Episode 101 | Michael Olzinski

the morning shakeout podcast

Coaching, Marathons, Sports, Olympics, Running, Ultrarunning

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🗓️ 3 March 2020

⏱️ 100 minutes

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“I see coaching as an art form—and it’s the science [that] gives you the tools that you need—but just like we found out that you tie two strings together and you pluck it, it reverberates and it makes a noise, it doesn’t mean you can play Little Wing on the guitar. So we know what physiology looks like, what blood flow looks like, what muscle function looks like, but taking that and putting it into a program for a human being, to me, is an art form and that is an infinite pursuit.” Michael Olzinski is a good friend, coaching colleague, and occasional training partner of mine. He’s one of the most interesting people I know as well as one of the smartest guys I’ve ever met. He’s got a Masters degree in exercise physiology and primarily coaches triathletes as a member of the staff at Purple Patch Fitness. He’s also the co-founder and head coach of the Nth Degree Athletic Club, one of the most popular and fastest-growing run crews in San Francisco. Mike played hockey and lacrosse through college but took an interest in endurance sports while in grad school and has never looked back. He started running road races before transitioning to triathlon for a while and, in recent years, he’s actually put on the spikes and competed in middle-distance races on the track. In this conversation, we talked about where Mike’s interest in athletics started and how it’s grown over the years, why he’s gotten into racing middle distances on the track in his mid-30s, the influence his coaches have had on his life and how he landed in his current profession, the differences between a cheerleader and a coach, working through rough patches in running and in life, starting his own run crew and sharing his love for the sport with others, and a ton more.This episode is brought to you by: New Balance: Use the promo code SHAKEOUT when you check out at newbalance.com to save 20% off your purchase of $100 or more. *Some restrictions do apply but this code should cover you for most products on their website.AJC Peachtree Road Race: July 4 is on a Saturday, which means you can’t miss the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Georgia! It’s the largest 10K in the world and the largest road race in the country. Lottery registration opens on March 15 so mark your calendars today. With 60,000 runners and walkers, 200,000 spectators, costumes, music, and the coveted finisher shirt, this is one-bucket list race you can’t miss. More information is available at ajc.com/peachtree.Complete show notes: https://themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-101-with-michael-olzinski/Sign up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning: www.themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/Support the morning shakeout on Patreon: www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout

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0:00.0	I see coaching as a art form and it's the science gives you the the tools that you need
0:09.8	but just like we found out you tie two strings together and you pluck it, it reverberates and it makes a noise.
0:15.6	It doesn't mean you can play Littlewing on the guitar.
0:19.6	So we know what
0:23.3	physiology looks like, what blood flow looks like, what muscle function looks like,
0:25.4	but taking that and putting it into a program for a human being
0:30.7	to me as an art form and that is a infinite pursuit.
0:36.0	That's Michael Olzinsky and this is episode 101 of the Morning Shake Out Podcast. Hey, what's up everybody. I'm your host, Mario Freoli, and every week on this show I sit down with athletes, coaches and personalities in the sport of running for long-form
1:04.7	conversations that will educate you, inspire you, or impact you in some way.
1:10.3	My guest this week is Michael Olzinsky.
1:13.2	Okay, I'm going to say it right off the bat that this one was a real treat for me.
1:17.7	Mike is a good friend, coaching colleague, an occasional training partner of mine.
1:21.6	He's one of the most interesting people I know as
1:23.8	well as one of the smartest guys I've ever met. He's got a master's degree in exercise
1:28.1	physiology and primarily coaches triathletes as a member of the staff at Purple Patch Fitness.
1:33.7	He's also the co-founder and head coach of the Nth Degree Athletic Club,
1:37.4	one of the most popular and fastest growing run crews in San Francisco.
1:41.8	Mike played hockey and lacrosse through college but took an
1:44.4	interest in endurance sports while in grad school and he has never looked back.
1:48.2	He started running road races before transitioning to triathlon for a while and in recent years he's
1:54.0	actually put on the spikes and raced middle distances on the track. In this
1:58.8	conversation we talked about where Mike's interests in athletics started and how it's grown over the years, why he's
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