I will let the visitors to this site decide. What do you want to read next? Interview? Rankings? Advice? You decide. The most asked for topic will be chosen. Go!
Training methods, the tried and true, as well as the tried and failed.
Interviews of coaches and athletes are good. I enjoy reading those the most. I'd like to see interviews of not just the "successful" coaches, as everyone views success, i.e., section champions, state, etc. But there are coaches out there of tiny programs doing monumental work, and coaches deal a bad deck of cards, yet rising above it.
You do a good job with this site, understanding you also have to coach, teach, and probably have somewhat of a life...maybe. :)
Check out this link to 3 separate posts about peaking by Chris Puppione: http://www.crosscountryexpress.com/2012/05/peaking-part-i-ii-and-iii-by-chris.html
I think it would be good to post training questions. For example:
How many miles a week do you have your runners run? And why? Do you start your Freshmen runners low and progress over the years? And what training philosophy do you base that upon?
For instance, there are coaches who might have a junior boy running 50 miles a week, and yet another coach will have the same kid running 70? Why? Is there a benefit or detriment to higher mileage? If they are racing 5k, 3 miles, 2.2 miles, etc., is 60 miles a week necessary?
Training philosophy waxes and wanes, it appears, like clothing fads, and coaches frequently follow their favorite guru, so while one may favor slow and long runs, another likes progression runs and the third says, no, have them doing interval repeats all the time.
Another question that could be posted: Is coaching with scientific precision necessary? I know coaches who monitor the exact percentages of aerobic running, anaerobic running, their threshold and VO2 max runs, and other coaches who do not at all. Instead they coach by instinct with success. Is one method better than the other? Are we starting to move out of aerobic volume running and starting to lean more toward anaerobic or “speed” work? Even Alberto Salazar recommends now the slow run no slower than a minute and a half slower then 5k race pace. Of course, if one’s 5k race pace is 8:30, that’s a pretty slow slow run pace.
Another thing I’d like to see is you started a thread a few weeks ago called “Ask the coaches” or something like that, and although I think there were a number of trolls who hit that thread, at the same time, it could be beneficial. But if it’s buried 5 pages back, it’s not. Maybe it needs its own link at the top of the home page.
..Training/resting strategies for final 2 weeks of season... What has worked well? What has failed terribly?
ReplyDeletean interview of someone like steven sum or something
ReplyDeleteSan Joaquin rankings
ReplyDeleteWhich meets do coaches like best and why.
ReplyDeleteWhere are they now, an update on some former interviewees.
ReplyDelete12:55 Anonymous request -
ReplyDeleteYes, especially from coaches whose team or individual(s) have gone on to Footlocker or NXN - what post-State meet training do you do?
I agree with Anonymous at 12:56 PM....an interview with Steven Sum.
ReplyDeleteSomething to do with the world championships in Moscow.
ReplyDeletelike the idea from anonymous 1:13 pm of what meets and maybe courses the coaches like - and maybe get some runners to comment as well.
ReplyDeletetransfers or impact freshmen (2017)
ReplyDeletepre-season national h.s. rankings
ReplyDeleteNational rankings courtesy of Running Times:
ReplyDeleteBoys-http://www.runnersworld.com/high-school-racing/christian-brothers-and-arcadia-renew-rivalry
Girls-http://www.runnersworld.com/high-school-racing/will-fayetteville-manlius-stay-on-top
BEST HIGH SCHOOL CALIFORNIA TRACK/RUNNING WEBSITES!!
ReplyDeleteAnyone agree?
agree with training/resting strategies for final 2 weeks
ReplyDeleteImpact freshmen or rankings
ReplyDeleteList of team websites
ReplyDeleteIf you go to the 2013 Pre-Season Rankings link (top of page), you can find links to many of the teams I ranked.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the list of team websites, though I'd like to see alphabetical order by section.
ReplyDeleteOf course that's a lot of work!
I agree, the website thing would be cool. And how about a photo of the week?
ReplyDeleteIn this order:
ReplyDelete1. Steven Sum
2. Website list
3. Follow-up 1-2 questions "where are they now" update with former coach & athlete interviews
I don't have contact information for Steven Sum. If somebody knows him, have him email me at albertjcaruana@gmail.com.
ReplyDeletestrategies for final 2 weeks!
ReplyDeleteTeam websites are good.
ReplyDeleteTraining methods, the tried and true, as well as the tried and failed.
Interviews of coaches and athletes are good. I enjoy reading those the most. I'd like to see interviews of not just the "successful" coaches, as everyone views success, i.e., section champions, state, etc. But there are coaches out there of tiny programs doing monumental work, and coaches deal a bad deck of cards, yet rising above it.
You do a good job with this site, understanding you also have to coach, teach, and probably have somewhat of a life...maybe. :)
Check out this link to 3 separate posts about peaking by Chris Puppione:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.crosscountryexpress.com/2012/05/peaking-part-i-ii-and-iii-by-chris.html
NCS combined team rankings like you did for SJS
ReplyDeleteLouis Rodrigues, Gabe Arias
ReplyDeleteAidan Goltra; Julia Maxwell; Anna Maxwell; Gabe Arias
ReplyDeleteI second everything from Anonymous 3:43
ReplyDeleteAlbert, thanks for the link to Chris' peaking posts. Bookmarked them for a later read.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be good to post training questions. For example:
ReplyDeleteHow many miles a week do you have your runners run? And why? Do you start your Freshmen runners low and progress over the years? And what training philosophy do you base that upon?
For instance, there are coaches who might have a junior boy running 50 miles a week, and yet another coach will have the same kid running 70? Why? Is there a benefit or detriment to higher mileage? If they are racing 5k, 3 miles, 2.2 miles, etc., is 60 miles a week necessary?
Training philosophy waxes and wanes, it appears, like clothing fads, and coaches frequently follow their favorite guru, so while one may favor slow and long runs, another likes progression runs and the third says, no, have them doing interval repeats all the time.
Another question that could be posted: Is coaching with scientific precision necessary? I know coaches who monitor the exact percentages of aerobic running, anaerobic running, their threshold and VO2 max runs, and other coaches who do not at all. Instead they coach by instinct with success. Is one method better than the other? Are we starting to move out of aerobic volume running and starting to lean more toward anaerobic or “speed” work? Even Alberto Salazar recommends now the slow run no slower than a minute and a half slower then 5k race pace. Of course, if one’s 5k race pace is 8:30, that’s a pretty slow slow run pace.
Another thing I’d like to see is you started a thread a few weeks ago called “Ask the coaches” or something like that, and although I think there were a number of trolls who hit that thread, at the same time, it could be beneficial. But if it’s buried 5 pages back, it’s not. Maybe it needs its own link at the top of the home page.