Podcast 81: PETE REA
Head Coach of the ZAP Fitness Elite Athlete Program
Posted September 18th, 2007 at 7:40 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Running & Training, Track & Field, Olympics, Training Tips, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
Episode sponsored by: Bill Rodgers Sportswear
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Episode 81 of The Final Sprint Podcast, the most listened to running podcast in North America, features my interview with PETE REA: a former University of Connecticut stand-out and head coach of the ZAP Fitness Elite Athlete Program.
Rea’s been with ZAP, a non-profit training center for post-collegiate, Olympic hopeful distance runners, since its inception in 2002 and has helped 10 ZAP Fitness athletes to Olympic Trials qualifying times at distances from 1500 meters to the marathon.
In the interview Pete talks about the strides made by ZAP athletes and lessons they’ve learned over the past year, which of his athletes, like Joe Driscoll, are on the cusp of reaching the next level, the role of post-collegiate running groups in the recent U.S. distance running “revival”, a comparison of ZAP to other groups like Hanson-Brooks and Team USA Minnesota
Download the podcast to hear Pete discuss these topics, as well as, how he got into coaching, his coaching philosophies (including an explanation of periodization and his individualized and Lyrdiard-oriented approach), his own running/coaching heroes, advice for young athletes and their coaches, and much more!
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Host: Adam Jacobs | Guest: Pete Rea
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Musicians: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File Size: 14.1 MB | Length: 20:31 MIN
Episode sponsored by: Bill Rodgers Sportswear
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Is this a full podcast? The download only seems to be about 2MB versus the advertised 14.
September 20th, 2007 at 4:37 pmYes it is a full podcast that is 14.1 MB in size. Right click where is says Download and then click “Save Link” (this phrase may vary depending on your web browser).
if you still are having trouble downloading the entire episode, please email me at: adam@thefinalsprint.com
Additionally, you can go to iTunes and subscribe to our podcast feed and/or download individual episodes, including this interview with ZAP Fitness Head Coach Pete Rea.
September 20th, 2007 at 4:47 pm