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Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Maximum Performance Running, LLC was formed to help distance runners achieve their running goals and be good stewards of the gift of running.
Training Philosophy
The MPR Training Philosophy takes the basic law of all physical training - 'stress and recover' - and applies it to long distance running with a solid foundation in the physiology of the sport. Out of this marriage of basic principles and physiology comes the 4 main tenets of distance running training - consistency, frequency, capacity and mixture. MPR trains runners by emphasising consistency; slowly and incrementally increasing frequency and capacity; and through maintaining the proper mixture of workouts in a 3 phase (Fundamental-Specific-Regeneration) training cycle.
More on Coach Hadley's training cycle philosophy can be found here: Cycle
Motivation
The primary motivation behind MPR's passion for running and coaching is summed up in this quote from Pope Pius XII:
"Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a man courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor; it refines the senses, gives intellectual penetration, and steels the will to endurance. It is not merely a physical development then. Sport, rightly understood, is an occupation of the whole man, and while perfecting the body as an instrument of the mind, it also makes the mind itself a more refined instrument for the search and communication of truth and helps man to achieve that end to which all others must be subservient, the service and praise of his Creator."
Head Coach – Mark Hadley
Coach Hadley has been a distance runner for over 30 years, starting in his childhood growing up in the mountains of North Carolina. Self coached in high school he was an All-State distance runner in North Carolina before going on to run cross country and the 5,000 and 10,000 on the track for the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). Post collegiately, Mark continued to compete in local and regional road races. Over the last decade, Mark has turned his attention and passion to coaching, combining his 30+ years of running experience with an analytical and inquisitive mindset that had made him a success in the world of corporate finance.
Coach Hadley is a passionate student of our great sport, always researching, reading, questioning, teaching and learning.
Some of the greatest influences on Coach Hadley's coaching philosophy include: Renato Canova, Jack Daniels, Joe Vigil, Arthur Lydiard, Bill Squires, and Bill Bowerman.
Coach Hadley recently wrote a blog entry on why he coaches: Why I Coach
Follow Coach Hadley on Twitter at: @MarkHadley3
Like us on FaceBook at: Maximum Performance Running
Coach Hadley is a coach certified by both the RRCA and USATF and is on the USATF’s Coaches Registry.
 
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this website or our coaching packages please e-mail me and I'll be happy to help you get the answers you are looking for.
Coach Mark Hadley
coach@mprunning.com
Mailing Address:
Maximum Performance Running LLC
P.O. Box 79383
Charlotte, NC 28271
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