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Aug 06, 2026
Our Journey With World Class Paralympic Track And Field Athletes
Breaking Down Barriers In The Paralympic Movement
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Aug 03, 2026
Running Cross-Training Alternatives for Bad Weather Days
Can't run outside? A science-based ranking of treadmill, elliptical, bike, swim, and rowing alternatives — with real time equivalents.
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Jul 08, 2026
Two Wings: What Faith and Science Both Reveal About Young People.
Do faith and science agree on how young people are formed? Coach Larry Weber sets peer-reviewed research beside Christian faith to answer
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Jul 07, 2026
Does Running Build Character? What the Science Actually Says
Does running really build character? After decades of coaching, Larry Weber weighs the science on how distance running and cross country form young people.
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Jun 09, 2026
The Point Of Diminishing Returns
Finding The Sweet Spot In Training Is A Partnership Between Athlete And Coach
Jun 05, 2026
Ruby Henry: Most State Titles In Women's Distance Running
Thurston County Running Historian Larry Weber documents Ruby Henry's seven state championships — the most ever by a female distance runner in Thurston County history.
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May 20, 2026
He Ran Like It Was Personal
Steve Prefontaine never chased popularity. He just refused to be ordinary. And America couldn’t look away.
Apr 21, 2026
Before You Cast The First Stone
On Judgment, Partial Stories, and the Words We Can Never Take Back
Apr 20, 2026
You Can Always Do More Than You Initially Believed
Believe In Your God-Given Potential
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Apr 19, 2026
The Conversation After a Bad Race | Coach Weber
What an athlete needs after the worst race of the season isn't more physiology. It's a two-thousand-year-old practice called offering it up.
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Apr 16, 2026
What I learned the first week as an author
Reflections on What Matters Most
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Apr 07, 2026
Jesus on the Track
A Christian Athlete's Guide to Handling Hard Days, Building Mental Toughness, and Growing in Faith
Apr 02, 2026
The Toughest One-Day Race Ever: 5 Races, 33 Miles
In 1985, I ran 5 races in one days. My legs turned to jelly. Officials lifted me onto the platform. Here's the story I couldn't tell for 40 years.
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Our Journey With World Class Paralympic Track And Field Athletes
Aug 06, 26 10:07 PM
Breaking Down Barriers In The Paralympic Movement -
Running Cross-Training Alternatives for Bad Weather Days
Aug 03, 26 03:42 PM
Can't run outside? A science-based ranking of treadmill, elliptical, bike, swim, and rowing alternatives — with real time equivalents. -
Two Wings: What Faith and Science Both Reveal About Young People.
Jul 08, 26 07:34 PM
Do faith and science agree on how young people are formed? Coach Larry Weber sets peer-reviewed research beside Christian faith to answer