2007 National Podium Education Project
Middle Distance/Distance Session Schedule
December 11-13, 2007

 

Time Meeting Room Topic Presenter
Monday, December 10, 2007
Anytime Las Vegas Arrival  
       
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Florentine C Developing a Training Schedule for Middle & Long Distance Runners Brooks Johnson
7:00 - 7:30 Florentine C Opening Remarks Brooks Johnson
7:30 - 9:30 Florentine C Foot Strike Significance and Measurement Robert Chapman
       
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Florentine C ABC's of Training Physiology Dr. David Martin
Dr. Robert Vaughan
9:00 - 11:00 Florentine C Panel Discussion: 800/1500

Microcycle Training During:
*Conditioning Phase-Base Training
*Competition Phase-Racing Season
*Championships Phase-Peak Performance		  
11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Florentine C Preparation for Beijing: Environmental Issues: Heat & Humidity, Air Pollution, Time Zone Differential Dr. Randy Wilber, USOC
12:00 - 1:00   Lunch  
1:00 - 2:00 Florentine C Genomic Changes Accompanying Endurance Training John Connolly, Ph.D.,
Baylor Institute for Immunology Research
2:00 - 4:00 Florentine C Panel Discussion: 3,000 SC-10,000 Meters

Microcycle Training During:
*Conditioning Phase-Base Training
*Competition Phase-Racing Season
*Championships Phase-Peak Performance		  
4:00 - 6:00 Florentine C Panel Discussion: Marathon

*Conditioning Phase-Base Training
*Competition Phase-Racing Season
*Championships Phase-Peak Performance		  
6:00 - 7:30   Dinner  
7:30 - 9:30 Florentine C Panel Discussion: Holding Mental Edge from Eugene to Beijing  
       
Thursday, December 13, 2007 (Theme: "Restoration & Recovery)
8:00 - 9:45 a.m. Florentine C/D Motor Learning Dr. Mark Guadagnoli
9:45 - 10:00   Break NA
10:00 - 10:30 Florentine C/D Physiological Markers Dr. Robert Vaughan
10:30 - 11:00 Florentine C/D Psychological Preparation Dr. Rick McGuire
11:00 - 11:30 Florentine C/D Nutrition for Recovery Dr. Jackie Berning
11:30 - 12:00 p.m. Florentine C/D Medical & Physical Methods Dr. Jack Ransone
12:00 - 12:30 Florentine C/D Question & Answer  
12:30 - 1:30   Lunch  
1:30 - 2:15 Florentine C/D USOC Sportfolio Program Wes Barnett, Jay T. Kearney
2:15 - 3:30 Florentine C/D Preparation for Beijing '08 Jeanette Bolden, Bubba Thornton, Brooks Johnson, Sandy Snow
3:30-   Wrap-up and depart