Bill Roe: Ever hear of this guy?

So I email my future coach for college and he says his training style is the one like Bill Roe's.

Does anyone have info on this Bill Roe character, much less his training methods? Never heard of this guy. Coach says its a modified Lydiard plan.

Thanks everyone.

Bill is a great guy. He is the president of USTAF. He coaches or used to coach at Western Washington University. Sorry but I have no idea about his training philosophy.

Your coach will probably be:

1) Highly visible, much more so than his athletes.

2) Spend most of his time on the computer.

3) Wear sandles and shorts even in the cold dark of winter

4) Drink alot of beer

5) "Promise" to communicate openly with his team

6) Pretend to be your friend but talk shit about you behind your back every chance he gets

7) Ignore the drug use by your fellow team members

8) Lecture on the beauty of New Zealand and secretly wish he was there instead of working with you

9) His strings will be pulled by an ex coach who is a legend in his own mind, but because he loves to play the race card, your coach won't be willing to show him the door

10) Will be missing from practice most days as he makes appearances at all the major meets in the world.

As a result:

You will leave 4 years later running times considerably slower than you did in HS. Despite this, he will tell everyone you're running much faster and they will all believe him.

With the exception of #6 this is pretty accurate and very funny.

Didn't Bill Roe coach Jason Rexing??

againtocarthage wrote:

So I email my future coach for college and he says his training style is the one like Bill Roe's.

That's really wierd. I don't know of anyone who compares their training style to Bill Roe. I didn't know Bill Roe had a training style. That's funny. You must be going to a school in the Northwest or your coach ran at Western or something, since that is weird. What is your future college?

The top ten list was great. Unfortunately it was accurate too. Bill Roe is one of the most self-important humans I've ever met in coaching.

So I take it your parents are disowning you. Good luck.

Falstaff = Jim McCl******

br wrote:

Falstaff = Jim McCl******

Don't flatter yourself. Jim couldn't give a damn about BR's performance.

That old shit would never resort to a message board. Like him or not, he's always been man enough to tell it to your face. Ask Bill.

Must be another whiner then. Ray La******

Why the half(***) effort? Can't imagine what your agenda here is. Ray is one of the most outspoken people around when it comes to voicing his opinions. Again, agree with him or not, you've got to respect somebody that has the balls to speak up.

againtocarthage

I've read some of your comments on DYESTAT, and it appears your not that fast anyway; why worry?

you boys are so catty!

againtocarthage

Haven't you run at the CNW allcomers meets at Edmonds during the summer (moved to Shoreline this summer)? Bill Roe is the meet director for those, short white beard, New Zealand fern logo tattoo on his ankle.

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