by Kyle | Jul 25, 2017 | Health and Wellness, NCAA, Student-Athletes
Long distance running is a unique sport. Everyone seems to have their own opinions about what works best for training, racing, and what will lead to the most successful outcome. What should you believe? The fact is distance running is a very individualistic sport....
by Kyle | Jul 18, 2017 | Health and Wellness, NCAA, Student-Athletes
Long distance running to most people does not sound like a fun activity. The miles upon miles of pounding on the roads and trails can get tiring; not to mention the mental and physical pain associated with it. Long distance running at any intensity, whether as a...
by Kyle | Jul 11, 2017 | NCAA, Student-Athletes, Travel
Having earned a full scholarship at the end of grade 12 to compete in the NCAA and study at the University of Tulsa, I was about to spend the next four years of my life in a different country as a student-athlete. Since Tulsa was a 17-hour drive from my hometown of...
by Kyle | Jul 4, 2017 | NCAA, Student-Athletes
Preparing your body for optimum race day performance is an art in the sporting world. As an important competition draws near, having your training sessions specifically build up in intensity is referred to as peaking. Tapering, on the other hand, is the recovery...
by Kyle | Jun 27, 2017 | NCAA, Student-Athletes
To those looking at it from the outside of the athletic community, the lifestyle of a NCAA student-athlete may seem like a lavish one. Student-athletes seem to get whatever they want, whenever they want. Free massages, tutoring, travel to competitions, textbooks, and...
