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Coach Valeriu Tomescu Reveals Gold Medal Training and Strategy

March 5, 2009

Valeriu Tomescu, coach of Beijing Olympic Marathon champion Constantina Dita,  an in-depth account of the training behind Dita’s gold medal run in the current Winter 2008/2009 edition of Coaching Athletics magazine.

 

In an article titled “In the Spotlight: Valeriu Tomescu on Training a Gold Medalist,” Tomescu discusses his own development as a coach, training theories, specific ideas on training women long-distance runners, and the application of that knowledge to his successful guidance of Dita’s athletic career. Tomescu’s approach can be very scientific, and the article brings out the scientific basis of many of his training ideas.

 

Despite the Olympic gold and many other successes, Tomescu comes across as pleasantly humble in the article, acknowledging that there is a wide range of successful coaching approaches. “As for a training method being perfect, I would say there is no such thing. There are too many other factors to run the perfect race to just [rely on one’s] training. When I see books about the “secrets of marathoning” or “secrets of training,” I would say loud and clear: “THERE ARE NO SECRETS!” and apologize for disappointing some people.”

Click here to see the article online

 

Tomescu has recently kicked off both a new website (www.teamtomescu.com) and a new “Team Tomescu,” through which he will gradually begin coaching a wider range of athletes.  

 

Attached Photo: Valeriu Tomescu and Constantina Dita shortly before meeting Romania’s Prime Minister in September. (Credit: Brendan Reilly)