The Physical Performance Show: Bob Larsen – USA Hall of Fame Track and Field Coach
Episode 75 Bob Larsen: USA Hall of Fame Track and Field Coach
In this episode of The Physical Performance Show Brad has a fire-side chat with USA Hall of Fame Track and Field Coach Bob Larsen. During the episode Bob shares around his running growing up and shares around his experiences in high school coaching before moving to coach at UCLA. Bob also talks about coaching elite level runners including Olympic medalist, New York City Marathon and Boston Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi. Bob ends with some tips for distance runners and some of the important metrics runners should use in their training.
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In this episode Bob shares:
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How Bob brought American distance running back
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His running journey growing up
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His career as a coach from high school through to his current role
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How he coached Meb Keflezighi
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The coaching metrics that matter for distance running
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How to prolong a distance runner’s career
To follow Bob Larsen and Meb
Bob Larsen Movie – City Slickers Can’t Stay With Me
Mammoth Lakes Track Club Facebook
Mammoth Lakes Track Club Twitter
Books by Meb Keflezighi:
Bob recommended training tools:
Timeline
0:00 Start
3:15 Introduction to Bob Larsen
6:30 How Bob Larsen started his training group – bringing American distance running back to an international level
8:55: Genesis story of Bob Larsen
9:10 Bob as a runner growing up
14:30 Discovering coaching: start of Bobs career
15:30 coaching techniques that were working back in the high school years that still work
21:35 Injury minimization strategies – cross training
28:40 Mebs Boston Marathon win
32:10 Lead up to Meb’s Athens medal
36:35 The workouts before Meb’s Athens Olympics
39:55 Coaching metrics that matter
47:26 Prolonging a career – Meb’s drills
50:36 Single piece of advice to perform at physical best
52:00 Who would Bob have at his dinner table?
53:15 Physical Performance Challenge
55:18 Where to find Bob Larsen online
58:13 Finish
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