Same here and not at all in a good way. Has to be one of the most sexist pieces of garbage ever written. Go back and find it. Read it and then tell me you don’t agree. Ranks right up there with Brooks. Claiming in “Got speed if you want it”, that African Americans are better sprinters because they are used to keeping their eyes down and used to falling without mommy picking them up. Good Lord! I’d also agree with the comment about the High Performance funding. Total waste of money. I recall getting shut out of all funding after working with Doctor Dave, Robert Vaughan, Joe Vigil, and Bob Larsen when Brooks told us our proposal for marathon prep for Athens wasn’t “science based”!!
Can anyone find and post the Runner Magazine - Stanford, Brooks Johnson article? I’ve tried to find it, to no avail. Thx
I don't think anything from Runner Magazine, which discontinued decades ago, is online.
I was advised by Brooks for a brief period and decided not to go all in on his approach after experimenting with his very unorthodox ideas for training distance runners. As he explained to me, training theory was all wrong. The way to improve as a distance runner (5k/10k) was to maximize speed over 100M and gradually increase the distance run — basically 180 degrees opposite of the usual approach. Didn’t work, least for me. But on the positive side, he was a tremendous motivator. He could get you to believe you could do anything.
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