Team Indiana Elite

Training Group Specifics

Training base: The Team Indiana Elite distance training group is based in Bloomington, Indiana, and receives support from Brooks and Indiana University.

Training group size: Resources are available to support approximately 16 elite distance runners.

Resources:

--Brooks equipment, including trainers, spikes, flats, and apparel

--Travel support to key competitions (number of funded travel opportunities dependent on budget)

--Free housing in university apartments, which includes free utilities, cable, internet, and parking. (housing available to select athletes).

--Full access to training facilities at Indiana University, including: outdoor track facility (9 lane Mondo with lights), indoor track facility (200m banked Mondo), cross country course (dedicated, all grass facility), 27 hole golf course (winter and evening access), and more.

--Access to community training resources, including: Lake Griffy trails (10+ miles of single track trails within one mile of locker room), Bloomington Rails to Trails and Clear Creek Trail (7 miles, double wide), and two state parks / forests within 15min drive from locker room.

--Free physiological testing from Indiana University’s Human Performance Laboratory, including: VO₂max, lactate threshold, running economy, anaerobic capacity, body composition, pre- and post-altitude physiological screening.

--Coaching, provided by Robert Chapman, Indiana University exercise science faculty and former Indiana University men’s coach.

Selection Procedure and Standards: This training group has been created to support established and emerging elite distance runners who are serious and motivated in their efforts to make national teams and become players on the international level. It is a highly select, small group training environment.

This group is NOT an all-comers group or a social club.

Prospective athletes should:

--MEN -- have met the USATF Outdoor Championships ‘B’ standard or better
--WOMEN -- should have met the NCAA Division I Regional standard or better

--be willing to follow an individualized training plan, while training in a cooperative / small group environment. While the group is not designed as specific to one particular event, with the abundant soft surface training opportunities and rolling hills in our training location, ideal candidates should be prepared to follow an aerobic strength / threshold approach to training.

To express interest and obtain an application: Contact Robert Chapman at rfchapma@indiana.edu .