Oztrack Coaching Information
Im Steve Bennett I live near Sydney, Australia. I remember watching the 1968 Olympics as a child with great excitement. I was 5 yrs old. I vaguely remember…
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Coaching articles
Original articles covering sprinting, middle-distance running, recovery, strength and long-term athlete development.
Middle Distance Training
Training of Men’s 1500m World Record Holder Hicham El Guerrouj
The Moroccan Training System: The Training of Hicham El Guerrouj By Marco Veledíaz, Mexico City The Structure of the Moroccan Athletics Federation To understand Morocco’s success, it is…
Middle Distance Speed Training Ideas
Developing Speed for Middle-Distance Running Improving maximum strength can steadily improve an athlete’s maximum speed, ease of race speed, and ability to finish strongly.This must be varied throughout…
The Most Common Sprint Training Mistake
The most common sprint training mistake is doing too much hard work too close together. Sprinting at full speed places a heavy load on the nervous system. Heavy…
Sprinters Nervous System Pre-school
How Sprinters Convert Strength into Speed Sprinters need to train steadily throughout the year for more strength and then train in ways that let their nervous systems learn…
Sprint Training Approach
Developing Strength, Power and Sprinting Skill Think of yourself as an athlete like a dragster. To become faster, the engine needs more power. Smart, progressive weight training developed…
Recovery Ideas for Endurance Runners
In our fast-paced world, it is easy for athletes to get run down manythings outside of training itself. Living a balanced life and, at the same to, reaching…
Developing Sprinters: A Yearly Plan
Sprinters need to maintain a high level of speed all year. Over the past few years, I have found that the best way to develop sprinters is to…
Sprint Training for the Developing Athlete
Sprint Training for the Developing Athlete.by Steve BennettB.Sc. (Physiology) This article is designed for younger athletes who have done little training. It contains the main points of a…
Endurance Training: Intensity vs Volume
.\Author: Steve Bennett Large Volume Slow Versus Less Volume Faster. For many years, debate has raged between advocates of the two extremes of training for middle distances. We…
Endurance Track Speed from Strength
Speed from Strength By Steve Bennett B.Sc. (Physiology)oztrack.com A great thing for any runner to develop would be more “bounciness” and in any endurance athlete would be “sustained…
Planning Ideas for 800m and 1500m Athletes
Author: Steve Bennett There are many very young (9-13 years old) extremely talented athletes out there. Some of them, like Australia’s Georgie Clarke, can make significant progress at…
Patience is Key to Distance Running Success
Author: Steve Bennett David Rudisha 800m World Record Holder Lessons from Coaching National-Level Juniors In 2003, I coached a group of exceptional junior athletes at the national level.…
Middle Distance Training / Sprint Training
Bounding Training for Runners – The Oztrack Method
Author: Steve Bennett Bounding Plyometric Training for Runners: A Comprehensive Guide This guide outlines specific training techniques to improve power levels in runners, benefiting both sprinters and middle…