Armstronglivs wrote:
That is even more cute. Everyone's goal is to run faster for longer. If that's the goal it has to happen, right? Surprisingly, no. You just show that you dont understand the sport if you think Cheptegei or any elie athlete - especially a world record holder - can translate their speed at a shorter distance into a performance at double the distance. Rudisha should have trained to run 3.22 for the mile. After all - he had the speed. You are ludicrous.
That's sad. I could understand a newbie making such rookie mistakes. You were a newbie in the '70s. Training has changed since then.
I don't say it has to happen, or that it will happen, but that it fits in with the structure of modern training, that would develop race pace INTENSITY first, then transition to EXTENSION of INTENSITY.
Not everyone would have the same goal "now". For example, a Lydiard goal, "now", at this point in the training, might be jumping up a hill with 2-hour long runs on the weekend.
It helps to understand that 3:37 is not his maximum 1500m SPEED, but a prescribed RACE PACE INTENSITY:
3:37 -> 57.87 seconds/400m (96% of 5000m time)
7:20 -> 58.7 seconds/400m (97% of 5000m time)
12:35 -> 60.4 seconds/400m (5000m time)