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Podcast 013 – Mike Smith Interview

January 10, 2013 by CoachJay

Mike Smith is a good friend and one of the biggest influences on my coaching.  Obviously you can go straight to the podcast and learn from him, but you might want to read this article he wrote for USATF on the concept of Building a Better Runner first, an article I’ve read and re-read many times.

He has worked with Olympians, NCAA DI Champions and NCAA DI record holders.  He also is one of the current instructors for USATF Level II Endurance.

Mike is the brains behind the Building a Better Runner series from RunningDVDs.com.

As always, you can listen to this podcast via iTunes.

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Building a Better Runner, Kansas State Track and Field, Mike Smith, USATF Coaching Education

USATF Hype

June 24, 2009 by CoachJay

Here is an interview with 2008 Olympian Christian Smith as he prepares for Thursday’s 800m prelim (first of three rounds). Don’t know who he is? Watch the video below.


Nick Symmonds – 800m Champion U.S. Olympic Trials 1:44.12 – Click here for the most popular videos

Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: 2008 US Olympic Trials 800m, 800m, Chrstian Smith, Kansas State, Mike Smith

Aerobic Work Warm-Up

June 14, 2009 by CoachJay

I received the following question from a high school coach via email.

“I was watching the video on Aerobic Work Warm Up and I want to make sure that I got this correct. You would use this warm up for a workout that was sub lactate threshold but faster than an easy run? For example a tempo workout or cruise miles?”

Good question…and the short answer is yes. The long answer is that [Read more…]

Filed Under: Training Videos, Videos Tagged With: aerobic work warm-up, Mike Smith, progression of work, warm-up, work

Training Video – Atacama Sand Routine

February 3, 2009 by CoachJay

The idea that you would do plyometrics in the sand was foreign to me before Mike had athletes demonstrate these sand routines for our second DVD.  The idea is simply that plyometrics, in the most simple terms, are any activity that has a quick coupling of eccentric and concentric contraction…which makes sprinting arguable the most intense plyometric activity a distance runner would ever undertake. Take a look at the Atacama routine.

We’re giving away 4 DVDs each week to people who write in questions on Runerspace’s Tuesday Tips so feel free to write in with a question if you want a DVD (you also have to sign up as a fan RunningDVDs)

Filed Under: Training Videos, Videos Tagged With: concentric contractions, eccentric contraction, Kansas State, Mike Smith, plyometric, plyometrics, sand routine

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