As our understanding of exercise physiology has evolved, coaches have
come to truly understand the training needed to be done to perform your
best at a given event.
The problem for most runners is that they aren’t yet ready to do that training.
Rather than focusing on preparing their body to handle the training
needed to perform their best, many runners simply jump from one goal
race to the next.
In this podcast, we interview Coach Greg McMillan about how he
learned this lesson from legendary running coach Arthur Lydiard and how
you can apply this important training theory to your training.
In this interview, we also spoke with Greg about:
His famed pace calculatorThe McMillanElite training group that Greg coached in Flagstaff, AZThe importance of individuality in trainingWe’d thank Greg for his time and wish him continued success in his
coaching and good luck in setting up his new post-collegiate group.
If any of Greg’s thoughts or advice speak to you, please don’t
hesitate to tell us about it. We’d also love to know what you think of
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We look forward to your feedback and thanks for listening. Is focusing on race goals holding you back? Why your first priority should improving your ability to train. An In-depth Interview with Greg McMillan