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4 Goals of Coaching the 400/800 Meter Athlete

There is an interesting set of athletes that tend to excel at the 400-meter AND 800-meter events. These 400/800 athletes are not pure sprinters, nor are they pure distance runners. These athletes have a unique combination of skills that will challenge any coach to create a successful training program. Here are four goals I believe…

4 Goals of 800 Meter Training

The 800-meter is a unique event.  According to a study done by the University of Western Australia, there is a 60% aerobic energy system contribution to top male athletes and 70% aerobic energy contribution for top female athletes running at 800-meters.  It is important to note that the slower the athlete is, the more aerobic…

The Top 3 Articles, Programs & Answers of November 2013

I understand you may not have time to catch everything that we post on CompleteTrackandField.com during the course of the month. So, today I’m doing a quick(ish) recap since you probably missed some stuff you’d be interested in. Below are ‘The Top 3 of November 2013′ for the following categories: 3 Most Popular Articles, 3…

The Best Way to Teach Top Speed Mechanics? The Wicket Drill (VIDEO)

Ron Grigg’s ‘Complete Program Design for 400/600/800m Athletes’   Becoming ‘trilingual’ is crucial to your ability to plan effective training for your combo 400/800 runners. Your first step is to understand athlete and event characteristics in order to provide a framework for training. To better speak ‘distance coach’, I showed you why 10k pace reps are critical…

Why 10k Pace is Critical for 400/600/800m Athletes (Video)

 Ron Grigg’s ‘Complete Program Design for 400/600/800 Meter Athletes’ Planning training for our primary event 400/600/800m athletes comes down to finding the optimal mix of ‘speed’ and ‘endurance’ related training activities. In doing this dance, we also must be aware of the impact our own personal coaching bias plays in selecting various workout parameters. For…

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