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
I was recently doing some 5-week follow-up performance tests in The Lab and began noticing some interesting trends in the data. Some of the athletes were showing a decrease in aerobic capacity or in their ability to clear lactate from their system at certain paces. A...
by Ben Tilus | Oct 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
The conclusion of the cross country season can bring out many emotions. The highs of a great victory or the lows of a bad day. But perhaps the most impactful is the awareness that the season has come to an abrupt end. All of the hard efforts in both training and...
