Good to see him focusing more on marathons. I hope he does a fall marathon.
"Salazar’s coaching style is said to resemble throwing a carton of eggs against a wall and seeing which ones don’t crack ..."
That's the only way to create champions. Those who have the mental toughness will survive; the others will give up. Look at the Africans: that's how they train and to say that they are dominant in distance events would be an understatement.
"Those who have the mental toughness will survive; the others will give up."
Stupid AF man, we all know that anyone can run a lot, the reason people "give up" is because they get hurt, their brain doesn't just fail.
GUPPYBUTT wrote:
Stupid AF man, we all know that anyone can run a lot, the reason people "give up" is because they get hurt, their brain doesn't just fail.
Not true. Most people are excuse makers and cannot run a lot. They may get "injured" but they will milk that injury as an excuse to never go above 70 mpw when mileage was not the cause of their injury.
I don't think that's an accurate description of his training system. He spends a great deal of time and energy on recovery stuff, from the gray zone drugs to the ice baths, the alter-g treadmills, the lifting and drills, and so forth. The point is to be able to handle a very high level of training.
It's no coincidence that the two Americans with the best combination of 5k/10k times, Rupp and Solinsky, also trained the hardest. Sure it doesn't last forever, as Solinsky demonstrated, but it's the only way to approach what the Africans are doing. I think about this every time I hear about a talented American runner capping out at 90 mpw to stay healthy and run 13:10/27:30.
Space Ghost wrote:
I think about this every time I hear about a talented American runner capping out at 90 mpw to stay healthy and run 13:10/27:30.
When have you heard that?
By the way, how's this for some high school level, and straight out inaccurate writing, "Here, workouts don’t get called off, and soccer games and track meets don’t get postponed. Because Oregonians don’t get forced indoors like those in the Midwest or Northeast. They plug ahead in wretched conditions, letting nothing stop them—no matter how gray the outlook, no matter how miserable they feel inside." I'd love to see some Oregonians come run for a winter in Minnesota or Michigan. Rain is hardly a problem when your low winter temps are in the 40's. Try some workouts, track meets, and soccer games in single digit temps with ice and snow.
Space Ghost wrote:
By the way, how's this for some high school level, and straight out inaccurate writing, "Here, workouts don’t get called off, and soccer games and track meets don’t get postponed. Because Oregonians don’t get forced indoors like those in the Midwest or Northeast. They plug ahead in wretched conditions, letting nothing stop them—no matter how gray the outlook, no matter how miserable they feel inside." I'd love to see some Oregonians come run for a winter in Minnesota or Michigan. Rain is hardly a problem when your low winter temps are in the 40's. Try some workouts, track meets, and soccer games in single digit temps with ice and snow.
That's a ridiculous statement in that article. I grew up running in Michigan and meets were only postponed due to lightning! You had to train in all 4 extremes and winters can certainly be brutal. One track regional at end of May was 38 degrees and rain!
Still no information on his injury (plantar fasciitis) which kept him from running Houston in mid-January. I'm just curious as to when the injury occurred and how he adjusted his training to recover. It seems for some runners, this type of injury can be chronic or at least lingering.
Space Ghost wrote:
By the way, how's this for some high school level, and straight out inaccurate writing, "Here, workouts don’t get called off, and soccer games and track meets don’t get postponed. Because Oregonians don’t get forced indoors like those in the Midwest or Northeast. They plug ahead in wretched conditions, letting nothing stop them—no matter how gray the outlook, no matter how miserable they feel inside." I'd love to see some Oregonians come run for a winter in Minnesota or Michigan. Rain is hardly a problem when your low winter temps are in the 40's. Try some workouts, track meets, and soccer games in single digit temps with ice and snow.
If it's warm enough to rain, it's warm enough to run.
There was no injury. Salazar just found out k goucher was going to be calling the races on live tv.
Get your carbon fiber shoes ready Rupp! We know you need them!
been around ya' know wrote:
Still no information on his injury (plantar fasciitis) which kept him from running Houston in mid-January. I'm just curious as to when the injury occurred and how he adjusted his training to recover. It seems for some runners, this type of injury can be chronic or at least lingering.
Yeah, I've had PF a lot. It definitely has different manifestations.
There have been bouts of inflammation that persisted everyday for weeks or months. These make you worry and you can still run on it -- but you have to warm up. Morning runs suck balls.
Then there is the slight overuse type, where your PF hurts for and you run easy for 3 days and it's done.
Speaker of Hard Truths wrote:
Not true. Most people are excuse makers and cannot run a lot. They may get "injured" but they will milk that injury as an excuse to never go above 70 mpw when mileage was not the cause of their injury.
If mileage doesn't cause injuries, what does?
2:08 at best
Amid a light breeze more like it
injury causer wrote:
Speaker of Hard Truths wrote:Not true. Most people are excuse makers and cannot run a lot. They may get "injured" but they will milk that injury as an excuse to never go above 70 mpw when mileage was not the cause of their injury.
If mileage doesn't cause injuries, what does?
intensity
anapaix wrote:
injury causer wrote:If mileage doesn't cause injuries, what does?
intensity
Too much, too soon. (mileage and/or intensity)
injury causer wrote:
Speaker of Hard Truths wrote:Not true. Most people are excuse makers and cannot run a lot. They may get "injured" but they will milk that injury as an excuse to never go above 70 mpw when mileage was not the cause of their injury.
If mileage doesn't cause injuries, what does?
Variation- as in, abrupt changes.