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Published July 05, 2007 12:00 am - ASHTABULA - Jason Headman runs more miles in a week than many of us driv ... Racking up the mileage Headman is a leader for Akron Star Beacon By WARREN DILLAWAY
Staff Writer ASHTABULA - Jason Headman runs more miles in a week than many of us drive. Yes. You read that right! Headman runs more than 100 miles a week and occasionally gets into the 120 range during the Fall cross country season at the University of Akron. "My first college coach, Rick Williams, brought it up to me," Headman said of the mega-mile training program that has shown significant results for the 2004 graduate of Edgewood High School. Headman went from being an above average high school runner to the first man for the Zips cross country team last year. "I was satisfied with cross country getting fourth at the (Mid American) Conference meet. That was the highest finish of an Akron runner ever," Headman said Wednesday after breezing to victory at the Ashtabula YMCA 5K. Headman credits his consistent high mileage program as the main key to his success. "I just seem to adapt to it pretty well," he said of a training regiment that would break some runners. The philosophy of training distance runners goes in cycles with coaches going from higher mileage, to lower mileage and back again over the last three or four decades. "It's (the trend) going back to high mileage. You almost have to to compete, especially at Division I," he said of the highest level of competition in which Akron University participates. Headman said that many of the guys he competes against were 30 seconds faster than him in a high school two mile. "You have to train harder than them to beat them," he said. After the successful cross country season Headman set an all time Akron University 5,000 meter record in a time of 14:41. He said he was excited about the indoor record but disappointed with his outdoor season during which he did not break 15:00. "I got into some races (during) outdoor where I didn't get into the fast section and I think it got to me mentally," Headman said. He said he has one year of cross country and indoor track and two years of track left on his eligibility. He hopes to attack a variety of records during that time period. 
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