Post by marathondude on Jun 25, 2009 19:28:59 GMT -5
Runner – Coach Relationships
The relationship between runners and coaches often is a matter of chance, though a better scenario is usually when it is through choice. Since many runners get their start in high school, their first coach is whomever happens to be the coach at their school. It may be someone who was a top track athlete in college. It could be one of the teachers who is a distance runner of moderate skill. Or it might be a volunteer who took the position because no one else did. Adult runners typically get their first exposure to coaching through group running programs at their local running store. Others find online coaches who were talented runners before sharing their knowledge. Sometimes word of mouth puts a runner together with a good local coach. But no matter how one ends up with their coach, planning a training schedule and monitoring the adherence to it is just the tip of the iceberg in the relationship between a runner and coach.
For the remainder of this article visit www.garycohenrunning.com in the 'All in a Day's Run' section and click on 'Runner-Coach Relationships.' There are some examples with current U.S. star distance runners, Galen Rupp and Jenny Barringer.
The relationship between runners and coaches often is a matter of chance, though a better scenario is usually when it is through choice. Since many runners get their start in high school, their first coach is whomever happens to be the coach at their school. It may be someone who was a top track athlete in college. It could be one of the teachers who is a distance runner of moderate skill. Or it might be a volunteer who took the position because no one else did. Adult runners typically get their first exposure to coaching through group running programs at their local running store. Others find online coaches who were talented runners before sharing their knowledge. Sometimes word of mouth puts a runner together with a good local coach. But no matter how one ends up with their coach, planning a training schedule and monitoring the adherence to it is just the tip of the iceberg in the relationship between a runner and coach.
For the remainder of this article visit www.garycohenrunning.com in the 'All in a Day's Run' section and click on 'Runner-Coach Relationships.' There are some examples with current U.S. star distance runners, Galen Rupp and Jenny Barringer.