running is archaic wrote:
Anyone who follows cycling closely understands that the all the small improvements in training and technology (tires/pressure ALONE, for example) has led to massive speed increases overall.
But the training science is where things have changed the most.
If you follow both sports it's obvious that running is laughably behind when it comes to modern training theory. (This "oh, look at the pros checking lactate levels" stuff is hilarious. Cyclists have been doing that since the 90s. ) The ONE TIME a running group/brand put the kind of effort into the sport as cycling teams do every day was the Breaking 2 project. Go back and read about that.
The time/energy/money that went into the science of that is about the equivalent of a bottom-tier TDF team.
Runners have no idea how much more advanced cycling is at the top levels.
The so called "scientific training" completely ruined Desisa´s form. He used to do insane mileage with very little hard running. When scientists tell runners how to train, it´s always the same: less mileage, more intensity, more of ancillary crap like explosive strength etc, and that´s exactly the prescription Desisa got.