Speakers include: Steve Jones UK Marathon record holder England Athletics George Gandy Coach to numerous World and Olympic medallists Marathon Ron Maughan Professor of Sport and Exercise Nutrition Conference Tracey Morris Athens Olympian University of Warwick Barry Fudge The physiologist behind the Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 April 2011 UKA altitude camps Brian Scobie • A two-day conference on Coach to Veronique Marot training for Marathon and Lindsay Dunn long-distance Coach to Charlie Spedding • Featuring some of the great names in the sport • Includes an evening with the ‘Coventry Godiva Greats’, hosted by Dave Moorcroft • Residential and non-residential options • Subsidised conference fees (limited availability) Details & booking at: www.englandathletics.org/marathonconference England Athletics Marathon Conference University of Warwick 2-3 April 2011 England Athletics is delighted that some of Conference venue: Warwick Arts Centre, the most influential and successful names in University of Warwick, endurance running will be taking part in our Coventry CV4 7AL Marathon Coaching Conference. Tel: 024 7652 3222 [email protected] The event will provide a great opportunity for coaches to www.warwickconferences.com learn more about preparing athletes for successful Marathon The University of Warwick is performances. Attendees will benefit from the presentations located just south of Coventry given by experts as well as from the opportunities to discuss and is easily accessible by road. the topics raised, their own experiences and other topics with one another. Conference fees: Ideally coaches or interested athletes should attend both days All weekend residential £132* Day one or day two as many of the themes will be developed and built upon non-residential £40* per day across the weekend. This also gives the opportunity to be *Subsidised price with limited involved in informal discussion and sharing of ideas outside of availability. Residential fee includes the the formal timetable. However, a single day attendance Conference Dinner and Sunday option is also available. breakfast. Non-residential delegates may attend the Dinner for £27 extra fee. Prices advertised here are subsidised by England Athletics to support the development of our country’s coaches and ensure Further information: that our athletes are given the best possible coaching. For further information visit Availability at these rates is limited – once these places have www.englandathletics.org/ been booked prices will no longer be subsidised and will marathonconference therefore be higher so please book early to make the most of or contact Dave Dix on this offer. [email protected] or 07854 962114 Conference Dinner Accommodation The weekend also includes a dinner and event where many of On site accommodation is in en- the great Coventry Godiva endurance athletes who enjoyed suite bedrooms with clock radio, international success at marathon and other distances will free internet access (cable share their experiences. required), tea and coffee making Hosted by David Moorcroft and supported by NP Aerospace facilities, hairdryer, towels and toiletries. and Coventry Runner. Details & booking at: www.englandathletics.org/marathonconference England Athletics Marathon Conference University of Warwick 2-3 April 2011 Conference Programme Details correct at 3 February 2011 - may be subject to change. Saturday 2 April 2011 Sunday 3 April 2011 09.30 Registration 09.30 Registration 10.00 - 11.30 George Gandy 10.00 - 11.00 Barry Fudge Combining training for the Marathon The physiology of altitude training: and 10k performance implications for the Covering: Marathon • Key work outs Covering: • Moving from 10k to Marathon • The physiological rationale for • Case study: Jon Brown altitude training 11.30 - 12.30 Breakout groups to discuss issues • Performance implications for raised by George Gandy Marathon Chaired by Brian Scobie, Lindsay Dunn, • Scientic data from elite athletes Martin Rush, Bud Baldaro, 11.00 -12.30 Steve Jones and David Sunderland Training and coaching approaches 12.30 - 13.30 Lunch • Coaching approaches to tackling 13.30 - 15.00 Ron Maughan Marathon work loads Nutritional strategies for Marathon • Key work outs runners • Psychological approach to Focusing on High fat and marathon racing carbo-loading diets in: 12.30- 13.15 Lunch • The Marathon Training Phase 13.15 - 14 15 Interactive Workshops • Pre-marathon tapering phase Delegates choose one from: • Within the Marathon • Post Competition recovery • Bill Adcocks in conversation with Bud Baldaro – The Road to Athens 15.00 - 15.30 Coffee and reflection time • Lindsay Dunn 15.30 - 17.00 Tracey Morris From club runner to Olympian - • Brian Scobie interviewed by Bud Baldaro 14.20 - 15 20 Interactive Workshops - repeated 17.00 - 17.30 Plenary Session Delegates choose a second workshop A round table Question & Answer 15.20 - 15 30 Coffee session with Saturday’s speakers. 