Stating the obvious wrote:
Athletes are pushed in mileage and workouts to the verge of injury, workouts not tailored or tuned as much as they should be for the individual, racing more than they should. When you are at the edge, it's just a matter of time.
Their coaches, and others (including me), disagree with you, and for a good thing. Your imagination is getting the better of you.
Stating the obvious wrote:
In Cook's interview he seems to be more careful about this than others and his record shows that. I think the emphasis on drills help with building the strength needed to help minimize injuries. And the 100% healthy/90% fit seems to work.
Getting lucky with a handful of ready-made athletes isn't coaching, it's called a 'blessing.'
When I was in high school we used to run circles around Cooks teams, and we didn't do with with a bunch of stud mercenaries, we did it with a bunch of scrappy kids with heart. We were not delusional fools who BELIEVED that doing jumping jacks and dipthongs was the road to success, we KNEW that our success was the result of the our continual aerobic development that we earned for our early morning 6am runs.
Additionally, we had much more fun than his kids at Edison, who always looked like running was a chore to them.