MY COACH IS A CRAZY WHACKO

Yea , Ive met a coach like that a time or two in my life..Id have your ass in English class

thats freaking crazy where do you run??? and no never had anything like that happen before

Yes, if your story is 100% truth, then this is a stupid idea. There is however an underlying message that he has perhaps been trying to get through to you for a while. He is saying, slow down on your easy runs and stop racing them! Stop running at varied paces during runs that he has set at a specific pace.

He is threatening to follow you out in the car for a reason, he doesn't trust you to do the runs correctly. He may be right or wrong, that is down to you guys.

At the end of the day, 9miles on the track 2 days before a race is a bit bonkers and he should be quesioned on his methods by the team. Dont be bullied, if he pulls you all out of the meet, then he has no team, if he has no team he has no job. Just unify and ask him nicely. I imagine that he has told you plenty of times to slow things up on the easy runs, so its probably been brewing up for a long time.

Have a word with the crazy guy and dont let him threaten you for no reason.

I had a high school coach that did almost the exact same thing except he drove us out a boring straight smooth dirt road and drove behind us the entire way to keep us running easy and smart. it sucked but I bet you're learning, just like we did.

Maybe he wanted to see if you guys were running evenly for the entire duration of the training. I know a lot of runners that tend to slow down as the workout progresses. What's a better way to find out than to time each lap!

BTW- As runners we regularly cranked out 5:20-5:30 miles for 7-8 miles, then did mile repeats around 4:40-4:50 on harder days. Our coach forced us to slow down to 7:00 pace(I know - way too slow) but then our mile repeats dropped into to 4:30). Also, our steeple PR's dropped from the 9:00 range to the 8:40's when we were forced to take it easier on the longer stuff. Maybe the coach you are referring to thinks he needs to make some correction with y'all!!!

One key to successful is running is trusting your coach. I know it's hard sometimes but it is important to have confidence in what you are doing. If you don't have confidence in your training then you won't have confidence in your racing. In your case, the lesson is to go easy on easy days. Picking up the pace to spite your coach sounds like something you would do for a substitute gym teacher. Refering to sprinters as "stupid-ass" shows you are incredibly immature. If your coach had you doing 3 hard days in a row while wearing spikes on the road, I may question his tactics. This sounds like a one time thing to get a point across which won't physically damage you. It looks like your coach has a lot of hard headed atheltes and he needs do do something crazy to get your attention.

yeah here we go...another know-it-all college punk coming onto the internet to slam his coach. "stupid-ass sprinters, eh?"

you don't know how good you have it.

Probably wanted to make sure you are actually doing the run and not hiding behind the equipment shed smoking weed.

My guess is that he has been telling you guys to slow down your easy runs for some time, and finally got fed up with you cranking them out. If you don't let your legs recover, you will never reach your potential.

My message to "PO'D": YOU ARE A SPOILED LITTLE BRAT WHO DESERVES TO BE SPANKED BY A LARGE FAT HAIRY LESBO NAMED EDNA.

(1) Did your coach give you an injury (except for your ego injury)??? NO.

(2) Did your coach rape you or beat you? NO.

You are the one who signed on to this programme, now enjoy it.

I think that he is playing a psychological game with you. He WANTS you to hate him.

But actually, he LOVES you, wants you to run your best!

I have seen many cases of Japanese runners doing 12 mile tempo runs on the track at 8;00 per mile with every lap recorded on paper.

I have seen Chinese coaches yell at their athletes for hours on end.

You are being less than a man. GROW UP.

Jason

Stuttgart 1993 WC

Chinese super-athletes timed on the track every 100m at 6:20 pace by four coaches for over an hour, getting dogged out if too fast or too slow.

PO'd wrote:

On another lap, I was leading and I came throught about 1 second too fast he called me an immature little twit.

Your coach is right. And a weak, whiny one at that.

Dellinger used to have his kids run five mile tempo runs on the track two days before races. Let's see, wit a two mile warm-up and warm-down, that must be something like nine miles or someting?

Let me get this straight, nine measly miles at a slow pace to teach you the concept of pace? Waaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!

You'll never be a runner kid. Better quit now and pursue something that you might be better suited for.

Why are you in college, you already know everything right? Do what your coach says, there may be a method to his madness that will become more clear to you later. Learning how to pace yourself is an aquired skill. Good luck on your upcoming race.