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Brent Vaughn and what he learned from Coach Wetmore

Brent Vaughn was very successful running 13:18 as a senior at Colorado while training under Coach Mark Wetmore. Wetmore has coached many greats over years who have run some amazing time including the Gouchers, the Slatterys, the Torres brothers, Dathan Ritzhein, and Jenny Barringer. Vaughn talks about some important things that he learned from Wetmore while at Colorado.

Brent Vaughn along with many other former CU Buffs (and current CU athlete Jenny B) will be running next week at the USATF Outdoor Championships in Eugene. Follow them through the weekend on Flotrack.
April 11, 2009

#21	Victor LeMay June 24 at 2:42pm RS said: “Outside of Africa? Did you think I was talking about some guys from Norway you idiot? About 25 African born men have ran sub 12:53, I'm not sure how many are between 12:53 and 13, but defnitiley more then one. So yes, a lot of guys.....even seven guys ran 13-13.03 in the golden league in Berlin last week..none of them was from Norway or Deutchland I think” No, dumbass. I'm saying that among all of the human beings who were not born on the continent of Africa in the history of the world, 3 of them have been able to run a 5k in less than 13 minutes. So, the chances of Chris Solinsky being the 4th are not high. Don't know where you got this Norway thing from. reply
#20	XC Coach June 23 at 12:19pm do you think that all the 100+ mile weeks Wetmore advocates is the reason so many of his runners have had the issues they have...Goucher (Adam), Vaughn, Reitz, etc? If you have read running with the Buffalo's you'd see some other cases of running related injuries associated Wetmore's training. He is a smart coach and has had his share of success, but I think he is often stubborn. He doesn't like to adjust and thinks it will all come back around to him in time. I once thought his methods were without question, but they just don't seem to be working like they used to. reply
#19	RS June 22 at 6:02pm Outside of Africa? Did you think I was talking about some guys from Norway you idiot? About 25 African born men have ran sub 12:53, I'm not sure how many are between 12:53 and 13, but defnitiley more then one. So yes, a lot of guys.....even seven guys ran 13-13.03 in the golden league in Berlin last week..none of them was from Norway or Deutchland I think reply
#18	Rs Sucks June 22 at 11:56am you are dumb reply
#17	Africa June 22 at 8:14am Only? I think that's a lot...In high class races, like the olympics it's usually less then three guys outside of Africa that can even make the finals. So to run sub 13 is probably a big deal outside of Africa :) I still agree with RS in that last point reply
#16	Victor LeMay June 21 at 7:16pm Only three people born outside of Africa have broken 13. reply
#15	RS June 21 at 5:56am Well, the point is, if Solinsky can run 13:18 , he can also run sub 13 (also as a 75-80kilogram runner). If you don't belive it (RS Is Stupid), your way of thinking will also get in the way of your own improvement (not your weight). By the way, a lot of guys outside of America can run 13 flat or sub 13, you should be thinking of them instead of all the guys that have still not done it. reply
#14	Top Coach! June 20 at 5:17pm Are not all endurance elite runners skinny and skeleton like, as more weight means more effort to run faster and smarter- Its part of a runners body and vital for success. Strict careful diet guys! reply
#13	RS Is Stupid June 20 at 4:53pm their is no way solinsky is going to run sub 13... when theirs been only 1 american to ever do that....and hese not going to be next...he hasnt even got close to that..and he hasnt done crap lately reply
#12	Chris Sanchez June 20 at 11:47am ughhh his answer is so generic, patience. Doesn't every college runner know they should practice this quality already? I'm not a great runner but one piece of advice I got handed down to me is this: if you have a really fast team mate who's sand bagging workouts or not doing his runs, pull a bag over his head and knock some sense into him in the hotel room lol. reply
#11	RS June 20 at 5:46am Look like a skeleton? That's just stupid, it all depends on the individual..Chris Solinsky will definitely run sub 13 within one or two years and he is probably 75-80kilograms of muscles. reply
#10	ZJ June 19 at 11:27pm Some buffs are high mileage, others are not. depends solely on the runner reply
#9	Quenton Cassidy June 19 at 8:18pm How many miles a week are the buffs running. reply
#8	Anonymous Coward June 19 at 7:21pm Blaming Wetmore for athlete's injuries is pretty simplistic. Stanford has many injured athletes, and many, especially females get injuries in high school and never fully return to form. Yet, they get scholarships based on their previous abilities. Jenny B has been relatively injury free. And Mark and Kara are still injury prone. reply
#7	ZJ June 19 at 5:55pm I dont think any coach promotes having cushion for the pushing. reply
#6	REALLY!?! June 19 at 5:18pm Oh really Bruce? Cause I was under the impression Dathan doesnt last more than 4 months between injuries. And Adam Goucher? He's really been a model for good health since he left Wetmore. Like really? Slattery too, has he even been healthy since 2004? Really? REALLY? REALLY!?! reply
#5	Graham Shorr June 19 at 4:49pm Even if he's radically changed his philosophy on training, I doubt he now promotes having cushion for the pushing reply
#4	ZJ June 19 at 3:39pm Mark Wetmore's coaching philosophy has changed a lot since that book was written. Get with the times reply
#3	Bruce Denton June 19 at 3:15pm The Buffs may be skinny, but they are also injured a lot. Look at the Gouchers, the Slatterys, and even Ritz. All had lots of injuries running under Whetmore. It's interesting that when they leave and go to another coach as proffessionals they suddenly get healthy. The guy does amazing things with his athletes, but why are there so many injuries with his program. He even questions himself at the end of Running with the Buffalos. reply
#2	Graham Shorr June 19 at 12:41pm to quote Wetmore in Running w/ the Buffaloes "You should look like a skeleton with a condom pulled over your skull." reply
#1	Doubtfire June 19 at 12:12pm Obviously a lot of discipline. I would be interested in what Wetmore advocates regarding diet. Bufs are skinny. reply

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