Podcast appearances and mentions of Joe Vigil

THE DEENA KASTOR SPECIAL On the podcast today is the inimitable Deena Kastor–bronze medal legend and women's distance running record-holder. Deena was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, but went to high school in Agoura Hills, California. Deena has opened up about being adopted at birth and how that has impacted her life. Deena has one daughter. At Agoura High School in California, she won three state cross country titles and two state titles in the 3200m. She competed in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships all four years. She has said in the past that Cross Country is her true passion.After high school, Deena took her talents to the University of Arkansas; as a Razorback, she was a four-time SEC champion and an eight-time All-American. Deena graduated with two degrees in English/Creative Writing and Journalism.Post collegiately, the ASICS-sponsored runner really took off when she went to Colorado to train with coach Joe Vigil. Most recently, she has been under the guidance of her husband, Andrew, since 2015. Andrew runs the Mammoth Track Club.Deena's resume is monumental and includes the following times: 4:07.82 in the 1500m, 8:42.59 in the 3,000m, 14:51.62 in the 5k, 30:50.32 in the 10k, and 2:19.36 in the marathon. Deena's race achievements could fill a book, but notable highlights include winning the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials;winning the 2007 USA Outdoor 10k race; and winning the 2005 Chicago Marathon and the 2006 London Marathon.Deena's talent stretches beyond land locomotion, as she wrote a New York Times Best seller and 2019 Memoir of the Year, Let Your Mind Run. Tap into the Deena Kastor special.  In today's conversation, Deena walks me through lessons from her successful years at every level in the sport of running. We walk through what it took to accomplish the things she did, how to build belief and confidence, how to handle negative thoughts, what Deena wants her legacy to be, and so much more. This was one of my favorite conversations I've ever had. Don't miss it!Tap into the Deena Kastor Special. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review! I would also appreciate it if you share it with your friend who you think will benefit from it. If this episode blesses you, please share it with a friend!S H O W  N O T E S-Our Website: https://therunningeffect.run -THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ-My Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today on the Run Culture podcast I chat to renowned exercise physiologist and running coach; Greg McMillan. We specifically talk about the importance of individualizing training. Over the years Greg has used a simple evaluation to help thousands of runners train more effectively, avoid injury and peak when it counts! He shares how you can do this too!Here are three questions every runner should answer:-How do I respond to certain training? Runners respond differently to different types of workouts and mileage. Are you a speedster, endurance monster or a combo runner?-How do I recover from certain training? Recovery isn't static. What workouts do you recover quickly from, what workouts do you take longer to recover from?-How do I adapt to certain training? What workouts give you a quick fitness boost (fast-adapting), what workouts take a bit longer (slow-adapting)?Greg McMillan is a renowned running coach, exercise physiologist and founder of McMillan Running. Greg has had some incredible mentors, including; Arthur Lydiard, Joe Vigil, David Martin, Gabriel Rosa and Jack Daniels. For a number of years Greg coached an Adidas sponsored pro team in Flagstaff, Arizona called 'McMillan Elite' or 'Team USA Arizona'. As you will see Greg has been a student of the sport his whole life, he is an incredible wealth of running knowledge and I am so grateful that he could share some of this with us today! If you want to learn more about; Greg's coaching services, try his world famous pacing calculator or just continue to be well informed about running, be sure to go to; www.mcmillanrunning.com

In this 'what'd you get episode,' Billy and Ian go over some recent pick ups including some Disney books, Solar: Man Of The Atom #1 and #3, some Judge Dredd, Punk Mambo, New Guardians #2, Danger Girl, Moebius, Puppet Master #2, more Alf, Action Comics Weekly #640, Doom Patrol #19, various What If issues, Superman #423, Joe Vigil's Dog #1, Omen #3, The Mask Returns, Faust, Anne Rice comic adaptations, Dark Horse Star Wars books, Blood Reign #1, Solson Publication's Ninjitsu and lots more! We also learn some fun facts about Billy's bathroom decor. So what are you waiting for? Check out the latest episode. Follow us on Instagram @queenscomicpodcast Check us out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@queenscomicpodcast Or hit up our website at http://www.queenscomicparty.com

This week I had the pleasure to speak with Pablo Vigil. We talk about his humble beginnings in the Mora Valley of North New Mexico and how running helped propel him to greater things.  He went to school at Adams State in southern Colorado, which has a long history of New Mexican runners, which we touch on. He also talked about learning from the great Coach, Dr. Joe Vigil. Pablo talks about this time and what it meant to learn from Coach Vigil. He goes on to talk about his journey into marathon training and how he got involved with Frank Shorter's training group in Boulder. It's a fascinating story that he says changed his life. Pablo also talks about getting into mountain running and touches on how different it was then to now. At the time, it was a great way for him to extend his running career. We also talk about his journey into teaching and education. It was a fun conversation that I hope you enjoy and get something from. Pablo is passionate about running and really wants people to find what inspires them. This heat has been rough. There's not much you can do, other than try and run early or late. Listen to your bodies and slow down in the heat. Stay hydrated, stay cool, and keep running, New Mexico. Photo Credit: Alexis Berg

You (Only Faster) puts a new spin on the training book. In this book you get some good training principles but Greg uses them to guide you through a 6 step process to modifying a training plan, that you may have gotten online or from a book, to better suite you as a runner. So if the plan follows good training principles, why would you need to modify it, right? Well, you're an individual who responds and recovers differently to different types of workouts. Although everyone should be doing all types of workouts, the mix of how they are put together can be changed to better suit your individuality and give you better results come race day. Greg's 6 steps create the framework for the book, and he describes each step in several chapters.Greg McMillan has been around for decades and probably doesn't need an introduction, but just in case you've never heard of him or his website we're including a short version of his accomplishments. Greg has a masters degree in Exercise Physiology where his research focused on the determining factors of distance running performance. A student of the sport since he began running in high school, he continues to apply advances in sports science to his training programs. As with his study of sports science, Greg continues to learn from the athletes and coaches of yesterday and today. He vigorously studies the great books on running and is eager to be around successful coaches and athletes to learn from their experiences. His mentors include the late, great Arthur Lydiard (who he toured with on Lydiard's last US tour), Olympic Coach Dr. Joe Vigil, Peak Running Performance founder Guy Avery and USA Track & Field physiologist Dr. David Martin. Renowned by runners and coaches across the globe, Greg has one of the most diverse coaching resumes, with equal success coaching new runners, age groupers, Boston Qualifiers, and Olympians. He is also the founder of McMillan Running which includes his website with the famous running calculator that many runners have likely already used.If you would like to check out the McMillan Running website, you can find it here: https://www.mcmillanrunning.comIf you're looking to get the book for yourself, and prefer ordering from Amazon instead of Greg's website, you can find it here: https://a.co/d/52XKtatSupport the showAny feedback or suggestions on this review or any of our other podcast episodes would be greatly welcomed. Leave us a review using your favorite podcast player or contact us on social media.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/Twitter: https://twitter.com/reviews_runningInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/ Podcast webpage: https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com If you have been enjoying the podcast and want more, you can find some extras on our By Me a Coffee site! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlanandLiz

