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Lead Stories: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Cox Gets U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifying Time in Solo Run

Posted September 16th, 2007 at 12:39 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics

Josh Cox qualified for this third USA Olympic Team Trials - Men’s Marathon today with a solo victory at the 11th United States Air Force Marathon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

Cox, 32, clocked a course record 2:19:29 to finish more than 11 minutes ahead of runner-up, Chuck Engle. His performance was well under the “A” qualifying standard of 2:20:00 which will guarantee him an expenses-paid trip to the Trials in New York City on Nov. 3, just 49 days away.

At 24 Cox was one of the youngest qualifers for the 2000 Trials held in Pittsburgh. He finished 18th in 2:22:30. After that race he started to train under Italian marathon coach Dr. Gabriele Rosa in a special Fila program to discover marathon talent in the United States. The relationship appeared to pay off quickly when Cox ran a surprising 2:13:55 personal best at the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon in October, 2000.
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Podcast 26: Interview with Greg McMillan, running coach and exercise physiologist

Posted March 12th, 2007 at 1:40 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Today’s podcast features my interview with coach Greg McMillan.

Greg has trained a wide range of athletes and continues to offer a plethora of coaching services through his company, McMillan Running. He holds a masters degree in exercise physiology, has coached and managed the Discovery USA team, and had the privilege of being mentored by coaching legends like Arthur Lydiard, Jack Daniels, Tim Noakes and Gabriele Rosa.

Download the podcast to hear Greg discuss the impact of the before-mentioned coaching icons, his new post-collegiate running group, dependence on GPS units, workouts for marathon time prediction, the 2008 Olympics and much more!

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Greg McMillan
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 17.6MB
Length: 00:25:40