Given the current success of runners worldwide via the double tempo model and focus on threshold running in general, does anyone think the lack of success of the uk runners in mid-90’s was because of a focus on track sessions…. Horwill theory would call for 5 track sessions every 10 days - even in winter. That theory might have worked for coe - but would argue negative impact on uk running scene overall.
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I think too many hard intervals and too little volume was the problem in more than just the UK during those days.
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It can be done, but the intensity of the efforts has to be modulated, rather like what is now Easy Interval Method.
I think the very good German, Harald Norpoth (three times Olympian, second in the 5000m in Tokyo) did a lot of relatively slow interval training.
In Australia Merv Lincoln ran ran a 3:55.9 mile, which would have been a world-record had not Herb Elliott not run 3:54.5 in the same race, and did most of his training on the track.
Lincoln was coached by Franz Stampfl (who also advised Roger Bannister), as was Mexico 800m Gold Medalist, Ralph Doubell. If you scroll down in this article - - you'll see that his training was exclusively interval training. Times aren't given, but obviously it was only at moderate pace, else it wouldn't have been sustainable.00 -
Cavorty wrote:
It can be done, but the intensity of the efforts has to be modulated, rather like what is now Easy Interval Method.
I think the very good German, Harald Norpoth (three times Olympian, second in the 5000m in Tokyo) did a lot of relatively slow interval training.
In Australia Merv Lincoln ran ran a 3:55.9 mile, which would have been a world-record had not Herb Elliott not run 3:54.5 in the same race, and did most of his training on the track.
Lincoln was coached by Franz Stampfl (who also advised Roger Bannister), as was Mexico 800m Gold Medalist, Ralph Doubell. If you scroll down in this article - - you'll see that his training was exclusively interval training. Times aren't given, but obviously it was only at moderate pace, else it wouldn't have been sustainable.but then that is not the 5 paces as described by op. Was Horwill misunderstood? DId he really not stick to THE 5 paces during the offseason.
I have read that Coe kept all but one of his paces 12 months of the year. I believe it was 3k pace he dropped?
Maybe with much shorter intervals, the 4 or 5 paces are sustainable? Perhaps even spread over 2 weeks instead of 10 days. And then to make up for the shorter intervals you have more capacity for tempo or sub tempo like runs.
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