ABOUT

FOUNDER BIO

Dick Brown coaches both the post-high school and post-graduate athletes in the Eugene Health and Performance Foundation. In 1978, after coaching 8 years at the Naval Academy and 6 years at Mt. Blue High School in Maine, he moved to Eugene to work as Exercise Physiologist and then Director for Athletics West, Nike's track and field club.

In 1983 and, again in 1984, members of Athletics West made up 25% of the national team, first at the World Championships and then the Olympics. In 1983 Dick was head coach for the USA Cross Country team which won the combined World Championship in Gateshead, England.

Dr. Brown, has coached thirteen Olympic and World Championship athletes in four disciplines: running, race walking, cross-country skiing, and Paralympic swimming.

In 1995, Dr. Brown was recognized as a Master Coach by USA Track and Field, the highest recognition in coaching education. He teaches a graduate course at the University of Oregon, conducts research, and continues to interact with the running program in the Oregon State Penitentiary System.

Throughout his career, Dr. Brown has applied his research not only to the training needs of world-class athletes, but also to the wellness needs of the average person. He has written several training and fitness books for the general population, and was a pioneer of water therapy for the rehabilitation of accident victims and sufferers of chronic disease.

RESUME

Education

  • PhD, University of Oregon, 1992
  • MA, University of Maryland, 1972
  • BS, United States Naval Academy, 1960

Employment

  • 2001 Eugene Health and Performance Foundation
  • 1984 Self-Employed
  • 1978 Athletics West
  • 1972 Mt. Blue High School
  • 1964 US Naval Academy
  • 1963 Bullis Prep School
  • 1960 US Air Force

Athletic Achievements

  • US Naval Academy Basketball, 1958, 1959, 1960
  • MVP, 1960
  • NCAA Tournament, 1959, 1960
  • US Naval Academy Baseball, 1958, 1959, 1960
  • Captain, 1960
  • Ivy League Batting Champion, 1960
  • Ivy League All-Star Team, 1960

Major Presentations

  • 1984 American College National Convention, San Diego, CA, "Drug Use in Sport: Coaches Dilemma"
  • 1992 International Amateur Athletic Federation, Four-Day Seminar, Pacific Conference Adelaide Australia "Training Principles in Distance Running"
  • 1993 National Australian Coaches Conference, Three-Day Seminar, Canberra Australia, "Balancing Challenge and Recovery in Distance Training"
  • 1994 Military Traffic Management Command Civilian Fitness Program Kickoff, Oakland CA, "Making Physical Activity a Part of Your Life"

Awards

  • 1984 Bruce Jenner Award, Advancement of World-Class Track & Field
  • 1985 Jesse Abramson Award Meritorious Service to Track & Field
  • 1995 Master Coach Designation, United States Track & Field

Publications

  • Ryan, A.J., R. Brown, E. Frederick, H. Falsetti and E. Burke. (1983). Overtraining of Athletes: A Roundtable Discussion. The Physician and Sports Medicine, 11 (8): 93-l 10.
  • Brown, R.L., Running Smart. The Runner January 1984.
  • Brown, R.L., Das Training von Mary Decker. Leicht Athletik, April 1984.
  • McCully, K., R. Brown, and B. Boden. Can 31P NMR Detect Muscle Injury? News of Metabolic Research, November 1985.
  • Brown, R.L., Listen to Your Body Talk. Runner's World. May 1986.
  • McCully, K., R. Brown, and B. Boden. Can 31P MRS Detect Muscle Injury in Humans? Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Fifth Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. August 1986.
  • Park, J., R. Brown, C. Park, K. McCully, M. Cohen and B. Chance. High Energy Phosphate Metabolism in Athletes and Normal Sedentary Subjects During Prolonged Exercise. Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Sixth Annual Meeting, New York, August 1987.
  • Park, J., R. Brown, C. Park, J. Haselgrove and B. Chance. Selective Recruitment of Muscle Fiber Types and ATP Depletion During Exercise in Man. Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Sixth Annual Meeting, New York, August 1987.
  • Park, J., R. Brown, C. Park, K. McCully, M. Cohen, J. Haselgrove and B. Chance.
  • Functional Pools of Oxidative and Glycolytic Fibers in Human Muscle Observed by 31P MRS During Exercise. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, December 1987.
  • McCully, K., R. Brown, Z. Argov, B. Boden, W. Bank and B. Chance. Detection of Muscle Injury in Humans with 31P Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Muscle and Nerve. March 1988.
  • Hackman, R., B. Ellis and R. Brown. Phosphorus Magnetic Resonance Spectra and Changes in Body Composition During Weight Loss. Journal of American College of Nutrition, Vo. 13; 1992.
  • Brown, R.L. and Henderson, J., Fitness Running. Human Kinetics, Inc. Champaign, IL. 1994.
  • Hackman, R., Oman and R. Brown. Cellular Bioenergetic, Work, Performance, Body Composition and Psychological Indices Among Women in a Diet Program. Nutritional Research, Vol l5; 1995.
  • Brown, R.L. The l0-Minute Leap. Lifetime Exercise Adherence Plan. Regan Books, Harper Collins Publishers, New York, 1998.
  • Brown, R.L. and Henderson, J., Running Programs. Human Kinetics, Inc. Champaign, IL. 2003.

PATENTS

DeepWater Exercise Belt
Bedortha D., Brown, R.L. and Thorne, L.
US Patent #5,000,710
Filed September 18, 1989

Activity Guidance Processing Method
Brown, R.L.
US Patent #5,387,164
Filed November 14, 1991