waddle wrote, in part:
"If Cram wanted to get Billy's 400m speed, then he would have to spend a dedicate to do it just like Billy did."
Billy Konchellah was ranked #5 in the world by Track and Field News in 1980. His birthdate is listed as October 20, 1961. So he was almost 19 when he did that. Are you saying Billy started working on his speed when he was almost 9 and worked on it until he was almost 19?
Here is another post from Canova about speed athletes and resistant athletes:
So, we cannot speak about a system of training good for 800m.
TRAINING FOR AN EVENT DOESN'T EXIST. EXIST ONLY TRAINING FOR EVERY ATHLETE, that can run his best event possible.
The talent of runners begins from speed. It's very difficult to increase your speed in significant way, but is possible to increase your speed endurance in significant way. So,
SPEED IS NOT A SUBJECTIVE OPINION, IS A FACT.
Who is a fast athlete ?
Of course, Juantorena was a fast athlete. Fast athletes were Billy Konchellah (45.1 the first race in his life), Susanj, Marcello Fiasconaro that I followed in Italy (using schedules from his South African coach, Stewart Banner), that was silver in 400m in European Ch. '71 in 45.49 and in 1973 broke WR with 1:43.7. Fast were Tom Courtney (winning 800 in OG '56 and able running 45.7), the Jamaican Arthur Wint (gold in 400 and silver in 800 in OG '48 and Mal Whitfield (bronze in 400 in OG '48 and gold in 800 in '48 and '52), and Paul Ereng (45.6 and gold in OG '88).
Read more:
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=6487457#ixzz4NuaeHZ4M
More about Konchellah and note Canova says "at his beginning":
But, if Konchellah was able running 2x300 in 34.0 with 8 min of rest at his beginning, for him a good improvement is running 5x300 in 36.0 with 5min, and then 3x300 in 34.0 with 7min., because HE WAS A SPRINTER.
Read more:
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=6487457#ixzz4Nudxqkn6
In the quote from Canova from the post where I challenged your assertion that "There is no such thing as being a type of runner. You are what you train for." Canova says he doesn't think Cram could run even a single 300 in 35 flat.
Still think Bolt could have run a 2:03 marathon if he had started in that direction early enough in his life/career?