Are you sufficiently lathered about getting into Lincoln? If not, better get your butt in gear! Of course that depends on your personal goals, but if you are after a personal best, you’ve been gently stretching your comfort zone for at least the last 4 weeks. Base building, with a purpose.
Subjective of course, but many of the Best Coaches keep a smolder going. Just so I don’t ruffle any feathers, not All the Best Coaches ascribe to my philosophy, see how nice I can be?
Many if not all Runners don’t need much of a spark to get going. What they do need is a Coach to help control the burn. Someone to guide them, teach them, a guru perhaps? Or not.
McLatchie Method v. 12. The Best Coaches are dynamic. They’ve worked with hundreds of athletes. They know how to communicate (Listen!) and individualize programs based on the athlete. They are principled in their paradigms. And they have a Big Bag from which to pull.
Here are the two local marathon coaches whose results I most respect. Ann Ringlein. Christy Nielsen. Both have done a lot for many. And I’m going to being watching former DIII National Champion Gary Wasserman and his cohorts closely this spring. Hoping to learn something. Another hallmark of the Best Coaches. Continuing Education.
Nicole Norris (20:24) of Lincoln, and Jackie Freeman (21:04) of Bloomfield were both pleased with personal bests at Saturday’s Rust Buster. Getting incrementally faster by design, McLatchie v. 12. I’ll judge my spring’s efforts by their successes. Can’t wait to see how you do with yours!
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