Trying out Galloway Methods for my HS team

1) You're probably a troll

2) If not, Galloway's methods are most useful for the marathon, and for out of shape Oprah-type runners. If you've never run seriously before and the marathon is going to take you 5 hours, then yes, Galloway's method's can be a useful training technique.

For shorter races like the ones your kids will compete in, it is not a useful approach.

in fairness to galloway the methods worked for him, about a 2830 for 10k, and a 4th at the usa marathon trials in 1972 the year usa's marathoners went 1,4,9, in the olympics.

TROLL ALERT....

Any "real" coach who knows about letsrun would NEVER (did you hear that?)... NEVER consider Galloway's training methods for athletes. I would place a large quantity of money that even Galloway would never recommend his training methods for a high school running program.

personally i think al lawrence's 5k schedule in the self coached runner would be better for most, or frank horwill's schedules for cross country or the mile or 5k schedule's would be better for most people.

Coach, you are a wise man to adopt to these strategies. In my newest book, "Walk Your Way to a Four Minute Mile", I stress the importance of the five second walk break every 100 meters. Basically, the runner covers 100 meters in 11 seconds, then takes what we call a little Texas Pause. This basically converts to a 3:55 mile.

Why should you listen to me? Because I'm smart. I could basically shart on a piece of paper and you would buy it, and because of that, I'm also richer than you - another reason to listen to me because, hey, that makes me better than you, too.

Keep on buying...er, reading, coach. Because as we say at Rhodale Press, it's not what you have, but how much you get.

Thanks, coach!

he didn't train that way himself - never, no way, no how

he adopted the training method so folks could finish marathons relatively easily

Frank Horwill's protocol will kill beginning HS runners. I use "Galloway's" methods with my 9th grade girls who have never run a step in their lives. After a few months they complain that I'm not pushing them enough and wish to be trained like real athletes. This is when you the coach know you've got em hooked.

Try this method by John Raucci

Read first....all four parts!

http://tullyrunners.com/Articles/RaucciArticle.htm

dont forget there four Articles to read....go to home page to read the other three

I hope this is not the Coach Jones I know and you have gone to Gallow-walking.

doug225550 wrote:

in fairness to galloway the methods worked for him, about a 2830 for 10k, and a 4th at the usa marathon trials in 1972 the year usa's marathoners went 1,4,9, in the olympics.

Dude, Galloway didn't actually train HIMSELF like that, he's just trying to make money off of gullable people.

TROLLLLLLL!