In this episode of Run with Fitpage, we had the opportunity to host Deena Kastor on the show. Deena, a runner with great energy speaks to our host Vikas Singh all about her running journey, her experiences, and her learnings in this episode.Deena Kastor is an American long-distance runner. She was a holder of American records in the marathon (2006-2022) and numerous road distances. She won the bronze medal in the women's marathon at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. She is also an eight-time national champion in cross country. In high school, Kastor won three California state cross country titles and two CIF California State Meet titles at 3200 meters while running for Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, California. She also competed in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships all four years of her prep career and competed in both the North American Youth Maccabi Games and the Pan-American Maccabiah while in high school.At the University of Arkansas, she was a four-time SEC champion and an eight-time All-American. Post-collegiately, Kastor ran under coaches Joe Vigil and Terrence Mahon. Since 2015, she has been coached by her husband, Andrew Kastor, head of the Mammoth Track Club. Kastor was selected as the top women's marathoner in the world in 2006 by Track and Field News magazine. She was inducted into the New York Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2001, and into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame on April 29, 2007. In 2003 she was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.About the hostVikas hosts this weekly podcast and enjoys nerding over-exercise physiology, nutrition, and endurance sport in general.  He aims to get people to get out and 'move'.  When he is not working, he is found running, almost always.  He can be found on nearly all social media channels but Instagram is preferred:)Reach out to Vikas:Instagram: @vikas_singhhLinkedIn: Vikas SinghTwitter: @vikashsingh1010Subscribe To Our Newsletter For Weekly Nuggets of Knowledge!

This week I'm re-sharing a conversation that I had in 2018 with Deena Kastor, which we recorded at her kitchen table in Mammoth Lakes, California. I'm bringing this one back not only because I was in Mammoth Lakes this past weekend but because Deena just ran 2:45:12 at the Berlin Marathon—at the age of 49, no less!—to earn the Abbott World Marathon Majors Six Star Medal for completing all six Major marathons: Berlin, London, New York, Chicago, Boston, and Tokyo. I look back fondly at this chat from a few years ago, in which we covered a lot of topics, from the importance of surrounding yourself with a great team, both in running and in life, to using disappointment as a means to fuel the next big breakthrough. We also discussed how coach Joe Vigil influenced her and helped shape her life philosophy, how training for and racing cross-country “feeds her soul” and helps her become a better racer on the track and on the roads, and so much more. This episode is brought to you by:— New Balance. The new Fresh Foam X More v4 is a maximum cushion shoe with a responsive ride that I'm really enjoying for recovery runs right now. It's super plush but also incredible light. It's available in both men's and women's sizes on newbalance.com or at your favorite run specialty retail store.— Goodr: If you want to support the podcast and treat yourself to a pair of goodr sunglasses, head over to goodr.com/MARIO or enter the code MARIO15 at checkout for free shipping on your order. Look good, run goodr!Click here for complete show notes, sign up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday, and/or join our growing community on Patreon, where you'll also gain access to exclusive content like The Weekly Rundown, my Patreon-only podcast with Billy Yang, a live monthly Coaches' Corner discussion, and other perks that pop up from time to time.Music and editing for this episode of the morning shakeout podcast by John Summerford. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I had the pleasure to speak with New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame coach Dr. Ron Maestas. We talk about how he got into teaching and coaching, how cross country was not his first choice, and how much coach Dr. Joe Vigil helped shape his own coaching. Dr. Maestas took a few detours to get to New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico, but he had an impact on the runners and the community. He coached the men to 3 top 4 NAIA finishes, including a 2nd place finish in 1989. We also talk about his racquetball career as a solo player and with his son and being a referee for baseball, softball, basketball, and wrestling. He even gives me a lesson on the legendary Ted Banks, former track and field coach at El Paso, who I did not remember. It was a great conversation, with some wonderful stories that I hope you enjoy. The weather is warming up and it's a great time to get outside, so be safe, share the paths, and keep running, New Mexico.

This week Dr. Richard Hansen joins the program. Dr. Hansen coaches the Roots Running Project and operates High Altitude Spine and Sport in Boulder, Colorado. While only a few years old the Roots team has had tremendous success, and you'll hear coach share stories about his athletes including Noah Droddy, Frank Lara, Alia Gray, and Maggie Montoya. Our conversation spans the evolution of Roots Running and altitude-based American training groups, the influence of legendary coach Joe Vigil on the team's training, incorporation of strength-based activities for injury risk reduction, and the Roots approach to marathon preparation.

“I think over the years I started to realize it's more than just running. There is more to life than just running. Obviously it's a big part of what I do but I'm starting to realize that we need to make sure our happiness intact. I try to make that a part of my life. I try to stick to my schedule, I try waking up early, I try going to bed early, just trying to be positive. I try not to feel entitled and hopefully I'm this positive light for these kids. I just want to be a good role model more than anything. And I don't want to ever complain or anything like that.” Brenda Martinez is one of the best middle-distance runners in the world. She's a got a silver medal in the 800m from the 2013 world championships, she was on the 2016 U.S. Olympic team in the 1500m, she's won a national title, and has stood atop the podium at numerous other events. The 33-year-old is a native of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and she ran at UC Riverside where she was a national runner-up in the 1500m and a three-time All-American. She now lives and trains in Big Bear, California, only an hour from where she grew up. We covered a lot in this conversation and I think you'll take a ton away from it. Brenda told me about her relationship with the legendary Joe Vigil, who's coached her since 2011, and the impact he's had not only on her competitive running career but her life as a whole. We discussed her running camp, which kicks off its 8th year this week as a virtual experience for high school girls and boys. Along those lines, she told me why it's important for her to give back to others and serve as a role model for young kids. We talked about not allowing yourself to get distracted or affected by the actions of other people and keeping focused on what it is you're trying to accomplish. Brenda told me her 2013 world championships medal upgrade and the importance of fighting for clean sport. I asked her about her experience at the 2016 Olympic Trials, where she made the team in dramatic fashion in the 1500m after getting tripped up in the 800m final a few days before. We also talked about her competitiveness, creativity, learning to be self-reliant, and a lot more. This episode of the podcast is brought to you by New Balance. The new FuelCell TC Elite launches this week on NewBalance.com. The combination of FuelCell foam and a full-length carbon fiber plate puts a little pep in your step and the Dynaride outsole provides good traction in a variety of conditions. Check them out at newbalance.com or at the links in the show notes. Complete show notes: https://themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-126-with-brenda-martinez/ Sign up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning: www.themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/ Support the morning shakeout on Patreon: www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout

In this episode, Coach Ruairi and Coach Dylan talk about some of the new world records achieved recently in our sport, Joe Vigil's book and the new trial shoe with carbon fiber technology - Flight VECTIV. Tune in now!

