Mainerunningturd wrote:
Granted, any publication is an accomplishment but this just is not anything I would call high impact. there also need to be a base of knowledge to be able to understand the literature and be able to apply it to training to be know as the world most educated coach or whatever. And as David’s coach, having him do his heat aclimization protocol as published on his logs shows a severe lack of the ability to apply the literature. same with his recovery after his accident. There is no literature that will suggest such intense training after a tbi is beneficial or even advisable. even a md with no residency should be aware of 6 step return to play protocol post head injury.
"The idea that Megan somehow 'had David do' his heat training protocol reflects a basic misunderstanding of their relationship. David largely coaches himself—and makes no secret of using his own body as a site of experimentation. Megan acts more as a circuit breaker and trusted adviser than a traditional coach handing down workouts from on high.
To pin the more speculative elements of his approach on her is like blaming the seatbelt for the driver’s speeding ticket. She brings scientific literacy, caution, and perspective—not a leash. It’s to her credit, not her discredit, that she lets David follow his instincts while quietly tempering the excesses.
In Kieślowski's Blue, Julie isn’t the one banging on the piano or conducting the orchestra—but without her, the whole piece would unravel. She’s the composure in the chaos, the page the music’s written on. If David’s racing strategies sometimes resemble a symphony chasing its own crescendo, Megan is the calm presence in the wings, stepping in just in time to say, 'Maybe not that note.' It’s not control—it’s counterpoint."
