The 2008 Victoria International Track
Classic:
Thursday,
June 19th, 2008
Centennial Stadium
University of Victoria
The
PacifiCanada T & F Series:
15/06/08:
Richmond International
17/06/08: Abbotsford International
19/06/08: Victoria Track Classic
21/06/08: Jerome International
General
Information:
Gillian:
trackclassic@mac.com
Athlete Invitations:
Ingrid: track@uvic.ca
Media
Accreditation:
Erin: eschaff9@gmail.com
Tickets will be available
soon at Island Runner and on-line
Ticket Prices: $10.00 Adults
$ 6.00 Children
$25.00 Family (2 adults/2 children)
(includes entry for both Preliminary and Main Events)
Excerpt from recent interview from "FloTrack" (http://www.flocasts.org/flotrack/articles.php?id=389) between Christoher Kelsall and Zach Whitmarsh, 800 metre Victoria runner and fan favourite
CK:
I see you are sponsored by
Island Runner Footwear,
are you into adidas?
ZW:
Ya, Phil is great! Actually since I grew up in
(Victoria, BC) he's been good to me from day one. He
used to help our high school track team back in the
day.
I decided to go with Phil as he is sponsoring
the
Victoria International Track
Classic,
that's were my heart is.
We really do have the best meet in Canada right there!
CK:
I know the late and very great *Arthur Taylor was a
coach of yours for some time. What training method did
Taylor utilize as a coach? I understand he was a fan of
Cerruty.
ZW:
Arthur adopted and refined the 'Arthur Taylor' training
method. Sure he was fan of all the greats Lydiard,
Cerruty, the Russians, etc. He took this and that from
everywhere and everyone. There was a real scientific
approach to the programs he put together and he had
great understanding of the physiological effects of
training and the different systems that are involved in
developing a runner.