15.30 - 16.15 Conference Summary 17.30 - 19.00 Free time /training time 19.00 - 20.00 Conference Dinner 20.00- 21.30 The Godiva Greats (Bill Adcocks, Dick Taylor, Sheila Carey, Dave Long et al) interviewed by Dave Moorcroft Details & booking at: www.englandathletics.org/marathonconference England Athletics Marathon Conference University of Warwick 2-3 April 2011 The Speakers Dr Barry Fudge George Gandy Beijing Olympics and debuted with 11th place at the 2010 ING New Dr Fudge will talk on The George Gandy will speak on York City Marathon, and Fiona physiology of altitude training: Coaching approaches to tackling Docherty, the former New Zealand performance implications for the 10km and Marathon, covering: triathlete who made the World Marathon. • Key work outs Championship grade as a marathon In any given year it is apparent that • Moving from 10k to marathon runner in Berlin and lowered her marathon PB to 2:32:17 in Chicago the top performances in middle George Gandy is UK Athletics last October. and long distance running events National Event Coach for are generally completed by athletes Endurance. He has over 40 years Steve, a former holder of the world who are either resident at altitude experience in athletics and has long best for the Marathon, was born in (e.g., east African runners) or have been recognised as one of the UK's Tredegar. Steve began his career as completed a substantial block of top endurance coaches with his an aircraft technician in the Royal training at altitude (e.g., British, innovative and successful coaching Air Force. He began training for the European and North American methods. George has worked with marathon in 1983 and, up until athletes). In this talk Dr Barry Fudge athletes such as Seb Coe, Jon then, his career had been focused will present the physiological Brown, Lisa Dobriskey and Jack on the 10,000m. rationale for altitude training and Buckner from his base at In 1984, two months after finishing the performance implications this Loughborough University. Prior to 8th in the Olympic 10,000, Steve may have for the Marathon, his UK Athletics appointment won the Chicago Marathon, coming including some scientific data from George was Director of Athletics at in at 2:08:05 and thus breaking the elite athletes. Loughborough University where he world record of Australian Rob de has coached or advised over 75 Dr Barry Fudge completed his Castella by 13 seconds undergraduate degree and his PhD international track and field in Physiology from the University of athletes. He won the London Marathon in Glasgow. His PhD focussed on the spring 1985 in 2:08:16. In October environmental factors leading to Steve Jones 1985 he achieved his career best marathon time of 2:07:13 in the success of elite east African Steve Jones will talk on Coaching winning the Chicago Marathon, at runners. During that time he approaches to tackling Marathon that time only one second slower worked with a number of runners work loads, covering: in Kenya and Ethiopia, some of than the world record run by Carlos • Key work outs whom are World record holders Lopes at the Rotterdam Marathon and/or World and Olympic • Psychological approach to earlier that same year. This time medallists. Barry currently works as Marathon racing remains the fastest of any British a Senior Physiologist at the English Steve Jones is currently based in runner. Rob De Castella, Australia’s Institute of Sport providing support Colorado, USA where he works former world record holder, said in to UK Athletics. In that capacity he with an elite group which draws an interview in 1990: “Although supports the altitude training athletes from a number of one second short of the world program for the British endurance countries. This group has included record, his 2:07:13 in Chicago in team. Jorge Torres, who ran for the 1985, is to my mind, is one of the United States in the 10,000m in the greatest marathons ever” Details & booking at: www.englandathletics.org/marathonconference England Athletics Marathon Conference University of Warwick 2-3 April 2011 Ron Maughan Tracey Morris Athletics from 1997 to 2007. He was awarded an MBE in 1983 and an Ron Maughan will talk on Tracey Morris, née Jones, was born OBE in 1998 for services to British Nutritional strategies for Marathon and raised in Holyhead. Tracey was sport. He is still the UK record holder runners, considering the part a keen athlete whilst at school in for 3000m. He joined his home club, nutrition has to play for the Holyhead and was captain of the Coventry Godiva Harriers in 1964 Marathon runner in: Welsh girls' running squad. She was and in his recent years has take on • The Marathon training phase a member of Cybi Striders before the role of club President. • The pre-Marathon tapering phase moving to Bradford to become an optician and settling in Leeds. Moorcroft made his senior debut • Within the Marathon During this time she took a ten for Great Britain in 1973 and • Post-competition recovery years break from running, although competed in his first Olympic Games The presentation will take a running for charity she completed in Montreal 1976, placing seventh in particular focus on the following her first London Marathon in 1999 the 1500m final.