Jeff Galloway was kind enough to stop by the shop on May 22nd to spend some time with customers and the staff. Earlier in the day we both presented at REX Healthcare's City of Oaks Marathon kickoff event. A true legend of running, super nice guy and advocate of easy running, I noted his particular emphasis on doing long runs EASY - like 3 minutes slower than marathon race pace. Now this may sound like it is way too slow, but the more I read many top coached are advocating some long runs at a real easy pace. The value is the extended time-on-feet, -vs- miles. Get the body used to being out there for an extended time so it becomes efficient at using fat as a source of fuel. Great info - thanks Jeff.
Jeff gave me the atached sheet. (1) Jeff Galloway, Steve Prefontaine & Jack Bachelor before the 1972 Olympics (2) Steve Pre leading Jeff in an indoor track race (3) Pre's business card - Jeff said Pre had just got these from Nike only days earlier and he was so proud to have them to give out. Pre gave this to Jeff just a week prior to his death.
