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Tom Schwartz

Tom Schwartz

April 22, 2021

Tom "Tinman" Schwartz Is No Longer Coaching Drew Hunter and Tinman Elite

LetsRun.com has confirmed that the Tinman Elite group is no long being led by its inspiration - Tom "Tinman" Schwartz. MB: Tom “Tinman” Schwartz and Drew Hunter/Tinman Elite have parted ways 
November 29, 2016

WTW: Galen Rupp Bombs, Ben True Shines, Meet America's 13-Year-Old Phenom, The Return of Chris Derrick and Much More

Thanksgiving may be a holiday for most Americans but a ton of US pros decided to go to work and race last week. We break it down and give you the scoop on Mary Cain's knee injury.
February 18, 2016

Drew Hunter's Coach Tom "Tinman" Schwartz Explains Critical Velocity And Type IIa Muscle Fibers

We made a mistake in our article on Schwartz and fortunately for all of us that caused Schwartz to share more info on Critical Velocity pace.
February 04, 2016

Meet The Elementary School PE Teacher Who Is The Mastermind Behind America's Greatest Prep Distance Runner

Tom Schwartz (aka "Tinman" on the message boards) has a training philosophy that is LetsRun.com approved (7-minute easy days) which focuses on Critical Velocity - 90% of VO2 max - and not forcing things. "Humans think, 'If I just run at goal pace, I'll automatically get there.' Um, that's not how your body develops. There's no physiological basis for that." *MB: Get the inside scoop on Drew Hunter's training - LetsRun's feature on Tom "Tinman" Schwartz
January 29, 2016

Drew Hunter's Coach Reveals Hunter Only Took Three Days Off After Foot Locker and That "If He Runs Successfully, Then He'll Probably Break the [HS 3k] Record"

Hunter's coach Tom Schwartz saw no reason to take much time off after his undefeated cross country season and so the record attempt is on. Schwartz, "I don’t overtrain him so he’s not mentally or physically overtrained."