Speed-Based Training for Distance Athletes

Speed is an important part of any distance runner. Coach John O'Malley and Tony Holler tackle some important subjects, with outlines and drills that will help develop and mold your athletes. This course will be beneficial whether you have/are a beginner or experienced runner. Get excited! This is truly an amazing, informational packed gem!1 Plan of Attack 1:43 2 Losing My Religion: Traditional Endurance Training Philosophies 0:59 3 Rejections: Training Only 1:21 4 Mileage 2:00 5 Every issue with counting mile 4:38 6 Training Based on Metabolic Contributions only 2:48 7 Base Building and Injury Prevention 2:54 8 Cool down 2:12 9 Everything stretching 3:01 10 What is Sprint Training (distance) Free 1:38 11 Against the current 2:42 12 Can you sprint the first week of the year 3:11 13 Sprinting mechanics in distance running Free 6:55 14 Two Rabbits 6:10 15 Speed for Sandburg Distance 8:25 16 Speed for Sandburg Distance (continued) 3:39 17 The Talent Code: Myelin 2:15 18 Feet move fast! 10:29 19 Warm Up cool down 2:24 20 Early season cycle 4:24 21 Experienced Senior 11:43 22 Freshmen XC 2:59 23 Mid to late season basics 2:48 24 Your body adapts 2:31 25 Adaptation to stimuli 2:31 26 Your body will adapt 2:48 27 Speed and endurance 3:08 28 Specific endurance 4:48 29 Things are not always the way they are seen 1:25 30 Tactics 8:52 31 Gate retraining 3:55 32 Mechanics Free 5:15 33 Fixing Strides 3:44 34 Hands up, run on a line 2:33 35 Korfist drills 3:22 36 RPR 2:46 37 The body is a chain 7:1635 years of classroom teaching, presently teaching Honors Chemistry at Plainfield North High School in Plainfield, IL.35 years of coaching football, basketball, and track. Presently Head Track Coach and Head Freshmen Football Coach at Plainfield North.Member of Illinois Track & Field Hall of FameCo-director of Football-Track Activation Consortium (along with Chris Korfist)Winner of 39 consecutive freshmen football games and the streak is still alive.Winner of 3 IHSA State Track Championships and 8 total trophies (top-3 finishes).Winner of 14 �Coach Of The Year� Awards.Coached 8 individual state track champions and 7 relay state champions.Speaker at 25 different track clinics in Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois.Author of 45 blogs for ITCCCA (Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association).Conducted speed camps since 1997.Son of Don Holler, a 47-year basketball coach at the high school and college level.Father of Alec Holler, hurdle coach at Edwardsville H.S., winners of the Illinois state title in 2015.