Episode #76: Transitions, Ego, and Racing with 3:56 miler Daniel Herrera
We have a special guest for this week’s episode, Daniel Herrera. Dan is a 3:56 miler who trains under Jon Marcus at High Performance West. In this episode, Dan talks all about transitions, in coaching, life, and training. Dan drops a lot of knowledge and provides a unique perspective on running and racing.
- What was the transition from college (at UCLA) to professional running?
- How did he handle a change in programs from one heavily focused on aerobic development to one where speed/mechanics was emphasized?
- The Myth of Peaking and how Dan was able to race for months on end without burning out.
- Running sub 4 mile in the mile- How his focus on the execution and not the mark allowed him to accomplish the goal.
- Escaping the idea that racing is about proving one’s self.
- The importance of creating an environment of learning.
- Controlling and taking your ego out of your craft.
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Resources Mentioned on this weeks episode:
High Performance West
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great interview…question and wondering if Dan’s UCLA training program actual set the base for what he is doing now?
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great! how you can do it?