Metabolic Drivers of the Lydiard Phase: Session 6 - Taper & Racing (2.5 Credit Hours)
2022 class dates to be confirmed
Instructors:
Dr. Keith Livingstone
Nationally accomplished athlete under the tutelage of Lydiard Olympic bronze marathon medalist Barry Magee. Author of Healthy Intelligent Training—the official handbook of Lydiard Training.
Greg McMillan
Called “one of the best and smartest distance running coaches in America” by Runner’s World magazine, Greg McMillan is also a runner, exercise physiologist, and popular author of training books including “You, Only Faster.”
Moderators:
Lorraine Moller and/or Colin Lancaster
Session (2.5 Hours)
Racing
The race is not just the cumulation of a series of physiological responses to training. It is an animal all of its own. This session looks at racing from the middle distance to the ultra, and how an athlete can optimize their race in the days and hours leading up to the race.
· The taper and how it pertains to the athlete and the event
· Pre-race routines
· Pre-race nutrition and fueling
· Fueling during a race
· Tactical planning and practice
· Psyching up for the race
· Bad-patch hacks
· Race warm-ups and cool-downs
· Post-race routines and recovery
2022 class dates to be confirmed
Instructors:
Dr. Keith Livingstone
Nationally accomplished athlete under the tutelage of Lydiard Olympic bronze marathon medalist Barry Magee. Author of Healthy Intelligent Training—the official handbook of Lydiard Training.
Greg McMillan
Called “one of the best and smartest distance running coaches in America” by Runner’s World magazine, Greg McMillan is also a runner, exercise physiologist, and popular author of training books including “You, Only Faster.”
Moderators:
Lorraine Moller and/or Colin Lancaster
Session (2.5 Hours)
Racing
The race is not just the cumulation of a series of physiological responses to training. It is an animal all of its own. This session looks at racing from the middle distance to the ultra, and how an athlete can optimize their race in the days and hours leading up to the race.
· The taper and how it pertains to the athlete and the event
· Pre-race routines
· Pre-race nutrition and fueling
· Fueling during a race
· Tactical planning and practice
· Psyching up for the race
· Bad-patch hacks
· Race warm-ups and cool-downs
· Post-race routines and recovery
2022 class dates to be confirmed
Instructors:
Dr. Keith Livingstone
Nationally accomplished athlete under the tutelage of Lydiard Olympic bronze marathon medalist Barry Magee. Author of Healthy Intelligent Training—the official handbook of Lydiard Training.
Greg McMillan
Called “one of the best and smartest distance running coaches in America” by Runner’s World magazine, Greg McMillan is also a runner, exercise physiologist, and popular author of training books including “You, Only Faster.”
Moderators:
Lorraine Moller and/or Colin Lancaster
Session (2.5 Hours)
Racing
The race is not just the cumulation of a series of physiological responses to training. It is an animal all of its own. This session looks at racing from the middle distance to the ultra, and how an athlete can optimize their race in the days and hours leading up to the race.
· The taper and how it pertains to the athlete and the event
· Pre-race routines
· Pre-race nutrition and fueling
· Fueling during a race
· Tactical planning and practice
· Psyching up for the race
· Bad-patch hacks
· Race warm-ups and cool-downs
· Post-race routines and recovery