Tights straw man wrote:
Enlighten Me Please wrote:Look at the track records of coaches like Mark Wetmore, Al Carius, Robert Gary and Frank Gagliano
Just because you're the fastest runner doesn't mean that you'll be the best coach. A lot of times it's the opposite because the less talented runners had to use their brains more instead of coasting on talent.
Any citations for this myth?
His Little Black Book is quite good. As a coach of 34 years, i can easily see myself incorporating some of his workouts into my team's program.
He's one of the few coaches around who gets it about training older runners.
He doesn't spend a great deal of time on veteran runners in his book because he knows they can't do what younger runners can.
He believes that older legged runners should focus on tempo and speed and forget mileage.
The only problem is that older runners get injured easily so you have to be careful about doing too many hard days.
I purchased "The Little Black Book", they only printed 200 and I was lucky enough to buy Book #1 - really nice inscription from Brad. The book itself is a wealth of information covering all race distances.
Brad is one of the most passionate and educated people in this sport. He truly cares about the well being of this athletes and just wants to help people improve. He doesn't use a cookie cutter approach and is open to being an advisor rather than a full on coach. As an athletes I think there lies a responsibility in knowing your own body and adjusting workouts as necessary. Brad is a great guy and I wish him and his athletes success.
Brad is not the person to entirely to blame for recent results; the athletes themselves should be held accountable. Usually a coach gives flexible and adjustable training guidelines to work under but when you start running away with it and going too hard in every workout that's when race performance take a dip. Cabada is an emotional impetuous runner, he takes what he can get at that time and place. Brad's girls seem to pride themselves over social media on how fast they can run a 24 mile workout instead of saving it for a race. Brad is a good coach but his athletes need to know when it's time to back off and not let egos take hold.
He is not at the level of Salazar, Schu, Treacy, Wetmore, Gags or Powell, even controlling for innate talent of his athletes. As someone mentioned, more of a second-tier like MacMillan, Hanson's, etc..
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RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
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