Alberto's (and my) old coach, Bill Squires, said about coaching. "Get the horses together and let them run." By that he recognized the value and fast, serious, ambitious runners inspiring each other, challenging each other, and helping each other. Squires knew that out of earshot of the coach the runners talked about running and learned from each other as well as from the coach as the coach learned from the runners. It made a precious feedback loop. I watched this happen time and again at workouts when Alberto, Rodgers, Meyers, Hodgie, and others trained together. In my own coaching of the Greater Boston Track Club I call the principle, critical mass. But it is the same idea, you get the horses together and let 'em run. Tom
The Logic of Long Distance
Runners run.
Inglewood
Ricky —our ability to perform up to our physiological potential in a race is determined by whether or not we truly psychologically believe that what we are attempting is realistic. Anton Krupicka
The King of Beasts
http://www.letsrun.com/2010/chicago-men-1007.php
http://www.letsrun.com/2010/chicago-women-1007.php
For those of you that dont venture out into LetsRun, and for those of you who feel like stealing you paycheck today.
mta: i think those work.
"As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man I have chalked up many a mile. Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks, And I've learned much from both of their styles." ~ Jimmy Buffett
"I don't see much sense in that," said Rabbit. "No," said Pooh humbly, "there isn't. But there was going to be when I began it. It's just that something happened to it along the way."”
Rojo on Hall, good stuff.
http://www.letsrun.com/2010/hall-coach-1025.php
Milktruck say relentless
Very cool!
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
" ..that corner has narrowed to a half-nekkid egyptian wandering about in the cold new jersey nighttime."~ R2E
That was pretty good.
Gosh, seconds per mile. Seconds:
a 2:10 guy might beat a 2:08 guy, but a coach probably isn't going make the difference in getting a 2:08 guy to beat a 2:04 guy.
Yup, a coach can only do so much.
I have spent the night in the MIT computer lab utlizing 50 mainframes trying to compute your optimal "easy pace." Here are the two results that came back:Result One: You must run 8:35.875 seconds per mile on your easy days. The unfortunate drawback is that if you are off by more than .001 seconds, it is no longer easy and you won't reap the maximal benefits. In fact it could seriously hinder your efforts. Most elite runners can tell when the pace is off by .01 seconds. Very few can pace themselves down to the thousandth of a second. I hope you can. In case you can't run that precisely:Result Two: QUIT WORRYING SO MUCH ABOUT YOUR EASY PACE. IF YOU CAN'T SPEAK OUT LOUD IN COMPLETE SENTENCES YOU ARE RUNNING TOO HARD. NO ONE WINS ANY AWARDS OR IS CONSIDERED ANY COOLER FOR HAVING A FASTER EASY PACE. JUST LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. YOUR EASY PACE SHOULD FEEL EASY, REALLY EASY.Read more: http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=3882421#ixzz1BhXCr7nu
Not to mention: Training my cat to run up to 20 miles.
"I think most cats are all fast twitches and exhaustion. He could hang right with a fast run for 30-40 meters though, and he had fantastic cornering abilities."
"The only cat that can go 20 miles at a go is the cougar, so you'll have to wait until she's at least 37."
bwahahaha!
"Keep talkin' shit. Lots of pros don't like it, but I find it fuels my fire."
http://www.letsrun.com/2011/millrose0129.php
.03s. My goodness.
0.43?
Passion is a rather frightening thing because if you have passion you don't know where it will take you.
When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
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