It’s not often that a major world championship comes to Great Britain, seemingly a prime opportunity for the host country’s best athlete’s to shine. However, only a handful of Britain’s best have answered the call to run for Queen and country, and an athlete with an American father and a Scottish mother who works part-time at a restaurant in Flagstaff, Ariz., will be the U.K.’s top man when the gun sounds for the senior men’s 12 km race here on Sunday afternoon.
Andrew Lemoncello, a talented steeplechaser who starred at Florida State University and won the ACC indoor titles at 3000m and 5000m last year, is excited to compete in Holyrood Park. Rooming with Irishman Martin Fagan in high altitude Flagstaff where he is coached by American Greg McMillan, Lemoncello has come through a snowy winter with some solid training under his belt.
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Writing for the Irish Examiner, Brendan Mooney reported yesterday that former Providence College star, Martin Fagan, was refused re-entry to the United States after competing in the SPAR European Cross Country Championships on the weekend. Fagan is based in Flagstaff, Ariz., where he is coached by Greg McMillan.
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Ever wondered what your 5K race time will convert to in the marathon distance? How about converting your 800m time to a 100m time?
This running calculator from McMillan Running will convert your time in any race to its equivalent time in any other race from the 100m dash all the way up to the marathon. Not only that, but you can also find out your appropriate training pace.
In addition, on this website you can sign up for personal coaching (online and/or in-person) from Greg McMillan; “one of the best and smartest distance running coaches in America.” (According to running legend and Runner’s World Executive Editor Amby Burfoot)
McMillanElite is proud to announce the first athletes for this new post-collegiate running team. Female athletes include Brianna Torres (US Olympic Trials Qualifier from the University of Colorado).
Male team members are Brett Gotcher (All-American from Stanford, US Junior 10K Champion and Junior Pan Am Games Gold Medalist at 10,000m), Mike Hanlon (Three-Time Patriot League Champion from Colgate University), Andrew Middleton (All-American from the University of Texas), Ben Rosario (US Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifier from Truman State University) and Mike Smith (All-American from Georgetown, Junior Pan Am Games Bronze Medalist at 5,000m).
Full bios on each athlete can be found here. Athlete recruitment will continue throughout the year.
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McMillanElite - a new post-collegiate running team - has launched its website at www.mcmillanelite.com. The site provides detailed information on the new program and will provide regular updates on the group’s training and racing as well as insights from the coach.
Applications are being accepted and athletes will be selected throughout the summer. Targeting up and coming long distance runners, the program aims to provide another opportunity for emerging elite athletes to continue their runner careers after college.
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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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It’s true, most runners love structure. There are countless training programs, workouts, etc that offer and promote such beloved precision and planning.
They detail exactly what pace to run at, for how long and on what terrain; often ensuring dependence on training assistants, sports watches and heart-rate monitors.
Although such training can be effective, it can also be very beneficial to take a break from such rigidity. These workouts offer freedom, alleviate a lot of the stress inherent to traditional training runs and will enable you to become more in tune with your body.
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