Middle Distance – Endurance Event Group Plan 2014-15

Maria Hassan/Steve WillisOctober 2014

Female TRIAD Issues

Aim:

Improve awareness of female TRIAD issues especially among young athletes - strategies for early identification, support options, develop best practice guidelines, education re training levels for female athletes

How:

Margo Mountjoy Workshops

Event Specific Testing Workshops

Aim:

Iron out health/injury issues before athletes get to carding level - have pool of data available for future studies of development athletes

How:

Testing Workshops 16 & 17 December – Auckland and Christchurch

Competition Development

Aim:

Increase depth of field at classics – assist athletes with chance to achieve qualifying times

How:

PPS/P2P endurance athletes funded for one classic - must compete in two meets

Coach developmentBuilding running community

Aim:

Coach education/networking

How:

This conference

Steeplechase development

Aim:

Increase number of competitors and raise standard of steeplechasing in New Zealand

How:

Pilot steeplechase workshops - Christchurch to increase numbers at regional level Sept 2014

California distance base

Aim:

Access high quality racing opportunities

Group training effect

Qualify for major championship

Access to quality medical service provision

How:

2 x 5 bedroom houses or dormitory accommodation California

Race 'A standard' in preparation for WRC and Rio

World relay champs

Aim:

Prepare for World Champs

High level racing opportunity for non WC qualifiers/L3 carded

Focus for California Base

How:

Men: 6 member squad - Distance Medley Relay, 4 x 1500

Women: 6 member squad 4 x 1500, 4 x 800, DMR?

Staying connected international

Aim:

Keep connected with all athletes on US scholarships – assist with transition back to NZ training/racing

How:

Ongoing role to deal with athletes on US scholarships

Physiology PHD (Middle distance profiling)

Aim:

Profiling NZ athletes in the anaerobic/aerobic middle ground to identify traits of elite performers and give our coaches information/evidence based recommendations re individual training optimisation.

How:

PHD student hired. Develop scope of project. Could specifically target 200/400m runners with 800 potential

Distance coaches forum

Aim:

Advisory for MH / SW

Shape the direction of distance running in NZ Develop the distance squad structure as development level layer

Feedback on Event group plan

How:

Spring & autumn forums

Other Possible Projects

Altitude camps

Training camps