In the latest WOW from flotrack. Coach Vig says that Robby only euns 60mpw. But his daily mileage is often run near 5:15 pace. And that every long run (up to 15mile) is also done at 5:15 pace.
This is very interesting training, but seems like Robby struggles to handle big mileage, so they just run it all crazy fast.
Coach007 wrote:
This is very interesting training, but seems like Robby struggles to handle big mileage, so they just run it all crazy fast.
In the words of dear leader trump, maybe it's switched.
I believe the long, hard runs at 5:15, but unless he's changed his training drastically in the past few years he goes quite easy on his distance days. Closer to 7:15 than 5:15 pace.
He's at sea level and not a slug.
5:15/mi is a run but not killer.
Hard to believe he'd ever enjoy much slower.
FYI fastest US 1500 runner ever ran 55/week to get 3:26
No way he does 5:15 average. When he was running XC in college, he would barely dip under that pace (5:05ish) for 8k and Paul short.
Coach007 wrote:
In the latest WOW from flotrack. Coach Vig says that Robby only euns 60mpw. But his daily mileage is often run near 5:15 pace
That's not what he says in the video. He says twice per week he runs 10-15 miles at 5:15 pace.
Vig = liar
No way Robbie does that with any consistency.
he said 10-15 miles per week at that pace. If the tempo was was 4 of those miles then the "long run" is 6-11 at or near that pace.
There is a Just Athletics podcast interview from last year with Vig. He speaks about Robby's training in some decent detail. His emphasis with Robby has been on developing his aerobic endurance. He mentions the 10 mile runs at a solid pace, but in the podcast he makes it seem like the best he's done is 5:15 pace but it varies. I doubt that Robby runs all his runs at that pace. In the podcast, Vig talks about how the Kenyans can hammer there distance days but that somebody like Robby wouldn't be able to do that based on his physiology.
15 miles @ 5:15?
Hell no, he can't do that.
If he could do that then I'm hoping to see his 5000m debut this season.
It took nine posts for someone to get it right, then other idiots come in getting it wrong again after. Complete numbskulls populating this site.
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he said 10-15 miles *per week* at that pace. If the tempo was was 4 of those miles then the "long run" is 6-11 at or near that pace.
Is it just me, or is his training getting a lot like Steve Cram's? They both did relatively low mileage at faster than 6:00 minute pace, with most workouts either consisting of tempo pace running or 100-800m reps at somewhere between 800m pace and 3k pace.
SWAZ wrote:
Is it just me, or is his training getting a lot like Steve Cram's? They both did relatively low mileage at faster than 6:00 minute pace, with most workouts either consisting of tempo pace running or 100-800m reps at somewhere between 800m pace and 3k pace.
It's just you
[quote]dsrunner wrote:
"5:15/mi is a run but not killer"
Hilarious
TuffGuy wrote:
15 miles @ 5:15?
Hell no, he can't do that.
If he could do that then I'm hoping to see his 5000m debut this season.
Haven't letsrunners picked up on coach-speak/athlete-speak yet?
Robby didn't run 15 miles in 1:18:45, he probably ran 15 in 1:25-1:30 with the last two or so miles at 5:15 pace.
dsrunner wrote:
He's at sea level and not a slug.
5:15/mi is a run but not killer.
Hard to believe he'd ever enjoy much slower.
FYI fastest US 1500 runner ever ran 55/week to get 3:26
Does the "ds" stand for "down syndrome"?
Hypertrophy wrote:
It took nine posts for someone to get it right, then other idiots come in getting it wrong again after. Complete numbskulls populating this site.
.............................. wrote:he said 10-15 miles *per week* at that pace. If the tempo was was 4 of those miles then the "long run" is 6-11 at or near that pace.
I'm quoting this for accuracy. Vigs say TWICE a week Robby will run 5:15ish pace, usually a shorter tempo and the long run.
ActuallyListening wrote:
Hypertrophy wrote:It took nine posts for someone to get it right, then other idiots come in getting it wrong again after. Complete numbskulls populating this site.
[quote].............................. wrote:
he said 10-15 miles *per week* at that pace. If the tempo was was 4 of those miles then the "long run" is 6-11 at or near that pace.
This is what he meant. 10-15 miles of running at said pace not all at once. And I'm sure it's closer to 10 than 15.
Either way: END OF DISCUSSION
cool video. I don't go to Flotrack very often