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Nerdsletter 4/9/25
Contributor: The Nerd Performance list launched As we've done in prior T&F seasons, we have now launched our performance database that...
jayslagle
10 hours ago7 min read
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Nerdsletter 4/2/25
Contributor: The Nerd Photos The Nerds have posted photos from twelve different meets since last week's Nerdsletter: Thayer Central,...
jayslagle
7 days ago12 min read
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Nerdsletter 3/26/25
Contributor: The Nerd A big start The official meet season kicked off last Thursday, with nearly all of the meets indoors. Due to the...
jayslagle
Mar 267 min read
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Nerdsletter 3/18/25
Contributor: The Nerd Welcome to track season, that magical time in Nebraska when a track meet could feature a 100-degree heat index or...
jayslagle
Mar 189 min read
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The January purse
Contributor: The Nerd  My wife is one of the smartest people I know. Despite this, she has a 30-year history of (a) throwing away...
jayslagle
Mar 35 min read
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Winter 2025 open meet top marks
Contributor: The Nerd team Updated through 2/23/25 We love data, and winter open meets often are good indicators of who will perform...
jayslagle
Feb 2812 min read
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1/23/25 Nerdsletter
Contributor: The Nerd We don't want to pull a muscle by starting the track season too fast, so here's a short Nerdsletter for your...
jayslagle
Jan 234 min read
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Collegiate XC & T&F facing big changes
Contributor: The Nerd Since our founding, the Nerd team has strongly encouraged high school athletes to extend their athletic careers...
jayslagle
Nov 17, 20249 min read
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Indoor open meets Dec 2024-Mar 2025
Contributor: The Nerd Nebraska doesn't offer an indoor track season, but racing opportunities have dramatically increased the past few...
jayslagle
Nov 11, 20248 min read
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Nerdsletter 10/30/24
Contributor: The Nerd The season is over. You won. I'm no math genius but I'm guessing that, on average, the athletes who competed at...
jayslagle
Oct 29, 202413 min read
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Drop your shield
Contributor: The Nerd Note: I wrote this article two days after the 2023 Nebraska State high school cross country meet. The effort and...
jayslagle
Oct 27, 20247 min read
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State preview on High Plains Radio
We caught up with Rich Barnett, the do-everything-guy at McCook's High Plains Radio, to discuss Friday's State meet. ...
jayslagle
Oct 23, 20241 min read
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Nerdsletter 10/23/24
Contributor: The Nerd The finish line It's become my tradition to review the District XC results each year and hope that the 16th-place...
jayslagle
Oct 22, 202411 min read
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Nerdsletter 10/16/24
Contributor: The Nerd Heaven and running One of the readings at church this weekend was Mark 10:17-30. A man tells Jesus that he is...
jayslagle
Oct 16, 202416 min read
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Nerdsletter 10/9/24
Contributor: The Nerd No room for fear or doubt The State meet is sixteen days away. You've got a handful of hard workouts remaining. ...
jayslagle
Oct 9, 202410 min read
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Nerdsletter 10/3/24
Contributor: The Nerd We're a bit off We love the UNK meet and how UNK coach Brady Bonsall and his race day team allowed over 1,800 kids...
jayslagle
Oct 2, 202417 min read
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Nerdsletter 9/25/24
Contributor: The Nerd Sports parents, play your role If you follow us on social media, by now you're tired of my shameless promotion for...
jayslagle
Sep 25, 202413 min read
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Sports Parents, Play Your Role
As parents, too often we focus on outcomes and forget the true value of sports. A performance coach shows us how to do it better.
jayslagle
Sep 21, 202412 min read
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Nerdsletter 9/18/24
Contributor: The Nerd Stay safe out there, kids Distance runners are known for their work ethic but that's not always a good thing. An...
jayslagle
Sep 18, 20249 min read
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Nerdsletter 9/11/24
Contributor: The Nerd We're a bit behind on photo editing so this week's Nerdsletter is going to be abbreviated. We apologize in...
jayslagle
Sep 11, 202410 min read
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