For those who have never heard of Coach Vigil, he is a legend in the coaching of US Track and Filed, Cross Country, and distance running. He has helped develop a coaching program for coaching runners, and has taught coaches all over the US, and in many other countries around the world. Although he has accomplished many things, gotten many awards, and coached dozens of Olympians, Coach Vigil is most loved for his compassion and caring for the “whole person” and not just the athlete. Chasing Excellence is a book about Coach Vigil’s life. It starts by telling us how Joe Vigil grew up to a single mom who worked very hard to provide food and shelter for 3 boys and made sure that they were always in line. They didn’t have very much in terms of material but with the work ethic instilled by his mom, his desire to help people, and his passion for sports, Joe ended up accomplishing many things that some would not have thought possible. Coach Joe Vigil has touched the lives of many people he has met, and this book is full of stories about the impact he had on different people. Not all his runners went to the Olympics, but many did great things because Coach Vigil not only believed in them, but also helped them believe in themselves. In this episode of Running Book Reviews we had the pleasure of interviewing the author (and one of Coach Vigil's former athletes), Pat Melgares.If you are interested in getting a copy of this book, please consider getting it straight from the publisher, Soulstice Publishing. A portion of the proceeds are going to establish the Joe I. Vigil Scholarship at Adams State University, and buying the from the publisher helps with this: https://soulsticepublishing.com/product/chasing-excellence-book/Pat Melgares has also been compiling more stories about Adams State and Joe I. Vigil’s life at the following website: https://melgares.wixsite.com/chasingexcellence Any feedback or suggestions on this review or any of our other podcast episodes would be greatly welcomed. Leave us a review using your favorite podcast player or contact us on social media.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/Twitter: https://twitter.com/reviews_runningInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/Podcast webpage: https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com If you prefer e-mail, you can send us a message at any time to runningbookreviews@gmail.com

Joe Vigil has lessons for Olympians and everyday runners alike. Best known for coaching Deena Kastor to an Olympic medal, Pat Porter to 8 U.S. cross-country titles, and Adams State College runners to 19 national team titles, Coach Joe Vigil’s impact makes for an impressive résumé and an even more remarkable life story. His new biography is filled with memories from his 90 years of life so far, 65 years of them as a coach, in his words as well as some of the many individuals he’s touched along the way. Endurance Noise & Random Musings Please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel! Stay Healthy. Be Boring. Not Epic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andy-noise/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andy-noise/support

Jon and Bryan continue their discussion of Bob Larsen's amazing coaching career, including:UCLA- How he found and hired his coaching staff at UCLA, including John Smith (sprints), Art Vanegas (throws), Anthony Curran (pole vault), Steve Lang (jumps), Russ Hodge (decathlon), and Tommie Lee White (hurdles)- Why he wanted to hire people with different personalities- The pre-meet dinners before the UCLA-USC dual meet, and coach Larsen's strategic phone calls to key athletes to make sure they were mentally ready to get the points the team needed- How coach started preparing athletes mentally for their big meet as early as the fall each year, and how he used specific races and workouts to accomplish that- Some memories of Jon's performances at the dual meet, including UCLA's first loss after a 21-year win streak and his amazing triple his senior year- The influence that Bruce Ogilvie and Thomas Tutko had on how Bob thought about sport psychology and the coach/athlete relationship Mammoth, Meb, and Mastering the Marathon- How they decided on Mammoth as their location for altitude training- A detailed overview of Meb's initial three weeks of training at altitude prior to his American Record 10,000 meter performance, and the clear sign Bob looks for to know when Meb is really working hard- Why Meb is a coach's dream athlete, and how Bob still had to be careful with what he said because Meb was going to do it- Stories about how they prepared for the Athens Olympics, and why Bob thinks Meb and Deena Kastor (who won bronze) were the two most prepared athletes in those races- How they came to use specialized ice vests to keep their core temperature down, and what Bob had to do to get them ready- Why some events are more coachable than others and the pleasure Bob takes in finding every legal way to make sure his athletes are ready to go- Why Bob knew Stefano Baldini (who won gold) was one of the two people Meb had to watch out for- Bob's thoughts on Eliud Kipchoge's sub-2 effort, the pros and cons of how he did it, and why he was ultimately the right guy to do it- The threshold-based logic for why Bob has always believed sub-2 was possible, and the race conditions that would be required to pull it off - What future fans won't understand when they see Meb's personal best times relative to the success he had- Why nobody has ever been better than Meb at making the right decisions in races, and the one time Bob can remember when Meb didn't stick to the plan and it cost him- Meb's efficiency--gained from doing countless drills--that allowed him to conserve energy in races and their strategy to exploit other athletes' inefficiencies in the middle of races- The last 5k of Boston and what it exemplified about both Meb's efficiency and mental mastery when it came to racing- And finally, some quick hitting questions about Bob, and a quote from Ernst van AakenIf you liked this episode, check out Part 1 with Bob Larsen and our interview with Merhawi Keflezighi (Meb's brother).Recorded July 8, 2020.References:City Slickers Can't Stay With Me - Amazon Prime VideoRunning to the Edge by Matthew Futterman - AmazonBruce Ogilvie - WikipediaMake the Leap by Bryan Green - On sale end of summer/early fallGuest:Bob LarsenHosts:Bryan Green, @sendaibry, Go Be More BlogJon Rankin, @chasejonrankin, Go Be MoreLinks:Go Be More websiteGo Be More YouTube ChannelFeedbackSubscribe on your favorite player:Simplecast

Jon and Bryan discuss Bob Larsen's path to becoming one of the most influential coaches in distance running, including:- His initial thoughts about Robert Lusitana's film "City Slickers Can't Stay With Me" and his reluctance to make it- His life growing up on a farm in Minnesota with no electricity or running water some 15 miles from the nearest town- The challenge of raising children when their life experiences are so different, and Bob's experience seeing his children and his runners adopt the values he tried to instill- Why you need to be able to see a person's life through their eyes if you hope to get the best out of them- His advice to his runners: if you're going to get the best out of yourself, you need to get the best out the people around you. Including your coach.- How he used moderate improvements and successes in his athletes' performance to get them to pursue success in other areas- The conflict of investing so much time in your athletes and the job of coaching--from Sunday morning runs to trips to Europe or training camps--and the challenge of balancing that with family responsibilities- His decision to de-emphasize the distance events when he became the head coach at UCLA, when many coaches gave their scholarships to distance runners in hopes of competing for Track and Cross Country titles- Why high school is the best level to be a coach, and why Bob misses it- How he handled athletes leaving his program and moving on- Why the decrease in scholarships at the NCAA level and the move to low volume training methods in the 90s caused the club scene--and American distance running--to decline- What a threshold (or tempo) run is, how it should be executed, and what the minimum length of a threshold run should be for most high school athletes- The conversation that shifted Bryan's approach to training and unlocked more of his ability- How he evaluated his success for each season by whether the year ended with a "wow factor"- How he came to believe altitude training was key, and why they chose Mammoth Lakes, CA, for their training location- His ability to be at the forefront of three critical trends--threshold training, altitude training, and group training--and why he was able to build his training program around them when so many other coaches didn't- How threshold training played a key role in Jon's breakout season, and the incredibly fast threshold run he did training for the World Cross Country Championships- Karen Hecox's surprise NCAA 3000m Championship off of a summer of training with her future husband- Why Meb didn't expand his training group in Mammoth and how he eventually prioritized the control over the workout over the benefits of having others there to push him- And finally, the secret of threshold training: it's the way runners love to run. If you liked this episode, you might also like our interviews with Merhawi Keflezighi (Meb's brother) and Ben Auerbach.Recorded July 1, 2020.References:City Slickers Can't Stay With Me - Amazon Prime VideoRunning to the Edge by Matthew Futterman - AmazonMake the Leap by Bryan Green - On sale end of summer/early fallGuest:Bob LarsenHosts:Bryan Green, @sendaibry, Go Be More BlogJon Rankin, @chasejonrankin, Go Be MoreLinks:Go Be More websiteGo Be More YouTube ChannelFeedbackSubscribe on your favorite player:Simplecast 

