Consistency Is Key: 15 Ways to Unlock Your Potential as a High School Runner

How can high school athletes unlock their potential and become excellent runners? In Consistency Is Key, nationally known coach Jay Johnson helps high school runners understand how to realize their potential and race fast. Written specifically for high schoolers—and drawing on Johnson’s twenty years of experience working with high school, collegiate, and professional runners—Consistency Is Key is a simple yet impactful book for any athlete who wants to improve.
Consistency Is Key focuses on the fundamentals of running, which can be applied to both cross country and track and field training. Johnson explains why high school runners need to build their aerobic engines, while also doing the strengthening exercises necessary to create a strong chassis. He makes the case that “revving the engine” most days is necessary if a high school runner is going to race to his or her potential.