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XC/ T& F - BobK - 08-27-2019
Our new assistant for distance runners
https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6559156-ricardo-santos-named-stanford-distance-coach
RE: XC/ T& F - bl82 - 08-27-2019
Interesting choice. Muir thinking out of the box? What do you think, Bob?
RE: XC/ T& F - BobK - 08-27-2019
A JJ Clark hire. Or are you asking Clark ? Loved Chris that was one of Muir’s first hires so I have trust and hope
Sure wish I knew what happened with Chris but can’t find out. And I Have tried
RE: XC/ T& F - bl82 - 08-27-2019
Brain fart here. I meant Clark, of course.
RE: XC/ T& F - Hulk01 - 08-28-2019
<p>Distance coaching has almost nothing to do with technique.</p><p>It's all about fitness monitoring, particularly VO2 capacity and fatigue,</p><p>and developing an individualized training program designed to bring</p><p>the athlete to peak final three weeks of each season.</p><p><br></p><p>Bodies are so ridiculously different that there is no one size fits two,</p><p>much less all, program.</p><p><br></p><p>And technique? It's whatever technique achieves the highest level</p><p>of endurance/speed at the least expenditure of effort.</p><p><br></p><p>But this is from a long-retired competitor. </p><p>We were heavily under the influence of Lydiard and Bowerman:</p><p>Three hard/four easy/one mega weekend run, strength in phase one,</p><p>endurance in phase two, speed in phase three and sharpening to major races.</p><p><br></p><p>But hell, we ran faster times then in the 5000 and up than they run today,</p><p>It took 40 years, as a perfect example, for someone to break Pre's Olympic Trial's record in the 5000. And Pre was a Lydiard/Bowerman guy.</p><p><br></p><p>So my guess is that the big change is in the far more sophisticated tools</p><p>for monitoring every aspect of the runner's current level of fitness/speed/fatigue.</p><p>Overtraining was the killer back then.</p><p>The new tools should help minimize that.</p><p>If this coach is good at using these skills and individualizing the program</p><p>for each of his runners, he should be fine. 90% of it is the runner,</p><p>and so much of the runner is just pure genetics.<br></p>
RE: XC/ T& F - BobK - 08-28-2019
A look at JJ Clark
https://gostanford.com/staff.aspx?staff=1884
Coached his future wife and both sisters to
1-2-3 at the Olympic trials
Dad famous as the HS Principal and the movie “Lean On Me”.
We shall see about his hires. Clark certainly has had success.
The big question ??? Any defections. So far either no or not yet. That’s great after a month
First XC meet not for 3 plus weeks. I would imagine the teams arriving this weekend
The biggest question is recruiting. It’s recruiting season.
RE: XC/ T& F - BobK - 08-28-2019
Per the Directory and some research on their background here are some of the new coaches
Lashannda Worthy is the new Director of Operations. One year at USF before that 3 at Michigan. All Director of opns She ran at LA Tech. From SF
New sprint hurdle coach is Jarius Cooper. One year at UConn previous 6 at Arkansas State. Hurdler at U of Floria
Nate Arnold also new. Position not listed but must be jumps coach. A 16-4 PVer at Memphis coaches last 2 years at Cornell a couple at William and Mary and worked and learned in Europe. Has been jumps coach before
Ricardo Santos Distance/ XC. Head coach at Iona for 10 years and last year a Pro Coach in Boston.
RE: XC/ T& F - BobK - 08-28-2019
More on the assistants
https://gostanford.com/news/2019/8/28/track-field-assistants-added.aspx