All runs are at 7,100 ft. altitude and are untimed unless otherwise indicated
S A.M. 6.5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 15 miles easy on grass/road/trails
M A.M. 6.5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 14.5 miles high mountain run (starting at 8,200 ft, going up to 9,500 ft., then back down to 8,200 ft.) at slow pace but moderate effort owing to the uphill and the altitude, 5 medium to fast buildups on a level surface following the run
T A.M. 6.5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 15 miles on grass/road/trails
W A.M. 6.5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 15 miles at low altitude (1,000 ft.) w/ 7 miles in middle at high-end aerobic pace (untimed, but fractionally slower than threshold pace), 4 buildups during jog following high-end pace
R A.M. 6.5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 15 miles on grass/road/trails
F A.M. 6.5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 14 miles easy on grass/road/trails w/ 4 light to medium speed buildups near end
S 24 miles easy at 3,200 ft. altitude on grass/trails w/ last several miles gradually picked up but untimed (water every few miles)
Total mileage for week = 151.5
Late Pre-Season (March 2000)
S 13 miles easy on trails
M A.M. 5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 13 miles comfortably-paced high mountain run (8,200 ft. to 9,200 ft.) w/ 4 buildups near end
T A.M. 6 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. (Altitude of 4,500 ft., repeats done on dirt track) 2.5 miles jog, 4 buildups, 2 strides, 5 x 1,600 @ 5:03, 4:53, 4:53, 4:52, 4:36/ 400 meters jog between each, 3 miles jog w/ 4 medium to fast buildups included
W A.M. 6 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 14 miles easy on grass/road/trails
R A.M. 5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. (Low altitude of 1,000 ft.) 2 miles jog, 4 buildups, 3 strides, 8 miles @ 5:10 start, 5:04 average in middle, 4:46 last mile, 3 miles jog w/ 4 medium to fast buildups included
F 10 miles easy on grass/road/trails
S 25 miles easy at 3,200 ft.altitude on grass/trails w/ last few miles slightly picked up (water every few miles)
Total mileage for week = 122.5
Yeah, we´re really interested in the training of a guy who is so much worse than Salazar, Kennedy and Williams it´s not even funny.
It happens at the 12:50 mark of this rather uncreative video about how to train for a 5k. Is anyone buying this?
No surprised at all, BK never saw himself as a long distance runner. BK was originally a miler, he was a strength-based miler whose sweet spot was actually the 3K; I think his 7:30 3K,which he ran early in his pro career is better than his 12:58 5K. He was good at cross country because he had a very good physique and biomechanics for driving up hills and foot placement that was good for natural terrain. One of the best decisions he made was going to Indiana as opposed to a high mileage program.
This assertion has already been debunked. See above.
And his 7:30 came in '98, when he was 28 years old. Not exactly early.
Yeah, we´re really interested in the training of a guy who is so much worse than Salazar, Kennedy and Williams it´s not even funny.[/quote]
It's interesting insofar as wejo clearly didn't have the talent those guys did, but his approach probably did a decent job of maximizing his potential.
it's a good reminder that everyone should build their own individualized approach.
A good old thread about long runs. Jakob and now Kessler don't run far in their long runs. Bob Kennedy was a stud!
When Kennedy did base training with the Kenyans they were running 10 miles twice per day 7 days/week. That is 140 miles. You can do high mileage without long runs.
A good old thread about long runs. Jakob and now Kessler don't run far in their long runs. Bob Kennedy was a stud!
In Kennedy's day, almost no one ran over 90 mpw. Among top Americans only some marathoners hit 100s. The wisdom then was that you wouldn't recover enough to run fast if you did lots of easy miles. For some people, mileage around 60-90 worked or got them close to their potential.
A good old thread about long runs. Jakob and now Kessler don't run far in their long runs. Bob Kennedy was a stud!
In Kennedy's day, almost no one ran over 90 mpw. Among top Americans only some marathoners hit 100s. The wisdom then was that you wouldn't recover enough to run fast if you did lots of easy miles. For some people, mileage around 60-90 worked or got them close to their potential.
There were a lot of marathoners running 120-150mi a week back then. I know because I followed their training logs.
Our two best guys on the track, BK and TW, did run well over 100mi a week during the off-season.
It is a much repeated fallacy that no one ran high mileage in the 90s.