Recently the LetsRun.com visitors voted US marathon record holder Deena Kastor as the greatest US women's distance runner in history. To mark the occasion, we invited Deena to be on our podcast. Before we could have her on, however, she told us she wanted to answer questions from the fans on our messageboard which she did last week. Her responses were amazing so check it out now if you haven't read it. https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=9994777 While you are reading things, read this piece we did on Kastor early in 2007 after she finished her amazing 2006 season during which she set US records in the half-marathon and marathon. https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/04/lrc-visitors-vote-jim-ryun-denna-kastor-as-the-greatest-mens-and-womens-american-distance-runners-of-all-time/ The podcast is sponsored by TheFeed.com. They've got everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. LetsRun.com co-founder Weldon Johnson just got his goody back and is pumped. They have a new product - BLDG Active's Anti-microbial Face and Hand Spray which is a medical-grade solution you can take with you to spray on your hands and face. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun for more info and use code LETSRUN to save 15% off your entire order. Show notes: 0:01 Deena talks about her start in the sport and how she struggled with being labeled as "talented." 3:02 Deena talks about how she viewed herself as a failure in the sport but how that all changed once she got with coach Joe Vigil. 9:06 Deena talks bout her college career, how she was running just for gear when she got out, and how she was thrilled to eventually get $12,000 a year, but how that's all changed now for new college grads thanks to the "Alan Webb" effect. 13:40 Deena talks about her American records and how she's thrilled Molly Huddle broke her half marathon record as she knows Huddle is clean. 21:05 Deena talks about her amazing success in xc. 27:07 Deena talks about what it was like to have Ryan Hall and Meb Keflezighi as teammates and others like Morgan Uceny. 30:01 The talk turns to Deena's amazing 2005 Chicago Marathon victory where she as on 2:18 pace but totally blew up and only won by 5 seconds and her amazing 2016 season during which set American records in the half and full marathons, but a season during which she was sent home from her training camp for being a 'primadonna' and one which she called a disappointment at the time. 38:06 Deena talks about why the roads are her favorite surface 41:28 Deena talks about why she'd love to on a run with Abebe Bikila and why she thinks Joan Benoit Samuelson is the greatest women's American distance runner ever. 45:44 Deena talks about her favorite American runners of today. 50:38 The conversation turns to doping and how Deena responds when people ask if she was dirty. Deena reveals a story about how she was disgusted to see everyone puffing on an inhaler before her first big European track race. 61:31 We finally talk about Deena's Olympic bronze in the marathon 63:41 Deena tells us what she views as her greatest accomplishment and tell us how she wants to break 2:30 in Berlin next year. Got audio feedback for the show? Fake Galen Rupp where are you? Call 844-LETSRUN (844-538-7786) and hit option 7. More: https://www.letsrun.com/events/letsrun-coms-greatest-american-distance-runner-of-all-time/ Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun Find out more at http://podcast.letsrun.com Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/ee034794-615e-452a-abd3-8e113007dda5

A real pioneer in athletics coaching and coaching education, Peter Thompson joins us today to discuss his roots from Europe to Eugene. We had a great time discussing the club system in Europe and how/why he came to North America for educational advancements. Peter is an amazing coach having worked with a variety of events in track and field. He also was a pioneer in creating the Coaches Ed system we use today for USATF, working along side such vaunted greats as Joe Vigil, Vern Gambetta, Gary Winkler, and more. If you enjoy coaching education in the US, you owe a lot of that to someone such as Peter.   Near the end we get in to some fairly high level discussions on training, certainly interesting topics for the mastery of coaching athletes. While we had a few audio disturbances, I think you'll be able to overlook those and gain real value in listening to Peter talk on such topics as biokenetics and practice based evidence training.

Today, I had a ball chatting to Dr Richard Hansen, head coach of Boulder Colorado’s @roots_running project! In this episode we talk about how the Roots running group formed, how they are going now, his coaching/training methodology (his learnings from Joe Vigil), sponsorship chat and how he tries to avoid injury and maximise performance with his athletes! Richard is a prominent Sports chiropractor, who specialises in treating distance runners. He certainly knows his stuff! So, like I said I absolutely loved everything about this chat, so be sure to tune in.

The Tokyo Olympics are officially postponed and we break down what it means and talk about how the running world is adapting. Plus, we start the debate of who is the best distance runner of all-time, show our love for Alan Webb, have Rojo's rant and special Sean Brosnan., who is arguably the top high school coach in America right now (he coaches the NXN boys team champion Newbury Park and individual champ Nico Young) Brosnan talks what his runners are doing with the coranvirus shutdown and his rise to the top of coaching ranks in 4 quick years. Prior to coaching Brosnan was a journeyman runner who picked the brains of Alberto Salazar, Jerry Schumacher, Scott Simmons, Joe Vigil, Brad Hudson and many more. He's the new Kevin Bacon of the running world. Podcast is sponsored by TheFeed.com. They've got everything you need to perform at your best and try and stay healthy. They're sending our team their Immunity boosting packs as well as a fresh supply of Maurten and their new Airofit device. Go to TheFeed.com/Letsrun to see all their products and use code LETSRUN to save 15%. Detailed show notes:7:02 Toyko postponed and what it means for 2021, 2022...10:08 Noah Lyles likes off years16:50 Pro runners and everyone else are adopting dogs, Paul Chelimo (video) and Jordan Hasay (video) entertain on Social media.22:37 USAs in 2020 in Eugene?24:50 Rojo's rant28:11 Greatest American distance runner of all-time brackets coming33:04 Email of week on multiple of 6 challenge39:01 Whose career would you rather have Alan Webb or Nick Symmonds?Who would win in a one-off race Webb or Matthew Centrowitz?48:08 Crazy doping stories50:57 Big interview with Sean Brosnan who in 4 years has gone from not coaching to 63:51 The college recruiting process and how involved was he in talking to Mike Smith and Mark Wetmore?66:06 Picking the top coaches' minds: Alberto Salazar, Mike Smith, Joe Vigil, Scott Simmons, Jerry Schumacher, Steve Scott...70:45 Sean's running career and how he got started in coaching and thought about quitting in year 182:18 Why are high school kids so fast today?End: His team's training, drills, when he first met Nico, criticism and more.... Need new shoes? Check out the best shoe revies on the planet. *CDC Guidelines on Covid-19 Support LetsRun.com's Track Talk by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/letsrun We'd love your feedback. Rate and review us on itunes or give us feedback here. https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/61d0ac01-744c-4875-9487-4bd3c8fda8d5

In this episode we bring you an interview with Bob Larsen -pioneering running coach, retired Head of Track and Field at UCLA, Meb Keflezighi’s coach, and co-founder of the Mammoth Track Club. Plus Angie will tell you about a GPS watch with a super long battery life. Interview with Coach Bob Larsen In our last episode author Matthew Futterman told us about the “guru who unlocked the secrets of speed”. Well, we are thrilled to have an opportunity to speak with that the guru himself! Coach Larsen was born in 1939, he’s 80 years old at the time of this recording and still runs everyday! He coached at Grossmont College and Monte Vista College where his teams won conference titles and national championships. He then became the Head Track and Field Coach at UCLA where he led athletes to a total of 20 NCAA titles. After he retired from UCLA he and coach Joe Vigil founded the Mammoth Track Club in order to made US marathoners competitive again on at the international level. On the team was Meb Keflezighi -the only man who has won the New York City Marathon, The Boston Marathon, and an Olympic medal, and Deana Kastor -holds the fastest marathon time (2:19:36) for a female athlete in the U.S. and winner of the Chicago Marathon, the London Marathon, and a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympic games. In 2019 he was given the Legend Coach Award by USATF -the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. See the movie City Slickers Can’t Stay With Me: The Coach Bob Larsen Story. You can currently get it on Amazon Prime and iTunes. Also check out the book Running the Edge -A Band of Misfits and the Guru Who Unlocked the Secrets of Speed by Matthew Futterman. You can hear our interview with the author here. Also Mentioned in This Episode The Chirp Wheel+ is a back-pain relief device that targets muscles around your spine. Use code MTA for 15% off. The Runner’s Toolbox -8 inexpensive items to keep at home to prevent and self-treat running injuries. The post Interview with Coach Bob Larsen appeared first on Marathon Training Academy.

