What type of training does German Fernandez do?

seriously guys does anybody have a clue what he does?

I'd be interested too.

Also, I'd be interested in the progression of his 1600 and 3200 marks over the last few years... if anyone knows.

I'm guessing it may be in one of the other threads about German Fernandez, but I haven't come across it yet.

Your guess is as good as mine.

Ok, probably not.

I bet he runs a lot. He Probably mixes some speedwork somewhere in there too.

Alright, here is some stuff posted by his coach on the CA boards on Dyestat.this was in July of 07, So just before his senior year.6-8th grade: ran a little track. PR 5:20s for a mile9th played frosh FB wide receiver, played frosh basketball, came out for track in feb. a Took 1st in TVL in 800,1600, 3200. Sections 1st in 1600 and 3200. At masters meet missed state by a place with a 4:22.95 (4th he was 14 at the time)9-10th summer DNR was going to play soccer in Fall decided to run CC in late Aug.10th trained like a frosh as needed base :mileage low 30s. Ran 15:14 for 5K at State Decided to run FootLocker last minute but bombed Very disappointed in himself for his effort the last mile. Went out for basketball but tore medial miniscus (sp) over xmas break. Injury not diagnosed accurately and tried to run track Ran 4:21 in first race. Injury kept acting up and had to miss most of the season. Did not tell head coach he was to going to have knee surgery as they needed his points at the TVL Championship meet and he again took 1st in the 800,1600,& 3200 (the team won by one point.) Was limping between races Could not walk the next day and had knee surgery the following week.10-11th summerNR because surgery found problem to be worse than diagnosed. Started walking in July. and riding stationary bike in Aug.11th Started jogging , light strides late Sept. Oct. 10th Doctor okayed limited training and racing under coach's direction. Ran 15:36 for 2nd at State. No more basketball! Started to train all winter for track. Did not miss a day and ran 4:05 1500m in Feb as well as Half Marth. at 5:22/mile. MId March he was called upon for the 1600 Relay Ran 2x400m and 800 in 3days without any training for sprinting. Got a severe case of shin splints and could not do any speed work for 6wks. Mileage kept at low 30s. Ran in league and again took 1st in 800,1600, & 3200. Sections 1600m (4:16.9) 3200m(9:40). Masters meet 3200m (9:13.8) State (9:08.05) The last month German used his races for his speed work and his base from winter training paid off.Now: Runs 6 days a week under coach"s supervision. As his CC coach I can say he works very hard. I have to hold him back. He is a team player first and loves all sports. I have purposely kept his mileage low (as he is still only 16 ). He has slowly developed a passion for running. Needless to say he already has the competitive spirit that a champion athlete needs.

cgrunner wrote:

I bet he runs a lot. He Probably mixes some speedwork somewhere in there too.

Coach basically follows Daniels' Running Formula pretty closely...a very simple application of the formula...nothing special...long runs, tempos, 4-5xmile, etc.

He graduated HS when he was 16? Damn, not that it's an incredible feat but there are a lot of top guys in HS because they are 18-19 when they graduate.

Green Miles wrote:

He graduated HS when he was 16? Damn, not that it's an incredible feat but there are a lot of top guys in HS because they are 18-19 when they graduate.

no,

if you read the post you will see that he was 16 about a year ago

When you can basically walk off the street and run a 15:14 5k in XC your training really has nothing to do with it. The most important factor would be what you mommy and daddy did 15 years ago.

My God. He was a 9:08 3200 guy and had never run a summer in his life. That's scary good.

25x200 in 30 with 30 seconds rest? 3x2k with the mile in 4:30 and then 59 for the last 400?

I've never seen those two workouts - both of which Fernandez has done - in any book Daniels has written...

30 miles a week = talent wrote:

When you can basically walk off the street and run a 15:14 5k in XC your training really has nothing to do with it. The most important factor would be what you mommy and daddy did 15 years ago.

This is very discouraging to most of us weekend warriors who train for years just to break 17 or 18 minutes; but beyond your genetics(which are important), I suspect years of playing a variety of sports and constantly participating in anerobic activity also caused these ridiculous times so early.

With that moderate load, I can conclude that his talent may be the greatest we have ever seen at the HS level, including the obvious candidates.

No offense, this isn't meant personally since I don't know a thing about your training, but most weekend warriors don't train very intelligently.

Glory Daze wrote:

This is very discouraging to most of us weekend warriors who train for years just to break 17 or 18 minutes; but beyond your genetics(which are important), I suspect years of playing a variety of sports and constantly participating in anerobic activity also caused these ridiculous times so early.

yeah seriously, what is your training like. how old are you. and blah blah what\'s your history and prs?

if the guy stays healthy...I smell gold!

meh i doubt thats actually how much he runs.. guarantee that he runs around 70 miles a week at least.

yea, you're right dude. these days most kids lie about how much they run. i don't trust this coach, he just wants to get the kid a scholarship. he's running 70-80+ miles a week and hard stuff. he's good, and he could be great in college/pro but he's a f***ing liar if he's going to say he's running 30 miles a week. that's just straight bullshit.

there is no magic workout or program that separtes German from guys running 9:30 and 4:20. It's his natural born talent that is brought out by hard work.