I agree that being a runner is important, but, someone can be a good coach with never having been a runner. It helps to have been through workouts and to have been in race situations no matter how fast or slow you run.
I agree that being a runner is important, but, someone can be a good coach with never having been a runner. It helps to have been through workouts and to have been in race situations no matter how fast or slow you run.
Zuzu's petals wrote:
northrunning wrote:Does the unkempt savage care about me making it or himself making it
Yes, every guide is bound to do his best for you.
There's another type of guide you could include - the guide who has never been near a jungle, has no compass or other equipment and has never even seen a picture of a jungle plant or animal in his life, but really, really cares about you making it and can instill a deep-seated belief in you that you can make it no matter what odds you face, as long as you think you can and give your all.
You might even throw in still another guide (analogous to Charlie Francis and his ilk) - the chap who just equips you with a state-of-the-art armored tank to plow your way through the frickin' jungle with zero regard for the pristine condition of the place or the wildlife in your path.
hannsen wrote:
I detest the word unkempt(no offense). That usage should be unkept.
I always hated the word "unkempt," too. When I was very young, I thought people were mispronouncing what should obviously be "unkept," and they were all unkept savages. Turns out the offending word was a real one, after all.
Here are a few words for which a mispronunciation has become accepted:
harrassment === the accent is supposed to be on the first syllable, but everyone places it on the second
despicable === same story; the accent should be on the first syllable
short-lived (or long-lived) === the "i" should apparently be a "long i" (that is, as in "pie" and not as in "pig") ... it was short-lived = it had a short life; it was not live for long
And there's a major usage problem with the word "work" in reference to cleaning up a highway accident. Radio reports say something to the tune of, "There's an accident working at exit 37 on Southbound Q Blvd." No there isn't! How can an accident be working? Accidents don't work; people work.
While we're on about random things that bother us ... in those old Tarzan movies, why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?
He's unkept.
Heh tarzan no beard good one. Of course today i look in the mail and theres some political mailing- "Help Grow Grassroots Democracy! You know how precious democracy is. Help us Grow it!" Argh hehe
Are you also saying that you don't know how to use the search function? You might be surprised to find out that you don't have to "read every ling of every thread since the start of letsrun.com" to figure that out. It's a "big deal" that the question answers itself for anyone who knows even a little bit about the best coaches in running and therefore is really pointless in the first place, let alone posting this topic again without bothering to do any research.
I didn't realize . . . wrote:
I didn't know that this subject had been discussed before on this board. I haven't read every line of every thread since the start of letsrun.com . . .
If things get repeated on messages boards, particularly message boards with hundreds of threads, what's the big deal?
Coaching is not only about knowledge. Having people Believe in your methods,being a great motivator,Being respected, being patient and being able to convey the message are key elements. Being a great runner would be a nice start tho. So would be knowing where to put the commas.