Jump Start Your New Year!
I thought we should start off this brand new year with a great web site called Anaerobic Management. Jon Sinclair and Kent Oglesby have this web site up so that runners may visit and get in depth information about training. I met Jon Sinclair at the 1999 Steamtown marathon when Bill Rodgers and he gave a talk the day before the race.
This is a web site you will want to bookmark! Enjoy.
Who is Jon Sinclair?
Runner's World has called Jon Sinclair the King of the Rankings. The point total he has amassed since the Runner's World rankings began in 1979 has established a margin that seems unassailable. Consistency and longevity have marked Jon's career as a road racer with more wins and placings than any other male runner in modern road racing history. He is the original Road Warrior.
In addition to being the all time cumulative men's point leader in the Runner's World Rankings, Jon is a member of The Road Runner's Club of America Hall of Fame, a former U.S.A. National Cross Country and 10,000 meter champion, and Olympic Trials finalist in the 5000 meters. He has represented the U.S.A. on numerous national teams.
Who is Kent Oglesby?
During the 35+ years of Kent's association with running, he quite literally grew up with the running boom. From his first pair of kangaroo hide spikes to participating as an elite grand master, he developed both as a participant in and student of the sport. He has worked with high school athletes who have gone on to sucessful college careers. He has worked with adult athletes who have had a wide range of goals including: just finishing a marathon, breaking 40 minutes for 10k, or making olympic qualifying times in the marathon. Kent continues to be actively involved in the national and regional running scene both as a coach and elite grand masters participant.
AEROBIC TRAINING by Jon Sinclair.
Aerobic training, also known as "base training," has been likened to the foundation of a building in its importance to developing fitness. No house could survive for long with a weak foundation and so it is with distance runners and aerobic training.
The word aerobic means "in the presence of oxygen." A simple definition of aerobic running might be: "Training at a level of intensity at which an athlete can maintain an adequate supply of oxygen to the body's musculature to fuel necessary contractions." As the supply becomes inadequate, for whatever reason, the body's anaerobic system is gradually brought on line to make up the deficit. The
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