Salazar disses Levins' high mileage: "I think the quality stuff we do is much better."

you're not crazy

that is exactly what is happening

read the other thread regarding his comments to amy begley after making the olympic team in 2008

the oregon project is really the Rupp Project, and is slowly becoming the Rupp & Cain Project.

It's very disappointing to read these comments by Salazar when Cam was under the impression his high mileage was understood and would be supported by Salazar.

he was definately making the comment about the reported 190 mile weeks Levins had done. Even 150 is still on the higher end.

One must wonder as well - what pace was Cam running that kind of mileage in? 150mpw with the bulk of the easy runs over 7:30 pace is much different from 100mpw where you are averaging

Peace Out wrote:

It's very disappointing to read these comments by Salazar when Cam was under the impression his high mileage was understood and would be supported by Salazar.

According to the article, "The key to the deal was Levins' willingness to exchange a high-mileage training philosophy for Salazar's more targeted approach that emphasizes overall body conditioning and strength training."

This indicates that Cam was not only aware but embraced the idea.

"The key to the deal was Levins' willingness to exchange a high-mileage training philosophy for Salazar's more targeted approach that emphasizes overall body conditioning and strength training"

I just died on the inside.

someone had to do it wrote:

you're not crazy

that is exactly what is happening

read the other thread regarding his comments to amy begley after making the olympic team in 2008

the oregon project is really the Rupp Project, and is slowly becoming the Rupp & Cain Project.

Actually, by your logic its the Rupp and Kara Project. Mary Cain is just brought in to be a workout mule.

Typical Letsrunner wrote:

"The key to the deal was Levins' willingness to exchange a high-mileage training philosophy for Salazar's more targeted approach that emphasizes overall body conditioning and strength training"

I just died on the inside.

Why?

Easy one... wrote:

Actually, by your logic its the Rupp and Kara Project. Mary Cain is just brought in to be a workout mule.

The Kara Project will be quite a challenge to pull off given that she hasn't been with Salazar for quite some time.

Levins is a badass, not like 90% of Letsrunners with their "My coach tells me to run 30mpw, therefore I can only run 30mpw! And I suck! Help!"

If he wants to run 100mpw, he will. If he wants to run 200mpw, he will. The guy will do it a 3 in the morning if he has to.

Levins will do the mileage he thinks he can benefit from (and recover from) while taking on the intensity of Salazar's training. Not one step more and not one step less.

In his Flotrack interview he showed that he embraces the scientific side of things, so there should be no conflict between him and Salazar's endless mumbo-jumbo. Doubt he'll wear the horse harness, though.

He also won't give a damn about leading out workouts. He is incredibly strong mentally and will only benefit from doing the kind of thing that Rupp NEVER had to do in his career -- the kind of stuff that might help Rupp to ACTUALLY WIN SOME REAL RACES if he had ever been subjected to the gonad-enhancing side of training.

What Levins WON'T do is put up for one second with the crap Salazar pulled on Begeley, sacrificing one runner for a favorite. Levins is a level-headed guy and I bet he would sooner train alone than effectively throw a race for someone else's benefit.

I think he'll be fine the way that Farah is fine. Salazar seems to tolerate other runners and treat them OK until they dare to threaten the supremacy of his favorites. This is why foreign runners (Farah) and runners focusing on off events from Rupp/Goucher (Ritz in the marathon) have been spared "The Treatment" while others have left after a few years or just months.

Salazar makes a standard common sense statement and the retards on here twist his words to create some hacky tabloid shit. Business as usual on letsrun.

He doesn't have to give up high mileage! Since when is 100-120mpw low mileage!

gmafb

Levins should be kissing the ring every day he is tolerated in the presence of Al Sal, Rupp, and eventually Cain. He'll probably be setting up orange cones for her workouts in a couple of years.

Easy one... wrote:

Actually, by your logic its the Rupp and Kara Project. Mary Cain is just brought in to be a workout mule.

Actually, no.

I'm sure that "quality stuff" will make cam better. Hopefully he has good veins to inject. Salazar's pusher must be happy every time he brings in a new junkie.

Salazar and Levins, gut reaction is that they are not a match.

Who knows, maybe there is chemistry.

The guy has talent but I'm not a big believer just yet.

Amazed every day wrote:

Typical Letsrunner wrote:

"The key to the deal was Levins' willingness to exchange a high-mileage training philosophy for Salazar's more targeted approach that emphasizes overall body conditioning and strength training"

I just died on the inside.

Why?

Because Salazar will never produce any good runners, dumas!

hmmmmm....... wrote:

Does anyone besides me when they see Salazar picking up a Levins and/or Treniere Moser think, "Just looking for workout bodies. People to rabbit the workouts."

Yes, you are crazy. Salazar doesn't think that for the same reason a college coach doesn't recruit footlocker winners just to find "workout bodies." Anyone can see that Levins has amazing talent, do you think salazar will squander that?

Gut bucket wrote:

Salazar and Levins, gut reaction is that they are not a match.

Who knows, maybe there is chemistry.

The guy has talent but I'm not a big believer just yet.

I can see your point of view, but I think Salazar is right. Levins' approach is probably not sustainable over the long haul, unless he logs 50% of his miles on the underwater treadmill. As far as talent, he did run a Canadian record 8:13 indoor two-mile. Regardless of how he got there, that is a remarkable time just out of college.

Let's see. Salaazar's athletes have 2 golds and an Olympic silver.

Levins has a failed world XC race and no medal.

Advantage: Salaazar