Alberto Salazar
Alberto Salazar
Alberto Salazaris an American track coach and former world-class long-distance runner. Born in Cuba, Salazar emigrated to the United States as a child with his family. They moved to Wayland, Massachusetts, where Salazar competed in track and field in high school. Salazar is best known for his performances in the New York City Marathon in the early 1980s and his 1982 Boston Marathon victory known as the "Duel in the Sun." He held American track records of 13:11.93 for 5,000...
NationalityCuban
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth7 August 1958
CityHavana, Cuba
CountryCuba
We may train or peek for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport.
I run four miles most days, at about 8:00 to 8:15 pace. It's totally relaxed.
I think in running, to be honest, that even though athletes are very dedicated and are willing to train and do whatever they need to do to prepare, more often than not they're not in a very professional environment where you've got a high performance director and a coach that are really monitoring your daily activities.
You learn to run like a sprinter, you'll be a great distance runner
I've never enjoyed my running more. I also do 200 sit-ups a day, 60 push-ups, and a lot of stretching. I've had some back issues. I think the stretching helps with that.
Trust me, my runners aren't going to run one event while looking past it to the second event. When they get on the line for the 10K, that's a do-or-die situation for them.
The marathon is like a bullfight.
I've run a lot of miles over the years, some fast and some not so fast. I've won some big races and I've had some big disappointments, but I enjoy the freedom of running and the challenge of training and competition as much now as when I first started back in high school.
I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training.
I'd rather run a gutsy race, pushing all the way and lose, than run a conservative race only for a win.
I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards.
We may train or peak for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport.
I'm doing great heart-wise. I get a complete stress test once a year, and those have gone well. I have stents in two arteries, and they are holding up. My other arteries haven't shown any additional clogging.
I'm interested in Dathan Ritzenhein's future in the marathon, and I believe that's where we need to address some issues he seems to have. He's had good marathon coaches - both Brad Hudson and me. He's figured out the fueling. He's got this incredible aerobic engine. But something's still wrong.