Niños y running. Seguramente te has preguntado qué tan bueno es para un niño empezar en el running a temprana edad. Si eres padre de un mini runner, ya habrás escuchado más de un comentario imprudente de parte de un padre o una madre con buenas intenciones pero poca información. Para disipar todas las dudas referente a los niños y running, decidimos hacer este episodio. Recuerda, puedes escuchar el episodio con el reproductor que encuentras a continuación. También, nos puedes encontrar en Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast o Deezer. Adicionalmente, estamos en todas las plataformas de podcast para Android y iPhone.   Niños y running. Vale la pena sacar la principal duda referente a niños y running. ¿Es sano para los niños correr? Muchas personas creen que si un niño corre entre 40 a 80 kilómetros semanales, los tendones se atrofiaran, el crecimiento se detendrá, su fisiología se verá debilitada y toda su salud en general comprometida. Pero, ¿es verdad? Según estudios, un niño activo sin un programa de entrenamiento estructurado, puede correr unos 16.000 kilómetros antes de graduarse del colegio. Tanto entrenador Joe Vigil como investigador Escandinavo Bengt Saltin, concordaron que niños en escuelas normales suelen correr entre 8 y 12 kilómetros al día. Para que tengas una idea, hicimos unos cálculos rápidos, para ver cuánto se necesita correr diariamente para cubrir esos 16.000 kilómetros durante un año escolar de 9 meses iniciando a los 8 años, 10 años y 12 años: 10 años corriendo 5 días por semana por 9 meses = 8.88 kilómetros  8 años corriendo 5 días por semana por 9 meses = 11.11 kilómetros 6 años corriendo 5 días por semana por 9 meses = 14.81 kilómetros   Salud de los niños y running. Correr como algo negativo para niños es un mito, según lo corrobora la Doctora Cathy Fieselet directora de la Asociación Americana Médica. El verdadero problema, es que los niños actuales son más propensos a ser sedentarios y no tenemos una referencia sana con distancias largas. No hay ningún estudio que compruebe lesiones entre niños de forma desproporcionada. De la misma manera que si un adulto aumenta distancia de cero a 50 en una semana, el mismo riesgo lo corre un niño. Sin embargo, un niño no está más susceptible a nada simplemente por ser niño.  Lo mismo ocurre con el tema del desgaste emocional o famoso burnout. No solo porque se empieza a los 10 años a correr se incrementa la posibilidad de fatiga emocional. Los mismos factores que afectan a los adultos se conservan entre jóvenes: Una razón para tener miedo de que nuestros hijos entrenen running, es que vemos en ellos nuestra propia experiencia. Dolores crónicos, fracturas por estrés, etc. Pero como los puntos anteriores, esto no tienen nada que ver con edad sino más bien mecánicas pobres, exceso de peso al correr y hacer mucho demasiado pronto. Factores que por igual afectan a la población mayor o juvenil.  Así que la moraleja es que si se hacen bien las cosas un niño puede tener éxito en el running. Si se hacen mal, independientemente de que si eres adulto o niño, vas a tener complicaciones.   Habilidades coordinativas en niños y running. Recordemos que las habilidades coordinativas son aquellas vinculadas a una disposición ordenada de las acciones para cumplir un objetivo.  En Trotadores.com/56 y Trotadores.com/70 hablamos de las siguientes habilidades: Ritmo. Cambio. Reacción. Equilibrio. Relajación. Disociación. Anticipación. Acoplamiento. Cuando se es joven, es el momento propicio para trabajar en estas habilidades. Esto evita que más tarde ese joven runner se vuelva un atleta unidimensional. Tradicionalmente, runners adultos que no trabajaron habilidades coordinativas se les dificulta: Ponerse los zapatos de pie sin caerse. Caerse durante una corrida en trail y rebotar rápidamente para evitar lesiones importantes. Moverse en los diferentes planos del movimiento: Sagital (lateral) Coronales (frontal) Transversal (arriba abajo) Una buena idea de llevar a tu hijo a entrenar con un preparador calificado es que esa persona puede identificar sus habilidades naturales. Muchos de ellos, utilizan alguna de estas pruebas: Weitzdörfer Herzberg Kuhn Denisiuk & Milicerowa Kasten-Bumerang-Test Mori y Fernández   Motivación para niños y running. Hablar positivamente de tu afición a correr es algo fácil que puedes hacer para motivar a tus hijos a correr. Por qué corres, que es lo que más te gusta, como te sientes al finalizar una carrera, etc. Dicho esto, si tu hijo o hija acepta a salir contigo te dejamos unos puntos de cómo seguir motivándolos a correr contigo:  Inscribelo en carreras. Empieza suave con ellos. Permite que se diviertan. No forzar a tu hijo a correr. Ignora tus números y ritmos. Habla con ellos mientras corren. Permite que el capitán del barco sea el niño y este auto motivado a correr.   Beneficios para los niños debido al running. Los beneficios de salud que aplican a los adultos, obviamente aplica a los mini runners. Adicionalmente el running tiene ventajas adicionales: Aprenderá de trabajo en equipo. Tu hijo será constantemente retado. Tendrá la oportunidad de desarrollar su talento. Las carreras son una gran experiencia de aprendizaje.   Correr con bebés. Durante el episodio sobre niños y running abrimos un espacio para los tips generales para correr con bebés. Entre ellos: Programa tus salidas a correr inteligentemente. Ve a correr a la hora de la siesta de tu bebé. No salgas a la hora de la comida. No es seguro correr con tu bebé si éste es menor a 6 meses. Evita correr cerca a los vehículos lo que más puedas. Consigue un coche de bebé especial para correr.  Empaca lo necesario en el coche para tu bebé. Asegura tu bebé con el cinturón del coche. No sueltes el coche mientras corres. Protege a tu bebé del clima.   Récords de niños en el running. Otra forma de romper las barreras mentales que muchos nos hemos marcado es ver que han habido grandes ejemplos pasados y actuales. Aquí algunos de los ejemplos que hablamos en el episodio sobre niños y running fueron: Nicolas Toocheck: A los 11 años completo el reto de correr una maratón en los 7 continentes. A los 14 años y 58 días completó el reto de correr una maratón en los 50 estados norteamericanos (Mayo 16, 2017) completando su maratón # 59. A los 9 corrió su primera maratón. A los 8 su primera media maratón. Kate Peters: A los 8 años ya había corrido 5 medias maratones, corriendo un promedio de 32 kilómetros semanales A los 14 años hizo 9:57 en 3000 metros (3:19 por kilómetro)  También a los 14, corrió 1:16:56 en media maratón (3:40 por kilómetro) mientras entrenaba cerca de 96 kilómetros semanales. Rudolph Ingram: A los 7 años corrió 13.48 segundos en los 100 metros. Como punto de referencia, el récord mundial de Usain Bolt es 9.58 Por último, aquí te dejamos un enlace a una página que muestra cientos de récords juveniles. Desde 50 metros hasta pruebas atléticas como lanzamiento de bala o triple salto. Por ahora, aquí te dejo los récords de maratón:   No te pierdas el próximo episodio. Ya sabes donde puedes escuchar la entrevista completa. Puedes suscribirte gratuitamente para que no te pierdas ningún episodio. Hay cientos de apps que puedes utilizar. Otra muy popular es Deezer. Sin embargo, si prefieres utilizar los reproductores integrados a la página, ponemos a tu disposición el de iVoox en la parte superior y otro en la parte inferior. Aquí está el calendario completo de todos los episodios que tenemos al aire hasta el momento. The post TP087: Niños y running. Es bueno, récords y cómo hacerlo bien. appeared first on Trotadores.

