Sprinting
Middle & Long Distance
Oztrack Coaching E-books
All Ebooks were US$5 and more, NOW download our e-books for free to learn about advanced training methods and techniques:
- Training For 400m
- Maintaining Form During Middle Distance Running
- Training For 800m
- Training Kids for Speed
- Developing Speed
- Modern Speed Training
A Guide to Training for 400m
A guide to designing the best way to prepare an athlete for the 400m event. This book was based on content provided from meetings with 1996 Olympic Champion Michael Johnson and Peter Fortune, who was the coach of 2000 Olympic Champion Cathy Freeman, as well as Norm Osborne, coach of Rick Mitchell, who won the Silver Medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, as well as others. All three athletes used very different methods in training.
The book discusses the variety of approaches to the event. "Training for 400m" contains numerous practical ideas that coaches will find valuable. It includes a discussion of different methods of training for the 400m event. The e-book is aimed at all levels of athletes, from developing juniors to international competitors. The programs of greats such as Olympic Champion Cathy Freeman and notes from two days of meetings with Michael Johnson, as well as many more, are discussed in detail.