My coach doesn't show up at my meets anymore

Name wrote:

I think you should notify the NAACP about this issue.

I don't think that it's a race issue or even about me. There is another guy on the team that has also won a super prestigious competition (something that the teammate in question (the one who won the marathon today - let's call him Glenn) has never achieved) and he doesn't show up at his meets either.

Whatever small achievement Glenn has, the coach makes a big deal out of it. There is nothing that me or any of my other teammates can do to shine in my coach's eyes. Sure, he will be happy with our achievements. But somehow, it does not seem to be the same. He just doesn't get as exited about it. If I want my coach to show up to one of my races, Glenn better be running in the same meet otherwise...

I just don't know how to feel about this anymore.

Have you tried intravenous administration of diacetylmorphine? In addition to elevating your mood, your loved ones will also be much more attentive to you.

Who cares? Stop seeking his approval and you have no problem

eirus wrote:

Who cares? Stop seeking his approval and you have no problem

It's more than that. In my last important track meet, I ended up not winning one of the two races. I lost by a couple of tenths of a second. I can't remember the last time that I lost over that distance. Somehow, I feel that had my coach been there, he may have helped me strategize better or maybe he could have helped me in my preparation in the last few days before the race. Deep down, I think I could have won that race.

So I think that I may not be in the right environment to maximize my potential.

I am having serious personal self doubt right now. I don't know if my coach will be the guy to help me on my transition to the roads. I don't feel that he has the same level of commitment to my success has he has for Glenn.

Don't get me wrong, I like Glenn and he is a good athlete. However, for all the attention Glenn is getting from the coach, I think that he may only be the 3rd or even the 4th best athlete on the team.

Listen, that sounds really bad. Why don't you switch coaches? Just don't tell anyone that you're doing it.

Edrissing the issue wrote:

Listen, that sounds really bad. Why don't you switch coaches? Just don't tell anyone that you're doing it.

The thing is that my coach is a really detailed oriented guy. He really brought me from relative obscurity to where I am now. He has great training "methods". I don't want to leave him. I would simply like him to be as invested in my success as he is with Glenn's success.

FHe yyvygyf wrote:

Edrissing the issue wrote:

Listen, that sounds really bad. Why don't you switch coaches? Just don't tell anyone that you're doing it.

The thing is that my coach is a really detailed oriented guy. He really brought me from relative obscurity to where I am now. He has great training "methods". I don't want to leave him. I would simply like him to be as invested in my success as he is with Glenn's success.

Maybe you should start training with Glenn if you are both running road races.

Maybe he just doesn't like foreigners. Have you considered transferring citizenship?

thejeff wrote:

Maybe he just doesn't like foreigners. Have you considered transferring citizenship?

I don't think that's the problem either.

He really has a very special relationship with Glenn.

He actually cried when Glenn won his marathon today. It's not as if his time was anything special (i have run one minute faster than that and I don't consider myself a very good marathoner. Another old teammate of ours has run over a minute and a half faster than Glenn, so he was very far from the club record). It's also not as if he beat incredibly good competitors either.

I don't know.

All this know is that I have to decide something soon.

FHe yyvygyf wrote:

thejeff wrote:

Maybe he just doesn't like foreigners. Have you considered transferring citizenship?

I don't think that's the problem either.

He really has a very special relationship with Glenn.

He actually cried when Glenn won his marathon today. It's not as if his time was anything special (i have run one minute faster than that and I don't consider myself a very good marathoner. Another old teammate of ours has run over a minute and a half faster than Glenn, so he was very far from the club record). It's also not as if he beat incredibly good competitors either.

I don't know.

All this know is that I have to decide something soon.

You'll be fine. Go back to Font Romeu and get Jama to hold a stopwatch.

Erador wrote:

You'll be fine. Go back to Font Romeu and get Jama to hold a stopwatch.

Actually, if I leave my current coach, the list of contenders is pretty short. I was thinking of Patrick Sang. What do you think?

FHe yyvygyf wrote:

Erador wrote:

You'll be fine. Go back to Font Romeu and get Jama to hold a stopwatch.

Actually, if I leave my current coach, the list of contenders is pretty short. I was thinking of Patrick Sang. What do you think?

Brad Hudson is who you want.

Erador wrote:

FHe yyvygyf wrote:

Actually, if I leave my current coach, the list of contenders is pretty short. I was thinking of Patrick Sang. What do you think?

W

Brad Hudson is who you want.

Brad Hudson is a good coach, but I am looking for a coach who will be open minded enough and let me continue some of the "methods" that I have learned from my current coach.

good work

Hey, I'm sorry if it seems like coach shows favoritism towards me. I never knew how much this bothered you. Don't hate on me because of it. If you want I can talk to him about it - he's like a father to me.

-"glen"

Glennnnnn wrote:

Hey, I'm sorry if it seems like coach shows favoritism towards me. I never knew how much this bothered you. Don't hate on me because of it. If you want I can talk to him about it - he's like a father to me.

-"glen"

Glenn,

As I said, I have no problem with you. I think that you are a great guy and a terrific, dedicated athlete.

I have thought about it overnight and I have made up my mind. I think that it's a good time for me to move on. I hate to do it when there is all these accusations surrounding the club. Even though all my advisors are telling me that I should distance myself from the group right now (because of the accusations), it is not why I am doing it.

I certainly wish you all the best and I hope that we have an opportunity to race against each other in the future. I feel that you elevate my game and I am thankful for that.

M.

If you need a coach at a race you are a pretty pathetic individual and runner

Hi guys,

I thought that owed you an update. As some of you may know, I officially announced that I am leaving my coach today. The process was not easy and took several weeks. There were several meetings with my agent, my publicists , my federation, the IAAF, my lawyers and my major sponsors. A lot of contract issues had to be ironed out first.

Anyway, it's done now and I would like to thank some of you for the comments which you posted in this thread which helped me a lot. I am at peace with my decision now and I hope that you will allow me to post here in the future as I think that this is a terrific site.

Hope all of you have a great XC season.

M.

Hi guys,

Thought I would give you a little update as it has been almost 6 months that I posted here

As some of you may know, I ended up not going with Patrick Sang as a coach after all. I felt that his group was too big and hence some members of the group may not be totally ok with some of my "methods". My consultants therefore suggested that I not join him. Instead, I went with a coach who formerly coached his wife, who also used similar training "methods" than me. This is more of a private coaching relationship. It's going really well. I have to admit that my new coach is not as meticulous as my old coach and I feel that I am losing out a little. But I am still at peace with my decision. I am running a very important marathon soon. Wish me luck. I am a little nervous about the whole thing

. Btw: Glenn is also running an important marathon in a few days. My ex coach as stated that he is in terrific shape. I still don't think that he will break the club record, but I do wish him all the luck (deep down, I wish he had decided to run the same marathon that I will be competing in ). I wonder if my old coach will show up at his marathon (we already know the answer to that)