Honoring a legacy Dr. George J. Thompson 1941 - 2011 Dr. George J. Thompson 1941 - 2011.
Dr. George Sheehan
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Dr. George Sheehan
• “THE ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS IN RUNNING ARE THE SAME AS THE ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS IN LIFE:
• DO THE BEST WITH WHAT YOU’VE GOT.”
• So I got just 3 hours………
So what else can xc teach us?
Several interesting things, it turns out…..
HARD PHYSICAL WORK PAYS OFF
INSPIRATIONAL STIMULI HELPS PERFORMANCE
IT TAKES COURAGE TO FACE THE PAIN
HAVE RELIABLE MEMBERS OF THE SUPPORT TEAM
IMPROVEMENT TAKES PATIENCE
YOU NEED A GOOD RACE PLAN
PACE YOURSELF
HOW TO BE A GRACIOUS WINNER
TO GET PHILOSPHICAL AGAIN
• To me the most important thing XC running can teach us is to be
HONEST.
First
It can help us measure effort SUBJECTIVELY like
An English or Humanities majors who get nervous around numbers by focusing on feelings.
Second
….It can help us measure effort like a scientist objectively looking for cause and effect.
Which Sciences can we learn from?
• 1. biomechanics
• 2. sports performance psychology
• 3. biochemistry
• 4. sports medicine
• 5. exercise physiology
• 6. cardiology
The Good Prof Z.
COACH RALPH WALDO EMERSON
• “WHAT LIES BEHIND US AND WHAT LIES BEFORE US ARE TINY MATTERS COMPARED TO WHAT LIES WTHIN US.”
4 X 440 IN :52 WITH 15:00 WALK INTERVAL
What kind of time for a 1 mile WR did this type of training produce and who ran it?
•
10 x 440 in :67 with 2:00 jog
• What kind of time resulted and who was the scientist who set a WR for the mile?
TheGerschler/Rindell variable
• Lots of short repeats of 30-70 seconds to reach 180-190 bpm with variable time to recover to 120 bpm
SAMPLE #1WINNERS WORKOUT
Peaking speed workout
• 6 x 150m at sprint pace with 100 bpm rest
SAMPLE #2 WINNERS WORKOUT
To improve Max Vo2/Economy
12 x 400m in goal pace + 4 sec with 120bpm rest
air out the last few repeats
SAMPLE #3 WINNERS WORKOUT
For measuring Stamina
? X 1600m in goal pace with 400m rest
can you do at least 5?