TREELINE BLOG

Early in my coaching career, I came across this idea that has sort of lurked in the shadows of the coaching world for decades: while science is humming along providing rigorous data on what will move the needle on an athlete’s performance, coaches are the innovators. The narrative goes “Science will likely take 10-20 more years to explain why the practices coaches are using today are effective.” The first 2 months of my masters work involved recalibrating my understanding of

If you’ve run long enough, you already know this: your feet at mile 5 are not the same feet at mile 45. After a series of races that absolutely trashed my feet, I decided to dig into what's actually happening during long efforts. How do blisters really form? Why does a shoe that feels fine in training fall apart on race day? What actually matters when picking the right fit?

One of the things that drove me to coaching years ago was how the learning process has no end. New ideas, perspectives, and data are always emerging. Along that grain, I know it's been a good year when I feel like I see the world in a slightly different light than when the year started. I found that these titles added perspective. Perhaps next year one or two of them can widen yours as well. Here's our 2025 book list.