Coach Josh Scully

My Story

Up to a few years ago, my running training was just like everyone's. And I had been struggling with consistency in my racing. And it just seemed I was getting slower. I attributed it to age for a long while but I really wondered if this was it. So I started looking at my training and racing more closely to see exactly what I needed to work on. I became a guinea pig of sorts, not unlike what the famous coach, Arthur Lydiard had done. I fully analyzed my program. Then it became clear, a light bulb went on! Running training finally started to make sense. The bottom line: I finally figured it out: I was using the gray matter which resided between my ears, I was RUNNING SMART. I then made a plan and implemented it. Bingo! I had just turned 45 years old and just finished a 5K race and nearly PRed with a time of 17:25. My best time was 16:57 when I was 28 and training 50-60 miles a week. Not bad! Then a few weeks later, I nearly PRed in the 10 mile with a time of 60:36 just 30 seconds off my best time, again at 28. I was amazed! I then implemented the program with the high school cross country program I coached. Over the next six years our teams went on to win two state championships, numerous invitationals and several all state runners passed through the program. It was obvious training and racing with the RUNNING SMART principles I created was working! So I decided to share it with the world!

My Running Background

• Competitive Road Racing since 1983

• Competitive Triathlon Racing since 1985

• High School Cross Country and Track Coach since 1993

• Personal Coach since 1998

• 35 All State Runners

• Five State Champions

• Two Cross Country Team State Championships

• Two Cross Country Team State Runner-ups

• Four Cross Country Team State Third place finishes

• Six time Cross Country Coach of the Year

Other

High school and college teacher; chemistry, biology and physics

PhD in Biochemistry