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Lead Stories: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Train for the Marathon With Olympic Trials Hopeful, Get Colllege Credit

Posted January 7th, 2008 at 10:30 AM by Jamal Walker

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Among the thousands of runners who will participate in running events during Grandma’s Marathon weekend this June, a few dozen will be there to take a final exam. Lake Superior College is offering its unique online marathon training course again this spring, providing an opportunity to train for and run Grandma’s Marathon or the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon for college credit.

The course provides race training and nutritional information in addition to history, etiquette, and basic skills. Course work is presented online through the Lake Superior College Virtual Campus, making it easily accessible to students at a distance. Enrolled students are guaranteed entry into the marathon or half marathon. They may also arrange to compete in a comparable race to meet course requirements.

Native Duluthian Katie Koski will teach the online physical education course. Koski is an elite runner who hopes to qualify for this year’s Olympic trials in Boston. She was asked to teach the online course for Lake Superior College because of her experience competing in Grandma’s Marathon. She has run in the event eight times, finishing in the top ten on several occasions.
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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