Wednesday, January 6, 2010

1985 Interview - Pat Porter and Craig Virgin



I love looking at footage I can find from my day. I found this at ethicalrunner.com

Pat Porter made 2 US Olympic teams, and won the US XC Nationals an incredible 8 consecutive years in a row (1982-89). Craig Virgin, who ran 8:40 for 2 miles in high school, won the World Cross Country title in 1980 and 1981.

I found it interesting that Porter followed up his long run with 800 intervals the next day. I've always found it very difficult to run hard the day after a long one, but for him I guess it was nothing more than long recovery.
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  1. simonJanuary 12, 2010 at 1:42 AM

    Hi Dave,

    Thanks for the credit on the link. Can't believe i found something off your radar! You usually have such crackin' videos and other content.

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  2. Dave ElgerJanuary 13, 2010 at 5:48 AM

    Those sand workouts by Porter at 10,000 feet are incredible! I've tried running in Breckenridge at that elevation- running uphill in sand would be near impossible.

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