"Watching from an athlete perspective, where all of a sudden he gets it, or she gets it, and you see that just click, and then it's game time, I think that's the biggest thing I get from an athlete. All these things you see as a coach, like 'this athlete should be able to do this, or should be able hit these times, or do this performance,' but it's all nothing because it's just you and me talking here and we know the science of it, and the method, but the athlete is the one who has to believe in it and believe in themselves. It doesn't matter how much you tell them how great they are, or whatever, until they get it. And watching that process happen, and how it happens differently with each athlete, is probably the most exciting part of coaching.” Really enjoyed sitting down with Terrence Mahon for this week's episode of the podcast. Mahon, one of the best middle and long distance running coaches in the world, is currently the director and coach of the Mission Athletics Club in San Diego, which he co-founded last year with his wife, three-time Olympian Jen Rhines. Mahon was previously the coach of the BAA High Performance team in Boston, he was the distance coach for U.K. Athletics before that, and he was also the coach of Team Running USA/the Mammoth Track Club from 2004 to 2013, where he guided Deena Kastor to an American record of 2:19:36 in the marathon, Ryan Hall to his 59:43 AR in the half marathon, and developed eight Olympians during his tenure. This was one of my favorite conversations. We talked about Mahon's career as both an athlete and a coach. I learned more about Mission Athletics Club and what his objectives are with his new group. We discussed the trajectory of his coaching career, from his humble beginnings working with age-group runners at a running shop in Pennsylvania to becoming one of the most highly sought after coaches in the world. He also told me about his coaching influences and mentors, including the legendary Joe Vigil, Dan Pfaff, and others. We got into the weeds of Mahon's coaching philosophy and there are a ton of great takeaways: like the importance of really getting to know your athletes, being brutally honest with them, and being adaptable when it comes to setting goals. We talked about what he sees as his main responsibilities as a coach, how he keeps sharp and stays excited about the craft, what he learns from the athletes he works with, the idea of "coaching mastery" and what that means to him, and a heck of a lot more. This episode is brought to you by Tracksmith. Tracksmith is an independent running brand based in Boston. They're a group of dedicated runners focused on building technical yet understated running apparel that celebrates the amateur spirit and inspires the personal pursuit of excellence.
 
Tracksmith's products reflect their New England roots: These are classic, understated and high quality essentials for runners who are working towards their next PR. To learn more, visit tracksmith.com/mario. Right now they're running a special offer for new customers: spend $150 and earn their signature navy Van Cortlandt singlet for free. Follow them on Instagram @tracksmithrunning and shop at tracksmith.com. Complete show notes: https://www.themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-60-with-terrence-mahon/ Sign up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning: www.themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/ Support the morning shakeout on Patreon: www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout

In this episode you’ll hear from Candy Host, Chairman of the Board of Jodi’s Network of Hope, which is is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation founded in 2005 on the 10 year anniversary of Jodi’s abduction. The group promotes positive educational opportunities for students and supports safety training and awareness.In this episode you’ll also hear from Joe Vigil, who worked with Jodi at the campus television station when they were attending St. Cloud State University together, and then in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1992.

Check out the new merch Spreadshop: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/cartoonist-kayfabe/all ------------------ Wizard magazine 15, November 1992 - Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg get wet! • Whilce Portacio talks Wetworks • Palmer's Picks looks at the comics of Eddie "From Hell" Campbell • David "Faust" Quinn's Writing At The Edge debuts • Joe Vigil draws some ad art - a great excuse to flip his cult comic, Dog • Bart Sears' Brutes & Babes heats up with page layout talk, inspiring Rugg and Piskor to share some of their own layouts & process from their recent Street Angel and X-Men books • The X-Men cartoon on Fox • Who knew Larry Stroman and Travis Charest drew the first 7 issues of DC Comics' Darkstars? • Dark Horse Comics profile and history, a side bar on hot, new artist Jordan Raskin but no mention of the legendary ________? • Bill Shatner compliments pencilers • Milestone and Clive Barker comic book universes are announced Supplemental links: * Palmer's Picks Wizard 15: http://palmerspicks.com/wizard-15-eddie-campbell/?doing_wp_cron=1548936685.6334400177001953125000 *SyFy Wire Byrne Superman interview: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/behind-the-panel-john-byrne-on-reinventing-superman-and-lois-lane *Kirkman’s TV Show episode about Milestone: https://www.amc.com/shows/robert-kirkmans-secret-history-of-comics/talk/2017/12/get-a-candid-look-at-the-rise-and-fall-of-milestone-comics *Jesse Schell's Art of Game Design: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Game-Design-Book-Lenses/dp/0123694965 *Hey Baby video link Gerry Alinguilan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhuYIr1J1zc ------------------- Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cartoonist.kayfabe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CartoonKayfabe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cartoonist.Kayfabe Ed's Contact info: https://www.instagram.com/ed_piskor https://www.twitter.com/edpiskor https://www.amazon.com/Ed-Piskor/e/B00LDURW7A/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Jim's contact info: https://www.instagram.com/jimruggart https://www.twitter.com/jimruggart https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Rugg/e/B0034Q8PH2/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1543440388&sr=1-2-ent https://shop.spreadshirt.com/jimruggart

