Spring Race Training Recap

Spring Race Training Recap

From Training Well Done by Coach Donald

June 1, 2026 · 44 min · Season 2 · Episode 17

About this episode

Coach Donald and Coach Tim recap their experiences and insights from the Race Training program at GHP.

Summary: Coach Donald & Coach Tim discuss the Race Training program at GHP, and share some reflections and learnings about their experiences during the training cycle. Noteworthy Moments/Quotes: 2:20 - Coach Donald talks about Global Human Performance’s role as a strength & conditioning gym for endurance athletes, specifically runners. 3:30 - Coach Tim provides an overview of what the Race Training program actually is. 11:00 - Coach Tim talks about the art of cultivating and growing a community, and its impact on the athletes and their results. 12:30 - Coach Tim shares some details about the Adult Trackside sessions, what they entail and how the athletes benefit from participating. 15:05 - The coaches talk about the things that went well during the Winter/Spring training cycle. 21:12 - Breakout performances! 24:55 - Coach Tim talks about the importance of having technical instruction as opposed to just structured run coaching. 26:25 - Coach Tim shares his overall training philosophy, and how it goes from “loose” to “tight.” 29:56 - Coach Tim talks about how sprint mechanics translate over distance. 32:52 - Coach Donald talks about how drills and mechanics come into play…

People in this episode

Host: Coach Donald

Guest: Coach Tim

Topics covered

  • race training
  • community building
  • endurance athletes
  • coaching philosophy
  • sprint mechanics

Keywords

  • race training
  • endurance
  • community
  • coaching
  • sprint mechanics
  • trackside programming
  • performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Global Human Performance, GHP

Books & works: Webinar, Website

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