And hobby-joggers "train". Cross-training isn't the same as running training, which is what the best athletes do. If cross-training was better they would all be doing it. They aren't.
There wouldn't be so much interest in her cross-training if it wasn't for the fact that people are trying to understand how she gets results that no other top distance runners appear to get from that kind of training.
Cross-training isn’t the same as running training, but it still counts as part of an overall training program, Bro.
The best training program varies by individual. A good example is Hobbs Kessler. He said he feels fatigued and sluggish if he does his daily mileage in singles, but he feels fresher if he splits it up into doubles. Other runners can thrive on singles. Different strokes for different folks.
The best training program is tailored to an individual athlete’s strengths and needs. The key is that the training program enables the athlete to improve their fitness while avoiding injury. Valby’s coaches have found a training program that has helped her do just that.
The best training for distance running isn't a programme that has more X-training than running. If it were so it would be the norm for top runners. It isn't.
This is an adult athlete who has an NIL deal with a major brand and by all indications will be aiming to represent the US at the Olympics. Discussing her performances on a public forum is not bullying. Do I need to mention that the major brand is infamous for turning a blind eye to the (theoretical) transgressions we're discussing here?
Cross-training isn’t the same as running training, but it still counts as part of an overall training program, Bro.
The best training program varies by individual. A good example is Hobbs Kessler. He said he feels fatigued and sluggish if he does his daily mileage in singles, but he feels fresher if he splits it up into doubles. Other runners can thrive on singles. Different strokes for different folks.
The best training program is tailored to an individual athlete’s strengths and needs. The key is that the training program enables the athlete to improve their fitness while avoiding injury. Valby’s coaches have found a training program that has helped her do just that.
The best training for distance running isn't a programme that has more X-training than running. If it were so it would be the norm for top runners. It isn't.
I think you misunderstood me, Bro. Generally speaking, running is preferable to cross-training, but not if more running leads to injury. The best training program for any individual is the one that keeps that individual gaining fitness while avoiding injury. That program will vary by athlete.
Funny that you typically point out a large increase in performance but now acknowledge that high schoolers dope. That being the case, means you have no way to know. You finally provided the evidence of how your girl has been doping forever until testing started.
Funny that you typically point out a large increase in performance but now acknowledge that high schoolers dope. That being the case, means you have no way to know. You finally provided the evidence of how your girl has been doping forever until testing started.
If you accept that argument then it will apply to "your girl" as well.
That’s it? That’s all you got, gramps tooeee? Well let’s consider…
After getting her legs back coming off injury, Valby drops only 12 seconds off her 5k over the course of 4 weeks. So you choose to compare her with Chelangat who doubles the 5/10 in that Natty’s, in which she dropped 38secs from her SEC 10k race. You obtusely fail to consider that Chelangat’s 5/10 doubling at SECs, Prelims, and then Nattys may have had something to do with her performances at Nattys.
A more appropriate comparison would be to Taylor Roe, who dropped a whopping 29secs off her 5k over the course of just two weeks at Natty’s.
The best training for distance running isn't a programme that has more X-training than running. If it were so it would be the norm for top runners. It isn't.
I think you misunderstood me, Bro. Generally speaking, running is preferable to cross-training, but not if more running leads to injury. The best training program for any individual is the one that keeps that individual gaining fitness while avoiding injury. That program will vary by athlete.
We are talking at cross purposes. You are including the "best" training as that which enables an injury-prone athlete to compete. I am not discussing that. I am suggesting the best training for distance runners is that which achieves the best performances - and that is typically high mileage training and not mainly X training.
The best training for distance running isn't a programme that has more X-training than running. If it were so it would be the norm for top runners. It isn't.
I think you misunderstood me, Bro. Generally speaking, running is preferable to cross-training, but not if more running leads to injury. The best training program for any individual is the one that keeps that individual gaining fitness while avoiding injury. That program will vary by athlete.
I don't doubt that her training is what is best for her. Some are questioning whether her training method is better than the training methods of everyone else. As you say, generally speaking running is preferrable to cross-training. One explanation would be is that she is simply more talented than everyone else. How fast would she be if she could handle more running without injury?
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