• Coach Donald & Coach Tim debrief after the track season, and share some athlete success stories as well as key coaching takeaways from the season.

• 0:30 - The coaches chit chat about their inability to complete basic life functions outside of the coaching and training world
• 3:25 - Coach Tim recaps his battle with a broken lawnmower & Coach Donald shares his experience with automotive maintenance
• 8:58 - Coach Donald provides the listeners with the latest family updates
• 12:50 - Final athlete updates from the Spring Race Training program
• 16:00 - Coach Donald takes a deep dive into the Spring ‘26 track season, with broad stroke insights, coaching takeaways, athlete success stories and training philosophy
• 45:10 - Coach Donald continues the discussion with additional athlete highlights
• 1:01:43 - Coach Donald tackles the “long to short” versus “short to long” approach to sprinting
• 1:11:50 - Coach Donald recaps the episode and mentions the Summer Trackside program

Resources Mentioned:

• Webinar: https://ghperformance.com/webinar/
• Website: https://ghperformance.com/

In Season 2: Episode 19, the coaches introduce the topic of sports psychology, and explain some of the core concepts behind the science of “brain training.”

• Coach Donald & Coach Tim discuss the Race Training program at GHP, and share some reflections and learnings about their experiences during the training cycle.

• 2:20 - Coach Donald talks about Global Human Performance’s role as a strength & conditioning gym for endurance athletes, specifically runners.
• 3:30 - Coach Tim provides an overview of what the Race Training program actually is.
• 11:00 - Coach Tim talks about the art of cultivating and growing a community, and its impact on the athletes and their results.
• 12:30 - Coach Tim shares some details about the Adult Trackside sessions, what they entail and how the athletes benefit from participating.
• 15:05 - The coaches talk about the things that went well during the Winter/Spring training cycle.
• 21:12 - Breakout performances!
• 24:55 - Coach Tim talks about the importance of having technical instruction as opposed to just structured run coaching.
• 26:25 - Coach Tim shares his overall training philosophy, and how it goes from “loose” to “tight.”
• 29:56 - Coach Tim talks about how sprint mechanics translate over distance.
• 32:52 - Coach Donald talks about how drills and mechanics come into play with the Trackside programming.
• 34:13 - Where can listeners find out more?
• 39:35 - Coach Donald gives a shout-out to everyone who competed this spring.

Resources Mentioned:

• Webinar: https://ghperformance.com/webinar/
• Website: https://ghperformance.com/

In Season 2: Episode 18, Coach Donald recaps the spring track season.

Music Used: Guera Encantadora by Casa Rosa from @podcastbackgroundmusic on YouTube

Summary:

• Coach Donald & Coach Tim discuss the aerobic system, and talk about why it is so important for all types of athletes and non-athletes.

Key Discussion Points:

• Addressing Common Misconceptions:

1. Aerobic conditioning is not needed for non-aerobic sports
2. Aerobic training is simply just running or cycling slow
3. Developing the aerobic system is only for athletes

• Deep Dive:

1. Quick ATP review
2. Aerobic system intro
3. Aerobic chemistry
4. Capacity, fatigue & recovery
5. Training applications
6. Coaching points

• Webinar Pitch, Outro & Feedback

1. Link to webinar

Noteworthy Moments/Quotes:

• 6:00 - The coaches get distracted by stains on their pants, and make an unsponsored pitch for lululemon
• 14:00 - The coaches explore some common myths associated with aerobic training
• 23:15 - The coaches start their Deep Dive into aerobic training with a quick review of ATP
• 25:30 - Coach Donald overviews the conversation about the aerobic system and aerobic training
• 27:59 - Coach Donald goes into detail about the chemistry involved with ATP production utilize the aerobic system
• 42:50 - The coaches talk about mitochondrial density, and why it is important for athletes & non-athletes alike
• 46:40 - The coaches discuss capacity, fatigue and recovery as it relates to the aerobic system
• 51:12 - Coach Tim shares some training applications for endurance athletes
• 57:54 - Coach Donald recaps the episode, and highlights some coaching takeaways

Resources Mentioned:

• Webinar: https://ghperformance.com/webinar/
• Website: https://ghperformance.com/

Next Episode Teaser:

In Season 2: Episode 17, Coach Tim recaps the Winter/Spring Race Training season and talks about the future of the program.