{"id":24589,"date":"2018-04-01T00:19:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-31T16:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/?p=24589"},"modified":"2024-10-02T18:47:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T10:47:00","slug":"137-sub-4-minute-miles-the-training-of-steve-scott-part-1-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/expert-advice\/137-sub-4-minute-miles-the-training-of-steve-scott-part-1-of-2\/","title":{"rendered":"137 Sub-4 Minute Miles &#8211; The Training of Steve Scott part 1 of 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: This is part 1 of a 2 part series. \u00a0Part 1 looks into Steve Scott\u2019s training during the later stages of his career. By this stage, Steve had already amassed a huge level of aerobic endurance and strength. Stay tuned to Runner\u2019s Tribe for Steve Scott\u2019s training during his earlier days.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_24597\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24597\" style=\"width: 338px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/scott2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/scott2.jpg 432w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/scott2-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/runnerstribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/scott2-302x420.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Scott shows he's number one in the mile as he crosses the finish line ahead of Eamonn Coghlan, right, and Ray Flynn, left, and a world class field in the mile run on, Jan. 31, 1981 at the Sunkist Invitational Indoor Track and Field Meet in Los Angeles. Scott had a winning time of 3:53.7. (AP Photo\/Mclendon)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><b>Free Sources: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve Scott & Marc Bloom,\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve Scott the Miler<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Macmillan (1997)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tony Benson and Irv Ray, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Run with the Best (2001).<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve Scott 1981-1982 Training logs. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IAAF.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DOB: 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> May 1956, Upland, California, United States.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Personal Bests<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">800m: 1:45.05<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1500m: 3:31.76<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mile: \u00a03:47.69<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2000m: 4:58.6<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3000m: 7:36.69<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5000m: 13:30.39<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Career Highlight<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Championship 1500m Silver, Helsinki, 1983.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1977\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Division-I 1500-meter title<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve Scott\u00a0 is one of the greatest milers in American history. The silver medallist in the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1500 metre<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0at the 1983 Helsinki World Championships, Scott still holds the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. indoor record<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the 2000 meters (4:58.6-1981). He held the American outdoor mile record for more than 26 years and is also the former American indoor record holder for the mile. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track & Field News<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0ranked Scott number 1 in the U.S.A for 10 different years,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and 11 times during his career he was ranked in the top ten in the world by T&FN.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Scott\u2019s career spanned from his high school and college days in the late 1970\u2019s all the way through to May 1994 when Steve was diagnosed with testicular cancer, he made a full recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amazingly, Scott ran the sub-4:00 minute mile on 137 occasions in his career, more than any other runner in history. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here we dive into the training of this great American miler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: This is part 1 of a 2 part series. \u00a0Part 1 looks into Steve Scott\u2019s training during the later stages of his career. By this stage, Steve had already amassed a huge level of aerobic endurance and strength. Stay tuned to Runner\u2019s Tribe for Steve Scott\u2019s training during his earlier days.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>VIDEO: Steve Scott, 3:49.68, U.S. record, July 11, 1981, Dream Mile (third place)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Judros7sw5o<\/p>\n<p><b>The Over trainer<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve\u2019s training during his peak younger years will be outlined in part 2 of this two articles series. However, during these younger years Scott overtrained and was finding that his endurance capacity was continually being damaged by training too hard during the pre-competition training period. \u00a0At this stage of his career, Scott believed that the harder he trained, the faster he would become and the longer he would be able to remain a 3:47 miler. The over training resulted in frustration, stagnation and injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the later stage of his career, under the guidance of Irv Ray, Steve spent most of his training concentrating on both aerobic endurance and 400m speed and he significantly reduced the volume of intense anaerobic running. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Training Phases<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve\u2019s training was broken down into three distinct phases<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>RUNNER\u2019S TRIBE PAYS OUR WRITERS & FILM MAKERS TO CREATE EXCITING & ENTERTAINING CONTENT. HELP SUPPORT THESE PROFESSIONALS AND JOIN RT PREMIUM NOW.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>TO VIEW THIS CONTENT PLEASE SIGN-UP TO RUNNER'S TRIBE'S MEMBERS ONLY PREMIUM CONTENT. 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