Our two most downloaded podcast of all time are Joe Vigil and Tinman. Tinman was in the Phoenix area for a couple days, my home area, so I arranged to get together with him. We agreed to sit down to record a podcast. As I was setting up we were talking about my high school team's season and he went to tell me a story about how to quickly heal sprained ankles, 40 minutes later we were still going but had not officially started the podcast yet. I wish we had, one thing you get from talking to Tom is a mixture of absolute passion for running and incredible knowledge of the science and why. So 40 minutes in I hit the record button and we picked up where we were in the discussion. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did. 1:30 We need to work on our skills as endurance athletes, how? Learn from sprint coaches Learn from youtube Take sprint mechanic classes and education 2:52 How much time do you work with your athletes on skills? Talk about knee drive and arm position often Assign training like hill repeats Sam Parsons had no power, huge drops when developed power 4:20 Types of hill repeats 30 seconds mile pace effort, the effort is key 1-2x a week but never get away from it year round 5:15 What about if you live in Florida and have no hills Drive to hills Stadium Steps Pull sleds, not too much weight and do technically sound 6:36 Injury prevention This helps minimalize injuries, can never escape Don't overcook with workouts Slow on easy days 7:34 Keep the ball rolling Don't do anything to disrupt training Post run nutrition Dynamic flexibility Hill work Sleep Slow on easy days Sleep not texting in bed Like a snowball, keep it rolling 10:40 What does it mean to you, when we talk about non-elite runners and easy/hard days Modulate days Easy days are easy, 2:00 or 2:300 or more slower than current 5k pace Cant execute when fatigued 12:18 Walking through a week Talking about a cross-country week with a weekly race Monday long run with striders Tuesday easy run Wednesday key workout Thursday easy run Friday pre-meet work with striders Saturday race with a good amount of distance after 13:49 Do you do that year around? One long run and 2 quality days a week, race counts as a quality day 14:31 How hard are you going on the quality days If not sure use CV reps, hill reps and striders Drew did zero of the 8, 10 or 12x400 type workouts in high school, none You don't need to go real hard if you are doing plenty of 600, 800, 1000 CV's Lots of talk on muscle fibers 23:37 If CV is so great, should you be doing them a few times a week during non-race season Dose-response rate, you get almost all you need from one workout a week Run 1600 or 800 have them do CV work after the run 26:40 Brogan Austin was recently on our podcast off his national championship, how is training different with a marathoner? We never ran a marathon pace workout More fast/intermediate CV speed is better Challenge is the pounding of the distance Cruising speed is more important, 10k/10 mile type pace 29:24 We have a lot of marathon and ultra listeners would their CV work volume be different Build up to 20-24 minutes in reps is all you need No isolation training, there is only one energy system Integrate the different speeds into workouts Kids should participate in other sports, but some kids don't like the other sports 36:24 What is the future of Tinman Elite Focused on Olympics, already have 3 qualifiers Will have everything from 800-marathon in the trials Will add females at some point We are team, but we are family 43:50 Stryd Power Meter Measures lots of components of your stride Verticle Oscillation is interesting to watch Helps you identify issues Analyzing races Previous Episode with Tom Recent episode with Brogan Austin Tinman Elite Website Tinman Elite Twitter Tinman Elite Instagram Final Surge Instagram Final Surge Twitter Final Surge Facebook Stryd Power Meter    

"I really believe that running is such a great way to challenge us and to add that difficulty to our life in a very controlled way so that we can deal with challenge and adversity. And I love that. I love getting to the crux of a workout. I go out hard in races and workouts because I want to suffer early on so I can find ways to get through it. And to me it's always been a game—just this playful pursuit of seeing how badly I can hurt and then what tools I can learn to get through it…When I can handle these challenges in running continuously, then when something shows up in life, I feel like it's a breeze to get through it." Honored to welcome Deena Kastor to the podcast this week. The 45-year-old, who lives in Mammoth Lakes, California with her husband (and coach) Andrew and daughter Piper, is an Olympic bronze medalist in the marathon, multi-time national champion at various distances, and holds numerous American records, including the still-standing women's marathon mark of 2:19:36. She also holds multiple Masters world and American records from 5K to the marathon. Kastor, who published her first book, Let Your Mind Run, in April, recently sat down with me to discuss a wide range of topics, including: — Living and training in Mammoth Lakes, California, a place she's called home since 2000. — The launch of the Mammoth Track Club 18 years ago and how it's evolved since then. — What keeps her going and brings her excitement at the age of 45. — Writing her memoir, Let Your Mind Run, and what that experience was like. — The importance of surrounding yourself with a great team, both in running and in life. — Training under coach Joe Vigil after graduating from Arkansas in 1996 and how he helped shape her life philosophy: “If you have it, share it.” — Using disappointment as a means to fuel the next big breakthrough. — How training for and racing cross-country “feeds her soul” and helps her become a better racer on the track and on the roads. — Transitioning to the marathon as a means to get stronger for the 10K. “I wouldn't even call myself a marathoner [at the time],” she admitted to me. “I was a 10K racer using the marathon to strengthen myself for the track.” — The buildup to the 2004 Olympic Games and what it felt like to bring home an Olympic medal. — Breaking 2:20 in the marathon to set a still-standing American record in 2006 and who she thinks might be able to break it. “I don't believe the record is mine to own,” she told me. — Dropping out of the Boston Marathon in April due to hypothermia and where she was when she learned that Des Linden had won the race. — What's exciting her in running right now. — And a whole lot more. This was a fun conversation and gives a good glimpse into how one of America's greatest distance runners thinks about and approaches her craft. Listen in, learn, and be inspired by one of the most accomplished athletes of our generation.  This episode of the morning shakeout podcast was edited by John Isaac at BaresRecords.com. Complete show notes here: https://www.themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-22-with-deena-kastor/ Sign up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning: www.themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/ Support the morning shakeout on Patreon: www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout

Greg Weich has coached five Footlocker Finalists and this weekend his girls team will compete at the Nike Cross Nationals.  In this interview Greg talks about individualizing training for athletes, training athletes on minimal mileage, what he learned from Joe Vigil. Greg is one of the featured coach in Season 1 of High School Running Coach. Check out the site for tons of free coaching advice from coaches like Greg Greg is a great coach and a great person, so this interview was a treat to record (note: it was recorded two years ago at the Boulder Running Camps).

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Welcome to episode 54 of the Final Surge podcast where today we talk to triathlete turned coach Marcelo Holcberg. We discuss with Marcelo who his biggest influences are, how busy professionals can train for triathlons and how he works with periodization. Remember to follow us on Twitter @FinalSurge and don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. How did you get your start in endurance athletics? What was the hardest part of the transition from running to triathlons? When did you make that transition from successful athlete to coaching? You moved to the US in the late 90s and decided to build a coaching business, what was it like moving to a new country and building a coaching business where you probably did not know a whole lot of people? All great coaches learn from other people Arthur Lydiard, Phil Maffetone, Joe Vigil, these are some well-known coaches, whose training methods have had the biggest impact on our coaching philosophy? How many people are you coaching now? What is the typical profile of your client? If you have a non-professional athlete who works a full-time job, maybe travels for their job, has a husband or wife at home and three kids, what do you need to take into consideration to create a plan that they can execute, do consistently and reach their goals? Do most of the athletes you coach come from a running background, or what is their athletic background? You start to work with a new client who has a running background who wants to become a triathlete, how do you start working with them? Do you work with most of your athletes in person or do you do virtual coaching too? You mention you may get a 3:15 marathoner who comes to you, how do you break it up early in their training between the run which they are experienced with vs. bike and swim? You talked about Periodization in your training, Is a training plan much like a running plan where you start with a base of time/miles and as you get closer to the event the more race specific it becomes and is it different for each of the disciplines? How does your peak week for a triathlon differ from the early weeks, do you change the time with maybe bike or swim and focus more on the area they are weaker in? For the average athlete, you have that comes to you looking to do their first triathlon how long do you like an athlete to have to work on a program before they try their first triathlon? In your coaching how much do you use heart rate or power zones vs going strictly by feel? Come race day how do you plan out your race? What advice do you have for knowing the best race strategy for that new triathlete? You mention transition zones, how much time can be saved or lost in a transition between the two transition zones? How much time do you work on the transitions? Let's talk about some of the most common sticky points or FAQ’s -How do you find the right race for you? -How can you spot and correct under or over training -How do you do rest days when you are going hard on swim one day, do you come back with a hard bike or run or do you need a rest day? -What are some of the key workouts you have that you think may be a good indicator of fitness and how ready someone is for their next race? You have been in the sport a long time, how has it changed since the late 80’s? You are starting a new a Youth Development Running Program in Miami, can you tell us about that? Final Surge 5 questions in under a minute Favorite endurance/running book? - Jim Fixx Complete book of Running Current trainers you are wearing? -  Asics DSTrainer Favorite race? - Anything inside of Central Park Favorite recovery meal or recovery drink? - Chocolate milk Your favorite workout - Hills running how can people follow you on social or online Website Tri2One Instagram  

