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Podcast 89 U.S. Olympic Team hopeful & ZAP Fitness standout JOE DRISCOLL

Posted October 5th, 2007 at 12:31 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Episode sponsored by: Bill Rodgers Sportswear
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Episode 89 of TheFinalSprint.com Podcast features my interview with Olympic marathon hopeful and ZAP Fitness standout JOE DRISCOLL.

In the interview, Joe talks about the highlights of his 2007 season, the lessons he’s learned from overcoming recent injuries, the importance of core training in his recovery, and the keys to his success at the November 3rd U.S. Olympic Men’s Marathon Trials.

Download the podcast to hear Joe discuss these topics, as well as, the media attention given to some of America’s talented but lesser known runners (such as those running for ZAP, Team USA Minnesota, etc.), how post-collegiate running groups have benefited his own career and U.S. distance running in general, what it’s like to both train and work at ZAP (where all of the runners help out with tasks like washing dishes, assisting with running camps, etc.), and much more!

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Host: Adam Jacobs | Guest: Joe Driscoll
Producers: Greg Cherniet, Adam Jacobs
Musicians: Ryan Ahlwardt, Darnell Perkins
File Size: 17.6 MB | Length: 25:45 MIN

Episode sponsored by: Bill Rodgers Sportswear
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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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