Tag: Repetition

• How I improved my writing over the past 8 years

  

  With everything that we do in life, the more we do it, the better we get. Especially when it continues to feel intrinsically motivating, and play rather than work. I’ve seen this with my own writing over the years, typically having a hard time looking a 2017 article in the eye. With that, here are…

  Rhys Desmond

  February 24, 2024

  Inspirational, Literary Portfolio, My Personal Journey, Personal Development, Professional Development, Writing

  Consistency, Creative Writing, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Personal Development, Play, Poetry, Professional Development, Public Speaking, Repetition, Self Development, Writing

• Merging repetition & race-practice together

  

  There’s often a conflict between the old-school coaches who design “drills” focused on repetition, and the new-school coaches who provide actual education toward what players will encounter in a game. But in reality, the two can easily be merged together. You see, game-realistic activities around a specific session topic naturally allow for repetition toward the…

  Rhys Desmond

  October 15, 2023

  Inspirational, My Personal Journey, Races, Training Theory

  Coaching philosophies, Five Corner Model, Game Realistic Training, My Journey, Race Specific Training, Repetition, Running, Training Theory, Ultra Running