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From Shutdown to Showdown: Did COVID Spark a U.S. Men’s Distance Running Renaissance?
On the eve of the World Championships, the story of American men’s distance running feels like one of the most remarkable turnarounds in global sport. Just a few years ago, the idea of U.S. athletes consistently battling the East Africans on equal footing seemed ambitious at best. Yet by 2024 and into 2025, names like…
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Two Sports, One Season: the good, the bad and the ugly.
Cross country + soccer is the most common in-season double for Pennsylvania high schoolers. It’s tempting: more playing time, more fitness, more fun. But does the endurance engine of cross country really pair with the speed-and-sprint metabolism of soccer—and at what cost? Because this is a very sensitive topic, I included many sources in this…
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Running with the “Ducklings”
Copenhagen, Spring of 1989 Once upon a very real time—spring of 1989, to be exact—I found myself living in Copenhagen. I was a runner then (still am, though the body lodges a formal protest from time to time), and I’d run in all sorts of places—Taiwan, Brazil, Paris, Rome. But Copenhagen… Copenhagen was different. It…
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Rest, Recharge, and Refocus: Handing off Track Season to Cross Country Summer Training
By Coach Joe Carei (a guy who still carb-loads for 5Ks like they’re marathons) Now that States(for most track athletes) is over and the final baton has been passed, the last spike has been unlaced, and the echoes of the starter’s pistol fade into memory, high school track athletes find themselves in a strange land…
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While She Serves, I Serve… Mac and Cheese
There has been a significant void in my writing to TheTrophyHusband, but I’m back. My wife was deployed as an Army Reserve anesthetist for a 100 day deployment. Luckily it was an in country deployment at Fort Sam Houston in Texas, but she was gone for 111 days. It was an incredible strain on…
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Guidelines for Sanity: Text Groups and Team Messaging Apps
As the father of six kids, I know chaos. So, I love the fact that we are able to communicate with each other in a group setting these days, especially with our children’s activities. In today’s fast-paced digital world, messaging apps and text groups have become essential tools for team management and coordination. This makes…
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Understanding Carbo-Loading for Race Day Success
When you think about preparing for a big race, you probably picture clocking miles, fine-tuning your running form, and maybe obsessing over which shoes will make you feel most like a cheetah. But there’s one critical part of race prep that doesn’t involve hitting the pavement: carbo-loading. That’s right, strategically consuming carbohydrates is like…
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Recovering from a Marathon: Tips, Workouts, and other Methods
Completing a marathon is no walk in the park—unless you’re walking the last few miles because your legs have gone on strike. Whether you hit your target time or your only goal was to survive and still make it to the post-race buffet, finishing a marathon is an achievement worth celebrating. But don’t get too…
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Warning Labels on Social Media and Phone Bans in School: The Trophy Husband Take.
In a world where social media reigns supreme, it’s hard to imagine a day without scrolling, liking, and sharing. But recently, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy suggested something that might just make your thumbs tremble: warning labels on social media platforms. Think of it as the digital equivalent of those grim warnings on cigarette packs,…
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Mastering Marathon Nutrition: Gels, Waffles, Beans, Chews, and Real Food-A Culinary Journey
Fuel training for a long runs like marathon, ultra marathon or Ironman is not just walking up and getting the feed bag on, you have to experiment or you will not like the end result of the meal. Nothing worse than abdominal distress at mile 20, when all you were worried about ‘the wall’. The…
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