In episode 48 of the Final Surge Podcast, we talk to Dr. Stephen Seiler who is the leading researcher on polarized training for endurance athletes. Welcome to episode 48 of the final surge podcast where we welcome Welcome to episode 48 of the final surge podcast where we welcome Dr. Stephen Seiler. Seiler has spent his career studying the optimal ways for endurance athletes to train and his polarized training methods are the foundation for Matt Fitzgerald’s 80/20 training book. In this episode, we talk about what exactly are the 80/20 zones, where do tempo and threshold runs play into that formula and how to work rest into your interval work. Make sure you follow us on Twitter @FinalSurge and please take a moment to subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or whatever your podcast app of choice is. Listen to the podcast on iTunes or listen to it on Stitcher if you have an Android device. Stream it right here:   Your bio could take me 5 minutes to read, instead of getting into all of it, could you take a minute and introduce yourself to our audience? We had Matt Fitzgerald on a while back and talked about his 80/20 book. You are referenced many times in that book. And I’m actually holding a huge packet here in my hand called Seiler’s Hierarchy of Endurance Training Needs. How did you get interested in sports science? Most of the research I have seen from you is with cyclist and xc-skiers. But what you have learned from your research is also able to be applied to other endurance athletes like runners and triathletes correct? Can you explain polarized training? Is there a better way to define these high intensity, low intensity, and middle grounds? If we look at Mark Wetmore at the University of Colorado, probably the most respected college coach in the game today, Joe Vigil who is maybe the most successful college coach ever, and very successful in developing athletes who go on to the next level. With all of these coaches, the tempo runs or lactate threshold are a large staple in what they do. Could there be a case made that for athletes still developing their aerobic system, who maybe run 50 miles a week instead of 130 miles a week that the threshold work could have a big impact on that aerobic development? If a runner is only running 40 miles a week and not doing 80-120 miles, is it more important for them to maybe do a little more of the high quality, high-end threshold work than someone who is doing 3x their volume? When someone is in that 80% easy training zone, how easy is that? What would that be in a percent of maximum heart rate? In that 80%, is there a number you have studied that becomes too low? On the other end, on the 20%, how long are you trying to get into that area for a workout? If we are doing those 4x8 minute intervals, what would the recommended rest intervals be? What would a year of periodization look like under this type of program? Does the volume that they are doing need to be sports specific, or have you looked at cross training to get the same benefits? I've read your hierarchy of endurance training a few times. There is a pyramid you have put together in that document on how to train. Can you explain it? Do you coach or are you just studying this topic? You’ve been talking about this for several years now, what's new or what ideas have maybe changed since you started? Do you have anything you are studying that may work on these concepts more? Has anything interesting come out of studying the micro sessions? Links to resources: Research Gate Publications Hierarchy of Training Needs DocumentStephen Seiler on Twitter

We have a special treat for you today. Hall of Fame coach Joe Vigil joins us to talk training. If you enjoy the show we would appreciate you heading over to iTunes and taking a minute to rate and review our podcast. Those ratings are important when people are searching for podcast. Coach Vigil won 26 national titles in 33 years at Adams State and has coached several Olympians including Deena Kastor and Brenda Martinez. We discuss everything from VO2 Max and testing, what he learned from watching runners at Leadville to periodization. Tell us how you got started in the running community and into coaching. When you took over Adams State you won 26 national titles in 33 years. Adams state when you took over was not exactly a powerhouse so you had to build runners from the ground up. What do you think you were doing differently that other programs were not doing? Thirst for learning what made you different? In the book Born to Run you make an appearance. You are mentioned as a coach who thinks differently because you were showing up at 100-mile races to learn from ultra runners when other coaches were not. So what exactly did you learn from watching the athletes at the Leadville 100? You mentioned running happy, is that something you can teach or is it something you have or not? One thing you talk about is testing. Having a PhD. in exercise physiology, I know that testing is big for you. Many of our listeners are your are group runners you will see on the weekend in a local 5 or 10k. And we also have a lot of high school coaches. So for them, testing of VO2 or max lactate may not be something they can easily do. What recommendations would you have for them as far as testing and what they should get tested? VO2 Max… You do the field test and find out what it is, where should they go from there to improve? I have read that you said that our runners don’t run hard enough and long enough. Other coaches I have talked to said the problem with American runners is we run too hard. So what is your current position on this? In 2001 yourself and Bob Larsen brought Deena Kastor and Meb Keflezighi to Mammoth Lakes to start the Mammoth Track Club, which was one of the most influential post-collegiate clubs in the country. How did that come about with Larsen? These clubs are a lot more popular now with many new ones popping up and having success. What do you think the future of these clubs are and how have they changed over the last 15 years. You have had Olympians such as Deena and Meb, and this year you had more mid-distance runners like Brenda and Borris in the Olympics. Obviously, the training for the marathon and 800/1500 are completely different. What is the greatest coaching challenge in working with athletes in such different disciplines? What about strength work, what type of strength work did you do with your kids at Adam's State and how would it differs from what you do with a marathon runner? Question from a listener: In your book, you have graphs in the marathon training section for weekly mileage. Your mileage chart looks very much like a roller coaster fluctuating from 60 to 80 to 70 to 100 to 80 to 120… Many training plans are much more steady in their mileage, do you still method or has it changed since you last published the book? You have been around the running scene for several decades now. When it comes to training and performance, what is something that you think has changed your coaching style the most in the last decade? Work harder, what does a week look like for a 5k runner Book road to the top is hard to find, but I understand they can still be had through you, can you tell our listeners how to get a copy of one. Running Summit Dec 17-18th in Dallas. Can you tell us about the event and What topics will you be discussing? Tapering is one of the questions I get asked most about. When you were coaching at Adams state, did you find any differences in tapering with your male and female teams? What advice would you have on tapering for our 5k listeners out there? At the end of the last season, I asked the kids on my team what their favorite workout of the season is. And the majority of them said their favorite was the acceleration workout from 100 to 200. Can you walk the listeners through how it works, when it should be used and why? When did you add in that workout to the season? Resources Method of Belke Field Test for VO2 Road to the Top by Joe Vigil mailing address 292 N Ceder Crest Dr Green Valley AZ 85614 Running Summit Tapering for endurance athletes by Joe Vigil

Alia Gray recently finished 10th in the women's U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.  She was one of only three competitors to run a PR at the event, as the starting temperature was 73º and the temperature at the finish was 82º.   She shares her unconventional training for the race, including insights in the way she works with her coach, Dr. Joe Vigil, who coacher her remotely.  Dr. Richard Hansen, a former guest on this podcast, is also a part of this podcast as he is with Alia day to day, administering workouts. Great interview if you're interested in how elite athletes train.

Bring Back the Mile’s podcast series, 4 Minutes with a Miler, sits down with 2012 U.S. Open Mile Champion and 4:32.29 Miler, Brenda Martinez, coached by the legendary Joe Vigil. AUC Riverside grad, Martinez is a three-time NCAA All-American. The interview is hosted byDuncan Larkin with the audio available below and through the iTunes store, in addition to the complete transcript below.