Jan Petrac is a slovenian coach. As an athlete, Jan was an high level middle distance runner as a junior. He was th at the world U20 championships in the 1500m, and the first european. However, from that point onwards, his career didn't match his talent. A lot of mistakes in coaching and training led to basically only minor improvements. Jan tried to self-coach himself, then was under Gianni Ghidini and tried to train with Tom Lewandowski group, learning what it worked for him. Unfortunately, his injury problems at both Achilles ended his running career. Jan was however already starting his coaching career, leading his fellow countryman and friend Zan Rudolf to the slovenian record of 1:45.15, a national record. He met his gilfriend Evelina Maattanen, a 400m hurdler, and went to live in Finland with her, starting to coaching her in the 800m. From 2:12, in a couple of years Evelina is already at 1:59, and all the other finnish athletes under Jan are improving. Jan discussed with us his coaching idea, and you can find one of his presentation at the link below

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Jan Petrac è un allenatore sloveno. Da atleta è stato sesto ai mondiali U20 di Eugene nel 2014, ma non ha rispettato il suo potenziale in seguito a molti errori nell'allenamento. Jan ha avuto modo di imparare cosa funzionava sotto Gianni Ghidini e Tom Lewandowski, arrivando a creare il suo sistema quando era troppo tardi e aveva i tendini d'Achille compromessi. Ha iniziato ad allenare il suo amico Zan Rudolf, portandolo a 1:45.15 negli 800, record sloveno. Ha poi conosciuto la sua fidanzata, Evelina Maattanen, e si è trasferito in Finlandia per vivere con lei. Da quando ha iniziato a seguirla, Evelina è passata da 2:12 a 1:59, e il gruppo di atleti finlandesi seguito da Jan fa sempre più progressi. Abbiamo parlato del suo percorso e delle sue idee